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norTHWesT lABor press | now held by Republican Andy Olson. AFSCME, AFT, IBT, ONA, OSEA, SEIU 49, 503, UFCW, WFP JerredTaylor.com House District 18 (Silverton) Barry shapiro, a photography teacher, is challenging Republican incumbent Rick Lewis IBT, UFCW Vote4Barry.org House District 19 (Salem) Mike ellison, an electrician and member of IBEW Local 280, is challenging Republican incumbent Denyc Boles.[See a profile of his campaign here.] AFL-CIO, OBTC, AFSCME, IAFF, IBEW 48, 280, IBT, Insulators, IW 29, OEA, ONA, OSEA, SEIU 49, 503, SMART, UA 290, UFCW, WFP MikeEllisonForOregon.com House District 20 (Monmouth) paul evans, a Democratic incumbent, faces Republican dentist Selma Pierce, wife of 2016 gubernatorial candidate Bud Pierce. AFL-CIO, OBTC, AFSCME, AFT, IAFF,IAM, IBEW, IBT, IUPAT, OEA, ONA, OSEA, SEIU, SMART, UFCW, WFP PaulEvans.org House District 22 (Woodburn) Teresa Alonso leon, Democratic incumbent and a member of SEIU, faces Republican 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 23 (Independence) Danny Jaffer, a Democrat, faces Republican incumbent Mike Nearman. AFL-CIO, AFSCME, AFT, IBT, ONA, OSEA, SEIU 49, UFCW, WFP DannyJaffer.com House District 25 (Keizer) Dave Mccall, retired manager of an Oregon armored car service, is a Democrat challenging Republican incumbent Bill Post. OSEA, UFCW FriendsOfDaveMcCall.com House District 49 (Troutdale) chris gorsek, a Democratic incumbent, faces Republican Justin Hwang and Libertarian Heather Ricks. AFL-CIO, OBTC, AAUP, AFSCME, ATU, IBEW, OEA, ONA, OSEA, SEIU, UFCW, WFP ChrisGorsek.com House District 51 (Clackamas) 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, OBTC, AAUP, AFSCME, AFT, IAFF, IAM, IBT, OEA, ONA, OSEA, SEIU 49, 503, WFP JanelleBynum.com House District 52 (Hood River) Anna Williams, a social worker, is challenging Republican incumbent Jeffrey Helfrich AFL-CIO, OBTC, AFSCME, AFT, IAFF, OEA, ONA, OSEA, SEIU 503, 49, UBC, UFCW, WFP FriendsOfAnnaWilliams.com House District 53 (Sunriver) eileen Kiely, a retired Daimler manager, faces Republican realtor Jack Zika for the seat currently held by Republican Gene Whisnant. AAUP, IBT, OEA, OSEA, SEIU 503, 49, UFCW KielyForOregon. com House District 55 (Powell Butte) Mike Mclane, a lawyer, is a Republican incumbent and the leader of House Republicans OBTC VoteMcLane.com Karen Rippberger, a former public school teacher, is the Democratic nominee AFT, OEA, OSEA, WFP Karen4Oregon.com MeTro regIonAl governMenT Measure 26-199 Regional Affordable Housing Bond richard vial, a real estate lawyer, is a Republican incumbent. OBTC, IBT RichVial.org courtney neron, a high school French and Spanish teacher, is the Democratic nominee. AFSCME, OEA, SEIU 49, UFCW CourtneyForOregon.com 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 existing 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, WFPYesForAffordableHousing.com House District 27 (Beaverton) Councilor Position 2 (S/SE) House District 26 (Sherwood) sheri Malstrom, a Democratic incumbent, community health nurse at Multnomah County, and member of Oregon Nurses Association, faces Republican business executive Brian Pierson and Libertarian Katy Brumbelow. AFL-CIO, OBTC, AFSCME, AFT,IAM, OEA, ONA, OSEA, SEIU 49, 503, UA 290, UFCW SheriMalstrom.com House District 29 (Hillsboro) susan Mclain, Democratic incumbent and retired teacher, faces Republican David Molina. AFL-CIO, OBTC, AAUP, AFSCME, AFT, IAFF, IAM, IBT, OEA, ONA, OSEA, SEIU 503, UA 290, UFCW, WFP SusanMcLain.org House District 30 (Hillsboro) Janeen sollman, Democratic incumbent, 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 House District 32 (North Coast) Tiffiny Mitchell, a Democrat, faces Vineeta 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, WFP tiffinyfororegon.com House District 37 (West Linn) rachel prusak is a nurse and union member in ONA [See a profile of her campaign here.] AFL-CIO, AFT, OBTC, AFSCME, IAFF 1660, IAM, IBEW 48, IUPAT, OEA, ONA, OSEA, SEIU 49, 503, WFP RachelForStateRep.com Julie parrish, a campaign consultant, is the Republican incumbent, and was chief petitioner of a failed January 2018 ballot measure that aimed to undo the Legislature’s Medicaid funding mechanism. UFCW Facebook.com/Julie4Oregon House District 39 (Oregon City) christine Drazan, a former top staffer to Republican legislative leaders, faces Democrat and farmer Elizabeth Graser-Lindsey for the seat currently held by Republican Bill Kennemer, who’s not seeking re-election. OBTC ChristineForOregon.com christine lewis is legislative director at the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries, and