Name: Former chief at OLCC claims Gov. Kotek fired him at major donor's request
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Former chief at OLCC claims Gov. Kotek fired him at major donor's request

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Steve Marks, then executive director of the OLCC, resigned after being publicly implicated in the "Bourbongate" scandal in February. But by all accounts he was asked to step down by Gov. Tina Kotek in late January. He claims it's because the owners of the similarly scandal-prone cannabis company La Mota wanted him gone. Read more: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/politics/olcc-executive-director-announces-resignation/283-e73f5846-7106-4904-94e1-3512a083f7a9 Watch more The Story videos: http://bit.ly/watchTheStory Follow The Story on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheStoryKGW Follow The Story on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thestorykgw

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local news politics the-story tina kotek olcc chair pappy van winkle oregon liquor and cannabis commission OLCC executive director Steve Marks La Mota Bourbongate tort claim notice

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