Contact Phone
541-531-2912
Campaign Phone (public)
541-531-2912
Town Where You Live
Ashland
Your Experience/Qualifications
Attorney; Greensprings Rural Fire District (Director); Pinehurst School District (Director)
County
OR
I am the only candidate who has laid out exactly what I will do when elected. Specifically, I will add a new tab on the SOS’s website that will allow any registered voter to ask questions of any or all of the candidates that the voter can vote for. With the new tab:
• Voters can ask candidate(s) questions 24/7/365 from any smartphone, laptop, or desktop.
• All Qs & As will be in writing and open for all to see.
• After the election, all Qs & As will be archived and kept for future reference.
• Voters would vote, not upon negative ads, but instead upon who had the best answers to the voter’s questions.
If voters voted for people who had the best answers to their questions, we would get elected officials who will address the problems we face!
I want to use public land, that is not suitable for agriculture or forestry (but which receives a lot of annual sunshine), to install solar panels that will generate enough electricity to offset the electrical bills for every Oregon public school and public university.
This will:
• substantially reduce the on-going operating cost of such institutions (as they would no longer have monthly electric bills).
• Address climate change in a tangible and dramatic fashion; and
• Bring economic development and good paying jobs to Oregon.
All of the millions of dollars in on-going savings could then be used by the public schools for other things (e.g., hiring more teachers, adding new classes, overdue maintenance, and staff pay raises).
I am a huge believer in, and advocate for, ranked-choice voting (RCV) because RCV:
• Ensures that the winning candidate has majority support among the voters (rather than allowing someone to win with a plurality if there are multiple candidates splitting the vote).
• saves costs associated with holding separate primary and runoff elections (as it combines both into a single voting process).
• eliminates the need for a separate runoff, reducing voter fatigue and increasing participation.
• Candidates in RCV systems often seek to appeal to a broader range of voters beyond their core base, as they need to attract second and third preferences from voters supporting other candidates. This promotes more positive campaigns.
Contact Phone
541-515-7027
Campaign Phone (public)
541-515-7027
Town Where You Live
Eugene
Your Experience/Qualifications
State Senator (2016-present); Commissioner, Eugene Water Electric Board; Commissioner, Oregon Commission on Black Affairs; Volunteer Mediator, Lane County Circuit Court Small Claims Division
Term
2025-2029
I am a public servant, not a politician, running to restore trust and integrity to the Office of Secretary of State.
I will defend our democracy, preserve Vote by Mail, and ensure our Elections workers are protected and our data is secure.
As a former U.S. Army Assistant Inspector General I will use the power of the audit – as I have nationally and internationally in the Army – to provide a transparent accounting of our departments, divisions, agencies, state-run programs.
In the Senate, I have worked to pass landmark legislation around health care for all, education, social justice reform, and vital workers’ protections that have benefited Oregonians in all corners of our state.
As always, my door is open to all Oregonians.
As a member of the State Land Board, I will ensure that our public lands, waterways, and state forests are not for sale. I have earned the exclusive endorsements of the Sierra Club, 350 Salem OR, and Congressman Peter DeFazio because my commitment to our environment and preserving our precious natural resources for future generations remains unwavering.
I prioritize vital protection of our public lands, and critical collaboration and increased communication with Tribal partners. As Oregon's next Secretary of State I will lead with integrity, combat the climate crisis, and follow the science.
While cost is a concern, if Oregon voters approve adoption, my priority will be implementation of RCV that is transparent and clear, ensuring trust in our system and the process. Collaborating with our Elections Division, County Clerks, and the Oregon Legislature to get this right is key.
Town Where You Live
Beaverton
Your Experience/Qualifications
Oregon State Treasurer, 2017-present; Oregon State Representative, 2007-2017.
Term
4-year
Term Expires
2028
My experience turning good ideas into results as a statewide leader sets me apart in this race. With OregonSaves, I transformed a concept into a program now serving more than 120,000 people who have saved over $240 million dollars for retirement. As Treasurer, I’ve led a staff of nearly 200 people while managing a portfolio of $130+ billion dollars. I'm running for Secretary of State because our democracy is at stake—with increased attacks against election workers and widespread misinformation, it’s critical that we restore public trust in our elections process. Having a Secretary of State that voters trust will improve the effectiveness of everything else that we do.
