“We made it very clear to Dean that he needed to resign and get the heck out of government,” Goebel said. Newport Police Chief Jason Malloy and Lincoln County Sheriff Curtis Landers have both condemned Sawyer’s posts.Ĭouncilor Dietmar Goebel said he and Kaplan met with Sawyer on Sunday to urge him to resign. He was elected mayor in 2018 and reelected twice, most recently in 2022.
Sawyer was a Newport police officer for 30 years. Hall said that although she thought Sawyer needed to resign, she is appreciative for everything Sawyer has done for the city as councilor and mayor. “I recognize some people don’t realize the intent versus the impact and I think he’s now realized that.” “I can feel the pain in how he has come to realize what his actions have done, and I’m sympathetic to that,” said Hall, also an LGTBQ+ activist. “It would have been bad if it kept going on with all that hurt and distrust.”Ĭity Councilor CM Hall said resigning was the right decision and appreciated that Sawyer did it swiftly.
“I feel really happy and just proud that we as a city in Newport all came together and spoke our minds, shared our feelings in a positive, amazing way,” she said. Kathy Redwine, who is on the board of Newport Oregon Pride, said she learned about Sawyer’s resignation from a text message. Five of Sawyer’s six colleagues on the Newport City Council attended the demonstration and appeared poised to formally ask for his resignation at a special meeting scheduled Monday afternoon. Over the weekend, Newport Oregon Pride organized a protest that brought more than 100 people to City Hall demanding Sawyer resign. Last week, he told OPB the private messages did not reflect his personal values. His resignation was first reported by The Oregonian/OregonLive. Sawyer did not respond to emails or phone calls. Many of Sawyer’s most recent posts specifically targeted the transgender community. Since at least 2016, Sawyer has shared memes and posts denigrating women, immigrants, non-English speakers and the LGBTQ+ community in 39,000-member Facebook group. I understand that many of you are upset, angry and confused by my actions. It was wrong for me to belittle people with experiences different than m own. The posts I made and the humor I engaged in do not reflect my values. “I am sorry to everyone in this community and anyone hurt by my actions, directly or indirectly.
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“This is something that I take full responsibility for.
“I now realize that some of my actions and my words have hurt people I love and care about,” he wrote. Sawyer said leading the city has been “one of the better periods of my life” and that he wanted to make it a better place for everyone. “I am sorry - in its simplest and sincerest form,” the email opens. Sawyer notified city manager Spencer Nebel and city council president Jan Kaplan of his resignation in an email just before 9 a.m. NEWPORT - Mayor Dean Sawyer resigned Monday, three days after OPB revealed he has been posting offensive content in a private Facebook group for current and former law enforcement officers. The protest came after revelations Sawyer had been posting hateful content in a private law enforcement Facebook group since 2016.īy JONATHAN LEVINSON/Oregon Public Broadcasting Jonathan Levinson, OPB Protesters gather in front of Newport City Hall on Saturday to demand Mayor Dean Sawyer resign.
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