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Friday, July 10, 2009

Politics And the Metro Council Election Race Begins!

Posted by Sarah Mirk on Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 1:03 PM

Remember back in April when I reported the gossip that Bob Stacey is planning a run for Metro president? Back then the 1000 Friends of Oregon Executive Director said he was merely "seeking advice from friends and colleagues" about whether to run for the seat currently held by David Bragdon. Well today it's confirmed on the Secretary of State's website: Bob Stacey has created a candidate committee for a metro prez run.

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"I'm gonna be president!" — Bob Stacey.

And hot on the heels of Stacey's filing is another candidate: Duke Shepard, political director of the AFL-CIO, just created a candidate committee to run for a different metro council seat.

Update: Shepard's treasurer Kevin Neely says he's 99.9 percent sure that Shepard is running for the District One seat currently occupied by Rod Park. That seat covers part of East Portland, Troutdale, Fairview and Gresham.

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Which seat? I know, I could probably look up Mr Shepard's address in the phone book myself and figure out which district he lives in, but then I'd know and you guys still wouldn't. Who is he running against, and who gets to vote for/against him?
Posted by Matthew D on July 10, 2009 at 1:21 PM · Report
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Thank you.

Now, onto the fact that his treasurer doesn't actually know which seat he is running for. It is a lot like like running for the US Senate and not knowing which state you are representing... Did they try to hire Jasun Wurster, but he was too busy having a potluck with his "thousands" of volunteers and so they got this guy instead? Seriously, it should be on the letterhead, the guy should have known it before he even interviewed for the job.
Posted by Matthew D on July 10, 2009 at 3:29 PM · Report
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Duke would be running for an open position. Both Rod Park (district one, Gresham - Troutdale - Happy Valley - East Portland area) and I are not eligible to run again for our current seats.
Posted by David Bragdon on July 11, 2009 at 10:35 AM · Report

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