Oregon: Creswell City Councilor facing recall petitions

City Councilor A.J. O’Connell is facing recall petitions. A 24 year old who has twice been publicly censured by the council, once for inappropriately contacting city staff and the second for complaining about the mayor and other council members votes against a bill of his.

Petitioners need 251 signatures.

The Creswell Chronicle editor also complained that O'Connell violated campaign finance laws by not reporting spending on yard signs in 2010 and by his spending on a campaign website (though the editor says she was just looking to find out if there was a complaint.