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Ballots started arriving in local mailboxes this week. Here’s a summary of our endorsements for the Nov. 4 election. You can find our full endorsements, along with video of our candidate interviews, here.
Federal
President: BARACK OBAMA
US Senate: JEFF MERKLEY
First Congressional District DAVID WU
Third Congressional District EARL BLUMENAUER
Fifth Congressional District KURT SCHRADER
State
Treasurer ALLEN ALLEYSec of State KATE BROWN
Attorney General JOHN KROGER
Labor Commissioner BRAD AVAKIAN
State measures
54 Voter eligibility in school elections YES55 Redistricting YES
56 Double majority changes YES
57 Prison sentences (legislative version) YES
58 English-language instruction limits NO
59 Increased state tax deductions NO
60 Merit pay for teachers NO
61 Prison sentences NO
62 Lottery money set-aside NO
63 Building permit exemptions NO
64 Payroll deduction restrictions NO
65 Open primary YES
City Council
AMANDA FRITZMultnomah County
Sheriff BOB SKIPPERCommissioner, District 3 MIKE DELMAN
Commissioner, District 4 CARLA PILUSO
Legislature
Senate 14 MARK HASSSenate 18 GINNY BURDICK
Senate 25 LAURIE MONNES-ANDERSON
House 26 JESSICA ADAMSON
House 27 TOBIAS READ
House 29 CHUCK RILEY
House 30 DAVID EDWARDS
House 33 MITCH GREENLICK
House 34 CHRIS HARKER
House 35 LARRY GALIZIO
House 36 MARY NOLAN
House 37 SCOTT BRUUN
House 38 STEVE GRIFFITH
House 39 TOBY FORSBERG
House 41 CAROLYN TOMEI
House 42 JULES KOPEL-BAILEY
House 45 MICHAEL DEMBROW
House 49 JOHN NELSEN
House 50 GREG MATTHEWS
House 51 BRENT BARTON
House 52 SUZANNE VANORMAN
Local initiatives
26-94 Portland children’s levy YES26-95 Portland Community College bond YES
26-96 Oregon Zoo levy NO
26-97 Centennial bond YES
