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Put My Experience to Work
Critical issues
addressed in
local election
C hib S hields
I am running for
State Representa
tive in House Dis
trict 43 to put my
experience to work
in Salem for north
and northeast Port
lan d . F o r sev en
years I have been
working in the dis
trict everyday on
critical issues like
living-w age jo b s,
public safety, af
fordable housing, access to health
c a re , and e n su rin g that o u r
schools have the revenue needed
to keep class sizes small.
1 founded Better People in
1998, a local organization that
has helped hundreds of former
offenders find and keep living-
wage jobs. I took a leadership
role in the Minimum Wage Cam
paign in 2(X)2 that resulted in
100,(XX) minimum wage earners
getting a raise this year and every
year.
I helped pass last year’s school
levy and I’m working to stop its
repeal this year. This record of
delivering results has led to my
endorsements by many commu
nity leaders, including Senators
Margaret Carter and Avel Gordly.
If elected, I will pour my heart
into three key issues: living-wage
jobs, health care and schools. In
addition, I will pour my energy
into two related issues - race and
by
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criminal justice reform - issues make college more affordable
that affect the other three.
because educational development
On living-wage jobs, I will ignites economic development.
work to ensure that people who
But the gains in living-wage
live in north and northeast Port jobs, health care and schools
land have a fair shot at the jobs cannot be sustained if race and
being created by the last Legisla crim inal-justice issues are ig
tive session’s $2 nored. Racism, personal and in
billion transporta stitutional, drastically impacts
tion package. I everyone in north and northeast
will fight for a Portland when it comes to living-
real-estate trans w age jo b s, h e a lth care and
fer fee so real- schools. As executive director of
e sta te sp e c u la Better People, I saw the disparity
to rs pay th e ir in employment opportunities. As
share in low-in your State Representative, I will
com e h o u sin g never forget it.
c o n stru c tio n . I
I will also fight for fairness
w ill vigorously and equality no matter your gen
defend minimum der, your resources, your dis
w age increases ability, your sexual orientation or
from Republican gender identity.
assault.
The cost o f criminal justice
On health care, it’s time that policies also impacts our com
the Republican-controlled legis munities. Money spent on pris
lature stop putting the interests ons is money not spent on living-
o f the p harm aceutical giants w age jo b s, h e a lth care and
ahead o f the rest o f us. I will schools. We can no longer af
work to cut the cost o f prescrip ford to spend more on correc
tion drugs by passing legislation tions than higher education.
to bring private insurers into the
My background in working
state’s bulk purchasing program w ith recovering ad dicts and
and to allow purchasing o f phar former felons has prepared me to
maceuticals from Canada.
make improvements to our crimi
We must also revive a dying nal-justice system in ways that
Oregon Health Plan by making increase public safety, increase
corporations pay their fair share fairness and save taxpayer dol
o f taxes.
lars.
On schools, I believe we can
These are the community con
protect schools from future re cerns I will take to Salem. I ask
cessions by creating a rainy- day for your vote. Please call me at
fund with funds taken from the 503-493-4411 if I can be of ser
corporate kicker and by raising vice to you and your family.
the corporate minimum tax so
Chip Shields is the D em ocratic
that profitable corporations pay candidate f o r State R epresenta
more than $ 10 annually. We must tive in H ouse D istrict 43 co v er
stop the repeal o f the Multnomah ing north a n d no rth ea st P o rt
County school levy. We must land.
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A^r‘can American
Health Coalition, Inc.
Presents fo r your health,
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WeUness W ith in REACH Activity Calendar
Aerobics
Mallory Ave. Christian Church
Pilates (Contact AAHC)
Matt Dishman
Hon, Wed, Fri, 6-7am, Pierce • 5:30-6:20pm,
Granville • 6:30-7:30pm. Nickerson
Tue, 8-9pm
Low Impact Aerobics
Daniel’s Memorial Church
St_retching/Body Sculpting
(Class courtesy o f H itt Ihshmin)
Matt Dishman
Tue, 7:15-8:15pm, Granville
Tue, Thu, 7-8am, Lois
W ater Aerobics ( C o n t a c t A A H C )
Columbia Pool, Matt Dishman
Tai Chi (Contact AAHC)
St.John’s Comunity Center
Tue. 6:30-7:30pm
African Exercise
Matt Dishman
Walking Group
Peninsula Park
Sat, 10-1 lam. Addo
Sat, 12:30pm, Woods
Body Conditioning
Wild Oats Market
Lloyd Ctr, 1st FI. in front of Sears
Tue, Thu, 6:30pm, Woods
Sal, 9:30-10:30am, Nickerson
W eight Mgnt./Conditioning
Chicago Step
Whitaker Track
Classes W ill Resume Soon
Tue, Thu, 9 -1 Oam. Hasan
Kickboxing
Mallory Ave. Christian Church
Yoga
Wild Oats Market
Tue, Thu, 6-7pm, Keller
Tue, Thu, 7:30-8:30pm, Wren
Columbia Pool. 7701 N Chautauqua
DameTs Hemonal Church, 1234 NE Killingsworth
Malory Ave Christian Church (Gym), 126 NE Alberta
Mat! Dishman. 77 NE Knott
Peninsula Park, 700 N Portland
Jt John’s Community Center. 8427 N. Central
Whitaker Track, NE 42nd 8 Killingsworth
Wild Oats Market. 3535 NE 15th
w Please contact AAHC before attending the first class and for more information at 503413-1850 or
kdempsey@aahc-portland.org. Please receive approval from your doctor before beginning exercise class.
Must be 18 or older
R a c ia l and E th n ic A p p ro a c h « » to C o m m u n ity H e a lth
A Program of the African American Health Coalition. Inc
Sponsor«! by m « Centers lor Disease Control and Prevention (C D C )
Contact AAHC at 503-413-1850 or visit our web site at w w w jah c-pordand.org
We Can’t Afford Measure 37
is tightening. Fewer jobs mean less
revenue for vital programs. Less
sector has a large dependency on revenue means less services at the
international markets. Energy very time when more assistance is
costs are rising. The price of oil needed.
has skyrocketed. The price per
The forecast for Oregon Gen
barrel of oil is now over $55, eral Fund revenues for 2005-07 is
double the cost of 2003.
$ 138.7 million lowerthan the prior
Indicators are that the economy forecast. Expected personal in-
continued
from A4
come tax receipts have been re
vised downward by $ 46.4 million.
We cannot afford Measure 37.
Please vole no.
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Sen. Margaret Carter is a mem
ber o f the Senate Interim Revenue
Committee and represents north
and northeast Portland in the
State Legislature.
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