So, seriously, Portland: Who’s your choice for county commissioner? Today I really want to know what it is you think a county commissioner should do. How should they behave? What should their priorities be? ILLUSTRATION BY SCRAPPERS COMMISSIONER CANDIDATES: STILL NOT COUNTY-ING THEIR CHICKENS Yesterday’s poll, which one campaigner described to me as “bullshit, but […]
Election 2010
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Who’s Your Choice For County Commissioner?
This week’s roundup of interviews with the eight candidates for county commissioner makes me wonder if you, Mercury readers, are having any ideas about who we should endorse in the race. Go read the interviews at “Not County-ing Their Chickens,” the title of which I’m going to keep repeating until Sarah Mirk acknowledges its true […]
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Meet A County Candidate: Loretta Smith
Loretta Smith is the last of the eight candidates I’ve interviewed over the last few days for these “meet a county candidate” blogs about County Commissioner seat 2. Having worked for Senator Ron Wyden since 1989, Smith’s the candidate with the most federal government experience. She wants Multnomah County to market itself as more friendly […]
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Meet A County Candidate: Tom Markgraf
Just one more county candidate to go after Tom Markgraf. And Loretta Smith seems to have dropped off the radar since responding to the Mercury‘s email on Sunday. Loretta: If you’re out there, we’d like to interview you! Please get in touch on 503 502 2106. Tom Markgraf is a lobbyist, political and transportation consultant […]
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Meet A County Candidate: Maria Rubio
Maria Rubio was last in public service as the policy director to former mayor Tom Potter. She brings broad government experience to her run for county commissioner, and says she was planning to run for the seat when it came open, all along. Now, she’s made the quick decision to get in the race following […]
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Meet A County Candidate: Gary Hansen
Gary Hansen may be among the most politically experienced candidates for county commissioner, but that doesn’t prevent him from speaking his mind. For example: He thinks a county preemption on tobacco taxes is an “elitist idea,” and he wishes people would stop dragging issues like the carbon footprint into county races when that’s really a […]
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Meet A County Candidate: Roberta Philllip
Here’s some awkward timing. Roberta Phillip was hired by former County Chair Ted Wheeler two days before former state treasurer Ben Westlund died. “I showed up for work on Monday and had a great day with Ted—my role was to shadow Ted for a while and work on education and prevention issues, and to work […]
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Meet A County Candidate: Chuck Currie
The Mercury‘s fascinating interview with the Reverend Chuck Currie, who is also running for Jeff Cogen’s County Commissioner seat, is after the jump. We’re arranging interviews with as many of the other candidates as possible over the coming days. CHUCK CURRIE: MET YOUR REPORTER AT SEATTLE’S BEST ACROSS THE STREET FROM CITY HALL, HAD A […]
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Meet A County Candidate: Paul van Orden
Paul van Orden is also running for county commissioner Jeff Cogen’s soon-to-be-vacant seat. We met up in van Orden’s neighborhood for a burrito at Cha Cha Cha on N.Williams last night, and in between mouthfuls, I managed to ask him a few questions about the race. “My candidacy is about having people run for office […]
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Meet A County Candidate: Karol Collymore
Karol Collymore was absent from the county building this morning while Chair Ted Wheeler officially stepped down. In fact, she’s taken a leave of absence for the next 44 days until the election on May 18, when she’s hoping to win election to replace her boss, County Commissioner Jeff Cogen—who is running to replace Wheeler. […]
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Oregon Republicans Using Robocalls To Find CANDIDATES
Classic. They’re running in two districts, one in Portland, one in Eugene, confirms Bob Tiernan, chairman of the Oregon Republican Party. Here’s what they say, according to one astute reader who transcribed his message: This is Bob Tiernan, Chairman of the Oregon Republican Party, and we need your help! Have you ever wanted to run […]
