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Newspaper Page TextnorthWest lABor press | October 5, 2018 | pAge 7 cause he was picked to ﬁll Faye Stewart’s term. Buch walked the picket line in sup- port of striking County workers and has strong union backing. Williams is backed by Seneca Jones Timber Company, a deep-pocketed funder of Republican campaigns. A win for Buch would elimi- nate an anti-union majority on the Lane County Commission. Lane County CLC, Lane Coos Curry Douglas Building Trades, AFSCME 2831, IBEW 280, IBT, IW, SEIU 503, SEIU 49, UBC 271, UFCW 555, WFP heatherbuch.com oregon hoUse House District 6 (Medford) Michelle Blum Atkinson, a Democrat, is challenging Republican incumbent Sal Esquivel. AFL-CIO, AFSCME, AFT, OEA, OSEA, SEIU BlumAtkinson.com House District 7 (Roseburg) Kristy Inskip, a Lane County public health worker and member of AFSCME 2831, is challenging Republican incum- bent Cedric Hayden. [See a proﬁle of her campaign on Page 3.] OBTC, AFSCME, AFT, OPEIU OSEA, SEIU 49, 503, UFCW Inskip- ForOregon.com MUltnoMAh coUnty Auditor caddy McKeown may be the least la- bor-friendly Democrat in the House, and voted against minimum wage and other labor priorities. But she’s been a reliable backer of funding for K-12 and infrastruc- ture. She faces a challenge from Republi- can community college instructor Teri Grier. AFL-CIO, OBTC, AFSCME, AFT, IAFF, OEA, ONA, SEIU, UA 290, UFCW 555 caddymck- eown.com House District 10 (Central Coast) David gomberg a kite store owner, is the Democratic incumbent. AFL-CIO, OEA ElectGomberg.com House District 11 (Eugene) Marty Wilde, a Democrat, faces Republi- can Mark Herbert for the open seat that was held by Democrat Phil Barnhart. AFL- CIO, OBTC, AFT, IBEW, IBT, OEA, ONA, OSEA, SEIU, UFCW, WFP WildeForOregon.com Photo courtesy Oregon AFL-CIO House District 9 (Coos Bay) Machinists District Lodge W24 turned out volunteers for the Oregon AFL- CIO’s Sept. 27 phone bank to help reelect Kate Brown as governor. From left: Larry Bickett, Larry Warren, and Will Lukens. House District 29 (Hillsboro) susan Mclain, Democratic incumbent and retired teacher, faces Republican David Molina. AFL-CIO, OBTC, AAUP, AF- SCME, AFT, IAFF, IAM, IBT, OEA, ONA, OSEA, SEIU 503, UA 290, UFCW, WFP SusanMcLain.org House District 30 (Hillsboro) House District 19 (Salem) Janeen sollman, Democratic incum- bent, works for an education software company. AFL-CIO, OBTC, AAUP, AFSCME, AFT, IAFF 1660, IBT, OEA, ONA, OSEA, SEIU 503, UA 290, UFCW, WFP JaneenSollman.com Mike ellison, an electrician and member of IBEW Local 280, is challenging Republi- can incumbent Denyc Boles.[See a proﬁle of his campaign on Page 2.] AFL-CIO, OBTC, AFSCME, IAFF, IBEW 48, 280, IBT, Insu- lators, IW 29, OEA, ONA, OSEA, SEIU 49, 503, SMART, UA 290, UFCW, WFP MikeEllison- ForOregon.com House District 32 (North Coast) tiﬃny Mitchell, a Democrat, faces Vi- neeta Lower for the open seat long held by Democrat Deborah Boone. Mitchell is a child welfare case manager coordinator and a member of SEIU 503. AFL-CIO, AAUP, AFSCME, AFT, OEA, ONA, SEIU 49, 503, UFCW tiffinyfororegon.com House District 20 (Monmouth) House District 37 (West Linn) House District 18 (Silverton) Barry shapiro, a photography teacher, is challenging Republican incumbent Rick Lewis IBT, UFCW Vote4Barry.org paul evans, a Democratic incumbent, faces Republican dentist Selma Pierce, wife of 2016 gubernatorial candidate Bud Pierce. AFL-CIO, OBTC, AFSCME, AFT, IAFF, IBEW, IBT, IUPAT, OEA, ONA, OSEA, SEIU, SMART, WFP PaulEvans.org House District 22 (Woodburn) rachel prusak, a nurse and member of ONA, is challenging Republican incum- bent Julie Parrish [See a proﬁle of her campaign on