LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OREGON EDITION VOTERS’ GUIDE VOLUME 45 NUMBER 1 PRIMARY ELECTION may 19, 2020 WWW.LWVOR.ORG Benefactors

Carol and Velma Saling Table of Contents Foundation Voter Information...... 2-3 Congressional District 4...... 15 County Elections Phone Info...... 3 Congressional District 5...... 15-17 Candidates For STATEWIDE Offices Attorney General...... 18 US President...... 4 Secretary of State...... 19-20 US Senate...... 5-6 State Treasurer...... 21 Congressional District 1...... 7-8 Judge of Oregon Supreme Court.... 22 League of Women Voters MEMBERS Congressional District 2...... 8-12 Judge of the Court of Appeals...... 23 Congressional District 3...... 12-14

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County Elections phone list: County Elections Offices Baker...... 541-523-8207 Harney...... 541-573-6641 Morrow...... 541-676-5604 Benton...... 541-766-6756 Hood River...... 541-386-1442 Multnomah...... 503-988-3720 Clackamas...... 503-655-8510 Jackson...... 541-774-6148 Polk...... 503-623-9217 Clatsop...... 503-325-8511 Jefferson...... 541-475-4451 Sherman...... 541-565-3606 Columbia...... 503-397-3796 Josephine...... 541-474-5243 Tillamook...... 503-842-3402 Coos...... 541-396-7610 Klamath...... 541-883-5134 Umatilla...... 541-278-6254 Crook...... 541-447-6553 Lake...... 541-947-6006 Union...... 541-963-1006 Curry...... 541-247-3297 Lane...... 541-682-4234 Wallowa...... 541-426-4543; ext 158 Deschutes...... 541-388-6547 Lincoln...... 541-265-4131 Wasco...... 541-506-2530 Douglas...... 541-440-4252 Linn...... 541-967-3831 Washington...... 503-846-5800 Gilliam...... 541-384-2311 Malheur ...... 541-473-5151 Wheeler...... 541-763-2400 Grant...... 541-575-1675 Marion...503-588-5041 1-800-655-5388 Yamhill...... 503-434-7518

3 THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ® OF OREGON CANDIDATES

US President The first 500 characters of eachreply ­ to these questions are ­printed as received with no edits or corrections. What, if any, actions would Term: 4 Years What policies do you support Please explain where you see you work towards in your Limit of to improve and secure opportunities for Democrats and first 100 days to address the two terms elections and voting Republicans to find common ground on the very serious threats facing the US due to Salary: $400,000 in our country? issues facing our country. climate change?

Note: The National (US) League of Women Voters Education Fund is required to have at least two candidates from the same party meet the criteria before launching a voters’ guide covering that party. At this time, only one candidate running for the Republican Party’s nomination has met the LWVEF criteria and therefore no Republican candidates have been invited to participate. Republican Donald J Trump Note: This candidate qualified for the Oregon state ballot according to the Secretary of State of donaldjtrump.com Oregon but did not meet the LWVEF criteria described above and therefore could not be invited.

Democrat I’ve fought for voting rights since I first The next president will inherit a divided Climate change is our most urgent threat. got involved in politics, helping to secure nation and a world in disarray. They’ll Beating Trump won’t end it, but it’s key several extensions of the Voting Rights Act. need to hit the ground running to fix to all progress. In 1986, I introduced But in 2013, the Supreme Court ripped Trump’s mess, restore our global standing, one of the first climate bills; PolitiFact the heart out of those voter protections. and bring people together to get things says I’m a “climate change pioneer.” As president, I’ll enact legislation to done. Our next president will need to be Now, I’ve outlined a bold plan to match restore the full force of the Voting Rights a president for ALL Americans. I refuse to today’s crisis – putting us on a path to Act, and my Justice Department will accept that we can’t work together to solve a 100% clean-energy economy and net- challenge every one of the new Jim Crow tough problems. It’s what democracy is zero emissions by 2050. On day one, I’ll Joseph R Biden laws that are now curtailing people’s all about. We can rebuild the middle class rejoin the Paris Accord, restore American joebiden.com right to vote. I’ll also boost state funding with historic investments in infrastructure, leadership, and push the world to do for secure voting with a paper record, tackle prescription drug companies’ more. I’ll invest $1.7 trillion in clean and for better information-sharing. I’ll profiteering, build on Obamacare with energy research and development, and in fight for automatic and same-day voter a public option - and so much more. transforming our infrastructure – from registration. And I’ll make sure that any I know how to find common ground electric vehicle charging stations to high- country or group that seeks to interfere without compromising my values. speed rail – reducing emissions and in our elections faces real and serious withstanding the impacts of a changing consequences. climate, and creating 10 million good- paying jobs, that can be union jobs

Bernie Sanders Look for more information Note: This candidate has withdrawn from the race on candidates at www.lwvor.org/voteoregon but is still on the ­ballot. The National (US) League of Women Voters Education Fund (LWVEF) manages the voters’ guide information for candidates for US President and shares this information with State League of Women Voters chapters. The LWVEF’s guidelines are: Elizabeth Warren • All qualified presidential candidates were invited to provide biographical information Note: This candidate has withdrawn from the race and responses to specific questions. Candidates were qualified if they met the but is still on the ­ballot. following criteria during the primary season: 1. The candidate must have made a public announcement of her/his intention to run for President; 2. The candidate must meet the Presidential Election Campaign Fund Act’s minimum contribution threshold requirements for qualifying for matching funds, based on the most recent data publicly available on the Tulsi Gabbard FEC website by the date of publication. Note: This candidate has withdrawn from the race • Responses were limited to a specific number of characters and were truncated thereafter. but is still on the ­ballot. • If a candidate did not respond by the date of publication, “Candidate has not yet responded.” is printed. 4 Additional information on presidential candidates is available at www.VOTE411.org. THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN Questions Copyright © 2020 by the League of Women Voters Education Fund VOTERS ® OF OREGON US Senate The first 500 characters of eachreply ­ to these questions are ­printed as received with no edits or corrections.

Term: 6 Years Regarding gun legislation, what What national policies What should Congress do to Salary: $174,000 is your position on universal do you support for address the large number of background checks and the climate action? homeless people in the U.S.? sale of assault weapons?

Republican

I support doing what we can to The 2nd Amendment as is and “shall Nothing. This is a STATE issue. Poor reasonably keep our air and water not be infringed.” Background checks Governors and State Legislatures create clean. The climate action, suggested by already exist. “Assault weapons” can various conditions that provide for climate alarmists, is a non-issue. There include any instrument or object that an evolving environment that breeds is no amount of money we can spend or has been used to assault another person. homelessness. Homeless people range actions we can take to stop the natural This would include hammers, bats, from the mentally ill to addicts, from climate changes of our planet. We are knives, cars, etc. Automatic weapons are poorly educated to highly educated, not the cause of tectonic plate shifts and restricted, but by their nature they aren’t and across a variety of socio-economic the cycles of the planet. What man-made assault weapons without the willful intent backgrounds. Upwards of 85% of Paul J Romero Jr effort destroyed the rain forest that once of an individual. Firearms that have a Oregonians are one event away from www.romero4oregon.com covered what is now the Sahara desert? tactical military like appearance are not homelessness. Arbitrarily raising property None. Just natural changes over time on automatically “assault weapons.” values every year to grow state property spaceship Earth. I support state reciprocity. tax revenues violates the peoples trust.

