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Do you have family
here? Spouse? Children?
My husband Stacey
Jessen and I live in Hep-
pner. We have been together
for 15 years and he works
for Jay Coil Fabrication as a
welder. All four of our chil-
dren grew up in the Ione/
Heppner area, graduated
from Ione High School, and
their jobs have taken them
out of this area.
Why are you running
for a county office?
I am running for a coun-
ty office because I want to
continue to serve Morrow
County residents. I have a
passion for the law and have
been interested in it most
of my life. I knew I wanted
to pursue it further when I
worked as a legal assistant/
secretary for Val Doherty.
I was able to enhance my
judicial experience while
working in the clerk’s of-
fice. It was my understand-
ing that the justice of the
peace position was going to
be opening and I made the
decision to return to school
and obtain my degree in
Criminal Justice. This bal-
anced my understanding of
the justice system. I am a
long-time county resident
that has enjoyed working
with the residents of our
who have dealt with me at
the clerk’s office know how
dedicated I am to Morrow
County. I will learn, listen
and care about citizens and
our community.
What do you feel is the
biggest challenge facing the
office you are running for in
Morrow County?
I consider the ability
to provide equal justice
under the law to be a big
challenge. There are many
factors that contribute to
a judge’s decision. These
decisions should include
the idea that all people
should receive the same
treatment under the law and
should be evaluated based
on their past and current
behavior. At the same time,
the victims, and the damage
to them, need to be con-
sidered. Our communities
need to feel protected and
we need to make sure that
the system is fair to all and
benefits all citizens. Any
decision needs to include
the idea that it is benefitting
the communities.
How would you address
that challenge if you win?
There are many forms
of justice.
-Procedural: Making
and implementing decisions
according to fair processes
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After getting married and
starting a family, I moved
to Clackamas County and
lived there for almost 10
years. I have two wonderful
children.
What, if any, prior ex-
perience, do you have?
While working as the
office manager for Molalla
River Academy, I loved
working with the children
and parents and being able
to serve the community in
that capacity. I have always
been able to work together
with many diverse groups
of people. I am well versed
in how our property tax
money is distributed to
districts, as well as knowl-
edgeable in accounts pay-
able, receivable and pay-
roll. I also have experience
providing financial reports
and working on budgets as
I was the recorder for the
Town of Lexington prior
to moving to Clackamas
County. I already work
closely with the current
treasurer and feel that I
would make the transition
smoothly.
Why are you running
for a county office?
I am running for Mor-
row County Treasurer to be
a beneficial part of the com-
munity and for my family. I
believe that this position is
a great opportunity. I am a
team player who excels at
working with others.
What do you feel is the
biggest challenge facing the
office you are running for in
Morrow County?
I believe that the big-
gest challenges facing this
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-Retributive: Punish-
ment for wrongdoing. The
hope is that punishment
for committing a crime is
large enough that people
will not engage in the illegal
activities.
-Restorative: Deter-
rent. Concerned with the
healing of the victim’s
wounds, restoring offend-
ers to law-abiding lives,
and repairing harm done to
the community. Restorative
justice aims to strengthen
the community and prevent
similar harms from happen-
ing in the future.
I believe that the mix
of these judicial principals,
when applied correctly, can
ensure that justice is provid-
ed equally and fairly to all
Morrow County citizens.
Why do you feel you
are the best candidate for
the job?
My degree in Criminal
Justice is current and work
I have done in the legal
system for 14 years. I have
16 years of background
knowledge in the county,
including, but not limited
to, budgeting, county court
minutes, property and land
laws, knowledge of Oregon
Revised Statutes and work-
ing with jury pulls.
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board of 12 and helped run
fundraising events.
Three years as office
assistant/cashier for a metal
recycling company, re-
sponsible for payment of
wholesale purchasing, fil-
ing monthly and quarterly
reports with State of Or-
egon.
Several years as an ac-
counting clerk for four
small business, in charge of
payables, receivables, pay-
roll, quarterly and yearly
tax reports.
Do you have family
here? Spouse? Children?
My husband and I, and
our last child at home, live
in Ione where I grew up.
Most of my relatives have
passed or moved away
over the years, though I still
have an uncle close by and
cousins from both sides of
my family.
Why are you running
for a county office?
It’s an office best suited
to my skills and experience.
