November 2022 Candidates: US Representative

Listed below are candidates for U.S. Representative who will be on Multnomah County voters’ ballots in the 2022 General Election.    All the candidates were asked the same questions and given the same opportunities to provide information about themselves.  (In video interviews, candidates were asked as many of our questions as time allowed.)

Most of the information below is copied from the VOTE411 website of the League of Women Voters of the United States. Candidates have until Election Day to add their information to this website. Another way to easily compare  candidates running for the same position is to visit VOTE411.org. On this webpage and on Vote411, links to relevant LWV videos of candidate interviews and forums are provided, when these are available.

Candidates for U.S. Representative

US Representative, 1st District – Candidate Information

Suzanne Bonamici, Democrat, Working Families
    • Campaign Phone (public): 503-208-1228
    • Web Site: http://Bonamiciforcongress.com
    • Town: Unincorporated Wash Co
    • Experience/Qualifications: I put myself through community college, college, and law school working at Legal Aid. I’ve been a consumer protection attorney, active community volunteer, and state legislator. My advocacy for public education inspired my first run for office, and now I am a national leader on the Education & Labor Committee. I’ve spent my career fighting for a better future for Oregonians.
    • Facebook: http://facebook.com/suzannebonamici
Christopher A. Mann, Republican

Candidates’ Answers to LWV Questions

1. What more should the US Congress do to meet the US’s obligations under the Paris climate change agreement both for reducing greenhouse gases, domestically, and supporting poorer countries severely impacted by climate change?

Suzanne Bonamici: The climate crisis is an existential threat and a national emergency, and I will continue to work in Congress for meaningful steps to reduce emissions, transition to clean energy, grow the economy, and defend our planet for generations to come. As a member of the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, I helped write and am working to implement our Climate Action Plan. The Plan includes more than 500 pages of detailed, science-based policy recommendations that cover each sector of the economy.

Christopher A Mann: The Paris Climate is a money drain. Without countries like China, Russia and India working on reducing their emissions the Paris climate is just a bunch of Elites getting paid without any benefit.

2. What further federal legislation would you promote, if any, to reduce gun violence in this country?

Suzanne Bonamici: We need and deserve to be safe from gun violence. It is past time for the federal government to enact meaningful gun violence prevention laws. As a member of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, I’ve supported legislation to require universal background checks and to close loopholes that make it easier for dangerous people to access firearms. I support getting assault weapons off our streets and closing the “boyfriend loophole,” which leaves many domestic violence survivors in danger.

Christopher A Mann: Background checks need to thorough, meaning a multi-state records check.

3. What should be the federal government’s role in addressing women’s right to privacy in reproductive health decisions?

Suzanne Bonamici: The Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade has been devastating and dangerous. Politicians and judges should not be dictating the intensely personal decision about whether and when someone bears a child. I helped the House pass the Women’s Health Protection Act, which will put the provisions of Roe v. Wade into law. I also helped the House pass legislation to protect the right to contraception and the right to travel to another state to access abortion care.

Christopher A Mann: Federal tax payer dollars should not be used to fund abortions. If a woman is at risk during pregnancy then a women’s privacy is protected by HIPPA

U.S. Representative, 3rd District – Candidate Information

Earl Blumenauer, Democrat
David E. Delk, Progressive, Independent, Pacific Green
Joanna Harbour, Republican

Joanna Harbour has not yet responded on Vote411.org. (She has until Election Day to do so.) However, she provided information for the Oregon Voters’ Pamphlet, page 31. She was also interviewed by the League of Women Voters of Portland. The recording of that interview is here: https://youtu.be/77EjSuIVA3U

Candidates’ Answers to LWV Questions

1. What more should the US Congress do to meet the US’s obligations under the Paris climate change agreement both for reducing greenhouse gases, domestically, and supporting poorer countries severely impacted by climate change?

Earl Blumenauer: My leadership with the Green New Deal was not just theoretical, I included parts of it in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act, leading to the largest carbon reduction in history.

David E Delk: The US Congress should enact the proposed Green New Deal; they should build on the recently enacted Inflation Reduction Act and provide a much larger sum of money to achieve the climate goals. The US Congress should require that the US Dept. of Defense report on greenhouse gases emission from all its activities as the US Dept of Defense is the largest institutional source of greenhouse gases in the world. The Congress should require that all US public transportation use renewable energy only.

Joanna Harbour responded to part of this question during her interview with the LWV of Portland: See that interview here.