Carbon emissions are a threat to I support improvements to the federal Homelessness is increasing. The “no humanity. Most carbon is from plastic NICS system. The NICS system is broken growth land use” movement has both manufacturing in China. Most carbon and allows criminals to purchase firearms. reduced the amount of housing and sequestration comes from trees. The Education will also save lives. In 2018 I increased the expense of available federal government should be buying teamed up with Derek LeBlanc, Founder housing. Restrictive land use policy things made from wood whenever of the Kids S.A.F.E Foundation and gun disproportionately effects minority possible. That policy would slow carbon safety expert, to introduce legislation populations and is reminiscent of emissions and increase the amount of (SB 801) to teach children “Stop, Don’t racist policies in Americas past. State carbon sequestered from the air. Thinking Touch, Run, Tell an Adult” if they see an governments receive federal dollars to Robert Schwartz Cap and Trade is the solution trusts China unsecured firearm. The concept is similar aid the homeless and financially rewards oregonstatesenate.com to act in good faith which is unrealistic. to water safety, risk reduction through them for more homelessness. Linking Modern forestry techniques reduce education. Educated children are safe federal aid for homelessness to relaxing carbon emissions and increases carbon children. land use rules is good anti-racist, pro- sequestration housing policy.

I’ve read research info by meterologists & Any item that is used to harm another This is not a Federal issue. This is a state scientists, have looked at photos >100 yrs person intentionally is an assault weapon. by state issue. The role of Congress is not old, of mountains showing glacial melt, Gun’s are inanimate objects, just the to solve every problem in the U.S. It is similar to recent history. Our universe & same as knives, baseball bats, hammers, time for the local citizens to care about earth are not stagnant, they’re in constant cars, ropes, etc. It is not the object, it is their towns. In 2018, $6.144 Billion motion. Climate change happens due the person. Funds should be spent on in federal aid was spent on 544,000 to earthquakes, tilting the earth’s axis. dealing with the epidemic of mental homeless people. That does include Volcanic eruptions & solar flares can health issues & not trying to take away our what eachstate spent on the homeless also affect weather patterns. Plants need Constitutional Rights to own a firearm population. Federal money has done Jo Rae Perkins carbon to live. Plants give us Oxygen so and have self protection. The only people nothing but give money to agencies, very perkinsforussenate.vote we can live. Read UN 1992 Earth Summit Universal background checks affect are little goes to where it should. I have on Rio De Janiro. Other info: https://bit. law abiding citizens. Criminals don’t care my website an idea that does not involve ly/33WD2At about the laws. federal / tax payer $$.

5 THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ® OF OREGON US Senate - continued Term: 6 Years Regarding gun legislation, what Salary: $174,000 What national policies What should Congress do to is your position on universal The first 500 characters of each ­reply do you support for address the large number of to these questions are ­printed as background checks and the received with no edits or corrections. climate action? sale of assault weapons? homeless people in the U.S.?

Republican - continued

Weathermen and women presumably are It is essential to realize that evil exists, Everybody can do something for the smartest, most highly educated people and that criminals circumvent the law. someone. Also a homeless man or on the news hour, talk the most and yet Background checks have the unintended woman. Although everyone needs help are found out to be wrong sometimes. consequence of disarming law-abiding sometimes, our laws should encourage Climate is the weather for many years and Americans only. “Assault weapons” is an activity & productivity, and keep cost of thus even harder to forecast. I consider inherently confusing definition: Weapons living low. But the homeless situation in climate change unsettled science and to are lethal instruments. It is essential as Portland almost seems like a community. make public policy based on personal well to realize we have freedom because My Maker requires a tithe, but our opinion inappropriate. Problem is: There of constitutional rights: The United government’s control of the economy John Verbeek is a lot of money in the action, less so States Constitution exists to restrain has become disproportionate. In a free facebook.com/ for the pursuit of intellectual integrity in government, not empower it. This society such as ours, we should not desire johnverbeekfororegon academic freedom (freedom of speech). includes an individual’s right to keep and to further increase government control to bear arms. include homeless people.

Democrat Jeff Merkley Candidate did not respond by deadline.

6 THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ® OF OREGON Oregon US Representative

Term: 2 Years Regarding gun legislation, what Salary: $174,000 What national policies What should Congress do to is your position on universal do you support for address the large number of The first 500 characters of each background checks and the ­reply to these questions are climate action? homeless people in the U.S.? ­printed as received with no edits or sale of assault weapons? corrections.

District 1 - Republican I support being a “Good Steward “ of the I believe in the 2nd Ammendment, that Take care of our Veterans first, than land, Government and other controll American’s have a “Right” to be armed American citizens, do not provide for is disingenuous. I do not believe in without any government regulation! those here “Illegally“! the present term of man made climate Americans are the First line of Defense change. against “Tyranny, and the last line of Defense against Foreign Invasion!

Army (Armidia) Murray [email protected]

I support the United States’ efforts to I oppose universal background checks Homeless people should be given establish American energy policies that in favor of the current system; I housing, food, and medical treatment. To reduce our dependence on foreign oil and support the second amendment to the get it, they should also be forced to quit gas resources. I will oppose efforts to open constitution and the right of private drugs or alcohol or whatever they are on. up Oregon’s coast to offshore drilling. I citizens to keep and bear arms. This right This welfare should come from first from oppose cap and trade legislation measures and responsibility is also spelled out family and from private charities. Failing as a solution to the global energy specifically in the oath of citizenship for that, it should come from city, county, challenge. new U.S. citizens. state and regional resources. If cities and counties don’t have enough money, Christopher C Christensen they would be subsidized by federal www.cchrist2020.com government programs.

District 1 - Democrat

I support a Carbon Tax and Dividend. I I support universal background checks First of all, we need to decriminalize support the grand majority of the Green and a voluntary buy-back program for opiates and other drugs and refer people New Deal with some amendments assault weapons. I also support increasing to treatment centers instead of jail cells. which would include a stronger focus on technology to make guns safer. For We should also offer free mental health universal basic income. I support moving instance, we should offer to upgrade services to everyone. We should establish to 100% solar roofing and electric vehicles guns for free to gun owners to include a a basic banking system that everyone within the coming decades. personalized grip sensor that enables only can access. Most importantly, we need the owner to fire the gun. universal basic income so that everyone has an economic floor that they can’t fall Heidi Briones under. I support providing every adult www.heidi2020.com with at least $1000/mo and eradicating poverty in the whole country.

7 THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ® OF OREGON Oregon US Representative - continued Term: 2 Years Regarding gun legislation, what Salary: $174,000 What national policies What should Congress do to is your position on universal The first 500 characters of each ­reply do you support for address the large number of to these questions are ­printed as background checks and the received with no edits or corrections. climate action? sale of assault weapons? homeless people in the U.S.?

