Campaign Phone (public)
503-308-0722
Town Where You Live
Beaverton
Your Experience/Qualifications
Graduate of Aloha H.S., earned Bachelor of Science (BS) in Administration and Master of Arts (MA) at California State University. Certified by the Leadership Institute’s 2018 International School of Campaign Fundraising in Vienna, Austria. Pepperdine Graziadio Business School. Graduate education continues at Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law - Dispute Resolution. PLEASE SEE ABOUT BRENT ON OUR WEBSITE - for Experience and qualifications.
County
Washington
Prior Governmental Experience: Named 2009 US-Asia Expo Ambassador for Arizona by Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) International Trade Council. Received 2015 Commendation Award for Public Service by Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Precinct Committee Person (PCP) and Oregon Delegate. White House Executive Office of the President (EOP) Office of Advance. 2022 Candidate for the Oregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries (BOLI). 2024 Candidate for Oregon Secretary of State.
The Oregon Secretary of State represents all voters in Oregon, all candidates, and all parties. This is a position that demands neutrality, honesty, diplomacy, dispute resolution; essentially this is Oregon’s ambassador of goodwill. Oregon needs to come together.
As to the state Land Board and Sustainability – there is one question: Where are the job creation INCENTIVES that collaborate with the public/private forest management to reduce fire risk and improve economic vitality?
This is my priority pertaining to all land board decisions.
As a student of Law at Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law my focus is on Dispute Resolution, problem solving, and solutions.
Pointing the finger at others and telling them how wrong they are will only end in disaster. We must come together, find strength in unity in our diversity of values. When your values are clear – decision making is simplified.
Ranked Choice or Star Balloting adds another level of complexity to our machine counted mail-in-ballot voting system. The Secretary of State follows the rules provided by legislature and the Oregon Voter at the Elections Division.
Our Organic Voting Proposal:
1. Statewide Holiday for all State and Federal Elections
2. Tax credit to employer that provide ½ and full day paid holiday to employees
3. Statewide In-Person Voting
4. Valid Government Issued ID Required
5. Mail-In-ballots for Military
6. Voter Registration Rolls are all Reset to Zero (requiring new registration)
7. Equal observers of major parties required at all voting stations
8. Hand count tally results with observers
9. Ballots are archived – for automatic recounts of 51%
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.
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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.
I have career experience in the governmental, nonprofit and businesses sectors, which includes small business ownership. I also have an education background in Small City Management and Public Administration and have chaired several government commissions and committees. I have experience working with, and managing staff and facilities for Oregon's most vulnerable populations. This includes foster youth, as well as both child and adult homeless populations; intellectual and developmentally disabled individuals; behaviorally-challenged individuals; and youth in the court systems. Currently, I work in Business Development and Information Systems management.
Regarding the majority of decision-making related to Oregon's Common School Fund, there is significant room for improvement. I look forward to analyzing the most recent (unreleased) budgets, and from there, as the Secretary of State, working towards moving Oregon into a position of fiscally responsible stewardship for statewide schools funding. Next, I will step into the role of protecting Oregon's waterways, natural resources, wildlife, and the public right-of-access to state lands. Most important is to keep the State Land Board accountable to the people of Oregon, not foreign investments and special interests.
In a democracy, the 'golden' rule is one person one vote. Ranked-Choice Voting, also known as 'preferential voting' or 'STAR Voting' as it will likely appear on the Oregon ballot, dilutes and destroys voting power. It is confusing and will easily be manipulated. The underlying framework of Ranked-Choice Voting allows government statisticians to rig the vote until they get the answers they ultimately decide. All behind closed doors, of course.
By shifting votes from one candidate to the next, voters become 'hostages' in the candidate 'selection' process. This is because candidates that are preferred very least, hold the greatest chances for being 'elected'. This is a process that mostly benefits special interests.
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.
