Taxpayer Voter Gudie: For those smaller, mystery candidates

By Taxpayer Association Oregon PAC

The Taxpayer Association of Oregon PAC has produced a special “small race” Voters Guide because these smaller nonpartisan races lack funds & media attention to adequately communicate with voters.  These races get ignored when they are in fact very important. We also list over $100 million in local tax increase measures on the ballot so you can be alerted before you vote.

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Baker County
County Commissioner #3 Bill Harvey
Benton County
County Commissioner #1 – Jerry Jackson
Adair Village Councilor – Bill Currier
Clackamas County
County Clerk – Sherry Hall
Damascus Mayor – Bill Wehr
Damascus Council #3 Doug Walker
Damascus Council #4 Pat Higgins
Happy Valley: David Golobay/Markley Drake
Lake Oswego Council – Gudman, Keenen & Manz
Wilsonville City Councilor – Scott Starr
Tax Alert- 3-446 Gladstone Library levy
Tax Alert- 3-447 Clackamas Comm. College Bonds
3-448 Damascus Comp-Plan YES
Tax Alert- 3-449 Colton Schools – Bonds
Tax Alert- 3-450 Vector Control Levy
Tax Alert- 3-455 West Linn-Wilsonville School Tax
Tax Alert- 3-456 West Linn-Wilsonville School Bonds
Tax Alert- 3-457 Estacada Cemetery – Levy
Tax Alert- 3-462 Happy Valley – Police Tax
Tax Alert- 3-463 Oregon City – Annexation
Tax Alert- 3-464 Estacada Fuel Tax
Tax Alert- 24-369 Silver Falls School Bond
Tax Alert- 26-159 Portland – Park bonds $68,000,000
Tax Alert- 26-161 Portland School Levy Renewal
Tax Alert- 34-224 Tigard/Tualatin Schools Levy
Clatsop County (not enough information)
Columbia County
County Commissioner #2 – Wayne Mayo
Tax Alert- 26-162. Sauvie Island Fire Bond
Tax Alert- 5-242 Columbia River Fire Bond
Coos County
Crook County
County Commissioner #2 – John Seley
Tax Alert- 7-63 Bowman Museum local option levy
Curry County
County Commissioner: David G Itzen
Tax Alert- 8-79 – Local Option Fire Truck Levy
Deschutes County
County Commissioner – Anthony DeBone
Tax Alert- 9-1005 Newberry Estates Road Option Tax
Tax Alert- 9-102 Sisters School Bonds
Tax Alert- 9-103 Cloverdale Fire Bond
Douglas County
County Commissioner #3 – Chris Boice
Roseburg Mayor – Larry Rich
Roseburg Ward 3 – Bob Cotterell
Roseburg Ward 4 – Steve Kaser
Grant County
County Commissioner: Boyd Britton
Hood River County
Tax Alert- 14-53 Cascade Locks – EMS Service Fee
Tax Alert- 14-54 Westside – General Operations levy
Jackson County
Commissioner #1: Rick Dyer
Commissioner #3: Colleen Roberts
Tax Alert- 15-128 Rogue Valley Transportation tax
Tax Alert- 15-132 Evans Valley Fire #6 Option Tax

Jefferson County
County Commissioner #1 – Mae Huston
Tax Alert- 9-102 Sisters – School bond
Tax Alert- 16-73 Camp Sherman -Road Levy
Josephine County
County Commissioner #1 – Simon Hare
Sheriff – Dave Daniel
17-63 Over-regulating farm-pest. Rule NO
Klamath County
Tax Alert- 18-99 School bond
Lane County
Springfield Council – Joe Pishoneri
Tax Alert- 20-222 Eugene School (D#4J) Levy
Tax Alert- 20-224 Florence Auto Fuel Dealers Tax
Tax Alert- 20-225 Rainbow Water Fire Levy
Tax Alert- 20-226 Springfield School (D #19) Bond
Tax Alert- 20-228 Santa Clara RFPD Option Levy
Lincoln County
County Commissioner #3 Dick Anderson
Newport Mayor – Dean Sawyer
Newport City Council – Reno & Allen & Beemer
Toledo Mayor – Ralph Grutzmacher
Tax Alert- 21-156 Library Local Option Tax
Linn County
County Commissioner # 1 John Lindsey
Tax Alert- 22-130 Linn Benton Com. College Bond
Malhuer County
Nyssa City Council – Diego Castellanoz
Marion County
County Commissioner #1 – Kevin Cameron
County Commissioner #2 – Janet Carlson
Morrow Co
Tax Alert- 8-70 Gold Beach Fire levy
Multnomah County
Fairview Mayor – Ted Tosterud
Fairview Councilor #2 Balwant Bhullar
Fairview Councilor #4 Leslie Moore
Fairview Councilor #6 Tamie Arnold
Gladstone Mayor – Wade Byers
Troutdale Council #1 Josh Moriarty
Troutdale Council #3 Larry Morgan
Troutdale Council #5 Ray Eppley
Tax Alert- 26-159 Portland park bond
Tax Alert- 26-163 Corbett school (D#39) bond
Tax Alert- 26-161 Portland school (#1JT) levy
Tax Alert- 26-162 Rural fire (D#30JT) levy
Polk County
Commissioner #2 Craig Pope
Sherman County – (not enough information)
Tillamook County – (not enough information)
Umatilla County
Tax Alert- 30-98 East Co. Health Dist Option Tax
Tax Alert- 30-99 Fire District Local Option Tax
Tax Alert- 30-100 County Fire #1 local option tax
Tax Alert- 30-101 Riverside Fire #7 local option tax
Tax Alert- 30-104 Echo Fire D#7 – levy
Union County
Tax Alert- 31-86 safety bond
Wallowa County
County Commissioner: Paul Castilleja

Wasco County
County Commissioner # 3: Rod Runyon
The Dalles At-large: Taner Elliott
The Dalles #3: Russ Brown
Washington County
Forrest Grove Mayor – Pete Truax
Hillsboro Ward #2 – Monte Akers
Sherwood Mayor – Linda Henderson
Tigard Councilor – John Goodhouse
Tualatin Mayor – Lou Ogden
Tualatin City Council Pos.#1 Frank Bubenik
Tualatin City Council Pos. #3 – Wade Brooksby
Tax Alert- 34-221 Vehicle registration fee
Tax Alert- 34-224 Tigard school levy
Tax Alert- 34-225 King City police levy
Tax Alert- 34-226 Bonds to rebuild city hall
Tax Alert- 26-159 Portland Park bond
Tax Alert- 26-161 Portland school (#1JT) levy
Tax Alert- 3-455 West Linn local option tax
Tax Alert- 3-456 School bond
Wheeler
County Commissioner: Lynn Morley
Yamhill County
County Commissioner #1 – Stan Primozich
Sheriff – Tim Casey

* Tax measures listed so you have adequate time to read & research. It’s not an endorsement pro/con for measure unless stated. Sometimes candidates recommended are lesser of two evils.