Columbia Group - Endorsements
Columbia Group Political Endorsements 2008
Political Chair: Nancy Hatch
Oregon Senate
Sen. Mark Hass, Senate District 14 (appointed incumbent), (SW Portland, Beaverton and unincorporated parts of Washington County)
Mark was formerly the State Representative for House District 27. Mark loves canoeing with his nine-year-old daughter, Isabelle. He grew up with the values of protecting our environment. Governor McCall gave Mark his Eagle Scout award in 1973. Today, Mark is proud of his work on the Bottle Bill Task Force, which is working to expand and strengthen the historic law McCall put into place. Mark believes that, "My generation of Oregonians will have to think like the previous generation and protect our resources for the next generation."
www.markhass.com
Sen. Suzanne Bonamici, Senate District 17 (appointed incumbent) (northern NW Portland, and unincorporated areas of north eastern Washington County)
Suzanne was formerly State Representative for House District 34. In the House, Suzanne helped to pass renewable energy standards, electronic recycling, and a toxics reduction plan to help clean up the Willamette River. Now, in the Senate, she is taking a lead role in protecting children from exposure to pesticides.
www.suzannefororegon.com
Sen. Ginny Burdick, Senate District 18 (incumbent) (SW Portland, Tigard and King City).
Ginny served on the Land Conservation and Development Commission for 6 years, as well as the Oregon Board of The
Nature Conservancy. In 2007, she championed legislation that encourages businesses to invest in sustainable energy.
An avid cyclist, Ginny has championed bicycle and pedestrian safety. Ginny says that, "Protecting Oregon’s natural
environment for future generations has been and continues to be one of my top legislative priorities." Once reelected,
Ginny will work to address climate change and improve energy efficiency.
www.burdickforsenate.com
Diane Rosenbaum, Senate District 21 (inner SE Portland) Diane was formerly State Representative for House District 42.
www.leg.state.or.us/rosenbaum/home.htm
Jackie Dingfelder, Senate District 23 (central SE and NE Portland)
Jackie was formerly State Representative for House District 45. When Jackie was a member of the Oregon House she was awarded "Environmental Champion of the Year" from Oregon League of Conservation Voters. Once elected senator she will continue to fight for full funding of natural resource budgets.
www.jackieforsenate.com
Sen. Laurie Monnes Anderson, Senate, District 25 (incumbent) (Fairview, Gresham, Troutdale, and Wood Village).
Laurie loves door to door campaigning because she gets to be outside in Oregon’s beautiful outdoors. As a nurse,
she believes that, "quality preventative health care means clean water, clean air, and green spaces." She has been
instrumental in both health care and greenhouse gas emissions reduction legislation. Once re-elected, she will
continue as chair of the Senate Health Policy Committee and will support environmental legislation.
www.suzannefororegon.com
Oregon House of Representives
Jim Gilbert, House District 18 (southern Clackamas and northern Marion County).
Jim has made his living farming for almost 30 years. His nursery has been certified Salmon Safe. Jim has fought to protect the Molalla River from pollution and farmland from subdivisions. He believes that, "Oregon deserves leaders who will work to protect our land, beaches, and forests for the enjoyment and use of future generations." Among Jim’s priorities, as State Representative, are supporting increased development of solar, wind, and other alternative energy sources. He will also work with the Farm Bureau to change state law so that prime farmland is not destroyed by gravel mining.
www.gilbertfororegon.com
Rep. Tobias Read, House District 27 (incumbent) (parts of SW Portland and Beaverton)
Tobias shares the joy of cycling with his wife, Heidi. In 2007, he successfully carried four bike bills and strengthened the Oregon Sustainability Board. Tobias holds an MBA with an environmental management certificate and served on the Oregon Business Association’s Environment and Economic Development Committee. Now a member of the House Environment and Energy Committee, he says he, "looks forward to building on recent legislative successes, addressing greenhouse gas reductions, and embracing opportunities for new industries that help the economy and the environment."
