We the people of Oregon who have chosen to sign the below petition sign in the hope that former United States Senator Gordon Harold Smith will read the below petition and decide to run for the Republican nomination for the Office of Governor of the state of Oregon in the year 2010. We want Senator Smith to run because we know that as our governor he would serve all of Oregon. We believe that Senator Smith is the very best candidate for the Office of Governor that the state of Oregon has to offer its citizens. By signing the petition to encourage Senator Smith to run for governor we also wish to thank him for his years of service to the people of Oregon as a business owner, member of the State Senate, and U.S. Senator.