2022 Primary Endorsements
OLCV endorses candidates who are dedicated to protecting all the things we love about Oregon. An OLCV-endorsed candidate will fight to protect Oregon's air and water, preserve our public lands, find solutions to the climate crisis, and create a brighter future for all of Oregon's people. Check out our list of endorsements for the 2022 Primary Election below!
OLCV Endorses Tina Kotek for Oregon Governor
Former Speaker of the Oregon House Tina Kotek is exactly the leader we need now to protect our clean air and water, and to address the climate crisis with the level of urgency necessary. We don’t have time for on-the-job-learning, and Tina is ready to lead on day one. She’s a climate champion driven by core values of justice, opportunity for all, and a better future for our kids. She’s an advocate at heart and a leader who brings people together to solve our toughest problems. Tina has been tested, and she’s delivered.
OLCV Endorses Andrea Salinas for Congress
From when she served as an OLCV board member to her current work as an environmental and climate champion in the Oregon House, Andrea Salinas is always driven by her values, her work ethic, and her foundational belief that change is possible if we work for it. Her strong values paired with her experience fighting for everyday people, our communities, and our climate, make her exactly who we need representing all of us in Congress.
- Ron Wyden, U.S. Senate (also endorsed by LCV)
- Tina Kotek, Oregon Governor
- Suzanne Bonamici, U.S. Representative, 1st District (also endorsed by LCV)
- Val Hoyle, U.S. Representative, 4th District (also endorsed by LCV)
- Andrea Salinas, U.S. Representative, 6th District (also endorsed by LCV)
- Jeff Golden, State Senator, 3rd District
- Floyd Prozanski, State Senator, 4th District
- Ashley Pelton, State Senator, 6th District
- James Manning, State Senator, 7th District
- Sara Gelser Blouin, State Senator, 8th District
- Deb Patterson, State Senator, 10th District
- Eric Swenson, State Senator, 11th District
- Aaron Woods, State Senator, 13th District
- Janeen Sollman, State Senator, 15th District
- Melissa Busch, State Senator, 16th District
- Elizabeth Steiner Hayward, State Senator, 17th District
- WLnsvey Campos, State Senator, 18th District
- Rob Wagner, State Senator, 19th District
- Mark Meek, State Senator, 20th District
- Kayse Jama, State Senator, 24th District
- Raz Mason, State Senator, 26th District
- Pam Marsh, State Representative, 5th District
- Dan Davis, State Representative, 6th District
- John Lively, State Representative, 7th District
- David Gomberg, State Representative, 10th District
- Michelle Emmons, State Representative, 12th District
- Nancy Nathanson, State Representative, 13th District
- Julie Fahey, State Representative, 14th District
- Benjamin Watts, State Representative, 15th District
- Dan Rayfield, State Representative, 16th District
- Jesse Smith, State Representative, 18th District
- Jackie Leung, State Representative, 19th District
- Paul Evans, State Representative, 20th District
- Ramiro “RJ” Navarro Jr., State Representative, 21st District
- Anthony Medina, State Representative, 22nd District
- Ben Bowman, State Representative, 25th District
- Courtney Neron, State Representative, 26th District
- Ken Helm, State Representative, 27th District
- Dacia Grayber, State Representative, 28th District
- Susan McLain, State Representative, 29th District
- Nathan Sosa, State Representative, 30th District
- Maxine Dexter, State Representative, 33rd District
- Lisa Reynolds, State Representative, 34th District
- Farrah Chaichi, State Representative, 35th District
- Hai Pham, State Representative, 36th District
- Jules Walters, State Representative, 37th District
- Janelle Bynum, State Representative, 39th District
- Mark Gamba, State Representative, 41st District
- Rob Nosse, State Representative, 42nd District
- Tawna Sanchez, State Representative, 43rd District
- Travis Nelson, State Representative, 44th District
- Catherine Thomasson, State Representative, 45th District
- Khanh Pham, State Representative, 46th District
- Andrea Valderrama, State Representative, 47th District
- Hoa Nguyen, State Representative, 48th District
- Zach Hudson, State Representative, 49th District
- Ricki Ruiz, State Representative, 50th District
- Darcy Long, State Representative, 52nd District
- Emerson Levy, State Representative, 53rd District
- Jason Kropf, State Representative, 54th District
- Brian Lepore, State Representative, 55th District
- Jonathan Chenjeri, State Representative, 56th District
- Lynn Peterson, Metro President
