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Marion County Commissioner, Position 2

Marion County, Oregon
My vote power: Above average

What does this office do?

  • Setting your property tax rate
  • Funding county roads, parks, and public health services
  • Setting land use and building rules outside city limits

Affects: Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health, Government Efficiency,

Candidates:

Republican · Incumbent

Marion County commissioner and board chair, first elected in 2018, and a former small-business attorney with a Willamette University law degree. His priorities are public safety, including added jail capacity, and Santiam Canyon wildfire recovery.

Records: Social Programs and Welfare 5 for, Government Spending Reduction 4 against, Environment and Public Health 1 for,

Democratic

President of the Cherriots transit board, former Salem-Keizer School Board vice chair, and deputy director of PCUN, Oregon's farmworker union. Her priorities are expanding county healthcare services and affordable housing.

Records: Public Infrastructure 7 for, Government Spending Reduction 3 against, Environment and Public Health 1 for,

Sources: co.marion.or.us23