Endorsements
The easiest decision we made was to endorse Jeff Gudman for State Treasurer. Gudman is an authentic and principled type of moderate Republican in line with Hatfield, Atiyeh and Myers. His pedigree for this position is unmatched, from his Masters in Finance from the Wharton School, to his work as Treasurer of the Legacy Emmanuel Hospital Foundation, and service on the Lake Oswego City Council. In his interview, he advocated for reforming the wasteful state purchase order system that was discovered by Dennis Richardson’s audit. Gudman blasted his opponent for failure to advise the legislature on bond capacity spending and not applying “found money” toward our PERS obligations instead of expanding services. At one point, he prefaced, “This is a little wonky … but that’s what you want in a treasurer.” We agree.
–North Clackamas Chamber of Commerce
“I am a D, but a moderate, and I do not vote party lines.”
– Mayor Casey Ryan, Troutdale, OR
Mayors / Past Mayors:
- Brian Hodson, Mayor, City of Canby
- Jeff Dalin, Mayor, City of Cornelius
- Kent Studebaker, Mayor, City of Lake Oswego
- Tom Potter, Former Mayor, City of Portland
- George Endicott, Mayor, City of Redmond
- Stan Pulliam, Mayor, City of Sandy
- Bill King, Former Mayor, City of Sandy
- Keith Mays, Mayor, City of Sherwood
- Jason Snider, Mayor, City of Tigard
- Russ Axelrod, Mayor, City of West Linn
- Tammy Stempel, Mayor, City of Gladstone
- Keith Swigert, Mayor, City of Molalla
- Steve Uffelman, Mayor, City of Prineville
- Hank Willilams, Mayor, City of Central Point
- Lori DeRemer, Former Mayor, City of Happy Valley
- Frank Bubenik, Mayor, City of Tualatin
- Lou Ogden, Former Mayor, City of Tualatin
- Sean Drinkwine, Mayor, City of Estacada
- Casey Ryan, Mayor, City of Troutdale
- Riley Hill, Mayor, City of Ontario
- Larry Rich, Mayor, City of Roseburg
- Cathy Clark, Mayor, City of Keizer
- Loran Joseph, Mayor, City of Baker City
- Steve Callaway, Mayor, City of Hillsboro
County Commissioners / City Councilors
- Krissanna Clark-Endicott, Councilor, City of Redmond
- Brad Nanke, Councilor, City of Salem
Other
- Chris Telfer, Independent Party 2016
- John Thomas, PERS Board
- Bruce Cuff, Governor Candidate 2018
- Sam Carpenter, Governor Candidate 2018
- Knute Buehler, Governor Candidate 2018
- Greg Wooldridge, Governor Candidate 2018
- Bud Pierce, Governor Candidate 2016
- Kevin Mannix, Multiple Elections
- John Thomas, Past Chair, PERS Board
- Hector Hinojosa, Community Leader
Advocacy Organizations
- North Clackamas Chamber of Commerce
- Oregon Small Business Association
- Oregon Coalition of Police and Sheriffs