Belcastro enters race for Buckley House seat

July 2, 2008 By JOHN DARLING for the Medford Mail Tribune

Longtime Rogue Valley television personality Pete Belcastro will run as an independent against Rep. Peter Buckley, D-Ashland, he announced Tuesday.

If elected, he will work to develop green industry, increase funding for higher education and reform Oregon's tax system and spending, he said.

Belcastro, who worked for 19 years as director of Rogue Valley Community Television before leaving last year, said it's "irresponsible and unsustainable" that the Democratic majority in the House has increased spending by $620 million a biennium during a tight economy.