Elections Division Washington 3700 SW Murray Blvd Suite 101 Beaverton OR 97005-2365 503-846-5800 County www.co.washington.or.us voters’ pamphlet VOTE-BY-MAIL SPECIAL ELECTION May 21, 2013 To be counted, voted ballots must be in our office by 8:00 p.m. on May 21, 2013 ATTENTION This is your county voters’ pamphlet. Washington County Washington County Elections prints information as submitted. We do not Board of County correct spelling, punctuation, grammar, syntax, errors or Commissioners inaccurate information. All information contained in this county pamphlet has been assembled and printed Andy Duyck, Chair by Rich Hobernicht, County Clerk-Ex Officio, Director Washington County Assessment & Taxation. Dick Schouten, District 1 Greg Malinowski, District 2 Roy Rogers, District 3 Dear Voter: Bob Terry, District 4 This pamphlet contains information for several districts and there may be candidates/measures included that are not on your ballot. If you have any questions, call 503-846-5800. Table of Contents Portland Community College District Director, Zone 1 School District Candidates: Portland Community College ...........WC-2 Denise Banks .............................WC-5 Frisbee Beaverton ..........................WC-6 Occupation: Retired Oregon Attorney, Member, Oregon State • Voter Bill of Rights ..................WC-9 Bar, 1976-present; Board Chair, Portland Community College, 2012- Forest Grove .......................WC-11 14; Director, Portland Community College Board, 2005-present. Hillsboro. .WC-14 Occupational Background: • Registration Information .............WC-18 Attorney, 1976-2011; Member, Oregon State Bar, 1976-present; Sherwood .........................WC-19 Director, Planning and Building Services Department, Interim Community Development Director, Tigard-Tualatin. .WC-20 Development Services Liaison for the City of Lake Oswego, 2004-2012; Executive Director, Statewide Organization for Schools, 1999-2004; Lake Oswego. .WC-24 Government and Community Liaison, Lake Oswego School District, 1998-99; Attorney, Government Affairs and Land Use (1978-98): Portland . .WC-25 City Attorney for Sisters, OR; Land Use Hearings Officer, Deschutes County and City of Bend; Attorney, Portland City Attorney’s Office and Fire District Candidates: Multnomah County Counsel’s Office; private practice: Bryant, Emerson and Fitch, Redmond OR, 1988-92; Ball Janik LLC 1983-85; Law Clerk, Banks. .WC-26 The Hon. W. Michael Gillette, OR Court of Appeals, 1977-79. Educational Background: Lewis and Clark Law School, JD; Smith Gaston ............................WC-27 College, Northampton Massachusetts, BA (Government) Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue. .WC-27 Prior Governmental Experience: DIRECTOR, PORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE, 2005-present; BOARD CHAIR 2012-14 and Washington County Fire 2 . .WC-29 2008-09; Amercan Community College Trustees Association, Governance Committee, 2012-13; Legal Budget Committee, Lake Water District Candidates: Oswego School District, 2001-05; City Attorney for Sisters, OR, 1988- 92; Land Use Hearings Officer, Bend and Deschutes County, 1988-92; Tualatin Valley ......................WC-30 Assistant City Attorney, Portland, OR 1985-87; Deputy County Counsel, Multnomah County, 1979-83; Deschutes County Library Board of Tigard. .WC-31 Trustees, 1988-91; Governor Appointment, Minerals Tax Task Force 1990-92. Park & Recreation District Candidates: Tigard-Tualatin Aquatic ...............WC-32 COMMUNITY SERVICE Tualatin Hills ........................WC-34 PCC Bond Campaign Committee 2008 Campaign Co-Director, Lake Oswego Schools Local Option Levy 2004 Measures and Arguments: Leadership Lake Oswego 1998-99 Coalition for School Funding Steering Committee 1998-2002 Metro Measure 26-152 ...............WC-36 School Advisory Committees, Elementary School-High School 1993-98 Superintendent’s Advisory Committee 1998-2004 • Online Voters’ Guide ................WC-39 Oregon Environmental Council, Board of Directors, 1991-97, Vice- President 1997 • Absentee Ballot Information ..........WC-40 Central Oregon Bar Association, President and Vice-President 1990-92 Mental Health Services West, Board of Directors 1984-87 City of Portland “I WILL WORK TO KEEP PCC YOUR BEST VALUE IN EDUCATION-- Measure 26-150 ...................WC-41 KEEPING HIGHER EDUCATION AFFORDABLE, HELPING PREPARE STUDENTS FOR TRANSFER TO FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES AND • Check Your Ballot . .WC-43 UNIVERSITIES, AND HELPING STUDENTS GET THE TECHNICAL TRAINING, SUPPORT AND EDUCATION THEY NEED TO CONTRIBUTE • Internet Election Results . .WC-44 TO OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR ECONOMY.” Denise Frisbee, married 28 years, two children. City of Portland Measure 26-151 ...................WC-44 (This information furnished by Denise Frisbee) • Registered to