Page 1.] AFL-CIO, AFT, OBTC, AFSCME, IAFF 1660, IBEW 48, IUPAT, OEA, ONA, OSEA, SEIU 49, 503, WFP RachelForStateRep.com teresa Alonso leon, Democratic incum- bent and a member of SEIU, faces Repub- lican Marty Heyen, a member of the Salem-Keizer School Board . AFL-CIO, OBTC, AFSCME, AFT, IAFF, IUPAT, OEA, ONA, OSEA, SEIU 49, 503, UFCW, WFP ElectAlonsoLeon.com House District 49 (Troutdale) House District 23 (Independence) Janelle Bynum, Democratic incumbent, faces Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer, the mayor of Happy Valley. It’s a rematch: Bynum only narrowly defeated Chavez- DeRemer two years ago. AFL-CIO, AAUP, AFSCME, AFT,IAFF, IBT, OEA, ONA, OSEA, SEIU 49, 503, WFP JanelleBynum.com Danny Jaﬀer, a Democrat, faces Repub- lican incumbent Mike Nearman. AFL-CIO, AFSCME, AFT, IBT, ONA, OSEA, SEIU 49, UFCW DannyJaffer.com House District 27 (Beaverton) sheri Malstrom, a Democratic incum- bent, community health nurse at Mult- nomah County, and member of Oregon Nurses Association, faces Republican business executive Brian Pierson and Lib- ertarian Katy Brumbelow. AFL-CIO, AF- SCME, AFT, OEA, ONA, OSEA, SEIU 49, 503, UA 290 SheriMalstrom.com chris gorsek, a Democratic incumbent, faces Republican Justin Hwang and Liber- tarian Heather Ricks. AFL-CIO, OBTC, AAUP, AFSCME, IBEW, OEA, ONA, OSEA, SEIU, UFCW ChrisGorsek.com House District 51 (Clackamas) House District 52 (Hood River) Anna Williams, a social worker, is chal- lenging Republican incumbent Jeﬀrey Helfrich AFL-CIO, OBTC, AFSCME, AFT, IAFF, OEA, ONA, OSEA, SEIU 503, 49, UBC, UFCW FriendsOfAnnaWilliams.com Metro regIonAl governMent Measure 26-199 Regional Af- fordable Housing Bond sUpport Backed by a coalition of labor, business, faith, nonproﬁt and community groups, this housing bond was referred to voters by the Metro Council. It will build new aﬀordable homes and renovate ex- isting homes for over 7,500 people in the region in need of safe, aﬀordable housing (or up to 12,000 people if the statewide Measure 102 passes as well.) NOLC, CPBTC, AFSCME 189 328, 3580, 88, AFT, , IAFF 43, IBEW 48, ONA, PAT, SEIU 49, 503, UBC, UFCW, WFP YesForAffordableHousing.com Councilor Position 2 (S/SE) Joe Buck is a Lake Oswego City Council member, owner of the Babica Hen Cafe in Lake Oswego and Dundee, and former board member of the local chamber of commerce. He got 38 percent in the May primary, and faces Christine Lewis, who got 23 percent, in the runoﬀ. IBT, IAFF 1159, IAFF 1660 JoeBuckforMetro.com christine lewis is legislative director at the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Indus- tries, and formerly worked for House Speaker Tina Kotek and Multnomah County Commissioner Jules Bailey. NOLC, AFSCME 3580, CPBTC, IBEW 48, LiUNA 483, PAT, UFCW 555, WFP ChristineLewis- ForMetro.com Jennifer Mcguirk is a senior perform- ance auditor at Multnomah County. NOLC, CPBTC, AFSCME, AFSCME 88 jennifermcguirk.com Circuit Court Judge, Position 30 Ben souede incumbent, faces a chal- lenge from Bob Callahan NOLC BenSouede.com clAcKAMAs coUnty Clerk pamela White, communications direc- tor for Oregon Citizens’ Utility Board, is challenging incumbent Sherry Hall, a Re- publican. Hall’s 15-year tenure has been marked by partisanship, multiple expen- sive screw-ups on ballots and voters guides, and a ballot-tampering case in which a county elections worker went to jail for ﬁlling in ballots for Republican candidates NOLC, CWA, IBEW 48, IBT, UFCW 555, WFP Pamela4Clerk.com WAshIngton coUnty Chair Kathryn harrington is a current Metro Council member and is running with strong labor support against current Washington County commissioner Bob Terry for the chair’s position. NOLC, AF- SCME, AWPPW, IAFF 