2012 Primary Election Results

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Simon Springall

Unofficial results, as of 11pm May 17
All 118 precincts completed

County Commissioner Pos. 1, Chair

Vote Count Percentage
John Ludlow 19,035 28.70%
Charlotte Lehan 17,747 26.70%
Paul Savas 16,181 24.40%
Dave Hunt 13,302 20.00%
Write-ins 93 0.10%

County Commissioner Pos. 3

Vote Count Percentage
Martha Schrader 34,112 51.9%
Jim Knapp 19,707 30.0%
Jeff Caton 11,784 17.9%
Write-ins 103 0.2%

County Commissioner Pos. 4

Vote Count Percentage
Jamie Damon 23,121 36.2%
Tootie Smith 22,375 35.1%
John Swanson 10,721 16.8%
Dan Holladay 7,468 11.7%
Write-ins 124 0.2%

 

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Rail opponents threaten important transportation alternative

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Simon Springall

By David Jorling

In Clackamas County, a vocal group of obstructionists, significantly funded by an industrialist from Nevada, Americans for Prosperity and some wealthy citizens of an unincorporated enclave in Dunthorpe and Riverdale, are stopping transit projects from being done.

America is changing “from a nation that celebrated getting things done to a nation that celebrates people and groups who prevent things from being done”.

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Conservatives #1 Target: Clackamas

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Simon Springall

By Alina Harway, Our Oregon

All you have to do is look closely to see that what’s happening in Clackamas isn’t “grassroots.” It’s astroturf. Candidates are recruited by organizations funded to the brim with cash from millionaires like Loren Parks, Stimson Lumber, and the Koch Brothers. They recruit members, “train them” on which issues to promote, and then fully fund those campaigns.

What’s happening in Clackamas isn’t a popular uprising, but a strategic political chess move by right-wing millionaires intent on gaining power. They can’t win statewide, so now they’re trying to take over the state community by community, starting with Clackamas.

Read the complete article on Our Oregon

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Governor Kitzhaber’s announcement of Medicaid agreement

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Simon Springall

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National health care reform helps all Americans

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Simon Springall

By Governor John Kitzhaber

In just the past year, nearly 45,000 Oregon seniors covered by Medicare saved $23.5 million on the cost of their prescription drugs, while nationwide 3.6 million seniors saved an average of $600 each on prescriptions. And 35,000 more young adults in Oregon have health insurance on their parents’ plans thanks to the Affordable Care Act.

There are even bigger savings to come. In Oregon, we anticipate more than $3 billion in savings over the next five years from changes to Medicaid made possible with assistance from the new federal health care law.

Read the whole editorial here on OregonLive

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Charlotte Lehan interview on Kremer and Abrams

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Simon Springall

Charlotte Lehan discusses the Clackamas County Chair position, light rail, growth, roads, commission meetings and more in depth.   She gives as good as she gets with a hostile interviewer (Rob Kremer is Treasurer of both the Oregon Republican Party & The Oregon Transformation Project PAC).

Kremer and Abrams KXL Podcast  [Charlotte Lehan starts around 1:12]

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