Volunteer campaign help is needed on a daily basis - both for the Gov. race, key Congressional races, and for our critical Eastside races.  Depending on your availability and location, your help would be most appreciated in these important and close races, and the time to start helping is now!

STATEWIDE (INNER SE Office)

Gov. John Kitzhaber  http://www.johnkitzhaber.com  (Coordinated Campaign office is in the old Obama Main office at 30th and Division)  Daily: phone banks and regular canvasses.  John is neck and neck in a race - he has real solutions and plans for the state, but needs our help to get his message out to the voters.

EASTSIDE

Nick Kahl (HD 49 Gresham, Fairview, Troutdale, Wood Village)  http://www.nickkahl.com/  Nick is a great Dem Incumbent who faces a tough challenger.

Cheryl Myers (HD 51 - Outer SE, some MultCo, mostly Clackamas Co.)  http://www.cherylmyers.org  Cheryl is an amazing new candidate vying in a tough race for the open seat.

Suzanne VanOrman  (HD 52 - Corbett area, parts of Troutdale, Clackamas and Hood River) http://votevanorman.com/  Suzanne is a wonderful Dem Incumbent who also faces a tough challenger.

Brent Barton (SD 26 - area is composed of HDs 51 and 52) http://www.votebrentbarton.com/ Dynamite HD 51 Rep. Brent is contending for the open Senate seat.

WESTSIDE

Margaret Doherty (HD 35)  http://www.leg.state.or.us/doherty/  Margaret is the Democratic incumbent that was appointed to fill Larry Galizio's vacated seat.  She faces the the tough challenge of running her fisrt full-on race. Multnomah Democratic turnout will be the deciding factor in this District, which sits mostly in Washington Co.


CONGRESSIONAL TIGHT RACES:

Congressman David Wu (Cong. District 1 - Metro's Westside and points west)  http://www.wuforcongress.com/  David faces a stiff challenge from a well funded rightwing opponent and the race is close. Multnomah County Democratic voters will make or break this race.

Congressman Kurt Schrader (CD 5 - 18,000+ Multnomah County voters and much valley to the coast area in several Counties)   http://www.kurtschrader.com/  Freshman Congressman Kurt is in a very close race that the national GOP has targeted.  Multnomah County Democratic voters will make or break this race, too.

The above are our toughest races.  The County wide effort is also focused on getting voter turnout in EVERY District!

Contact information for all the House Districts in Mutlnomah County is in the right column, below the calendar.