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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
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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