Michael Calhoun (Columbia Soil & Water Conservation District, Oregon, candidate 2024)

Michael Calhoun (Democratic Party) ran for election to Columbia Soil & Water Conservation District in Oregon on November 5, 2024.^[1]

Elections

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Michael Calhoun completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Calhoun's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I was born and raised in Vernonia Oregon. Having grown up on a farm next to Rock Creek, the source of drinking water for my hometown, I came to appreciate the resource of water which we cannot live without. Experiencing two 500 year flood events in the span of only 11 years shaped my life to understand and restore degraded river systems. Especially in rural communities where people impacted by both floods and droughts have historically been left undeserved by those in positions of power. As the current Chair of the Upper Nehalem Watershed Council I work with a diverse group of stakeholders from Timber Industry to Environmental Activist and Farmers. Coming together to meet the needs of each landowner in the face of natural resource challenges. I was appointed by the Governor of Oregon to the Salmon Trout Advisory Committee and was elected Delegate to the Democratic Party of Oregon Environmental Caucus.

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?

• Conservation of resources
• Climate action
• Rural representation

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

To represent and serve constituents

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Environmental Policy - Economic and Racial Justice

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Bernie Sanders

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

Sierra Club and Our Revolution

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[1] ↑ Submitted to Ballotpedia's candidate survey in 2024.