 IPO co-chair Dan Meek was one of two people to publicly testify in the Oregon legislature against both bills.Meek and Party Secretary Sal Peralta also lobbied in favor of repealing HB 2614, which was repealed at the end of the 2009 legislative session.Prominent party members include Portland attorneys Linda Williams and Dan Meek, former Eugene mayor Jim Torrey, Union County Commissioner Jack Howard and former State Representatives Tony Van Vliet and Bob Pickard.