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Vol. 43 • No. 9
DECEMBER 17, 2021
Commissioners choose St. Paul resident
Jessica George to fi ll House District 25 vacancy
BY JOEY CAPPELLETTI
Of the Keizertimes
Commissioners
from
Marion,
Yamhill and Washington counties
voted Friday afternoon to appoint
Jessica George as the next state repre-
sentative for House District 25. George
will replace Bill Post, who resigned
in October after seven years as the
District 25 representative.
“I
want
to
thank
former
Representative Bill Post for his service
and congratulate Jessica George on her
appointment today to House District
25," Marion County Commissioner
Kevin Cameron said. "Jessica’s expe-
rience being in the state capitol as a
staff er in the past and her relationships
she has established in the building will
make her an asset to her constituents."
In the past, George has worked as
a legislative staff member for former
senators Ted Ferrioli (R-John Day) and
Larry George (R-Sherwood), who is
also her husband. George’s father, Rod
Johnson, is also a former state senator.
In addition to being a mother of
three children, George now works
as a project manager for the George
Packing Company in Newberg, where
her family grows and processes
hazelnuts.
Other candidates in consideration
were Jessica Davidson and Scott
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Jessica George (left) and Scott Guptill respond to questions from county commissioners on Friday, Dec. 10.
Photo by JOEY CAPPELLETTI of Keizertimes
Guptill, both of whom are Keizer res-
idents. George was appointed to the
vacancy by a six to one vote at the
joint meeting on Friday, Dec. 10. She
will represent the residents of Keizer,
St. Paul and Newberg in the Oregon
House until January 2023.
After the three Republican candi-
dates introduced themselves, county
commissioners took turns asking
the candidates questions. During her
answers, George said she was pro-life,
anti-mask and vaccine mandates and
would walk out of state Legislature
to deny a quorum if she deemed it
necessary.
See HOUSE, page A3
Applicants fi le for vacant Council position
BY MATT RAWLINGS
Of the Keizertimes
After councilor Ross Day tendered
his resignation from Council Position
#2 on Nov. 3, a number of individu-
als familiar to Keizer residents threw
their names in the ring for the vacant
position.
Michele Roland-Schwartz:
Roland-Schwartz, has been the exec-
utive director for the Oregon Attorney
General’s Oregon Sexual Assault Task
Force since 2013. The Keizer-based task
force, a private, non-profi t, fosters col-
laboration to between numerous agen-
cies and research disciplines to create
a culture more attentive to the needs
of sexual assault victims. She ran for
Council Position #3 in November 2020
but was beaten out by Kyle Juran.
Hersch Sangster:
A former Keizer fi rst citizen, Sangster
is a member of Salem Bicycle Club,
as well as co-founder of the Monster
Cookie, which is now the oldest group
bike ride in Oregon. Additionally, he
has served on a number of committees
and boards that advise and make recom-
mendations to the Keizer City Council.
He also has been a member and chair
of the Keizer Planning Commission,
Keizer’s voice on the Salem-Keizer Area
Transportation Study and a member of
the Oregon Traffi c Safety Commission.
See COUNCIL, page A4
Roland-Schwartz
Sangster
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