ency ▁as ▁out - of - control ▁and ▁lack ing ▁proper ▁o vers ight , ▁and ▁especially ▁de cri ed ▁the ▁ag ency ' s ▁h iring ▁of ▁lo bb y ists ▁to ▁advoc ate ▁on ▁the ▁ag ency ' s ▁beh alf . ▁Me asure ▁ 3 8 ▁supp or ters ▁capital ized ▁on ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁former ▁governor ▁Neil ▁Gold sch midt , ▁who ▁admitted ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁a ▁sexual ▁relationship ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 4 - year - old ▁girl ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁lo bb y ists . ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁campaign , ▁supp or ters ▁ran ▁ad s ▁port ray ing ▁SA IF ▁as ▁a ▁threat ▁to ▁gay ▁rights , ▁ ▁qu oting ▁a ▁mem o ▁written ▁by ▁a ▁former ▁CE O ▁in ▁which ▁she ▁suggests ▁the ▁ag ency ▁challenge ▁the ▁Oregon ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁decision ▁in ▁T anner ▁v . ▁O H SU ▁( 1 5 7 ▁Or . App . ▁ 5 0 2 ), ▁which ▁required ▁public ▁employ ers ▁to ▁extend ▁domestic ▁partner ▁benefits ▁to ▁same - sex ▁cou ples . ▁Supp or ters ▁also ▁argued ▁that ▁abol ishing ▁the ▁state - run ▁ins urer ▁would ▁lead ▁to ▁more ▁competition ▁and ▁reduce ▁rates . ▁ ▁Crit ics ▁of ▁the ▁measure , ▁which ▁included ▁the ▁state ' s ▁largest ▁business ▁lo bb y ▁and ▁the ▁state ▁chap ters ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Federation ▁of ▁Independent ▁Business ▁and ▁the ▁A FL - C