was auditor of public accounts, chief elections officer, and manager of the state's official legislative and executive records. He also chaired the Oregon State Land Board, which oversees management of state-owned lands, and was appointed by the Governor to chair the Oregon Sustainability Board. As Secretary of State, Bradbury was a Superdelegate for Barack Obama at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Following the passage of Measure 60 in 1998, Oregon moved to conduct all its elections by mail. As Secretary of State, Bradbury implemented the system, the first of its kind in the nation, which has increased voter participation in Oregon and decreased vote fraud. He also increased the transparency of financial transactions in our elections by having the Secretary of State's website host ORESTAR, an electronic reporting system for campaign contributions and spending. Bradbury also took the lead in coordinating state agencies to create an online business registry in Oregon to reduce paperwork and filing fees. Bradbury was the Democratic challenger to incumbent Senator Gordon H. Smith in the 2002 United States Senate election in Oregon, but was defeated by over 18 points. He only carried one county in the state, Multnomah County, home to Portland. Since he left office, Bradbury has traveled the state giving over 200 presentations on climate change and its effects on Oregon. 2010 Oregon gubernatorial election Bradbury was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Oregon in 2010, but lost in the primary to former governor John Kitzhaber. Bradbury had been endorsed by former Democratic National Committee Chairman and Presidential candidate Howard Dean; former Oregon Governor Barbara Roberts; former Vice President Al Gore; the Oregon Education Association; the American Federation of Teachers-Oregon (AFT-OR); and the Oregon School Employees Association (OSEA). Personal life Bradbury was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1981. Bradbury lives in Salem and Bandon, Oregon, with his wife Katy Eymann, whom he married in 1986. She is the daughter of Richard O. Eymann, who served as speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives in the 1970s. Bradbury has two adult daughters, Abby and Zoë, from a previous marriage. Electoral history 2010 Democratic Primary Governor John Kitzhaber, 242,545 Bill Bradbury, 110,298 Roger Obrist, 16,057 Misc., 5,504 2004 General Election Secretary of State Bill Bradbury (D) (inc.), 1,000,052 Betsy Close (R), 690,228 Richard Morley (L), 56,678 Misc., 3,871 2004 Democratic Primary Secretary of State Bill Bradbury, 311,602 Paul Damian Wells, 41,196 Misc.,