Andrew Kalloch

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Andrew Kalloch

Democratic Party

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May 17, 2022

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Harvard, 2006

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Harvard Law School, 2009

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Andrew Kalloch (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Oregon's 4th Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 17, 2022.

Kalloch completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Andrew Kalloch earned a bachelor's degree from Harvard University in 2006 and a law degree from Harvard Law School in 2009. His career experience includes working as an attorney for the ACLU of New York, a policy advisor for the NYC Comptroller, and in global public policy for Airbnb. He has been affiliated with the City Clubs of Eugene and Portland, the Technology Association of Oregon, the Portland Committee on Community-Engaged Policing, and the PDX Chapter of Braver Angels.

Elections

2022

See also: Oregon's 4th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Oregon District 4

Val Hoyle defeated Alek Skarlatos, Levi Leatherberry, Jim Howard, and Michael Beilstein in the general election for U.S. House Oregon District 4 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Val Hoyle (D / Working Families Party)	50.5	171,372
		Alek Skarlatos (R)	43.1	146,055
		Levi Leatherberry (Independent Party / L)	2.7	9,052
	Submit photo	Jim Howard (Constitution Party)	1.8	6,075
		Michael Beilstein (Pacific Green Party / Progressive Party)	1.8	6,033
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	490

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 339,077
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 4

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 4 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Val Hoyle	63.5	56,153
		Doyle Canning	16.1	14,245
		Sami Al-Abdrabbuh	6.9	6,080
		John Selker	5.4	4,738
		Andrew Kalloch	4.9	4,322
	Submit photo	G. Tommy Smith	1.4	1,278
	Submit photo	Jake Matthews	0.7	607
		Steve William Laible	0.3	292
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	663

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 88,378
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Zachary Mulholland (D)
• Joshua Welch (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 4

Alek Skarlatos advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 4 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alek Skarlatos	98.3	58,655
		Other/Write-in votes	1.7	1,021

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 59,676
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Garrett Hoppe (R)
• Jeremy Van Tress (R)

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

The son of public school teachers, Andrew’s life has revolved around public service to his community.

As a lawyer at the ACLU’s New York chapter, Andrew used the power of the courts, the legislature, and mass mobilization to fight for justice and equality for all.

As a policy advisor in New York City and a Board Member of City Club in Eugene, Andrew developed innovative policy across an array of issue areas– including transportation, criminal justice, early childhood education, and corporate responsibility– and brought together experts to tackle issues such as rural economic development, infrastructure investment, and public health.

A proud Democrat, Andrew is running as an American and an Oregonian first: someone who isn’t afraid to hold power to account and who will always put country and community above party politics.

Prior to running for office, Andrew served on Board of the City Clubs of Eugene and Portland and as co-chair of the Portland Committee on Community-Engaged Policing. He was also a founding member of the PDX Chapter of Braver Angels.

Andrew and his spouse, Jenna Adams-Kalloch, reside in Eugene, and are the proud parents of three children who are fifth generation residents of the South Willamette Valley.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• When my spouse and I decided where to put down roots and start a family, the choice was clear: we were coming home to the South Willamette Valley where our kids are 5th generation residents. We feel lucky to have been able to come home. The hard truth is that so many parents and grandparents in SW Oregon watch their children and grandchildren leave and never return due to lack of economic opportunity or concerns about the state of our schools. As a father with three kids entering public school in the next 5 years, I am acutely aware of the challenges facing my generation and the next— from student debt and child care costs to education and the environment. I’m going to be a fighter in Congress for my kids and yours.
• For the first time since 1986, the people of the 4th District have the opportunity to send a new leader to Congress. It’s a moment when the fabric of American democracy has frayed – a moment when politicians are more inclined to dish out red (or blue) meat to their political base than to reach across the aisle to solve collective problems with common sense solutions. I’m running as a member of a new generation of American leaders whose solemn calling is to rebuild our democracy from the ground up – one conversation at a time. What I care about is creating opportunities for your kids, identifying and implementing solutions that help address challenges in Oregon, & building strong, healthy, vibrant, and economically sustainable communities.
• As a Millennial-- even a privileged one -- I couldn’t pay off my student loans until I was 35. In turn, I didn’t purchase a home until I was 36 and that was with family support. As as a parent of three, I face a $2500 child care bill on the first of every month. This is the experience of young people in America today and it’s a big reason why so many feel pessimistic about the state of the country and our ability to solve collective problems. I’ve worked my entire life— in the public, private, and advocacy arenas; in the courts, the legislatures, and the streets— to bring us closer to the true meaning of the American Dream: a country where all are equal and where everyone has the chance to make the most of their talents.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

From housing, homelessness, and criminal justice to economic development, education, and the environment, I have worked extensively across many issue areas. I’ve also focused on national security and global business—two key issues for a Member of Congress— as a Partner of the Truman National Security Project and a member of Airbnb’s Global Public Policy team.

