AFSCME's endorsement process has been completed for most races to be contested in the Nov. 2 Oregon General Election. Below you will find a list that is current as of this posting.

 

Council 75 still has a handful of legislative races to determine. Most of the unfinished business is simply due to summertime scheduling conflicts, plus in one case an endorsed candidate dropped out of his race. It is also likely a few more local union endorsements will trickle in. Please note this endorsement list is repeated in our Election Central tab of the Main Menu, and the Election Central listing will be continuously updated as needed.

 

At the top of the ballot, the union has endorsed John Kitzhaber for governor. In the Oregon Legislature, the list is highlighted by six state senators and 21 state representatives that earned automatic endorsements. To garner an AFSCME automatic endorsement, a legislator must compile a 100 percent AFSCME voting record in the previous session (in this case, the 2009 session) and be running for the same office. The names of candidates who have gained automatic endorsements are denoted in boldface below.

 

We have also included endorsements from local unions that have been forwarded to us. That list is highlighted by our own Pat Riggs-Henson, the longtime Local 2831 and Council 75 activist currently in a runoff for Lane County Commissioner. 

 

Oregon AFSCME utilizes a democratic endorsement process. Candidates are required to fill out a questionnaire and then interview before a panel of union members; that panel then gives its endorsement recommendations to the union's Political Action Committee (PAC). After review, the PAC forwards those recommendations to the full Oregon AFSCME Executive Board, which has the final say on endorsements. You will find a link to a more detailed explanation of the union's endorsement and contribution process at the top of the Election Central page. If you have any questions, contact Oregon AFSCME Second Vice President Bryan Branstetter, who serves as the PAC Chair.

 

STATEWIDE OFFICES

 

Governor — John Kitzhaber (D)

Treasurer — Ted Wheeler (D)

 

OREGON SENATE

 

Senate District 03 — Alan Bates (D)

Senate District 04 — Floyd Prozanski (D)

Senate District 06 — Lee Beyer (D)

Senate District 07 — Chris Edwards (D)

Senate District 08 — Daniel Rayfield (D)

Senate District 10 — Jackie Winters (R)

Senate District 11 — Peter Courtney (D)

Senate District 13 — Virginia Parker (D)

Senate District 15 — Chuck Riley (D)

Senate District 16 — Betsy Johnson (D)

Senate District 17 — Suzanne Bonamici (D)

Senate District 19 — Richard Devlin (D)

Senate District 20 — Martha Schrader (D)

Senate District 22 — Chip Shields (D)

Senate District 24 — Rod Monroe (D)

Senate District 26 — Brent Barton (D)

 

OREGON HOUSE

 

HOUSE DISTRICT 01 — No endorsement

HOUSE DISTRICT 02 — No endorsement

HOUSE DISTRICT 03 — Wally Hicks (R)

HOUSE DISTRICT 04 — Richard Levine (D)

HOUSE DISTRICT 05 — Peter Buckley (D)

HOUSE DISTRICT 06 — Lynn Howe (D)

HOUSE DISTRICT 07 — Pending

HOUSE DISTRICT 08 — Paul Holvey (D)

HOUSE DISTRICT 09 — Arnie Roblan (D)

HOUSE DISTRICT 10 — No endorsement

HOUSE DISTRICT 11 — Phil Barnhart (D)

HOUSE DISTRICT 12 — Terry Beyer (D)

HOUSE DISTRICT 13 — Nancy Nathanson (D)

HOUSE DISTRICT 14 — Val Hoyle (D)

HOUSE DISTRICT 15 — Pending

HOUSE DISTRICT 16 — Sara Gelser (D)

HOUSE DISTRICT 17 — Richard Harisay (D)

HOUSE DISTRICT 18 — Rodney Orr (D)

HOUSE DISTRICT 19 — Claudia Kyle (D)

HOUSE DISTRICT 20 — Vicki Berger (R)

HOUSE DISTRICT 21 — Brian Clem (D)

HOUSE DISTRICT 22 — Betty Komp (D)

HOUSE DISTRICT 23 — Jim Thompson (R)

HOUSE DISTRICT 24 — Susan Sokol Blosser (D)

HOUSE DISTRICT 25 — Jim Dyer (D)

HOUSE DISTRICT 26 — Sandy Webb (D)

HOUSE DISTRICT 27 — Tobias Read (D)

HOUSE DISTRICT 28 — Jeff Barker (D)

HOUSE DISTRICT 29 — Katie Riley (D)

HOUSE DISTRICT 30 — Pending

HOUSE DISTRICT 31 — Brad Witt (D)

HOUSE DISTRICT 32 — No endorsement

HOUSE DISTRICT 33 — Mitch Greenlick (D)

HOUSE DISTRICT 34 — Chris Harker (D)

HOUSE DISTRICT 35 — Margaret Doherty (D)

HOUSE DISTRICT 36 — Mary Nolan (D)

HOUSE DISTRICT 37 — Will Rasmussen (D)

HOUSE DISTRICT 38 — Chris Garrett (D)

HOUSE DISTRICT 39 — No endorsement

HOUSE DISTRICT 40 — Dave Hunt (D)

HOUSE DISTRICT 41 — Carolyn Tomei (D)

HOUSE DISTRICT 42 — Jules Bailey (D)

HOUSE DISTRICT 43 — Lew Frederick (D)

HOUSE DISTRICT 44 — Tina Kotek (D)

HOUSE DISTRICT 45 — Michael Dembrow (D)

HOUSE DISTRICT 46 — Ben Cannon (D)

HOUSE DISTRICT 47 — Jefferson Smith (D)

HOUSE DISTRICT 48 — Mike Schaufler (D)

HOUSE DISTRICT 49 — Nick Kahl (D)

HOUSE DISTRICT 50 — Greg Matthews (D)

HOUSE DISTRICT 51 — Cheryl Myers (D)

HOUSE DISTRICT 52 — Suzanne VanOrman (D)

HOUSE DISTRICT 53 — Gene Whisnant (R)

HOUSE DISTRICT 54 — Judy Stiegler (D)

HOUSE DISTRICT 55 — Michael McLane (R)

HOUSE DISTRICT 56 — Bill Garrard (R)

HOUSE DISTRICT 57 — Greg Smith (R)

HOUSE DISTRICT 58 — Bob Jenson (R)

HOUSE DISTRICT 59 — John Huffman (R)

HOUSE DISTRICT 60 — Cliff Bentz (R)

 

LOCAL RACES

 

CLACKAMAS COUNTY COMMISSION NO. 2 — Robert Austin

CLACKAMAS COUNTY COMMISSION NO. 3 — Ann Lininger

* COOS COUNTY COMMISSION NO. 3 — Andy Jackson

LANE COUNTY COMMISSION NO. 1 — Jerry Rust

LANE COUNTY COMMISSION NO. 2 — Pat Riggs-Henson

LANE COUNTY COMMISSION NO. 5 — Faye Stewart

METRO PRESIDENT — Tom Hughes

MULTNOMAH COUNTY COMMISSION NO. 2 — Karol Collymore and Loretta Smith

POLK COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE — Melanie Mansell

POLK COUNTY COMMISSION NO. 2 — Danny Jaffer

POLK COUNTY COMMISSION NO. 3 — Ron Dodge

 

* The Coos County endorsement comes from the Southwest Oregon Central Labor Council, which includes heavy AFSCME representation.