District 1 - Democrat - continued One of my top priorities is to combat I support universal background checks In Congress, I’m fighting for strong federal climate change, clean up our ocean and and reinstating the assault weapons support for cost-burdened individuals and air, protect our planet, and create good ban. This Congress the House passed for robust funding for affordable housing. jobs. Speaker Pelosi appointed me to the legislation to implement universal I support legislation that will produce Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, background checks for all gun sales and more than 3 million new housing units which is producing a bold, science-driven close the background check loophole, and reduce rents nationwide. Debt free climate action plan to achieve net-zero but much more must be done to address college and universal health care will also emissions no later than mid-century. The gun violence. The gun violence and help address homelessness. And Congress House passed my COAST Research Act to mass shootings in our communities are must increase funding for mental health Suzanne Bonamici strengthen research and monitoring of devastating. services and addiction treatment, as www.bonamiciforcongress.com ocean and coastal acidification. well as other social safety net programs that support those on the brink of homelessness.

Cutting emission drastically by 2030, I want everyone to know I support the Every year we spend more money on our reducing subsidies for fossil fuels, carbon 2nd Amendment and the right to bear military budget, 10x more than our allies tax, expand electric vehicle use and arms. However, we have seen a huge spend on their defense. I purpose we solar panels across America, pass an increase in gun deaths including mass spent $1 billion dollars and allocate funds effective Green New Deal that benefits all school shootings in our lifetime. We must to major cities to address the homeless Americans. change and act now if we want to save crisis. Build more shelters in and lives. I do support a universal background, outside the city. Expand mental health registration of gun ownership and sale. policies, encourage large corporations High capacity assault weapons must be to invest in their community and assist Ricky Barajas ban from this point on, we accomplish the government with the homeless www.barajas4congress.com legislation in the 1990s, we can do this population. again.

Amanda Siebe Candidate did not respond by deadline.

District 2 - Republican Mark R Roberts Candidate did not respond by deadline.

Oregon could combat climate change I believe the Second Amendment is a Homeless is best addressed by state if we managed our national forests to sacred right. In the legislature, I voted and local governments--not federal. In capture and store carbon pollution. against universal background checks. In Oregon, as Kate Brown ignored and did Today, the federal government neglects Congress, I will support the NRA and nothing about our growing homeless the forests allowing them burn -- making will oppose unconstitutional gun grabs problem, I took the lead with a specific climate change worse. I’ll protect our and gun bans, unjust red flag laws and plan of action. In addition to appropriate 100% carbon free hydroelectric dams, overreaching background checks. I believe mental health services, I proposed that essential for energy and agriculture, we need to more strongly enforce the “tough love” along with compassion and discourage new coal fired plants in laws we have on the books--federal and was critical--requiring those who receive Knute C Buehler Asia through selective tariffs. I believe state--to keep firearms out of the hands of assistance to commit to being drug and www.knutebuehler.com innovation and market-based incentives those who are a danger to themselves and alcohol free. Also, local law enforcement will spur advances in cleaner energy better others. and property owners should have the than job-killing regulations. right to remove homeless camps.

8 THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ® OF OREGON Oregon US Representative - continued Term: 2 Years Regarding gun legislation, what Salary: $174,000 What national policies What should Congress do to is your position on universal The first 500 characters of each ­reply do you support for address the large number of to these questions are ­printed as background checks and the received with no edits or corrections. climate action? sale of assault weapons? homeless people in the U.S.?

District 2 - Republican - continued Cliff Bentz those that: 1. allow and promote I am opposed to universal background 1. streamline and coordinate the www.cliffbentzforcongress.com immediate suppression of forest fires checks. I am opposed to a ban on the sale numerous sometimes conflicting funding on federal land; 2. allow immediate and of assault weapons. sources for housing; 2. coordinate significant reduction of brush and timber treatment of the mentally ill with a means in our forests with an emphasis on timber of providing shelter to those with mental lands around cities; 3. use innovation, issues; 3. identify the societal costs that sequestration, and adaptation not those without homes create and use mandatory mitigation; 4. use incentives that cost to measure and then justify the not mandates to reduce impacts on the investment in public housing; environment;

Kenneth W Medenbach Candidate did not respond by deadline.

We already have too many laws regarding There should not be a Federal They should start treating mental health clean water, clean air, exhaust emissions, requirement for background checks for issues and they should get people into etc. and the USA has been declining in its people buying guns as a private sale. programs to get them off of drugs Those carbon output. We don’t need any more Assault Weapons were banned by the are the two main factors for people living laws. Clinton administration for 10 years and on the streets - untreated mental health had no effect on the crime rates. Any issues and drug addiction. lawful citizen should be able to buy whatever type of gun they want. Jeff Smith sendjefftocongress.com

I would support a policy that is balanced There are approaching 300 Federal Gun Homelessness, an issue with several and actually produces tangible results for Laws on the books now. Most gun crimes dimensions to it. Mental health, drug the environment without crippling the are committed by individuals with prior abuse (including prescription), poverty economy. The use of plastics is a concern convictions, and the guns they use are in etc. a growing problem, that requires a to me for example, I also believe we most cases obtained illegally. I am against multi-front assault to remedy. Congress are infusing our environment with too universal background checks, and I am should develop a solution with input many chemicals. I realize that our whole not opposed to lawful citizens enjoying from the medical community, the ecosystem is a ‘closed loop’ and ultimately the protection and right to own semi- education system, faith based community as a planet, at this point, figuratively we automatic weapons. I trust the judgment and public health agencies. To come to Travis A Fager are pooping where we are eating to put it of lawful citizens in these matters. Violent the table, cross pollinate our strengths www.fagerforcongress.com bluntly. I feel there are creative solutions criminals will always find a way to and network for a comprehensive for far better environment stewardship. spread mass harm regardless of weapon solution to end the waste of human life, availability homelessness is manifested hopelessness.

Justin Livingston Candidate did not respond by deadline.

9 THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ® OF OREGON Oregon US Representative - continued Term: 2 Years Regarding gun legislation, what Salary: $174,000 What national policies What should Congress do to is your position on universal The first 500 characters of each ­reply do you support for address the large number of to these questions are ­printed as background checks and the received with no edits or corrections. climate action? sale of assault weapons? homeless people in the U.S.?

District 2 - Republican - continued Glen Carey none,this is a hoax/money grab.We I call it assault on the 2nd Let us organize these people to make [email protected] cannot change mother nature.By the way amendment,not assault weapons.Let us a better life. we should organize the it was called Global warming,now it is do background checks on the gun law problem using our civic structure it will climate change.I just went outside and it violations that are ignored by plea bargan soon get better.It doesnt matter what is cold out there, where do I pay my Tax. and other policies.I do not think our laws your situation is people love order.These concerning guns by the criminals using homeless communities are crying out for them are held accountable to any high order,not the government,not money.A degree.This is our problem,and everyone forum for organization will give them knows it. their dignity back

Clean repatriation of companies that People kill people with guns, knives, Homelessness is a combination of sent their dirty work to be done in China baseball bats and even trim from a classic economy, job availability, income, and to avoid paying remediation penalties car. Our rights exist because of well- access. If we want to help Americans, here. Solar is under-developed and thought ideas by our nations’ founders. we need to stop importing help from is our future. These well conceived notions were other countries and do it ourselves, done so that when and if a malevolent even if it doesn’t make us millionaires. government came into power, like the Re-repatriate American business from British, such as the case, that the citizens abroad and homelessness would end. would not be defenseless and have means Cases involving drug addiction need David R Campbell to dispatch the threat. It is my conviction special help, and this should be done on campbellforcongress2020.com that the rights of the many should not be a local level, In my humble opinion. In hindered by the abuse of the few. this position, Congress should support legislation to support the will of the people.

