What’s on your May 2021 ballot?
Ballots are mailed to voters April 28th.
Your Ballot is due in Ballot Boxes May 18 at 8pm sharp. Or in the mail by May 11th.
Below are all the Democrats running for local election in this special election. To look up voter statements for local Democratic candidates, consult the MultDems Voter HUB
Multnomah County Elections website includes drop box locations, assistance for voters, tracking your ballot, multilingual instructions. https://multco.us/elections
School Board members volunteer their time and energy to serve our community. An effective school board plays an important watchdog role in keeping districts on track and setting policies that affect students and staff. The school board sets the vision and goals for the school district, and holds the district accountable for results. They hire and evaluate the superintendent, adopt and oversee the annual budget, manage the collective bargaining process for employees, approve the school calendar, adopt curriculum, oversee construction, and more.
We support Democrats running in these community elections. Democrats know that high-quality, safe, well-funded, equitable public education for all students not only enriches our personal lives but strengthens our economy and is critical to a well-functioning democracy. We support a racially, ethnically, linguistically, culturally diverse workforce to meet student needs, and support union representation for teachers and other staff. See our full party platform multdems.org/platform
You’ll find even more information about each candidate in their voter pamphlet statements, on their websites and on the Multnomah Democrats website. https://multdems.org/.
This candidate list is county-wide. Your ballot will include only the at-large and zone races specific to your address.
K-12 School Boards
Our schools prepare students for life—for college, for work, for living within a family and within a community, and for participating effectively in the democratic process. * (A/B) AFTER A NAME, IT MEANS TWO DEMOCRATS ARE RUNNING FOR THE SAME POSITION.
CENTENNIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Position 1 Zone 1 David Linn
Position 5 Zone 3 Claudia Andrews
Position 6 At-Large Erica Fuller
Position 7 At-Large Heath Curry
CORBETT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Position 2 Vanessa Lyon
Position 3 Michelle Vo
Position 4 Leah Fredericks
DAVID DOUGLAS SCHOOL DISTRICT
Position 2 Stephanie D Stephens
Position 3
Hoa Nguyen (A)
Deian Salazar (B)
Position 6 Andrea Valderrama
GRESHAM-BARLOW SCHOOL DISTRICT
Position 1 Zone 1 Robyn Stowers
Position 4 At-Large
Carla C Piluso (A)
Julie Frediani (B)
Position 5 Zone 4 Jasia Mosley
Position 6 At-Large Mayra L Gómez *
PARKROSE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Position 1 Joshua Singleton
Position 4 Sonja Mckenzie
Position 5 Elizabeth Durant
PORTLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT
Zone 4
Brooklyn Sherman (A)
Herman Greene (B)
Zone 5 Gary Hollands
Zone 6
Matthew (Max) Margolis (A)
Julia Brim-Edwards (B)
REYNOLDS SCHOOL DISTRICT
Position 1
Aaron Muñoz (A)
Charles Crowder (B)
Position 2 Matt Richardson
Position 3 Michael Reyes
Position 4 Cayle Tern
CORBETT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Position 1 Jeff Dominitz
Position 5
Kevin McPherson (A)
Allison Williams (B)
Community College Boards
Community colleges serve everyone though multiple missions — critical workforce development and retraining, preparing students for their next steps in higher education, and community enrichment.
MT HOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Zone 1 Diane McKeel
Zone 4 Annette L Mattson
PORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE
* (A/B) after a name, it means two democrats are running for the same position.
Zone 1 Laurie J Cremona Wagner
Zone 4 Jim Harper
Zone 5 Dan Saltzman
Zone 6 Mohamed Alyajouri Reiko
Zone 7
Mia Williams (A)
Kristi Wilson (B)
MESD
Multnomah Education Service District is a regional cooperative providing programs and services to school districts all over Multnomah County including: School Health Services, Special Education, Alternative Education, Technology, Outdoor School and School Improvement.
Position 1 Zone 5 Susie Jones
Position 2 At-Large Helen Ying
Position 3 Zone 2 Mary Botkin
Position 4 Zone 4 Jessica Arzate