www.tobiasread.com
Rep. Jeff Barker, House District 28 (incumbent) (unincorporated area of Washington County west of Beaverton) Jeff is a Tualatin Riverkeeper and is deeply committed to protecting our quality of life. Jeff believes that, "the best way to help Oregon’s environment is to maintain our land use laws which protect our forest and farmland from sprawl." Contact: electjeff@aol.com or (503) 649-1767
Rep. Chuck Riley, House District 29 (incumbent) (Cornelius and Hillsboro)
www.chuckriley.org
Rep. David Edwards, House District 30 (incumbent) (unincorporated area of Washington County between Cornelius and Forest Grove)
friendsofdavidedwards.com
Brad Witt, House District 31 (incumbent) (Columbia County)
www.leg.state.or.us/witt
Rep. Mitch Greenlick, House District 33 (incumbent), (NW Portland, and northern unincorporated areas of Multnomah and Washington Counties all the way west to North Plains) Mitch is a former chair of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at OHSU and current chair of the Interim House Health Care committee. He helped form the Oregon Environmental Council’s Health Effects committee and was also actively involved in the development of Multnomah County’s first non-ionizing radiation limitation program. Mitch says he is, "very concerned with the health effects of environmental degradation." Once reelected, he will continue his work to save the area surrounding Forest Park from development.
www.greenlick.com
Rep. Larry Galizio, House District 35 (incumbent), (Tigard, King City, Metzger, a section of Bull Mountain, and SW Portland)
Larry is an avid runner and cyclist whose preferred milieu is the beach - where he enjoys swimming and body surfing. Larry has worked on a Tigard Parks Task Force. He believes that, "Oregon is particularly well-suited to creating green jobs and economic development provided that we have the proper leadership in Salem." If re-elected, Larry looks forward to continuing his work on issues where economic development and environmental sustainability converge.
www.larrygalizio.com
Rep. Mary Nolan, House District 36 (SW Portland)
Mary has enjoyed and helped protect Oregon’s natural wonders since being drawn here 30 years ago by our innovative land use protections and fabulous skiing and hiking. As Co-Chair of Ways & Means in 2007, she produced the most significant increases in funding for natural resource programs since the 70’s. She "loves being one of Sierra Club’s voices in the capitol." We can count on her to continue to lead on environmental stewardship both publicly and behind the scenes in 2009.
www.leg.state.or.us/nolan/home.htm
Michele Eberle, House District 37 (West Linn, Tualatin, Durham, Rivergrove and Stafford)
Michele loves to hike, kayak and sail. As a West Linn City Councilor, Michele worked diligently to protect the
city’s riparian corridors, open spaces, wetlands, scenic and historic areas, and natural resources.
Once elected, Michele wants to preserve our wild, rural, and cultural areas; to direct the intelligence and
expertise in Oregon towards economic development through green industry; and to preserve agricultural areas so
that we can produce food supplies locally and reduce our use of fossil fuels that are used in fertilizers and
shipping of food products.
www.ElectMicheleEberle.com
Chris Garrett, House District 38 (Lake Oswego & SW Portland south east of I-5)
As a legislative staff member, Chris helped develop polices to clean up the Willamette and protect farmland from
urban sprawl. Once elected, Chris will be committed to environmental issues such as supporting renewable energy
sources and cracking down on polluters.
www.chrisfororegon.com
Toby Forsberg, House District 39 (Oregon City, Canby, Mulino and Beavercreek)
Toby enjoys spending time in the great outdoors with his wife, Tosha, and their five-year-old son, Devon.
Toby knows that, "the Legislature needs to work to move Oregon toward renewable energy sources to combat the threat
of global climate change." As a former small business owner and member of the Clackamas County Economic Development
Commission, Toby knows that Oregon can be a leader in the new "green economy", bringing good jobs to the state.
www.friendsoftoby.com
Rep. Carolyn Tomei, House District 41 (incumbent) (Milwaukie and parts of SE Portland) Carolyn became involved in politics as the founder of the Friends of Elk Rock Island and regularly works on island clean up with ivy pulls and removing scotch broom. "With my home right on the Willamette, I am especially concerned with pesticide use and water quality." A fourth term legislator, Carolyn will continue to advocate for protection of farm and forest land, responsible energy policies, clean air and clean water.