None. I believe that universal background checks We need to take serious and immediate are a direct violation of our constitutional action to address the mental health crisis right to keep and bear arms. If elected to in this country. Only after first addressing Congress, I will always oppose any anti- mental health can we begin to have an gun, nonsensical, and illegal legislation impact on the issue of homelessness. such as universal background checks. As for “assault weapons”, I am an unapologetic supporter of the second amendment and I do not believe that Jimmy Crumpacker Americans are to be limited as to the type www.crumpackerforcongress.com of weapons they choose to own for sport or self defense. Molon Labe.

Jason A Atkinson Candidate did not respond by deadline.

10 THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ® OF OREGON Oregon US Representative - continued Term: 2 Years Regarding gun legislation, what Salary: $174,000 What national policies What should Congress do to is your position on universal The first 500 characters of each ­reply do you support for address the large number of to these questions are ­printed as background checks and the received with no edits or corrections. climate action? sale of assault weapons? homeless people in the U.S.?

District 2 - Democrat 1). Robust investments in clean energy A dangerous gap in our federal gun laws As County Commissioner, I advocated for research and development. 2). Tax credits lets people buy guns without passing a the need to try and build system capacity to stimulate more clean energy, energy background check. Under current law, for addressing poverty without labeling efficiency and grid technologies, to turn unlicensed sellers--people who sell people. I was proud of was to set up a Oregon into a regional partner: it also guns online, at gun shows, or anywhere “red flag” system, based on getting social means improving our preparation for a else without a federal dealer’s license-- services alerted, coordinated, and help, Cascadia earthquake. 3). Infrastructure can transfer firearms without having to when people were falling behind on their that reduces our vulnerability to climate run any background check whatsoever. property taxes: while maintaining the impacts and modernizes our electric Because of this loophole, domestic competing interests of protecting property Jack Howard grid. For Oregon, this means reining abusers, people with violent criminal values, fair taxation and privacy issues. www.votejackhoward.com in corporate power over human and records, and people prohibited for mental I’ve fought to expand middle income tax electrical power. health reasons can easily buy guns from credits. Lower energy costs. Address MH unlicensed sellers with no background barriers.

I support the new Green Deal as well as I fully believe in having universal After WWII we built quonset hut to house rejoining the Paris climate agreement. background checks and I am against the our soldiers who had come home from sale of weapons of war to citizens. the war and other homeless to make up for the lack of housing that we had. Today we have empty warehouses that we could re purpose into apartment buildings. We could easily pass legislation to free up funds for Habitat for Humanity and other similar organizations that would assist in John P Holm this process. www.johnholmforcongress.com

I believe that with proper funding we 90% of Americans want expanded back We need to address this from many levels. can have a new era of sustainable energy ground checks for gun purchases. Over We need to properly fund affordable and sustainable jobs, leading to a vibrant 50% of Americans want an assault housing. We need a national minimum new economy for all. I see solar on our weapons ban. The only reason that we wage of at least $15 and hour. We need roofs and majestic wind-turbines on our cannot get them is because of the NRA’s funding for popper drug treatment hillsides. We can, and should, be 100% big money influence. We must get big programs; as well as treatment and sustainable energy by 2035. We do not money out of politics so that we can pass facilities for those with mental illness, have to leave any body behind in this these life saving provisions. Protecting and transition programs for those who transition. There will be new jobs and our children should be our first priority as can benefit form them. This is a national Nick (NIK) L Heuertz we should have free training available to legislators; it will be mine. shame that in this day and age, in this rich www.nikforcongress.com those displaced by the changing economy. country, we have so many people on the I will say no to any new pipelines, and no streets. to money form oil.

11 THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ® OF OREGON Oregon US Representative - continued Term: 2 Years Regarding gun legislation, what Salary: $174,000 What national policies What should Congress do to is your position on universal The first 500 characters of each ­reply do you support for address the large number of to these questions are ­printed as background checks and the received with no edits or corrections. climate action? sale of assault weapons? homeless people in the U.S.?

District 2 - Democrat - continued I support re-entry of the United States I support universal background checks When looking at the causes of into the Paris Climate Agreement so we and a revival of the ban on assault homelessness in America,I see four are again working with Nations across the weapons. While there is feigned major areas of concern: Lack of globe in an effort to “significantly reduce controversy over the terms assault weapon education Mental health & drug the risks and impact of climate change”. and assault rifle - positing the semi- addition/dependence Income vs cost In addition, I support the Green New automatic assault rifle as a kinder - gentler of housing Lack of family/community Deal which addresses climate action as an version of the machine gun because you The most immediate fix is to provide economic and a security issue, as well as must pull the trigger one time per round a universal basic income that allows utilizing the need for carbon neutrality as is a distinction that mattered when we folks to live with dignity. The next step Alex Spenser a way to create jobs and ensure a stronger were using muskets, 45 - 60 rounds a is providing universal healthcare from www.spenser2020.com future for the citizens of the United States. minute in an active shooter scenario head to toe that includes comprehensive means lives. Today we need to embrace mental healthcare and drug dependency common sense gun responsibility. treatment.

I support the Green New Deal. Just like I support stronger background checks on The homeless camps that are abundant in Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal provided gun sales. We need to close the loopholes many parts of our country are a travesty millions of good paying jobs in the 1930’s that allow guns to be sold in private and and the result of a failure to act. We need the Green New Deal will provide high at gun shows without background checks. to invest billions of dollars in low income paying jobs that will help our country I also support the strengthening of laws housing. We also need to increase funding transform to renewable energy. We should that would allow guns to be temporarily of mental health services. By enacting end subsidies for the fossil fuel industry. removed from those that are a danger medicare for all. Those that need mental And we should take a leadership roll in to others. Laws should be strengthened health, substance abuse or counseling fighting climate change. We can start by to ban the owning of guns by those services will be able to get the help Chris Vaughn rejoining the Paris Agreement. convicted of domestic violence. I don’t they need. We also need to increase the www.vaughnfororegon.com support the removal of guns from law minimum wage to at least $15 per hour abiding citizen’s but agree on an assault with annual increases being automatic. weapons ban.

District 3 - Republican Businesses, government, and individuals The current legislation is very complete The number of Homeless in US is need to be accountable for their own and comprehensive. This main issue alarming. I know these people, I have actions and if they do not, need to be concerning gun control is a firearm sold used them on 2 occasions to move locally. held accountable. This can be done by by an individual to another individual. There are 3 classifications: 1 Those outlining in legislation what the high In this case background checks are not who have lost jobs and have no support level requirements and expectations are required. I do not and will not support group. Temporary Support Facilities and if the entity continues to violate the “Universal Background Checks”. This 2 Those who are happy living with the requirements, be sited for violations in stance is to protect individual rights as freedom they have but would like to have accordance with the offense. Violators stated in the 2nd amendment of the US a better situation and are willing to do Frank Hecker should be required, at their own cost, to Constitution. “Some” work to provide #1 & Temp Job www.heckerforcongress.com clean up any deviations and additionally Placements 3 Those who have lost faith put policies and procedures to keep it and given up and gone to drugs. Rehab from happening again Business N Govt Working Together!

12 THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ® OF OREGON Oregon US Representative - continued Term: 2 Years Regarding gun legislation, what Salary: $174,000 What national policies What should Congress do to is your position on universal The first 500 characters of each ­reply do you support for address the large number of to these questions are ­printed as background checks and the received with no edits or corrections. climate action? sale of assault weapons? homeless people in the U.S.?

District 3 - Republican - continued I am trained in Physics. There is no The presumption under law is innocence. A multi-faced problem, combining problem requiring action. Temperature Unless adjudicated as having lost the mental health issues and drug addiction control is accomplished by the solar right to keep firearms, there should be as well as financial causes. The only magnetic field coupled with the periodic no impediment to personal ownership sustainable solution, which does not fluctuations in earth’s orbit around the and carrying of firearms by any person promote continued homelessness, is sun, and the axial tilt of the earth with of majority age. To verify there is no for the economy to be so robust that respect to the orbital plane. The primary adjudicated removal of rights, there can employees are scarce, and for immigration warming radiative gas is NOT CO2, it’s be background checks, but the cost should to be throttled enough to incentivize H2O, by a factor of 50. Geological history be borne by the county of residence. Any developing labor resources here, first. Tom Harrison is abundantly clear: earth has been hotter court removal of rights must be from a Congress should focus on keeping www.tomharrison4congress.com than now by roughly 10C, with CO2 trial by jury, or a guilty plea. There may business growth high, and provide tax low, and has experienced an ice age not be a restriction on semi-automatic incentives for training which results in a with CO2 10 time today. guns of any kind. successful hire.

We already have laws regarding clean The check is a back door way to penalize A multifaceted approach will be crucial air and water. Since President Trump law abiding citizens. It makes it a crime to fix the crisis. There is more than one has been in office, US carbon dioxide for a gun safety expert to hand a gun to reason for it. We need to address mental emission have fallen to 67-year historic a trainee without a check. Also, it can be health and addiction. We need support lows, while conversely, they have used to create a gun ownership list for our Veterans when they come home and increased in Europe. We have more potential confiscation. It would not stop continue to add jobs to the economy. We pressing and immediate concerns that criminals from stealing guns or obtaining also need to fix the health care system require our attention, such as COVID19, guns from the black market. I am for the to help people avoid bankruptcy. This homelessness, illegal immigration, current background system. The answer needs to be dealt with at a local level Joanna Harbour terrorism, sex and human trafficking and to the second part depends on how you (with aid from state and feds) because www.joanna4oregon.com other issues. define assault weapon. Fully automatic each homeless person is an individual and military grade weapons are already and needs to be dealt with individually to banned. address their needs.

District 3 - Democrat I believe we must take bold, I support strong gun safety legislation to My comprehensive housing plan, Locked comprehensive action immediately to end the gun violence epidemic. My report, Out: Reversing Federal Housing Failures prevent a climate catastrophe, which is Enough Is Enough: A Comprehensive Plan and Unlocking Opportunity, includes why I co-sponsored and co-authored the to Improve Gun Safety, includes measures recommendations the federal government Green New Deal. I am also an original that should be taken immediately, such can take to establish support structures co-lead of H.R.5221, the 100% Clean as closing the “private sale loophole” to remedy the burden it caused by Economy Act of 2019, which sets a and implementing comprehensive and increasing public housing, providing national goal of achieving a 100% clean uniform background checks for any gun renter relief, increasing resources for economy by no later than 2050. The purchases, banning assault weapons and people experiencing homelessness, Earl Blumenauer Climate Emergency Resolution that I high capacity magazines, and more. creating incentives for first time www.earlblumenauer.com authored calls for an even more rapid homebuyers, closing loopholes, mobilization to halt, reverse, and addressing centuries of discriminatory address the consequences and housing policies, and more. causes of climate change.

13 THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ® OF OREGON Oregon US Representative - continued Term: 2 Years Regarding gun legislation, what Salary: $174,000 What national policies What should Congress do to is your position on universal The first 500 characters of each ­reply do you support for address the large number of to these questions are ­printed as background checks and the received with no edits or corrections. climate action? sale of assault weapons? homeless people in the U.S.?

District 3 - Democrat - continued My 4040 plan calls for 40% of people I hate limiting people’s rights, but gun I was homeless for 4 years in my early to work from home and drive 40% less. violence is a terrible thing. I do believe in 30’s. Getting out of homelessness requires We’re obviously doing more than that universal background checks. money and counseling. I ultimately got currently. I’m proposing a 10% tax on a HUD voucher for an apartment of my non-commercial electricity and gasoline own. Counseling helped me get back into usage. By taxing non-commercial energy, the job market although I was already we are encouraging companies to not ship doing well with that on my own by jobs overseas. Ideally we will need much studying on the streets. Government can’t more than 10%, but it is a starting point. just write a blank check to everyone and Charles Rand Barnett We can’t even seem to get that done. that is where counseling steps in. www.4040in2020.com

I have spent years creating the most in- I am for universal background checks. I My Fight to Unite initiative that addresses depth plan to fight climate change of believe that we need to go further and climate change, it also provides a solution any candidate running for or currently require training and evaluation before for homelessness. Building on the back in office. Using historic precedence, we the sale of any firearms. It should not be of the housing first policy that has proven can use defense funds and resources to easier to procure any weapon than it is successful in many areas over decades, invest in fighting climate change among to get a drivers license. I am also pro- we can build housing and provide many other things. If we are serious about digitalization of gun registration at the transitioning help to every American that making a difference in the next 10 years, federal level. needs it. My program can also provide I have created the only plan that will be help to decrease recidivism rates and Dane Wilcox able to manage such a large project and complete many other projects across www.wilcox2020.com provide the workforce and materials the country. Full text can be found at to do so. The full text can be found at fight2unite.com. fight2unite.com.

I support a Green New Deal, Just I believe that the combination of The combination of a Housing First Transition for workers employed in universal background checks, coupled program mated to a Single-Payer Medicare the energy sector, Free Public Transit, with mandatory annual training, required for All System that includes complete Rebuilding Infrastructure, High Speed safe keeping, strict products liability body and mind health care for all would Rail, High Speed Intracity Rail, and smart for manufacturers of arms and ammo, help to end houselessness. Housing is a grid. We need an approach that will and liability insurance requirements for human right. Providing a Housing First ultimately transform the 20th Century owners is an effective cocktail solution program without preconditions allows individual solutions based paradigm to to the problem that accomplishes public folks the security necessary to address a more collective one, where we increase safety without infringing on Second their other issues. Medicare for All helps Albert Lee efficiencies, reduce our footprint, end Amendment rights. I am a strong tend to mental and physical issues and www.albertlee2020.com car-centric mobility, and halt the use of proponent of maintaining all of our drug dependency. By shifting focus away destructive fossil fuels, replacing them individual rights and infringement on one from policing the houseless to tending to with renewable energy and storage. leads to infringement on other rights. their needs, we recover.

Matthew S Davis Candidate did not respond by deadline.

14 THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ® OF OREGON Oregon US Representative - continued Term: 2 Years Regarding gun legislation, what Salary: $174,000 What national policies What should Congress do to is your position on universal The first 500 characters of each ­reply do you support for address the large number of to these questions are ­printed as background checks and the received with no edits or corrections. climate action? sale of assault weapons? homeless people in the U.S.?

District 4 - Republican Alek Skarlatos Candidate did not respond by deadline.

Nelson Ijih Candidate did not respond by deadline.

District 4 - Democrat Peter DeFazio Candidate did not respond by deadline.

