2018 is an important election year — with midterms and a slate of harmful measures on the ballot, there’s a lot to consider.
We’re weighing in where we think there is a clear choice for voters who share our values and policy priorities.
Below are our positions on statewide ballot measures and a full list of the candidates we are endorsing for the General Election.
Ballot Measures
Measure 102: YES
Allows local governments to be more flexible in how they finance public housing. If it passes, local governments would be able to partner with non-profits and businesses to build affordable housing with bonds.
Measure 103: NO
Changes Oregon’s constitution and adds a misleading and permanent tax break for corporations that deal in almost any way with food products. Additionally, it would cost millions for the state to enforce.
Measure 104: NO
Makes it harder to eliminate tax loopholes and hold corporations and the wealthy accountable for paying their fair share. It would change the legislature’s requirements regarding tax changes, and would put funding for health care, schools, and services in jeopardy.
Measure 105: NO
Throws out our state’s 30-year-old sanctuary law, which was originally passed as a way to address blatant racial profiling of people of color within the state. If it passes, the measure could open the door to racial profiling and cause more families to be torn apart.
Measure 106: NO
Cuts access to safe and legal abortion for low-income Oregonians and public employees. If it passes, the measure will set a dangerous precedent by cherry-picking which medical procedures are covered by insurance.
1 | Statewide Offices
- Governor: Kate Brown
- Labor Commissioner: Val Hoyle
2 | Oregon State Legislature
House of Representatives
- District 5: Pam Marsh
- District 7: Christy Inskip
- District 8: Paul Holvey
- District 10: David Gomberg
- District 11: Marty Wilde
- District 13: Nancy Nathanson
- District 14: Julie Fahey
- District 15: Jerred Taylor
- District 16: Dan Rayfield
- District 19: Mike Ellison
- District 20: Paul Evans
- District 22: Teresa Alonso Leon
- District 23: Danny Jaffer
- District 27: Sheri Malstrom
- District 28: Jeff Barker (Thank you Rep. Barker for supporting the No Cuts to Care Campaign!)
- District 29: Susan McLain
- District 30: Janeen Sollman
- District 32: Tiffiny Mitchell
- District 34: Ken Helm
- District 35: Margaret Doherty
- District 36: Jennifer Williamson
- District 37: Rachel Prusak
- District 38: Andrea Salinas
- District 40: Mark Meek
- District 41: Karin Power
- District 42: Rob Nosse
- District 45: Barbara Smith Warner
- District 46: Alissa Keny Guyer
- District 47: Diego Hernandez
- District 48: Jeff Reardon
- District 49: Chris Gorsek
- District 50: Carla Piluso
- District 51: Janelle Bynum
- District 52: Anna Williams
- District 53: Eileen Kiely
- District 59: Darcy Long-Curtiss
Senate
- District 1: Shannon Souza
- District 3: Jeff Golden
- District 4: Floyd Prozanski
- District 6: Lee Beyer
- District 7: James Manning
- District 8: Sara Gelser
- District 10: Deb Patterson
- District 15: Chuck Riley
- District 17: Elizabeth Steiner Hayward
- District 19: Rob Wagner
- District 20: Charles Gallia
- District 24: Shemia Fagan
- District 26: Chrissy Reitz
3 | Local
Lane County Commission
Washington County Commission