www.leg.state.or.us/tomei
Jules Kopel-Baily, House District 42 (NE & SE Portland: south of I-84 & west of Mt. Tabor)
Jules has extensive professional experience working on environmental issues. Most recently, he has worked as an economist working with cities on sustainable development issues. He sees global warming and other environmental issues as great challenges but also opportunities. He believes, "we can build our economy and create green collar jobs while establishing Oregon as the center of environmental innovation." Once elected he will lead the way to make Oregon a national and international leader in a sustainable economy.
www.julesfororegon.com
Chip Shields, House District 43 (incumbent) (northern central NE and western north Portland)
www.chipshields.com
Tina Kotek House District 44 (incumbent) (north Portland)
www.leg.state.or.us/kotek
Michael Dembrow, House District 45 (NE Portland: north of I-84, south of Killingsworth; east of 21st Ave., west of Gresham)
Michael enjoys the great outdoors by running, cycling, hiking, and camping with his wife, Kiki. Recently, he’s taken up kayaking. He is uniquely qualified to bring members of the environmental and labor communities together to work on issues such as creating green-collar jobs. He says that, "As an union leader for many years, I’ve always worked to move the labor community to more progressive positions on environmental issues." Once elected, he wants to take leadership on challenging environmental issues such as factory farm air pollution.
www.michaeldembrow.com
Rep. Ben Cannon, House District 46 (incumbent) (eastern inner south east Portland)
www.repbencannon.com
Nick Kahl, House District 49 (northern east Multnomah County including: Gresham, Fairview and Troutdale)
Nick is a native of east Multnomah County. He knows the impact that rapid growth can have and was a strong supporter of Measure 49. Nick believes that, "[East Multnomah County], is uniquely situated to become a leader in the rapidly expanding field of green technology." Once elected, he wants to create policies that will promote green-collar jobs.
www.votefornickkahl.com
Brent Barton, House District 51 (unincorporated areas of Clackamas County between Oregon City and Estacada) Brent is a native Oregonian who is proud of Oregon’s steps toward sustainability from the bottle bill and public beaches to tax credits for sustainable building designs. Unlike his opponent, Brent recognizes that the science is clear: human activity is contributing to climate change. This challenge also presents opportunities, and Oregon needs to lead development in green and sustainable technologies. These new industries will create a new generation of family-wage jobs. www.VoteBrentBarton.com
Suzanne Van Orman, House District 52 (eastern Multnomah County, including Hood River and Mt. Hood)
votevanorman.com
Portland City Commissioner runoff
Amanda Fritz, Portland City Commissioner, Position 1. Amanda is a co-founder of the Tryon Creek Watershed Council and the Citywide Parks Team. She served on the Portland Planning Commission for seven years, rewriting environmental zone regulations and inserting a standard requiring open space in new large subdivisions. Once elected, she says, "I especially want to work on cleaning up the Willamette and Columbia River Superfund sites." A Coalition for a Livable Future board member, Amanda loves pulling ivy, and wilderness camping with her husband and their three children.AmandaFritzforCityCouncil.com
Multnomah County Commissioner runoffs
Mike Delman, Multnomah County Commissioner, District 3.
www.mikedelman.com
Carla Piluso, Multnomah County Commissioner, District 4. Carla values our environment and will work hard to protect East County so that we can be proud of the beautiful legacy we leave to our future generations. She says, "I have enjoyed volunteering for the Johnson Creek watershed and will make sure our natural wonders are preserved at the County." Once elected, Carla will focus on regional sustainability, renewable power, river and forest conservation and better planning in our community. www.carlapiluso.com
Metro Ballot Measure
Measure 26-96 vote yes
This bond measure will help the Oregon Zoo conserve water while improving water quality. It will also allow the Zoo to improve animal exhibits and update its veterinary facilities. Improvements include replacing the sewer system, separating sewage from storm water and adding modern water filtration and recycling systems to the hippo and penguin pools. The measure will also help the Zoo with its conservation of threatened and endangered species by improving enclosures for animals such as elephants, polar bears and primates.
www.OregonZoo2008.com