The truth is that leaders cannot effectively confront issues in a vacuum. We have to be able to “walk and chew gum” at the same time— to recognize that many challenges we face are the result of systemic failures of multiple institutions. For instance, homelessness is the product of not building enough housing, not committing enough resources to supportive services and affordability, and not providing adequate mental health and substance abuse treatment.

As a result, true and effective leadership requires seeing the whole picture and figuring out comprehensive solutions to collective problems. This means a willingness to experiment with new ideas, a recognition that one’s own ideas aren’t always (or even often!) the best ones, and a belief that leading requires listening to the needs and values of your neighbors and fellow citizens.

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Campaign website

Kalloch's campaign website stated the following:

“	Andrew Kalloch is the leader Oregon needs now to address the urgent crisis of climate change, the lack of affordable housing, the need for an education system and economy of opportunity that works for everyone, the rising cost of healthcare, long-overdue criminal justice reform, and protecting democracy. Climate Change For too long, politicians have tried to address climate change by creating goals and future commitments without actually following through on those pledges or having a realistic plan to do so. This kind of leadership– one that places ribbon-cutting above results – has done nothing to slow climate change, while simultaneously undermining faith in the government’s ability to deliver results. Andrew will bring a new direction, the urgency of a young Oregonian, and the passion of a parent to the climate change issue and will treat it like the emergency it truly is. Unlike politicians in this race who have built their political career on corporate cash, Andrew has taken the No Fossil Fuel Money pledge and refuses money from Corporate PACs. For Andrew, climate change is not a priority– it is the through-line that connects all policy, from defense and agriculture to industry, land use, transportation and beyond. Andrew will hold corporate America accountable by mandating disclosure of carbon footprint and enacting policies that require big business to do its part to solve the crisis. Andrew will be a leading voice in the movement to “electrify everything” from our homes and businesses to cars, planes, and trains. Andrew is committed to bringing the power of public and private sectors together to vastly increase investment in wind, water, and solar power generation. Right here in Oregon, the Southern coast should be a laboratory for offshore wind technology and our public rights of way in the Willamette Valley (along Interstate 5, for example), should be model “solar highways.” Andrew will boost federal investment in strategies (including the planting of billions of trees!) that can help reduce carbon already in the air. We can’t turn back the clock, but we can mitigate some of the damage we’ve already caused. Andrew understands that fighting the climate crisis means changing the way Americans live every day. That includes making walkable, transit-rich neighborhoods more accessible to more Americans. Andrew will sponsor legislation allowing transit agencies to use land acquired around stations for affordable housing development (The Promoting Affordable Housing Near Transit Act) and leveraging the federal grant process to encourage housing development near transit corridors (Build More Housing Near Transit Act). Andrew will be a fighter for mass transit, from high-speed rail through the Pacific Northwest to more reliable funding for rural transit districts, fueling our economy while protecting our environment. Andrew will work with farmers across Oregon to make our state a testing ground for 21st century regenerative agriculture, which promises to make our food chain more resilient, more productive, and less carbon intensive. Andrew understands America’s history of environmental racism and is committed to a just transition to a carbon-free economy that includes supports for lower-income Americans, including “carbon dividend” programs (as in British Columbia and as proposed in H.R.2307 – Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2021) and preferential access to employment opportunities in green jobs that pay family wages. Some of Andrew’s Past Work on Climate Change Green Skies Ahead: Modernizing and Greening Airports Legal Brief Supporting Local Right to Ban Fracking Transportation 2030: A Blueprint for Public Transit Investment More roads equals More traffic Don’t build more roads, invest in transit Learn from other nations to more efficiently build 21st century transit Using Data to Improve Transit for Riders The Promise of Permeable Pavement Technology Bike Share as a Plus for Public Health, Public Transit, and the Environment Economic Opportunity Too many Oregonians are falling behind in the 21st century economy. While many politicians continue to fight old battles about Oregon’s past, Andrew brings a new perspective and a new direction to economic opportunity in our communities, one rooted in a forward-looking vision that builds on Oregon’s great strengths. Andrew will sponsor legislation to fundamentally overhaul the Opportunity Zone tax credit program that today subsidizes luxury hotel/condo development in downtown Portland, while providing nothing to smaller communities in greater need. Andrew will introduce legislation to create a federal tax credit to encourage remote workers to put down roots and build businesses in rural communities — drawing new capital into cities that have long been on the outside looking in as technology jobs boom. Andrew will not only fight to bring wind power to Oregon– especially the South Coast– but will work with flagship universities to make SW Oregon a center for wind energy and innovation/entrepreneurship. With