Vote? ................WC-52 Beaverton School District Measure 34-204 ...................WC-53 • County Drop Site Locations ..........WC-59 The above information has not been verified for accuracy by the county. WC-2 CONTINUED Portland Community College District Director, Zone 4 Director, Zone 4 Jim Bernardo Harper Tuma Occupation: Oregon Real Estate Occupation: Director, Society of Broker Mexican-Oregonians, Foundation Occupational Background: Occupational Background: Executive Director, CASH Oregon President, Sotaventos Group (“Creating Assets, Savings and Corporation Hope”); Vice President, Morrison Child and Family Services; Educational Background: Harvard Executive Director, Arras; School-to- University, School of Government, Career Liaison, Multnomah County; Certificate in Leadership; Portland Director of Human Resources, State University, Finance and Law, Wacker Siltronic; Division Manager, Tektronix BS Educational Background: Portland State University, General Studies/ Prior Governmental Experience: Metro Parks Commissioner; City Secondary Education, BS Arts Commissioner; Neighborhood Council Prior Governmental Experience: PCC Board Director, Zone 4, since 2005; two terms as Chair Committed to keep PCC affordable and low cost The American dream is the dream of opportunity to build a life through LEADERSHIP: earned success. This dream starts with education. My commitment is to keep PCC’s costs low and affordable to educate and train our Currently serving on ACCT Board (representing 1,200 community community and help them thrive and succeed through life. colleges nationwide) and Chair of the ACCT Pacific Region Past President of Oregon Community College Association (serving Committed to innovation and sustainable economic growth, through Oregon’s 17 community colleges) education Current Director and Secretary, Gateway to College National Network Ongoing Member of PCC Foundation Board for 24 years and past Chair My commitment is to offer careers and programs that are aligned to our regional economic development goals that aim to create high paying RE-ELECT JIM HARPER TO THE PORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE jobs in sectors such as: Green energy technology, software and apparel BOARD: COMMITTED TO PORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE design, food processing, aerospace, and sustainable technologies that STUDENTS’ SUCCESS AND COMPLETION create high paying jobs. Jim has spent over forty years with Portland Community College. He’s Committed to Job Creation through a highly educated work force been a student, a volunteer and a corporate user of the many quality services PCC provides. Jim has been an elected member of the PCC Our students are the driving force of the regional economy. My Board of Directors since 2005. commitment is to train and educate them to be the best educated workforce in the region, by offering the best technical programs that Portland Community College provides a place where students can earn meet industry demands to bring job creators and foreign investment into an associate degree, certificate and/or get started on their pursuit of our local economy. a four-year education. PCC caters to individuals who are interested in technical education, learning new skills and improving on existing ones. Committed to bringing education and economic development back Jim has often said: “I am committed to PCC’s goals of student success to the community and completion. It’s all about the students.” My commitment is to maximize the use of infrastructure and spur Jim is thankful for the community’s support, including the following economic activity in our community by transforming empty malls and education, government, business and union leaders: buildings into educational labs and learning centers to better serve the community. My commitment is to bring students and faculty to those Representative Michael Dembrow empty spaces by setting up class rooms and programs that are easily Rep. Alissa Keny-Guyer, HD 46 accessible by students and will contribute to keep costs down and bring Siltronic Corp. the urban campus experience closer to the needs of our community to Roy Jay, President - African American Chamber of Commerce spur economic activity. David Squire, past PCC board member Frank Goulard, PCC Mathematics Faculty Bobbie Regan, Portland School Board Committed to you the voter, the tax payer, the student, the parent, Laurel Dukehart the employer and the educator Duncan Wyse RE-ELECT JIM HARPER AS ZONE 4 DIRECTOR FOR PORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE I am Bernardo Tuma and I would appreciate your vote. (This information furnished by Jim Harper) (This information furnished by Bernardo Tuma) The above information has not been verified for accuracy by the county. The above information has not been verified for accuracy by the county. WC-3 Portland Community