The primary obligation of the Land Board is to maintain the “greatest permanent value” of our resources. I’m proud to have maintained the balance between conservation and economic development as a member of the Land Board for the last seven years. Our creativity helped convert the Elliott into North America’s largest research forest. I will continue to advocate for innovative solutions while maintaining our long-term focus. A key element of this work is to consider the impacts of our decisions on the people who live, work, study, and recreate in these spaces, now and in the future. As a member of the State Land Board, I regularly speak with stakeholders throughout our processes and will continue to do so as Secretary of State.
Over the past six months, I have met with 23 of Oregon’s county clerks to hear about their experiences managing our elections. The clerks have been very clear that they would need significant support from the state to successfully implement ranked-choice voting, as it would drastically alter our current system to be centralized with a singular statewide count. Without the proper infrastructure, this process could take significantly more time to deliver results than our current system.
As Secretary of State, I will work closely with the county clerks and leaders in the state legislature to ensure that any changes made to our elections system are matched with the resources required to implement them successfully.
Campaign Phone (public)
503-810-7735
Town Where You Live
Portland
Your Experience/Qualifications
Inventor of five environment-saving inventions. See Dave Stauffer for Secretary of State (Facebook). Also, retired attorney, School District Business Manager, auditor, and retired accounting professor.,
County
Multnomah
The Secretary of State is also the Chair of the Board of Sustainability and Environment. (See Oregon Revised Statutes--ORS-- Chapter 814). I have five patented (U.S. Patents) environment-saving inventions that can greatly improve Oregon's environment with regard to water shortages, drought, wildfires, air pollution, rush hour traffic jams, and cutting down utility bills for house heating and house air conditioning, I also have a patented invention that will produce pollution-free electricity from Pacific Ocean waves, and another invention that will change intermittent electricity from wind-powered propellers (working 40% of the time) to consistent wind-powered electricity that works 100% of the time. I am the only candidate who has any plans to improve Oregon's environment.
I have an environment-saving invention that can get water to State lands that suffer from droughts and lack of water. I will implement those inventions through the State Land Board to better manage State lands and generate money from State Lands for schools.
Over 150 years ago, Alexis de Tocqueville (from France) observed that Americans were apolitical--that is, they don't do anything in politics except vote once every 4 years. They rely on parties and party leaders to elucidate on what they believe and want. Ranked-choice voting would confuse these voters because they would have so many different leaders and political thoughts that there would be less consensus to vote for one candidate and the candidate that got elected would not necessarily represent the political stands of the majority of the people.
Town Where You Live
Corvallis
Your Experience/Qualifications
Voting Rights Activist since 1992
County
OR
Term
4 Years
Term Expires
2029
I'm not qualified for this position, but I am the only candidate that's actually committed to free and fair elections. We don't have free and equal elections in Oregon. We have partisan elections. Independent and third-party candidates are systematically disenfranchised, and over 43% of registered voters are legally barred from participating in the primary.
None and I don't think this is a priority for Oregon voters. I am writing this in March and the nominations for U.S. President have already been locked up. The Oregon primary is still two months away. No Oregon voter had any input at all in the selection of the only two viable candidates that will appear on the general election ballot. This is great for the DNC and RNC, but completely unacceptable for Oregon.
I fully support RCV. Gore lost to Bush in 2000 because of vote splitting. Would we have gone to war in Iraq had the election been fair?
I also support Oregon Initiative 2026-025. This ballot measure would replace the existing closed Presidential primaries with a single 6-month long tracking pole. Voters could online and endorse a presidential candidate at any time during the poll. On August 1st, only the top five candidates advance to the general election. This process would give Oregon voters a real opportunity to affect the outcome of the U.S. Presidential race. This initiative also gives Oregon Electoral College delegates the authority to vote for the winner of the national popular vote. Trump lost in 2016 but was still elected.