a brother-in-law who is a commercial lobsterman, Andrew knows first hand the challenges and opportunities of a working waterfront. He’ll be a champion for federal regulation that supports a thriving, sustainable future for the hard-working men and women of the “Blue Economy”. Andrew will fight for a sustainable, community-based tourism that builds family wage jobs and makes the hospitality industry a pathway to the middle class. Some of Andrew’s Past Work on Economic Opportunity Spotlight on the Coast: Economic Challenges and Opportunities From Big Cities to Small Towns: Working Together to Build a More Prosperous Oregon Start-up City: Growing an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem for All Growing Gotham: A Survey of NYC Minority and Women Business Enterprises Families and Flexibility: Reshaping the Workplace of the 21st Century Opening the Golden Door: Lowering the Cost of Citizenship for New Americans Net Neutrality and Using the Postal Service to Deliver Internet to All Closing the Digital Divide Using the Post Office and Private Sector to Bring People into “Banked Economy” 21st Century Workforce Training: Public, Private, and Nonprofits Working Together How to Support Tourism’s Rise and a “Working Waterfront” “Mobility Bank” Helping Americans Move to Opportunity Housing Affordability As the cost of housing continues to soar, families are leaving SW Oregon and our communities suffer from some of the highest homelessness rates in the country. Andrew has been a champion of affordable housing and will bring new ideas and new determination to solving this pressing problem. For decades, the federal government has failed to meet the housing needs of low-income Americans, leading to decades-long waiting lists for vouchers here in Oregon. Andrew will double the funding for vouchers by eliminating tax tricks that support millionaires and reinvesting that money into affordable housing. Andrew will support Senator Wyden’s “DASH” Act, which creates new housing options for people suffering from homelessness and boosts funding for rural housing development rooted in green building practices. Andrew will sponsor a national ban on source of income discrimination and increased penalties for violators. Andrew will support federal investment in “Housing First” models for people in need and the wrap-around services (mental health care, substance abuse treatment, workforce training) required to put our neighbors on a solid footing for the future. Some of Andrew’s Past Work on Housing Affordability Leveraging Publicly Owned Parcels for Affordable Housing Construction Fight for Affordability by Reforming the Property Tax System Change Federal Rules to Support Permanent Housing Solutions Taking Concrete Action to Keep Americans in their Homes Pushing Back Against Source of Income Discrimination in Housing Education As the son of public school teachers and the product of public schools, Andrew knows that education is the key to unlocking the talents of Oregonians of all ages. Andrew will work with lawmakers from across the country to confront pandemic era learning loss by boosting incentives to states that expand instructional time. Andrew will attack our literacy crisis head on, fighting for federally funded professional development for teachers that includes evidence-based reading instruction and data-based decision-making principles. Andrew led a program that sent volunteers into Head Start centers to instill a love of reading, while working with private business and philanthropic groups to get books in the hands of every low-income child in the program. As a Congressmember, he’ll bring that model nationwide, getting books in the hands of every child, no matter their income or Zip code. Andrew will bring together public and private sectors to develop curricula that prepare students for college and career and integrate opportunities for term-time internships across an array of industries. As a Millennial who faced over $150,000 of student debt, Andrew knows first-hand the barrier of the high cost of higher education. He will fight for free community college, in-state tuition benefits for all residents (including Dreamers), and loan repayment assistance that includes a “bonus” for graduates who put down roots in communities outside major metropolitan areas. Andrew will tackle disparities in attendance and graduation rates for Native American students by listening to the unique needs of indigenous people and their tribal leaders and marshaling the full force of the federal government to right these historic wrongs. Some of Andrew’s Past Work on Education How to keep college grads here in Oregon Investing in Early Head Start and Giving Parents the Tools to Succeed Leveraging Social Impact Bonds to Support Early Childhood Education Health Care and Social Security Our failure to ensure that every Oregonian can access quality care when they need it has shortened lives, harmed businesses, bankrupted families, and raised the cost of living for everyone. As the next Congressman from Oregon’s 4th District, Andrew will work tirelessly to build a healthcare system that provides better care to more people for less money and to boost investment in programs that improve our health and quality of life. Andrew strongly supports federal legislation (H.R.3775 – State-Based Universal Health Care Act of 2021) that would allow states like Oregon to experiment with proven health care delivery models– including universal, single-payer programs that have delivered better results at lower costs in countries all over the world. We also need to treat the epidemic of mental illness among our youth like the emergency that it is. Andrew will fight to make sure that every youth in America can get the mental health treatment they deserve w/o copays or coinsurance. Andrew will demand that Medicare be allowed to negotiate prescription drug prices to drive down costs for seniors. The VA already has this authority and as a result, its drugs are often half