I will fight alongside Oregonians to stop Common sense gun violence prevention No one in the wealthiest country in the Jordan Cove, and champion offshore saves lives. My child has reenacted a world should be forced to sleep on the wind, solar power, and regenerative lockdown drill in my living room. I streets. We need 12 million new units farming and forestry to revitalize our support the Assault Weapons Ban of 2019; of public housing, and permanently rural communities. Ban fracking. End the my opponent is one of only a handful affordable units, to bring housing costs extraction and export of oil, coal, and gas. of Democrats in Congress who does not. down in the market overall. Grants to Hold the fossil fuel industry financially I grew up in a rural community where cities to encourage rezoning. Expand and criminally liable. 100% renewable hunting is a way of life, and firearms were protections of Fair Housing Act to include energy by 2030, and a just transition always safely stored. I support universal sexual orientation, gender identity, Doyle Elizabeth that creates quality, family wage jobs - background checks, ending gun show marital status, veteran status, and source Canning guaranteed. It’s time to take a stand: a loopholes, a national voluntary buy- of income. Medicare for All, including www.canningforcongress.com Green New Deal that cools our planet and back program, and red flag for domestic mental health & addiction treatment. creates Oregon jobs. violence & white nationalist ties. $15 min. wage, tied to inflation.

District 5 - Republican I don’t support any national climate As far as 2nd amendment I don’t support Congress should hold states accountable change policies. ANY legislation against it. that are sanctuary and putting illegals before their citizens and make sure the states are investing in mental health.

Angela Roman www.angelaromanfororegon.com

15 THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ® OF OREGON Oregon US Representative - continued Term: 2 Years Regarding gun legislation, what Salary: $174,000 What national policies What should Congress do to is your position on universal The first 500 characters of each ­reply do you support for address the large number of to these questions are ­printed as background checks and the received with no edits or corrections. climate action? sale of assault weapons? homeless people in the U.S.?

District 5 - Republican - continued If elected I will put forward a bill banning 2ND AMENDMENT: I completely support Return the economy to pre-Hunan virus the export of raw logs from the U.S. and to keep and bear arms! During the time levels and encourage people to work. the import of large quantities of structural that the Constitution was written, there The State of Oregon and the big cities lumber. I will push for minimizing the existed deadly weapons that had nothing (Portland, Eugene, ect.) could start amount of ocean fishing preserves. I will to do with hunting: hand grenades, purchasing 20’ and 40’ surplus containers, push for the expansion of hydro power, grenade launchers, sniper rifles, and the divide them into 10’x8’ living spaces with the cleanest and most abundant source assault rifle of the day a weapon known as a door and a small skylight for each and of power in the N.W. I will push for the blunderbuss. NONE of these weapons place them were the tents are now. the retirement of grossly inefficient and were restricted by the Founding Fathers G Shane Dinkel dangerous wind farms because when they wrote the Constitution. As free www.gshanedinkel.com more energy is used in the production Americans you and I have the right to own of one large windmill than it will feed and bear any weapons that we can carry into the grid. on our persons.

Joey Nations Candidate did not respond by deadline.

There are many approaches we can take GIven the current state of our nation, Homelessness is a non partisan to being better stewards of our planet. In our system awareness and the inability humanitarian crisis and needs to be Oregon forestry management is crucial of government agencies to communicate resolved in a solution oriented way. as is the need for a bipartisan answer to with one another background checks are I have worked extensively with our lower emissions. One that will not hurt appropriate and should be free. Anyone homeless population. We can provide our businesses, towns and families. We with a felony or a criminal background stronger leadership that is founded in can improve our recycling programs and should not be allowed to own a weapon. both discernment and compassion with federally require more accountability from Calling assault weapons “assault” is accountability and support for our law our allied nations who need to do a better offensive to our second amendment. officials to keep citizens safe. We must Amy Ryan Courser job of taking responsibility. We must work approach the challenge with respect. www.amyfororegon.com together worldwide to accomplish great Affordable housing issues are not the things for our planet. same as mental health or opioid addiction and should have separate solutions and resources.

District 5 - Democrat Climate change is very serious business, I have a very strict interpretation of the Our houseless population are still and my intent is to implement policies second amendment that includes the Americans and fellow human beings with that get everyone working together on entirety of the text. Guns seems to be a inherent value, to be treated with dignity solutions. I would invest the nation’s part of American DNA, but we can’t be and respect. I would introduce and purse into clean energy development, reckless about their role in a country support legislation to create a Universal advancing research on fusion and thorium where gun violence is a daily occurrence. Basic Income that gives everyone an reactors. I would champion programs to As your congressperson, I would draft equal opportunity to participate in the encourage a diverse set of entrepreneurs, legislation that requires semi-annual economy. Not means-tested, so you ready to take on the challenge from the training and registration, and membership can decide where the money goes, and Blair G Reynolds private sector to clean the air and develop in a federally registered paramilitary providing a financial floor for those www.reynoldsfor.us new green technologies. I would reduce organization. Background checks would between jobs, or needing to leave unsafe everyone’s financial stress so we can all be required, and weapons and ammo situations. UBI, along with federal join in the fight. available from federal armories. banking and rent caps, can lift everyone up.

16 THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ® OF OREGON Oregon US Representative - continued Term: 2 Years Regarding gun legislation, what Salary: $174,000 What national policies What should Congress do to is your position on universal The first 500 characters of each ­reply do you support for address the large number of to these questions are ­printed as background checks and the received with no edits or corrections. climate action? sale of assault weapons? homeless people in the U.S.?

District 5 - Democrat - continued Climate change is real and impacting I have and will continue to advocate for I’ve long supported HUD-VASH waivers to Oregon’s coast, farms and economy. common sense legislation to prevent help homeless veterans. I support HUD’s I support rejoining the Paris Climate gun violence. That includes universal NeighborhoodWorks America providing Agreement and fought to permanently background checks, ensuring those access to home ownership and safe and reauthorize the Land and Water convicted of domestic abuse cannot affordable rentals. I supported legislation Conservation Fund. I’m working to bring purchase a firearm, and allowing the CDC to enable public housing agencies carbon emissions from power plants to to be able to research gun violence. I have to administer housing-choice rental- near zero and have a bill that would help also cosponsored the Federal Extreme Risk assistance vouchers and to provide rental build healthy forests to prevent fires and Protection Order Act of 2019 to empower assistance to low-income tenants in rural Kurt Schrader provide jobs. I voted for a cap and trade law enforcement and the courts to prevent communities. I voted for the CARES Act to www.kurtschrader.com bill in Congress. We must also invest in those who are a risk to themselves or provide $4 billion in grants for those who and support renewable energy sources and others from having access to a firearm. are homeless or at risk and $3 billion for lessen our reliance on fossil fuels. rental assistance.

The Green New Deal - ending subsidies We need a national background check For starters - raise the minimum wage on all fossil fuels, passing a carbon system, national “red flag” laws and to to $15/hour over a two year period, tax, putting millions of people to work renew the ban on the sale of “assault then continue raising it until it is building a smart grid, renewable energy weapons” at a minimum. We also need to commensurate with three times the sources, electrified transportation systems, put councilors and nurses back in every local cost of the average two bedroom transforming the way we farm and school. apartment. In other words one third of manage our forests, planting billions of your income should cover a 2 BR apt. trees, restoring our waterways, making our Pass Medicare for all so that we have buildings energy efficient, etc... drug treatment and mental health care Mark F Gamba available to all and dramatically increase www.markgamba.com HUD funding to states and cities to build affordable housing until we don’t need it anymore due to the first two items.