- Ashton Simpson, Metro, District 1
- Christine Lewis, Metro, District 2
- Juan Carlos González, Metro, District 4
- Dual endorsement of Duncan Hwang and Terri Preeg Riggsby, Metro, District 6
- Jessica Vega Pederson, Multnomah County Chair
- Susheela Jayapal, Multnomah County Commissioner, District 2
- Kathryn Harrington, Washington County Chair
- Pam Treece, Washington County Commission, Seat 2
- Libra Forde, Clackamas County Commission, District 2
- Sonya Fischer, Clackamas County Commission, District 5
- Casey Miller, Lincoln County Commission, District 1
- Kaety Jacobson, Lincoln County Commission, District 3
- Dawn Lesley, Lane County Commission, District 1
- Joe Berney, Lane County Commission, District 2
- Heather Buch, Lane County Commission, District 5
- Leticia Moretti, Hood River County Commission, Position 1
- Oliver Tatom, Deschutes County Commission, Position 1
- Morgan Schmidt, Deschutes County Commission, Position 3
- Andrew Dennis, Marion County Commission, Position 1
- Ashley Hartmeier-Prigg, Beaverton City Council, Seat 1
- Kevin Teater, Beaverton City Council, Seat 2
- Edward Kimmi, Beaverton City Council, Seat 3
- John Dugger, Beaverton City Council, Seat 5
- Alan Zelenka, Eugene City Council, Ward 3
- Jo Ann Hardesty, Portland City Council, Position 3
- Chris Hoy, Salem Mayor
- Dynee Medlock, Salem City Council, Ward 4
- Stacy Vieyra-Braendle, Salem City Council, Ward 6
- Micki Varney, Salem City Council, Ward 8
The Endorsement Process
Any candidate seeking an OLCV endorsement must fill out a comprehensive questionnaire. Following review of the questionnaire, we conduct face-to-face interviews with each candidate. All endorsement recommendations are reviewed and finalized by the OLCV PAC Board of Directors. Learn more
Environmental Voter Guide
With the increased interest from voters and candidates, and limited organizational capacity, OLCV for the first time has offered a chance for local candidates running in races where OLCV was NOT able to make an official endorsement decision, to share their environmental priorities through a short voter guide. The candidates listed below and their answers do not indicate an OLCV endorsement, but simply provide voters with local candidates’ answers to two questions:
- What are your top two environmental priorities, and what steps do you plan to take to address them?
- What does 'environmental justice' mean to you? And how will your understanding of environmental justice impact your priorities if elected?
If you are a local candidate who would like to participate in OLCV’s voter guide, please email OLCV@OLCV.org
Cristina Bettesworth, Coos County Commissioner – Position 2
- My number one concern is conservation for our waterways, estuaries, and local watersheds. I want to promote salmon habitat in our rivers and help prevent runoff and contamination into our watersheds.
- To me environment justice means that we must justify what choices we make for environmental impact. We need to thoroughly research the choices that we are making for our area to ensure that our footprint is not having a negative impact, but rather we are working towards conservation, and positive steps for our environment.
Pam Lewis, Coos County Commissioner – Position 2
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Coos County has a recycling ability that underserves the county’s need.
I will work with my Representative to remedy and improve this situation.
Coos County’s forest management is in poor form, we are at risk for wildfire destruction.
I will seek to restore local control for forest management, with goal of increased farming and replanting.
- Environmental Justice means self-sustainability and local control of the county resources. Local citizens should be able to utilize rain water capture and alternative power sources for their properties.
Melissa Cribbins, Coos County Commissioner – Position 3
- Recently, BOEM has been working on a process to site offshore wind, and they recently released the lease (call) areas. They are all of the coast of Coos and Curry Counties. It is critical to ensure that the siting of offshore wind does not create adverse impacts to the environment, protected species, and currently existing industries. We must all work together to ensure that we are protecting our coast.
- Environmental justice to mean means lifting up the voices that are not heard on their own, including people in rural areas. I have dedicated my career to ensuring that I am the voice for rural Oregon in the places where decisions are being made. I want to make sure our citizens know that I will fight tirelessly for them and their concerns.