1660, IBEW 48, IBT, ILWU, IW, five OEA locals, Roofers, SEIU 49, SEIU 503, SMART, UA 290, UBC, UFCW 555, WFP KathrynForOurCounty.com cIty of hIllsBoro City Council Ward 2 Kyle Allen, incumbent, was a member of Teamsters 162 when he worked for UPS and a member of OPEIU 11. He also worked for Working America, where he started out as a canvasser. He currently works for Virginia Garcia Clinic. He faces two challengers. NOLC, IAFF, PCCFAP KyleAllen.org colUMBIA coUnty cIty of glADstone Commissioner, Position 2 Mayor henry heimuller, the incumbent, is a former paramedic and transit coordinator NOLC, UFCW henryheimuller.com coos coUnty tammy stempel, incumbent, faces a challenge from Gladstone City Councilor Tom Mersereau. NOLC, AFSCME ReelectTammyStempel.com Commissioner, Position 2 cIty of greshAM John sweet, the incumbent, is a sup- porter of the proposed Jordan Cove liquid natural gas terminal. UFCW 555 City Council, Position 2 lAne coUnty Commissioner, Position 5 (East) heather Buch, the owner of a property management company, is challenging Republican former Cottage Grove mayor Gary Williams, who is the incumbent be- eddy Morales, former board member of Jobs With Justice,is challenging incum- bent Kirk French. NOLC, AFSCME, IBEW 48, IBT, ONA, WFP Eddy4Gresham.com City Council, Position 4 Mario palmero, incumbent, is a beneﬁts coordinator at Oregon Department of Hu- man Services. He faces three challengers. NOLC, AFSCME Mario4Gresham.com “I upped my PAC … UP YOURS!” says a t-shirt worn by IATSE Local 28 busi- ness agent Rose Etta Venetucci. She wasn’t trying to be vulgar. Increasing contributions to union political ac- tion committees is one of the best ways working people can bust the billionaires’ agenda. cIty of lAKe osWego City Council (three positions) Voters cast ballots for three of the eight candidates, and the top three are elected. Jackie Manz, incumbent. NOLC, AFSCME Manz4LOcitycouncil.com Daniel nguyen, owner of the Bambuza restaurant chain NOLC, AFSCME, IAFF 1159 DanielForCityCouncil.com Massene Mboupe, director of the Inter- national Leadership Academy, a small pri- vate French language school, once tried to unionize a previous employer with AFT AFSCME, IAFF 1159, UFCW MasseneM- boupForLakeOswego.com emma Burke, a licensed massage thera- pist NOLC, UFCW bit.ly/2xGiQDU cIty of portlAnD Portland Clean Energy Fund sUpport This measure would levy a 1 percent surcharge on the Portland sales of large retailers with over $1 billion in global sales, and use those funds to pay for local renewable energy and energy ef- ﬁciency projects and for job training aimed at getting women, minorities, the disabled, and chronically underemployed into clean energy jobs. AFSCME 189, 88, 2505, 3336, 3580, ATU, IBT 206, ILWU 5, AFM 99, NALC 82, PAT, SEIU 49, 503, UBC PortlandCleanEnergyInitiative.com Commission, Position 3 loretta smith, a Multnomah County Commissioner for the last eight years, is calling for all-union project labor agree- ments on all City construction projects. NOLC, CPBTC, BAC 1, Boilermakers 104, IBEW 48, IBT, Insulators 36, IUOE 701, IUPAT, IW 29, OPCMIA 82, OPCMIA 555, Roofers 49, SMART, UA 290, UA 669, UBC, UFCW 555 LorettaForPortland.com Jo Ann hardesty was a Democratic state rep. from 1995 to 2000 (under her then-name Jo Ann Bowman) and got high marks from labor. She also served as executive director of the nonproﬁt Oregon Action, as an aide to Multnomah County Commissioner Beverly Stein, and as presi- dent of the NAACP. Her campaign has fo- cused on housing aﬀordability, homeless- ness, and police accountability. AFSCME 189, ATU 757, CWA 7901, ILWU, LiUNA 483, PAT, PCCFFAP/PCCFCE, PTE 17, SEIU 49 503 JoannForPortland.com