17 THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ® OF OREGON Attorney General The first 500 characters of each ­reply to these questions are ­printed as received with no edits or corrections.

Describe an instance where Describe your position on What more can the state do to the Attorney General’s office legislation that bans the sale Term: 4 Years protect citizens from telephone Salary: $82,200 should advocate for a change of unfinished and 3-D printed and computer fraud? in Oregon law. firearms in Oregon.

Republican Taxes are too high. We need to facilitate I will follow the laws as written, based on Perhaps if more resources were diverted existing law as it pertains to school the constitution. Firearm safety needs to from fighting Trump in court, we would vouchers. Oregon is at the bottom of the be taught at an early age, I would advocate have more available that actually benefit nation when it comes to our schools and for the knowledge and safety classes for Oregonians. For instance these incessant something needs to change! We need the proper and safe use of a firearm. It is robo calls have gotten out of hand! to take seriously violators of restraining established that firearms are a deterrent Bank fees and predatory Towing are also orders, but we also need to implement to crime and they allow people to protect problems, hitting hard at those least able programs to help families that are having and defend themselves, when physically to afford it. If elected as AG, when I find relationship issues. Studies have shown they may not have the size, strength or companies engaging in these practices, I Michael Cross children do better with both parents. health to do so otherwise. would pierce the corporate veil and attach www.michaelcross personal assets. Oregon would quickly fororegon.com become known as a state you don’t mess with.

Democrat I advocate for legislative change when our I am strongly in favor of common sense One of my office’s main responsibilities laws fail to protect the most vulnerable gun safety reform--including banning the is to stop scams. On the frontlines of Oregonians. I have led legislative sale of 3D printed firearms, which often tracking and prosecuting fraud, we get efforts to criminalize hate crimes; curb evade laws written to keep guns out of the money back for cheated Oregonians police profiling and bias; strengthen hands of dangerous people. This year, I in thousands of individual cases each confidentiality laws for survivors of sued the Trump administration to block year. Scammers tend to target our most sexual assault; require businesses to a rule that would allow 3D-gun files to vulnerable. To get ahead of them, I led follow privacy policies and provide data be easily accessed online, giving virtually the way on legislation to better protect security for consumer devices; increase anyone with an internet connection and students’ information collected at school Ellen Rosenblum transparency between colleges and 3D printer the ability to build deadly and I established an elder abuse unit--one www.ellenrosenblum.com students about debt; and remove punitive weapons from home. of the first in the nation that investigates and overly harsh sentencing guidelines and prosecutes criminals who target older for juveniles. Oregonians.

18 THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ® OF OREGON Secretary of State The first 500 characters of each ­reply to these questions are ­printed as received with no edits or corrections. What do you recommend Please explain why you do or do to make Oregon’s data What plans do you have not support changes to our elections Term: 4 Years that permit all voters, whether party infrastructure and elections for the Secretary of State’s Salary: $77,000 members or not, to vote for any more resilient to natural Business Services Division? candidate of any political persusion disasters and cyber-attacks? in primary elections.

Republican Kim Thatcher Candidate did not respond by deadline.

Continue putting paper ballots into ballot Continue their good work. It would make it possible for one boxes. dominant party, e.g. the democratic party, to select two democrats to run against each other, which would leave any Republican viewpoint unrepresented.

Dave W Stauffer [email protected]

Democrat I would establish an Office of Elections I want to continue ongoing efforts to I support changing or elections to permit Cybersecurity to face two menacing make it easier for businesses to register. all voters to participate in primary threats: 1. To secure Oregon’s vulnerable In particular, I would redouble the efforts elections. I formally asked the Democratic database of registered voters by of the Small Business Advocates office Party of Oregon to include nonaffiliated establishing safer “firewalls” around to help small businesses survive and voters in our primaries without forcing this database. It is our election system’s grow. I would continue the use of the them to join the party. Eleven states greatest weakness. 2. The Office of Waste and Abuse Hotline and seek to have already acted upon this voting Elections Cybersecurity would monitor hold government agencies accountable trend. With nearly one million tax- websites and social media posts for false wherever possible. paying voters (41%) cut out of Oregon Mark D Hass election information. A state elections primary elections, it is time we meet our www.markhass.com fact site will be available 60 days before disenfranchised nonaffiliated voters each election for voters to use to rely on half-way. accurate information.

I will appoint an Election Security Officer I’ll make more resources more accessible All primary voters can vote for a candidate to think like a hacker, find weaknesses, in other languages and not just online. by registering for the candidate’s party. and fix them. Elections must be audited I’ll partner with schools to help start- Parties may open their primaries, but and counting machines accurate. Ongoing up businesses, provide searchable then their nominee may not align with training is needed for all elections staff to info on businesses not meeting basic the party’s values. I’ll conduct outreach to adapt to evolving cybersecurity threats. standards and promote voluntary B-Corps better determine voter preference, through Ballots postmarked by election day should certification for businesses that support ranked choice or STAR voting, and count and more time allowed, if needed, our communities and environment. I’ll seek input on expanding access during to certify. Counties must be adequately bring my experience in community and primaries. We should have same day Jamie McLeod-Skinner resourced and backup plans developed for economic development and as a small registration and lower the voting age. I’ll www.jamiefororegon.com elections during disasters that address the business owner to partner on developing expand voter education so all Oregonians needs of diverse communities and voters. innovative approaches to building know how to engage and ensure all our thriving businesses and family-wage jobs. voices are heard.

19 THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ® OF OREGON Secretary of State - continued Term: 4 Years What do you recommend to make Please explain why you do or do not Salary: $77,000 What plans do you have support changes to our elections that Oregon’s data infrastructure and for the Secretary of State’s permit all voters, whether party members The first 500 characters of each ­reply elections more resilient to natural to these questions are ­printed as Business Services Division? or not, to vote for any candidate of any received with no edits or corrections. disasters and cyber-attacks? political persusion in primary elections.

Democrat - continued

I will create an election security master The Secretary of State’s Business Services I support same-day voter registration plan and reverse Secretary Clarno’s Division is responsible for fiscal planning, via oregonvotes.org. The Freedom decision to privatize our election budgeting, purchasing, and other key of Association Clause in the First security. We have a strong vote-by-mail administrative that help the agency Amendment to the US Constitution gives system, so I will end the pilot projects operate smoothly. As a basic tenant of political parties the power to decide who exploring voting via web-based apps. organizational management, I plan to gets to vote in their primaries. However, In reality, if malicious forces want to review the division’s annual budgeting same-day voter registration would undermine our elections, they only need and planning processes, to ensure they allow all Oregon voters to participate to convince voters they did, so we must align with the agency’s long-term strategic in primaries. In fact, my older brother, Shemia Fagan counter misinformation. Finally, I will and fiscal objectives. I will introduce an a diesel mechanic in Hermiston, used www.shemiafororegon.com partner with Oregon’s CIO to review Office of Equity, but I see the Business oregonvotes.org on his phone to change and implement data and cybersecurity Services Division as a key place to quickly change his registration for this standards published last year. incorporate equity. upcoming election.