I want to contribute to the
growth and prosperity our
county has been experienc-
ing and believe I can best
do that by managing the
day-to-day operations of
the treasurer’s office with
efficiency, transparency and
dedication.
What do you feel is the
biggest challenge facing the
office you are running for in
Morrow County?
I feel the biggest chal-
lenge facing the treasurer’s
office at this time is the state
of its working relationship
with the board of commis-
sioners. Communication of
policies, and expectation
of duties within the county,
need to be clarified so all
parties are working from
common ground.
How would you address
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position are the diverse
skills needed to accomplish
the day to day functions.
How would you address
that challenge if you win?
I will use all my expe-
rience and knowledge to
serve Morrow County with
the utmost respect, integ-
rity and dedication. I will
listen to your concerns and
collaborate with all other
government entities, as well
as the people of Morrow
County.
Why do you feel you
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home, where my heart has
Do you have family
always been. I am excited here? Spouse? Children?
and grateful to have this
I was raised on Big
new opportunity to serve Butter Creek, where my
Morrow County.
Mom still lives. I’m mar-
ried to Harvey Childers and
have two grown children.
My Chief Deputy Kandy
Boyd, in elections and The-
resa Crawford in records
are my work family and I
couldn’t do it without them.
Why are you running
for a county office?
Family:
Married to wife Shirley,
reside in Irrigon; daughter,
husband and two grand-
daughters in Irrigon; one
granddaughter, her husband
and a great-granddaughter
in Pendleton.
Why are you running?
Being the Sheriff of
Morrow County for 15
years has been the greatest
experience in my long law
enforcement career. I had a
great career with the State
Police and retired after 25
years. I started out as a
school teacher and found I
loved helping people. Law
enforcement motivates me
and gives me purpose, I
have over 40 years of train-
ing and experience. I still
look forward to going to
work every day. I believe
the Sheriff’s Office made
a big difference for the
people of Morrow County
and I still want to “Go the
Extra Mile.”
What is the biggest
challenge for the Sheriff’s
Office?
There are several chal-
lenges facing the Sheriff’s
Office in the immediate
future. Thinking of several,
I would include the mental
health crisis followed by
the continuing drug crisis
across the country. I would
also list prison reform and
re-entry of people being
released from prison back
into society without the
necessary support of nec-
essary housing and em-
ployment opportunities. My
biggest challenge after the
election would be mental
health.
How would I address
the problem?
I advocate a regional
facility be built in eastern
Oregon. The Sheriff’s Of-
fice currently transports
people all over the state of
Oregon and are constantly
looking for placement beds
because we do not have
enough beds in the state to
go around. We spend hours
at local hospitals waiting
for patients to be certified
for travel, then we constant-
ly search for an open bed.
Community Counseling
Solutions has been a great
partner for years and is a
great advocate for us as law
enforcement and CCS work
to fix this huge problem.
that challenge if you win?
All elected offices of
our county are governed by
Oregon Revised Statutes.
All are part of the same
team. We should communi-
cate and perform as a team
for the betterment of the
county and remain flexible
within the parameters of
each office. Communica-
tion is key when working
together. I would improve
upon my current working
relationship with each of-
fice and department to help
achieve the goals the county
has to maintain and/or im-
prove the services it offers
to the people.
Why do you feel you
are the best candidate for
the job?
I bring several years’
experience working in dif-
ferent business environ-
ments and interacting with
a variety of personalities.
This has given me the abil-
ity to communicate and
compromise where needed.
Coming from the county
finance dept., I’m familiar
with the financial work-
ings of the county and the
software program used. My
experiences, along with my
accuracy and attention to
detail, make me a good fit
for the treasurer’s office.
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I have been the clerk
going on 16 years now, I’m
never bored. This office
is multi-faceted, we have
land records, elections, tax
appeals, marriage licensing,
passports, death registrar
duties and more. I like
people and my office gets
to work with people, so I’d
like to continue doing that.
The history of Morrow
County is in this office and
it is fun to be able to share
that history. I love this job.
What do you feel is the
biggest challenge facing the
office you are running for in
Morrow County?
My challenge is keep-
ing up with ever changing
laws, especially since the
legislature is in session
yearly now, sometimes re-
verting to laws that we used
to follow.
How would you address
that challenge if you win?
I’ll keep reading the
election and record changes
and applying them to my
office.
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