the cost of Medicare. Andrew will fight to close loopholes that allow businesses to avoid paying billions in Medicare taxes. A former volunteer at Planned Parenthood and board member of his law school’s chapter of Students for Reproductive Justice, Andrew will continue to fight for a woman’s right to choose by enshrining it via federal law and constitutional amendment. He will introduce federal legislation cracking down on misinformation at “crisis pregnancy centers” that hold themselves out as medical service providers. Andrew will call for emergency regulation to allow for the distribution of free at-home COVID tests, including versions currently on the market in Europe. Andrew will demand that big retailers like Walmart sell kits at cost, instead of profiting off the dire need for COVID testing. The current tax that funds Social Security charges working class Americans more than millionaires. Andrew will fight to raise the cap on the Social Security tax from its current $147,000 to $1M, helping to ensure that Social Security is there for Boomers, Millennials, and beyond. Some of Andrew’s Past Work on Health Care and Retirement Security Improving Pension Fund Transparency to Protect Taxpayers/Public Employees Reforming the Federal Tax Code to Support Retirement for the Middle Class Fought Misleading “Crisis Pregnancy Centers” Fought to End E-Cigarette Advertising to Kids Volunteer, Planned Parenthood Board Member, Harvard Law Students for Reproductive Justice Criminal Justice & Public Safety Andrew knows that America is still living with structural racism across many institutions, including the criminal justice system. As a former staff attorney for the ACLU’s New York chapter and a staunch advocate for cutting-edge criminal justice reform, Andrew is committed to making America live up to its creed of Equal Justice Under Law. Andrew created “ClaimStat” a data-driven approach to monitoring and rooting out police misconduct. As a Member of Congress, he’ll bring ClaimStat nationwide, creating an early-warning system that protects our communities and ensures that officers who abuse their power cannot be hired again in law enforcement. Andrew will support federal legislation to eliminate qualified immunity that has shielded abusive officers from accountability and left a stain on a proud profession. Andrew will work with coalitions across the country to further reform sentencing laws that continue to have disparate impacts on communities of color. Andrew will support federal investment in reentry services, including programs that prepare incarcerated individuals with skills and credentials they need to succeed upon release back home. Andrew supports federal investment in community-engaged policing models and reconciliation commissions so that communities can move forward together, with a shared vision of public safety. Andrew supports comprehensive, common sense gun safety legislation, including universal background checks, federal “red flag” legislation, updating gun dealer regulations, and a ban on “downloadable” guns that evade background checks. Some of Andrew’s Past Work on Criminal Justice and Public Safety The initial “ClaimStat” report examining police misconduct in NYC (it became the first in a series), and the national editorial lauding it as a model Andrew was part of the legal team at the ACLU of New York that won a lawsuit to fully fund public defender services The Proper Role of Congress in Constitutional Clemency The Role of “Smart Gun” Technology in Comprehensive Gun Safety Regulation Strategies for Individuals, Businesses, and Governments to Combat Cybercrime Opposing the Post-9/11 Military Commissions Act Protecting Democracy and Voting Rights Andrew’s first-born is named Selma– an homage to his hero, John Lewis, who gave his life for American Democracy. At a time when the fabric of our democracy has frayed, we need a new generation of leaders who are committed to rebuilding it, one conversation at a time. From his days at the ACLU and beyond, Andrew has been and will be a constant voice for structural reform and voting rights for every American. Andrew will be a proud co-sponsor of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, shoring up the sacred right to vote for the next generation of Americans. Andrew will fight the effect of big business on our politics by enacting legislation to overturn Citizens United and allow states and the federal government to regulate spending on elections. Andrew will always put country above party and will call for a federal ban on “closed” primaries and partisan redistricting. The American People should choose their leaders, not party insiders. As a candidate who is committed to no corporate PAC money, Andrew will demand an end to “dark money” politics by requiring groups that spend money on federal elections to disclose their major donors. Andrew will fight to end the revolving door between corporate America and big business by banning former Members of Congress from lobbying on Capitol Hill. Andrew will support a ban on Members of Congress owning individual stocks. Some of Andrew’s Past Work on Protecting Democracy and Voting Rights A Roadmap to Comprehensive Voting Rights Reform Anti-Corruption Report for Local Government Democracy is fragile and requires bold, independent leadership The Dialogue of Democracy is Fragile and Requires Respect for All How to be an “Anti-Partisan” to Rebuild American Democracy The American Dream: Not an Individual Quest Against the Odds, but a Community Making Sacrifices So that All Can Thrive	”
—Andrew Kalloch's campaign website (2022)

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Oregon's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Jeff Merkley (D)

Ron Wyden (D)

Representatives

District 1

Suzanne Bonamici (D)

District 2

Cliff Bentz (R)

District 3

Maxine Dexter (D)

District 4

Val Hoyle (D)

District 5

Janelle Bynum (D)

District 6

Andrea Salinas (D)

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