Oregon State House District 7
The State Senate and House of Representatives are responsible for making or changing laws and passing a state budget. Sixty representatives serve in the House. The sizes of districts are based on the number of people living there. The Oregon Legislature meets for a long session in odd-numbered years and a short session in even-numbered years. To qualify as a candidate for the Oregon State House of Representatives, a person must be a U.S. citizen, a registered voter, a resident of the district for at least 1 year prior to the General Election, and age 21 or older. The salary is $35,052 plus a per-diem stipend.Term: 2 years. This is a partisan position.
Describe your one or two most pressing issues for the 2025 legislative session. What legislation would you propose or support to address these issues?
What should the Legislature do to improve the quality of Oregon's K-12 public schools?
What role, if any, would you support for the state legislature to play in addressing income inequality in Oregon?
Campaign Phone (public)
971-298-7229
Town Where You Live
Springfield
Your Experience/Qualifications
Occupation: Construction Business Development Manager; Estimator & Project Manager Occupational Background: Small Business Owner, Black Rock Coffee Bar (Eugene); Director of Corporate Operations, Black Rock Coffee Bar; Low Voltage Journeyman Educational Background: Cascade Christian High; Low Voltage Electrical Journeyman; Lane Community College Prior Governmental Experience: None Nonprofit Experience: Co-Chair, Community Engagement Board for Ronald McDonald House; Springfield Chamber of Com
County
Lane
Homelessness is a top priority for me. I don't think our politicians fully understood the full impact Measure 110 would have in exacerbating the homelessness crisis. As a pastor, I have walked with people through the struggles of addiction.
I'm encouraged by the Legislature's move to recriminalize drugs with the purpose of getting people into treatment. But we have more work to do. We need an all hands on deck approach to our drug crisis, unfortunately, many times the faith community gets excluded from funding to help people get clean and sober.
Homelessness is also a housing issue. I work in the construction industry and have seen first hand how government regulations make it more expensive to build homes at an affordable cost.
Parents know what is best for their kids and the government should be empowering them to take an active role in their education. Giving families the freedom to choose the best educational environment for their children would help children succeed.
The legislature should also immediately reinstate graduation standards and provide support to help students meet that standard.
More people are moving out of Oregon than are coming here. That's bad for our workforce and bad for our economy. We need to ensure that working families have hope of a better life - hope that if they work hard they can move up on the income ladder.
They can't move up the income ladder if businesses that provide jobs leave. We must reverse the trend of overtaxing and over regulating businesses to the point where they pack up shop and leave.
We also must stop passing costly mandates that increase utility bills. Major utilities are raising their rates to comply with green energy mandates that make power come from more costly and less efficient and reliable forms of energy. These costs just get passed down to Oregonians.
Town Where You Live
Springfield
Your Experience/Qualifications
Have served as State Representative in this district since 2013. Previously served on City Council and as Mayor of the City of Springfield.
County
Lane
Term
2 years
Term Expires
2025
Transportation system funding going forward
Follow-up on changes to addiction treatment and housing
More accountability for performance of districts - more funds to address specific challenges
Analyze and understand the reasons for the inequality and develop plans that state can implement to address.
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