The State - News from July 24, 1989

Two former government officials announced that they will seek to qualify an initiative for the 1990 ballot that would limit to eight years the time anyone could serve in the Legislature. Jerry Partain, a former director of the state Department of Forestry, and John E. McDonald, a former assistant legislative counsel, said they are sponsoring the measure to remove career politicians from office and encourage the election of “citizen legislators.” If successful, the measure sponsored by the two Republicans could substantially reduce the influence of the Democratic Party in the Legislature, because the Assembly and Senate are now controlled by Democrats.