Oregon Primary Elections 2012
PAC Endorsements
Secretary of State: Kate Brown
State Treasurer: Ted Wheeler
Attorney General: Dwight Holton
Attorney General: Ellen Rosenblum
Labor Commissioner: Brad Avakian
State Senator District 5: Arnie Roblan
State Senator District 14: Mark Hass
State Senator District 17: Elizabeth Steiner Hayward
State Senator District 21: Diane Rosenbaum
State Senator District 22: Chip Shields
State Senator District 23: Jackie Dingfelder
State Senator District 25: Laurie Monnes Anderson
State Representative District 9: Caddy McKeown
State Representative District 10: David Gomberg
State Representative District 11: Phil Barnhart
State Representative District 13: Nancy Nathanson
State Representative District 14: Val Hoyle
State Representative District 16: Sara Gelser
State Representative District 21: Brian Clem
State Representative District 27: Tobias Read
State Representative District 28: Jeff Barker
State Representative District 29: Katie Riley
State Representative District 29: Ben Unger
State Representative District 31: Brad Witt
State Representative District 33: Mitch Greenlick
State Representative District 34: Chris Harker
State Representative District 35: Margaret Doherty
State Representative District 36: Sharon Meieran
State Representative District 36: Jennifer Williamson
State Representative District 37: Carl Hosticka
State Representative District 38: Chris Garrett
State Representative District 40: Brent Barton
State Representative District 41: Carolyn Tomei
State Representative District 42: Jules Bailey
State Representative District 43: Lew Frederick
State Representative District 44: Tina Kotek
State Representative District 45: Michael Dembrow
State Representative District 46: Alissa Keny-Guyer
State Representative District 47: Jessica Vega Pederson
State Representative District 47: Thuy Tran
State Representative District 48: Mike Schaufler
State Representative District 51: Shemia Fagan
State Representative District 52: Marv Hollingsworth
Portland City Council Position 1: Mary Nolan
Choice Action Team (CAT) Green Light Ratings
Mayor of Portland: Charlie Hales
Mayor of Portland: Eileen Brady
Mayor of Portland: Jefferson Smith
Mayor of Eugene: Kitty Piercy
Metro Council District 6: Bob Stacey
Metro Council District 5: Sam Chase
City Council Position #1: Amanda Fritz
City Council Position #4: Steve Novick
Lane County Commissioner- South: Pete Sorenson
Multnomah County Commissioner District 1: Deborah Kafoury
Multnomah County Commissioner District 3: Judy Shiprack
Washington County Commissioner: Dick Schouten
Clackamas County Commissioner: Martha Schrader
Election Results 2010
This election season, NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon worked tirelessly to elect a pro-choice Governor and pro-choice candidates to the Oregon State Senate and House.
NARAL, along with its partner organizations and the Kitzhaber campaign, committed to an aggressive communication and field program to educate and turnout the more than 150,000 pro-choice Democratic, Republican and non-affiliated voters in our database. Since June, NARAL has recruited 645 election volunteers, made over 37,770 voter contacts, mailed 74,995 pieces of literature and worked up until the very last minute to make sure that every John Kitzhaber supporter voted.
NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon PAC Endorsed Candidates who won:
Statewide
John Kitzhaber - Governor
Ted Wheeler - Oregon State Treasurer
Oregon State Senate
Alan Bates, Senate District 3
Floyd Prozanski, Senate District 4
Lee Beyer, Senate District 6
Chris Edwards, Senate District 7
Peter Courtney, Senate District 11
Betsy Johnson, Senate District 16
Suzanne Bonamici, Senate District 17
Richard Devlin, Senate District 19
Martha Schrader, Senate District 20
Chip Shields, Senate District 22
Rod Monroe, Senate District 24
Oregon State House
Peter Buckley, House District 5
Paul Holvey, House District 8
Arnie Roblan, House District 9
Jean Cowan, House District 10
Phil Barnhart, House District 11
Terry Beyer, House District 12
Nancy Nathanson, House District 13
Val Hoyle, House District 14
Sara Gelser, House District 16
Brian Clem, House District 21
Tobias Read, House District 27
Jeff Barker, House District 28
Brad Witt, House District 31
Debbie Boone, House District 32
Mitch Greenlick, House District 33
Chris Harker, House District 34
Mary Nolan, House District 36
Chris Garrett, House District 38
Dave Hunt, House District 40
Carolyn Tomei, House District 41
Jules Kopel-Bailey, House District 42
Lew Frederick, House District 43
Tina Kotek, House District 44
Michael Dembrow, House District 45
Ben Cannon, House District 46
Jefferson Smith, House District 47
Mike Schauffler, House District 48
Local Candidates rated by NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon Choice Action Team
Ann Lininger - Clackamas County Commissioner Position #3
Tom Hughes – Metro Council President
Kathryn Harrington – Metro Council District #4
Loretta Smith - Multnomah County Commissioner District #2
Election Results 2008
NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon succeeded in electing 6 of 8 targeted candidates this year, including the election of Jeff Merkley to the United States Senate resulting in the gaining of a pro-choice super-majority in the Oregon House. Effective coordination of phone, mail and email strategies resulted in NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon turning out 91% of pro-choice voters in a year where record statewide turnout was 84%.
NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon turned out 89% of its pro-choice voters for Brent Barton and Suzanne VanOrman and 93% of its pro-choice voters for Kitty Piercy, making THE margin of victory in each of those three races.
NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon Accomplishments
• Voter IDs: 85,000 new IDs, growing database by 62% for a total of nearly 215,000 voters identified on choice
• Turned out 91% of pro-choice voters, 7% higher than statewide turnout (84%)
• Turned out 89%, 89% and 93% for Suzanne VanOrman, Brent Barton and Kitty Piercy, making the margin of victory in each of those three races
• Turned out 92% and 91% of pro-choice voters for Michele Eberle and Jessica Adamson, who each lost by very narrow margins
• Gained pro-choice super majority in the Oregon House
• Money raised: $408,700
• Contacted 194,423 voters by phone
• Contacted 100,000 voters by mail
• Contacted 25,796 voters by email
• Oregon Choice PAC ad airs on three cable networks for 10 days, reaching approximately 300,000 voters
• Total Voter Contacts: 720,219
• Opened Oregon Choice PAC
The two races in which NARAL candidates lost occurred in very conservative districts where Michele Eberle and Jessica Adamson lost by margins of 6.9% and 5.5%, respectively. NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon showed turnout rates in those two districts of 92% and 91%, respectively, effectively turning out as many pro-choice voters as possible for these two candidates.
NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon entered this election cycle at a time when choice has become the paramount issue in American politics. NARAL seized this opportunity to position itself as the political leader of the pro-choice movement by positioning choice as a significant factor in the US Senate race and by heavily investing in state and local races.
By effectively managing a comprehensive phone, mail and email communications program, as well as leveraging earned and paid media, NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon
made a total of over 700,000 voter contacts.
Candidates Endorsed by NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon PAC
Statewide
Attorney General John Kroger
Secretary of State Kate Brown
Treasurer Ben Westlund
Oregon House
House District 5 Peter Buckley
House District 6 Lynn Howe
House District 8 Paul Holvey
House District 9 Arnie Roblan
House District 10 Jean Cowan
House District 11 Phil Barnhart
House District 12 E. Terry Beyer
House District 14 Chris Edwards
House District 16 Sara Gelser
House District 17 Dan Thackaberry
House District 19 Hanten Day
House District 21 Brian Clem
House District 27 Tobias Read
House District 28 Jeff Barker
House District 29 Chuck Riley
House District 30 David Edwards
House District 31 Brad Witt
House District 32 Deborah Boone
House District 33 Mitch Greenlick
House District 34 Chris Harker
House District 35 Larry Galizio
House District 36 Mary Nolan
House District 37 Michele Eberle
House District 38 Chris Garrett
House District 39 Toby Forsberg
House District 40 Dave Hunt
House District 41 Carolyn Tomei
House District 42 Jules Kopel-Bailey
House District 43 Chip Shields
House District 44 Tina Kotek
House District 45 Michael Dembrow
House District 46 Ben Cannon
House District 47 Jefferson Smith
House District 48 Mike Schaufler
House District 49 Nick Kahl
House District 52 Suzanne VanOrman
House District 54 Judy Stiegler
Oregon Senate
Senate District 14 Mark Hass
Senate District 17 SuzanneBonamici
Senate District 21 Diane Rosenbaum
Senate District 23 Jackie Dingfelder
Senate District 25 Laurie Monnes-Anderson
Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy
Candidates Endorsed by NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon
