We had 32 people show up for our party! It was a standing-room-only crowd. After filling up on goodies, we settled down to business.
We heard from Jessica Adamson, who is running for the Oregon House seat here in our House District 26. Jessica is a very strong candidate. She knows the issues backwards and forwards, and she has years of experience working with legislators in Salem. Please help her out by walking with her and introducing her to your neighbors. See her website for more info.
Next, Charlotte Lehan spoke. Charlotte is the mayor of Wilsonville and is running for the Clackamas County Commission. She just barely missed capturing the seat in the primary but is facing a run-off in the fall. From her years as mayor of fast-growing Wilsonville, Charlotte has a lot of experience in managing growth. She spoke about the problems surrounding he proposed connector road parallel to I-5. To help her out, visit her web site.
Brian Andersen and James Richards from the Obama campaign spoke about how the campaign is going and encouraged us to get involved. Brian is an Obama fellow from Montana and is here in Oregon for six weeks to help build a volunteer base for the fall election. James will be here through the election. Click here for more info.
