Sam's Supporters
Sam has a broad base of support around the region. Add your name to this list - Endorse Sam!
- Neilson Abeel
- Ruth Adkins, Portland Public School Board
- Terry Anderson
- Aaron Babbie
- Robb Ball, Ball/Janik LLC.
- Dave Barenburg
- Kevin Diller and Marni Beardsley
- Jesse Beason
- Tom Benjamin
- Andrew Beyer
- Doreen Binder
- Ed Blackburn
- Nik Blosser, Sustainability and Business Leader
- Rob Bole
- Robin Boyce
- Bill Boyd
- Cathey Briggs
- John and Sandra Bright
- Dana Brown
- Diana Burnham
- Brian Carleton
- Leslie Carlson
- Gale Castillo
- Jill and Frank Castrina
- Mark Christensen
- Todd Cleek
- Tom Cody
- Joe Conyard
- Ross Cornelius
- Jesse Cornett
- Shirley Craddick, Metro Councilor
- Gustavo Cruz, Vice-Chair Northwest District Association
- Cynthia Cumfer
- Reverend Chuck Currie
- Liz Smith Currie
- Howard Cutler
- Andrew Davidson
- Ryan Deckert, Oregon Business Leader
- Jean DeMaster
- Daisy and Roger Dhillon
- Linda DuBois
- Charles Duffy
- David Easly
- Amy Fauver
- Nick Fish, Portland City Commissioner
- Ted Foster
- Crystal Froembling
- Jill Fuglister
- Don Geddes
- Justin Gericke
- Stephen Gomez
- Kamron Graham
- Chris Graham
- Sheila Greenlaw Fink
- Mitch Greenlick, State Representative
- John Haines
- Allison Handler
- Mary Hanlon
- JoAnne (Bowman) Hardesty
- Richard Harris
- Charlie Harris
- Bill Hart
- Michelle Haynes
- Laura K. "Lily" Heller
- Jason Hilbourne
- Val Hoyle, Oregon State Representative
- Joe Jablonski
- Neil Jaques
- Marc Jolin, Homeless Advocate
- Deb Jones
- Gretchen Kafoury, former Portland City Commissioner
- Deborah Kafoury, Multnomah County Commissioner
- Steven Kafoury
- Lisa Kaner
- Michelle Kipper
- John Klum
- Bruce Landrey
- Adam Lane
- Karen Larson
- Peter Lear
- Becky Lee
- Randy Leonard, Portland City Commissioner
- David Levin
- Robert Liberty, Former Metro Councilor
- Mary Liefeld
- Ann Lininger
- Amanda Lowthian
- Tim Loy
- Valerie Lyon
- Kathleen MacNaughton
- Carter MacNichol
- Madeleine Mader
- Malea
- Ken McGair
- Martha McLennan
- Debbie Menashe, former Portland Public School Board Chair
- Jack Menashe
- Victor Merced
- Andy Miller
- John Miller
- Roger Muller
- Melissa and Bob Naito
- Roy and Beth Notowitz
- Steve Novick
- Douglas Obletz
- Angelina Overstreet
- Fritz Paulus
- Mac Prichard
- Bobbie Regan, Portland Public School Board
- Jeff Reingold
- David and Mitch Reznick
- Chela Richheimer
- Mark Rosenbaum
- Steve Rudman, Housing Authority of Portland
- Craig Rusch
- Dan Sadowsky
- Bruce Samson
- Nick Sauvie
- Steve Senders
- Bing Sheldon
- Ian Slingerland
- Loretta Smith, Multnomah County Commissioner
- Kris Smock
- Sarah Stevenson
- Charlie Swindells
- Mike Temple
- Jim Tierney
- Tom Turnbull
- Nick and Anne Warren
- Bobby Weinstock
- Mary-Margaret Wheeler-Weber
- Barbara Willer
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Shortly after college, I accepted a job as a substitute teacher. I was assigned to a school in the Cabrini Green projects of Chicago - known for their extreme poverty, violence and crime. There I met and worked with kindergarten children who were already left behind. That experience helped shape my values today—that every child deserves an opportunity to succeed in life.