formerly worked for House Speaker Tina Kotek and Multnomah County Commissioner Jules Bailey. NOLC, AFSCME 3580, CPBTC, IBEW 48, LiUNA 483, PAT, UFCW, WFP ChristineLewisForMetro.com 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 clAcKAMAs counTY Clerk pamela White, communications director for Oregon Citizens’ Utility Board, is challenging incumbent Sherry Hall, a Republican. Hall’s 15-year tenure has been marked by partisanship, multiple expensive 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, WFP Pamela4Clerk.com coluMBIA counTY Commissioner, Position 2 Henry Heimuller, the incumbent, is a former paramedic and transit coordinator NOLC, UFCW henryheimuller.com coos counTY Commissioner, Position 2 John sweet, the incumbent, is a supporter of the proposed Jordan Cove liquid natural gas terminal. UFCW 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 because he was picked to fill Faye Stewart’s term. Buch walked the picket line in support 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 eliminate an anti-union majority on the Lane County Commission. Lane County CLC, Lane Coos Curry Douglas Building Trades, AFSCME 2831, ATU, IBEW 280, IBT, IW, SEIU 503, SEIU 49, UBC 271, UFCW, WFP heatherbuch.com November 2, 2018 | pAge 5 cITY of lAKe osWego City Council (three positions) shelaswau crier, a state police academy instructor, is a Democrat facing incumbent Republican Kevin Cameron, a restaurant owner and former state rep. ATU, UFCW, WFP VoteCrierForMarionCounty.org 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, UFCW DanielForCityCouncil.com Massene Mboupe, director of the International Leadership Academy, a small private French language school, once tried to unionize a previous employer with AFT. AFSCME, IAFF 1159, UFCW MasseneMboupForLakeOswego.com emma Burke, a licensed massage therapist NOLC, UFCW bit.ly/2xGiQDU MulTnoMAH counTY Auditor cITY of porTlAnD 26-201 (Portland Clean Energy Fund) MArIon counTY Commissioner, Position 1 Jennifer Mcguirk is a senior performance auditor at Multnomah County. NOLC, CPBTC, AFSCME, AFSCME 88 JenniferMcGuirk.com Circuit Court Judge, Position 30 Ben souede, incumbent, faces a challenge from Bob Callahan NOLC BenSouede.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, AFSCME, AWPPW, IAFF 1660, IBEW 48, IBT, ILWU, IW, five OEA locals, Roofers, SEIU 49, SEIU 503, SMART, UA 290, UBC, UFCW, WFP KathrynForOurCounty.com YAMHIll counTY Commissioner, Position 1 casey Kulla, an organic vegetable and marijuana farmer, is challenging incumbent Stan Primozich, a financial advisor backed by county Republicans. SEIU 503, UFCW CaseyKulla.com cITY of BenD City Council, Position 5 gena goodman-campbell, a conservation activist, is in a three-way race alongside Andrew Davis and Victor Johnson. UFCW, WFP GenaForBend.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 cITY of glADsTone Mayor Tammy stempel, incumbent, faces a challenge from Gladstone City Councilor Tom Mersereau. NOLC, AFSCME ReElectTammyStempel.com cITY of gresHAM City Council, Position 2 eddy Morales, former board member of Jobs With Justice,is challenging incumbent Kirk French. NOLC, AFSCME, IBEW 48, IBT, ONA, UFCW, WFP Eddy4Gresham.com City Council, Position 4 Mario palmero, incumbent, is a benefits coordinator at Oregon Department of Human Services. He faces three challengers. NOLC, AFSCME Mario4Gresham.com supporTThis 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 efficiency 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 26-200 (Portland Fair Elections) supporTThis measure would amend the city charter to limit campaign contributions and expenditures for city office. Candidates could accept no more than $500 from an individual or from a political committee, and could loan their own campaign no more than $5,000. But they could accept unlimited amounts from small donor committees that take in contributions of $100 or less per individual per year, as well as any amount from a public campaign finance system. The measure would also limit independent expenditures to $5,000 per individual and $10,000 per political committee. ATU, NALC Honest- Elections.com Commission, Position 3 loretta smith, a Multnomah County Commissioner for the last eight years, is calling for all-union project labor agreements 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 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 president of the NAACP. Her campaign has focused on housing affordability, homelessness, and police accountability. AFSCME 189, ATU 757, CWA 7901, ILWU, LiUNA 483, PAT, PCCFFAP/PCCFCE, PTE 17, SEIU 49, 503 JoannForPortland.com
