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Putting Constituents First
Transparency About Budgetary Impacts
Transparency About Budgetary Impacts
I'm dedicated to leaving my ego at the door and putting the needs of my constituents, whether or not they have a permanent address, first. I'm not running to split the council into factions based on my own self-serving interests; I'm running to be a voice for Portlanders citywide and a representative of the people living in District 3. Wh
I'm dedicated to leaving my ego at the door and putting the needs of my constituents, whether or not they have a permanent address, first. I'm not running to split the council into factions based on my own self-serving interests; I'm running to be a voice for Portlanders citywide and a representative of the people living in District 3. While you can't please everyone, elected officials are responsible for doing their best to represent the people who put them in office in the first place.
Transparency About Budgetary Impacts
Transparency About Budgetary Impacts
Transparency About Budgetary Impacts
Portlanders deserve clarity about how the city budget is being spent and whether or not their tax dollars and votes are making a positive difference in the city we call home. I will work to ensure that we review the actual impact of any government-funded projects and programs by not only looking at quantitative outcomes but by going strai
Portlanders deserve clarity about how the city budget is being spent and whether or not their tax dollars and votes are making a positive difference in the city we call home. I will work to ensure that we review the actual impact of any government-funded projects and programs by not only looking at quantitative outcomes but by going straight to the people and communities they're supposed to serve. Easily accessible, publicly available cost-benefit analyses should be mandatory across all items funded in part or in full by the city.
Bringing the Experts to Us
Transparency About Budgetary Impacts
Bringing the Experts to Us
As a city councilor, my constituents would be putting their trust in me to resolve long-standing or new problems. In many of these cases, it is important we bring in experts who have unbiased points of view instead of relying solely on our personally invested council members' varying educational and professional backgrounds to cover all t
As a city councilor, my constituents would be putting their trust in me to resolve long-standing or new problems. In many of these cases, it is important we bring in experts who have unbiased points of view instead of relying solely on our personally invested council members' varying educational and professional backgrounds to cover all the bases. Therefore, it becomes my job to advocate that the city finds, consults with, and brings in experts who have successfully solved like problems on a similar or bigger scale before.