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