Sean VanGordon

Sean VanGordon

Personal

Profession

Engineer, supervisor, manager, and director

Sean VanGordon was a Republican candidate for District 12 of the Oregon House of Representatives. The primary election was on May 18, 2010 and the general election was on November 2.

Elections

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2010

VanGordon was defeated in the November 2 general election by incumbent Elizabeth Terry Beyer (D).

Campaign themes

VanGordon campaign website listed two central issues with several policy proposals:

• Jobs and Unemployment: "As of February 2010, Oregon’s unemployment rate is 11.4%. Jobs are the issue for the 2010 election cycle. Oregon’s biggest economic strength is the innovative spirit of Oregonians."

1. "Reduce the business filing fee to its 2008 level of $50."

2. "Reform the capital gains tax in Oregon...Capital gains tax is no longer just a tax on the wealthy. It hurts small businesses. It hurts families trying to save."

3. "Manage the state’s bank accounts for growth. The state carries a large amount of cash in bank accounts because of its size. By using a single bank, we can grade that institution on its ability to provide small business loans and services to Oregonians. Oregon’s dollars will be made available to help Oregon’s economy grow thru short term credit to small business."

4. "Leverage PERS Investments. PERS should have an investment standard to keep some of the money in Oregon, and help grow the economy."

5. "Work to find funding to expand nursing programs in Oregon’s Community College System. Oregon’s medical community is short on qualified nurses, and we lack the seats in the classroom to provide these family wage jobs."

• State Spending and Government Accountability: " If we can’t control spending, then Oregonians won’t be able to improve their financial situation even in a good economy because the state is consuming so much wealth."

1. "Provide all budget and expenditure information on-line for both the media and voters."

2. "Fund a state legislative audits division. Currently, the Executive branch audits itself and spends the money. By allowing the legislature to order its owns audits, we allow our elected representatives to hold the government more accountable."

3. "Prioritize what the state spends its money on, and enforce those priorities. We should spend money on teachers before we spend money on magazines, membership fees to professional organizations, and travel."

4. "Require a waiting period of at least one year before a state legislator can take a job in the executive branch which increases their pension payout."

Contact

Campaign Address

2327 Clear Vue Lane

Springfield, OR 97477

Campaign Phone

541-221-8006

Campaign email

sean@plan4oregon.com

External links

• Official candidate facebook page
• Official campaign twitter page
• Candidate blog
• Oregon May 18 primary election results
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Oregon Live Voter's Guide Profile (dead link)

• Plan 4 Oregon, About Sean
  

The Internet Archive's Wayback Machine was used to recall this version of the website from December 6, 2013.

Footnotes

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Current members of the Oregon House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Julie Fahey

Majority Leader:Ben Bowman

Minority Leader:Lucetta Elmer

Representatives

District 1

Court Boice (R)

District 2

Virgle Osborne (R)

District 3

Dwayne Yunker (R)

District 4

Alek Skarlatos (R)

District 5

Pam Marsh (D)

District 6

Kim Wallan (R)

District 7

John Lively (D)

District 8

Lisa Fragala (D)

District 9

Boomer Wright (R)

District 10

David Gomberg (D)

District 11

Jami Cate (R)

District 12

Darin Harbick (R)

District 13

Nancy Nathanson (D)

District 14

Julie Fahey (D)

District 15

Shelly Boshart Davis (R)

District 16

Sarah McDonald (D)

District 17

Ed Diehl (R)

District 18

Rick Lewis (R)

District 19

Tom Andersen (D)

District 20

Paul Evans (D)

District 21

Kevin Mannix (R)

District 22

Lesly Muñoz (D)

District 23

Anna Scharf (R)

District 24

Lucetta Elmer (R)

District 25

Ben Bowman (D)

District 26

Sue Rieke Smith (D)

District 27

Ken Helm (D)

District 28

Dacia Grayber (D)

District 29

Susan McLain (D)

District 30

Nathan Sosa (D)

District 31

Darcey Edwards (R)

District 32

Cyrus Javadi (D)

District 33

Shannon Isadore (D)

District 34

Mari Watanabe (D)

District 35

Farrah Chaichi (D)

District 36

Hai Pham (D)

District 37

Jules Walters (D)

District 38

Daniel Nguyen (D)

District 39

April Dobson (D)

District 40

Annessa Hartman (D)

District 41

Mark Gamba (D)

District 42

Rob Nosse (D)

District 43

Tawna Sanchez (D)

District 44

Travis Nelson (D)

District 45

Thuy Tran (D)

District 46

Willy Chotzen (D)

District 47

Andrea Valderrama (D)

District 48

Lamar Wise (D)

District 49

Zach Hudson (D)

District 50

Ricki Ruiz (D)

District 51

Matt Bunch (R)

District 52

Jeffrey Helfrich (R)

District 53

Emerson Levy (D)

District 54

Jason Kropf (D)

District 55

E. Reschke (R)

District 56

Emily McIntire (R)

District 57

Greg Smith (R)

District 58

Bobby Levy (R)

District 59

Vikki Breese-Iverson (R)

District 60

Mark Owens (R)

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Republican Party (23)

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