20 THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ® OF OREGON State Treasurer The first 500 characters of each ­reply to these questions are ­printed as received with no edits or corrections.

What kind of leadership What ideas do you have for Is a state bank a good idea for Term: 4 Years do you bring to the fulfilling the obligations of the Salary: $77,000 Oregon? Why or why not? State Treasurer’s office? PERS system?

Republican A state bank will require a voter approved A collaborative one. The long lasting PERS is an obligation that must be change to Oregon’s constitution. At this and widely supported changed in the met. There are no easy answers for the time, there are far more pressing needs state are one that are unanimous or near unfunded liability, which has been made to address than a change to the Oregon unanimous. Examples include protection larger by recent bear market. Acknowledge Constitution to permit a state owned of Oregon’s beaches, the bottle bill and that, unlike the current Treasurer, that bank. fixing the workers compensation program. earnings on the assets of the PERS system While serving on the Lake Oswego’s 7 will NOT eliminate the liability. Ideas person City Council, I always strove for 7 for consideration of the obligations - 0 or 6 - 1 decisions that reflected the full include 1) redirection of unanticipated Jeff Gudman range of views of the council. 4 - 3 gets state revenue from the 2017 federal tax www,jeffgudman.org a win, 7 - 0 gets community buy in and act, 2) evaluation of the recently adopted long lasting results. retirement programs ay Tri-Met and OHSU.

Democrat Tobias Read Candidate did not respond by deadline.

21 THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ® OF OREGON Judge of the Supreme Court The first 500 characters of each ­reply to these questions are ­printed as received with no edits or corrections.

Term: 6 Years What aspects of the law are Describe the particular qualities Other than punishing Salary: especially interesting to you? and background you bring to wrongdoers, how can the courts Chief Justice: $160,452 How can your interests benefit the Oregon Supreme Court. contribute to reducing crime? Justice: $157,352 the Supreme Court?

Position 1

As a member of the Court since Oregon courts are part of a criminal As Deputy Attorney General, I 2001, I bring a deep background in justice system that includes prosecutors, advised state-wide elected leaders constitutional, criminal, and civil law; a defense attorneys, and corrections and on constitutional, election, and strong work ethic; respect for the rule of juvenile authorities. That system protects administrative law issues that regularly law; and a commitment to the courts as a public safety and enforces criminal laws. come before the Court, I have a good fair and impartial branch of government. In recent years, we have worked with these understanding of how state and local I approach each case with an open mind other key players to create “problem- government works in the real world. In and try to decide cases based on the solving” courts -- drug courts, veterans’ private practice, I handled employment, facts and the law. My diverse experience courts, mental health courts -- that contract, business, and regulatory Thomas A Balmer as a lawyer includes arguing in the US attempt to get at the underlying problems matters, as well as pro bono cases for [email protected] Supreme Court, trying a case in eastern that often contribute to criminal activity. people sued over small debts. I know Oregon, and representing individuals, Those programs, done right, can help how businesses operate, and how the law businesses and governments. reduce crime. affects individuals and businesses, large and small.

All current Oregon Supreme Court judges It is imperative that the Oregon Supreme Van Pounds is interested in effecting got there by means of a gubernatorial Court, in particular, provide clear and positive change to the Oregon judicial appointment. Five of those seven judges consistent guidance to the public, to law selection process -- to make such have now been unilaterally picked by one enforcement authorities and to other process more transparent, to reduce the person -- the current governor. Rather courts in its interpretation and application appearance of political partisanship and than relying upon partisan political favor, of the law. Such guidance promotes to provide voters with a more informed Van Pounds seeks the support of an compliance with the law, and facilitates and meaningful voice in the selection informed electorate -- and provides voters fair and consistent law enforcement of their judges. Such change should with a meaningful choice for judge. If efforts in the event of non-compliance. promote both the Court’s and the public’s Van Pounds elected, he will assuredly bring a new and interests in an independent and non- www.vanpoundsfor different perspective, along with some partisan judiciary. oregonsupremecourt.com 40 years of practical legal experience, to the Court. Position 7 Martha Walters Candidate did not respond by deadline.

NOTE: Oregon Supreme Court Position 4 will be on the General Election Ballot in November 2020.

To help ensure judges are impartial in their duties, the Oregon Code of Judicial Conduct prevents judicial candidates from making pledges, promises or commitments concerning cases, controversies, or issues that are likely to come before their court. Questions from the League of Women Voters and answers by judicial candidates respect and conform to this provision.

22 THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ® OF OREGON The first 500 characters of each ­reply to these questions are ­printed as received with no Judge of the Court of Appeals edits or corrections.

Term: 6 Years What aspects of the law are Describe the particular qualities Other than punishing Salary: especially interesting to you? and background you bring to wrongdoers, how can the courts Chief Justice: $157,356 How can your interests benefit the Oregon Supreme Court. contribute to reducing crime? Justice: $154,226 the Supreme Court?

Position 1 Josephine H Mooney Candidate did not respond by deadline.

Position 11

Work qualities: People-oriented, Trial courts can and do employ All fields of law are interesting, and in 30 impartial, and pragmatic. Broad alternatives to conviction, like drug years as a lawyer plus six years as a judge, experience: Represented both plaintiffs courts, DUII diversions, and promoting I have seen many serious and varied and defendants in lawsuits (personal engagement in social services. Appellate problems. I am especially interested in injuries, employment rights, property courts correct legal error, if any, when trial how law, when applied in a particular rights, divorces, contracts, construction courts try the accused, and thereby protect conflict, affects people and how law may defects, government agencies, and everyone’s individual rights. help to resolve that conflict -- correctly insurance); represented schools (Eugene and thoughtfully. As son of a minister and 4J & others); was a “repair lawyer,” fixing a teacher, I am people-oriented. I believe Joel DeVore legal malpractice, to keep cases in court the court must listen, know the facts joeldevore.com to be decided on their merits (PLF); well, deeply understand the law, and be promoted legislation to fix holes in auto committed impartial justice. insurance to better protect people.

I’m one of the most productive appellate To have a functioning society, people I am especially interested in procedural attorneys in Oregon. As a public must be able to trust that government rules and practices that affect how the defender, I’ve represented hundreds of officials are fulfilling their duties properly. system functions overall. Good procedural individuals before the Court of Appeals. If the people don’t expect the justice rules can promote efficiency and public The Oregon Supreme Court has called system to enforce the law fairly and confidence in the process, even for my advocacy “thoughtful.” The Eugene effectively, then crime will increase and individuals who lose their cases. Bad Register-Guard says that as a judge I will public cooperation with law enforcement practices can make even a favorable be “incorruptible.” I will work to make will decrease. Judges must set an outcome unpleasant, for example if the court fairer by ending its practice of example by being open and accountable, someone has to wait years for a decision Kyle L Krohn “affirming without opinion.” Right now providing clear statements about what in their case. As a judge, I want to take a www.kylefororegon.com the judges give no explanation for most the law requires, and giving each case a fresh look at how the court handles cases of their rulings; I will try to explain every thoughtful and impartial decision without to find more efficient and effective ways to decision I make. fear or favor. decide appeals.

Position 12 Erin C Lagesen Candidate did not respond by deadline.

Position 13 Doug Tookey Candidate did not respond by deadline.

NOTE: Oregon Court of Appeals Position 9 will be on the General Election Ballot in November 2020.

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