by Moses Ross, Treasurer

The Multnomah County Democratic Party lost a good member of our community recently. We are saddened to hear of the passing of Linda Johnson. Many of you knew Linda through her work as an union activist and as a former local Democratic Party leader. Our condolences go out to her family.

I had the pleasure of working with Linda since 2002. We both served as officers of the county Democratic Party, her as Vice Chair and myself as Communications Secretary. The county party at that time was chaired by Jim Robison, with Linda as Vice Chair, Jim Davis as Treasurer and Ernest Adams as Recording Secretary.

Linda was an "optimistic cynic". She had a great deal of political realism that served her well in her work with the party. That probably came from her union background. I wish I knew more about her background because I'm sure that her and Mary Botkin, Dianna McCoy, Judi Mehrens and others raised hell more than once. Linda always fought the good fight.

One thing that I admired about Linda was that she took her party leadership position very seriously. Linda taught me through her words and actions the relevance of our county party to the local political process and to have a respect for the party and for the leadership position in which we serve our party.

Linda Johnson, a long time activist and past officer for the Multnomah County Democrats, recently passed away.ÂÂ

From the AFSCME web site

Longtime Local 328 (OHSU) and Oregon AFSCME activist Linda Johnson passed away on Aug. 17. She had recently turned 60 years old

By State Senator Laurie Monnes Anderson

Aug 3, 2007
The Gresham Outlook

The 2007 Legislative Session has come to a close. I am proud to say that it has been a good year for Oregonian families. I was a strong advocate for health-care reform, safer communities, worker security and strong schools for our children. I would like to thank all of you for your support, hard work, and suggestions; they were what guided me this session.