2022 Voters Guide
The 2022 Mid-Term Election will be Tuesday, November 8th. Ballots will be delivered shortly, and Multifamily NW is excited to offer our members guidance once again for the upcoming general election. In this election the stakes are very high for our industry. Multifamily NW narrowed the Voters Guide focus to give recommendations around elections in the Oregon Legislature including various city and county races.
Candidate endorsement decisions are made by our government affairs committee, which consider a variety of factor including: Previous elections results, past voting history, ranking in the legislature, competitive race criteria, loyalty to rental housing interests, cultivating relationships with key legislators, and commitment to bringing Multifamily NW into conversations that affect our industry.
Oregon State Voter Resources
Download official Oregon Voter’s Pamphlets by county https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Pages/Voters-Pamphlet.aspx
Locate ballot drop boxes https://sos.oregon.gov/voting/Pages/drop-box-locator.aspx
Not sure who your legislators are? https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/FindYourLegislator/leg-districts.html
Oregon Governor Race
Oregon’s gubernatorial race is attracting national attention with three viable candidates (a Democratic nominee, a Republican nominee and an unaffiliated candidate) whose election math could likely select our next Governor with just 35% of the vote. After lengthy discussions by the Multifamily NW Board of Directors and government affairs committee, to the association has formally endorsed Christine Drazan for our next Governor.
| POSITION | PHOTO | CANDIDATE |
| Oregon Governor |  |
Christine Drazan (Multifamily NW Endorsement) |
Portland Metro Area
There is only one Portland City Council race on the November ballot. After a runoff in the May Primary, Incumbent City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty is running against Rene Gonzalez. Multifamily NW has endorsed Rene Gonzalez. For other local races in the Portland area, we support Sharon Meieran for Multnomah County Chair and for Metro Council President we support Lynn Peterson. For legislative races the Association backs current Rep. Suzanne Weber in her race to join the Senate, representing District 16. For District 20 we support Sen. Kennemer’s reelection. Rep. Janelle Bynum has our vote for House District 51 in Clackamas County, as does Nathan Sosa for House District 30. In the House, new candidates Jeff Helfrich for District 52 surrounding Mt. Hood and Brian Stout for District 31 in Columbia County could help equalize the balance of power in that chamber.
| POSITION | PHOTO | CANDIDATE |
| Portland City Council Position #3 |  |
Rene Gonzalez (Multifamily NW Endorsement) |
| Multnomah County Chair |  |
Commissioner Sharon Meieran |
| Metro Council President |  |
Council President Lynn Peterson |
| House District 30 - Washington County |  |
Rep. Nathan Sosa |
| House District 31 - Columbia County |  |
Brian Stout |
| House Distirct 51 - Clackamas County |  |
Rep. Janelle Bynum |
| House District 52 - Clackamas & Hood River Counties |  |
Jeff Helfrich |
| Senate District 16 - Columbia & Clatsop Counties |  |
Rep. Suzanne Weber |
| Senate District 20 - Clackamas County |  |
Sen. Bill Kennemer |
Mid-Willamette Valley Area
Current legislators running for reelection around the greater Salem area have been supportive of rental housing providers: Senator Kim Thatcher in District 13 and Representative Raquel Moore-Green in House District 19. Multifamily NW also supports candidate Tracy Cramer running for House District 22.
| POSITION | PHOTO | CANDIDATE |
| House District 19 - Marion County |  |
Rep. Raquel Moore-Green |
| House District 22 - Marion County |  |
Tracy Cramer |
| Senate District 13 - Parts of Washington, Yamhill, Clackamas and Marion Counties |
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Sen. Kim Thatcher |
Southern Willamette Valley Area
Representative Shelly Boshart Davis represents the Albany area and serves as House Republican Assistant Leader.
| POSITION | PHOTO | CANDIDATE |
| House District 15 - Benton & Linn Counties |  |
Rep. Shelly Boshart Davis |
Oregon Coast
Up on the north coast in District 32, Dr. Cyrus Javadi has our vote, as does Rep. Boomer Wright on the south Coast in House District 9.
| POSITION | PHOTO | CANDIDATE |
| House District 9 - Lane & Coos Counties |  |
Rep. Boomer Wright |
| House District 32 - Clatsop & Tillamook Counties |  |
Dr. Cyrus Javadi |
Southern Oregon
Senate District 3 is a pivotal race to achieve a better balance in the Oregon Senate. The Association supports candidate Randy Sparacino running against incumbent Sen. Jeff Golden. Randy is both the former police chief and mayor of Medford. Running for reelection Rep. Lily Morgan of Grants Pass has served well on the House Housing Committee and Rep. Kim Wallan from House District 6 is the current Deputy House Republican Leader.
| POSITION | PHOTO | CANDIDATE |
| House District 3 - Grants Pass |  |
Rep. Lily Morgan |
| House District 6 - Medford |  |
Rep. Kim Wallan |
| Senate District 3 - Medford, Ashland |  |
Randy Sparacino |
East of the Cascades
In Central Oregon there are several excellent candidates to consider for elected office. We are thrilled for Multifamily NW member Erlin Taylor of Illume Property Management who is running for Bend City Council. Running for reelection in Central Oregon is Rep. Jason Kropf of District 54 and current House Republican Leader Vikki Breese Iverson of House District 55. Further East we support Rep. Greg Smith in House District 57, and in District 60 Rep. Mark Owens.
| POSITION | PHOTO | CANDIDATE |
| Bend City Council, Position 4 |  |
Erlin Taylor |
| House District 54 - Bend |  |
Rep. Jason Kropf |
| House District 55 - Crook, Deschutes, Lake & Klamath Counties |
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Rep. Vikki Breese Iverson |
| House District 57 - Umatilla, Morrow, Gilliam, Sherman & Wasco Counties |
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Rep. Greg Smith |
| House District 60 - Baker, Grant, Harney, Halheur & Lake Counties |
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Rep. Mark Owens |