"His wife, Patricia McCaig, said Walsh developed Alzheimer’s disease few years ago and suffered a fall a few days before he died."
"Blumenauer said. “But he was the first one to roll up his sleeves and the first one to write a check.”
Such a warm remembrance.
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"McCaig's billings show she has worked more than 800 hours since mid-2011 trying to convince Oregon lawmakers to approve the CRC.
But records show she has never registered as a lobbyist with the Oregon Government Ethics Commission, which could be
a violation of state ethics laws (see below)."
https://www.wweek.com/portland/article-20317-the-woman-behind-the-bridge.html
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"Every time we meet with them, we know Patricia's got 15 lobbyists meeting with them."
Political consultant Mark Wiener says that's McCaig doing what she calls "running the traps."
"McCaig has also shown skill in deflecting the CRC's accountability with one big misstep: The bridge had been designed too low.
After all the planning (costs have now hit $165 million), the bridge was designed at 95 feet—not high enough "
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