2. What further federal legislation would you promote, if any, to reduce gun violence in this country?

Earl Blumenauer: When active shooter drills become as common as fire drills in schools, no one can deny that gun violence is a crisis in America. We must do more to reduce the unrelenting trauma of gun violence in our communities. I support federal legislation to: -Implement universal background checks -Remove barriers to researching gun violence -Ban assault weapons and high capacity magazines – Improve our mental health systems -Enforce existing laws and not let the gun lobby undermine enforcement agencies

David E Delk: Ban manufacturing of semi-automatic weapons as well as their sale, safe storage requirements, no loophole gun registration requirements, ban manufacture of high capacity magazines. All of these should be enacted at the state level as well. For instance, Oregon voters will have a End Gun Violence ballot measure on the 2022 statewide ballot; I encourage voters to approve this ballot measure.

Joanna Harbour responded to this question during her interview with the LWV of Portland: See that interview here.

3. What should be the federal government’s role in addressing women’s right to privacy in reproductive health decisions?

Earl Blumenauer: The federal government must protect and defend a woman’s fundamental right to make personal health decisions that impact their health, economic opportunity, and futures. The ability to decide when, how, and with whom to have a child is deeply important. That decision is a personal one and should be decided by an individual in consultation with their doctor and family. The federal government should work to protect these rights, not dismantle them.

David E Delk: Congress must enact legislation to protect a women’s right to privacy in reproductive health decisions. Enact the HealthCare for All proposals by Rep. Jayapal. Additionally, the recent Supreme Court decision in this regard said that states can do this, and they should. In Kansas, there was an initiative on their ballot to overturn a women’s right to privacy; the voters in Kansas defeated this ballot measure strongly and I hope to see the same happen in other states.  (See also Delk’s LWV Interview video here.)
Joanna Harbour responded to this question during her interview with the LWV of Portland: See that interview here.

U.S. Representative, 5th District – Candidate Information

Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Republican

Lori Chavez-DeRemer has not responded yet on Vote411.org. However, she provided information for the Oregon Voters’ Pamphlet, page 33. She has also participated with Jamie McLeod-Skinner in LWV Candidate Forums; you can view the videos of those forums here. One of the forums is available now here. We expect another to be posted soon.

Jamie McLeod-Skinner, Democrat, Independent, Working Families
    • Campaign Phone (public): (541)900-5855
    • Web Site: http://jamiefororegon.com
    • YouTube Video: http://youtu.be/fPlKWjDK2uo
    • Town: Terrebonne, Oregon
    • Experience/Qualifications: My background and on-the-ground experience in wildfire recovery and community development differentiates me from my Republican opponent in the general election. I am a small business owner, trained engineer, emergency response coordinator, and former union member. A former city council member and city manager, I’ve focused my career on building resilient communities.
    • Facebook: http://Facebook.com/jamiefororegon
    • Campaign Twitter Handle: @jamiefororegon

Candidates’ Answers to LWV Questions

1. What more should the US Congress do to meet the US’s obligations under the Paris climate change agreement both for reducing greenhouse gases, domestically, and supporting poorer countries severely impacted by climate change?

Lori Chavez-DeRemer: See LWV forums in which she participated here.

Jamie McLeod-Skinner: We need to better manage the climate impacts we cause by investing in R&D, more manufacturing of renewable energy products, and developing a renewable energy grid — transitioning the industry to create good, family-wage jobs without leaving working people behind. This is a matter of national security because it reduces reliance on other countries for fossil fuel energy sources. We also need to be better prepared and more resilient, mitigate risk, and upgrade emergency response systems.

Also see LWV forums in which McLeod-Skinner participated here.

2. What further federal legislation would you promote, if any, to reduce gun violence in this country?

Lori Chavez-DeRemer: See LWV forums in which she participated here.

Jamie McLeod-SkinnerThose of us from families with a tradition of hunting and responsible gun ownership know gun safety is over-politicized. This is a matter of keeping communities safe. I support expanding mental/behavioral health programs and resources for public safety and commonsense gun safety legislation, including safe storage, closing loopholes for background checks, banning hard-to-trace ghost guns, and restricting civilian access to weapons of war. We need to build the partnerships to get this work done.

Also see LWV forums in which McLeod-Skinner participated here.

3. What should be the federal government’s role in addressing women’s right to privacy in reproductive health decisions?

Lori Chavez-DeRemer: See LWV forums in which she participated here.

Jamie McLeod-SkinnerThe federal government should not be telling us what to do with our bodies. Everyone has the right to make personal health care decisions without government overreach, including making reproductive health care decisions. The only way we can ensure these rights to privacy is to codify reproductive rights into federal law. I will co-sponsor legislation to do exactly that.

Also see LWV forums in which McLeod-Skinner participated here.

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