Wilson Bright

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Wilson Bright

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May 17, 2022

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Wilson Bright (Democratic Party) ran for election for Governor of Oregon. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 17, 2022.

Bright completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Wilson Bright was born in Houston, Texas.

Elections

2022

See also: Oregon gubernatorial election, 2022

General election

General election for Governor of Oregon

The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of Oregon on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tina Kotek (D / Working Families Party)	47.0	917,074
		Christine Drazan (R)	43.5	850,347
		Betsy Johnson (Independent)	8.6	168,431
		Donice Smith (Constitution Party)	0.4	8,051
		R. Leon Noble (L)	0.4	6,867
		Paul Romero (Constitution Party of Oregon) (Write-in)	0.0	0
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	2,113

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,952,883
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Nathalie Paravicini (Pacific Green Party / Progressive Party)
• Tom Cox (L)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Oregon

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Governor of Oregon on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tina Kotek	56.0	275,301
		Tobias Read	31.7	156,017
		Patrick Starnes	2.1	10,524
		George Carrillo	1.9	9,365
		Michael Trimble	1.0	5,000
		John Sweeney	0.9	4,193
		Julian Bell	0.8	3,926
		Wilson Bright	0.5	2,316
		Dave Stauffer	0.5	2,302
		Ifeanyichukwu Diru	0.4	1,780
	Submit photo	Keisha Merchant	0.4	1,755
	Submit photo	Genevieve Wilson	0.3	1,588
		Michael Cross	0.3	1,342
	Submit photo	David Beem	0.3	1,308
		Peter Hall	0.2	982
		Other/Write-in votes	2.8	13,746

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 491,445
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Peter Winter (D)
• Casey Kulla (D)
• Nicholas Kristof (D)
• Dave Lavinsky (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Oregon

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Oregon on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christine Drazan	22.5	85,255
		Bob Tiernan	17.5	66,089
		Stan Pulliam	10.9	41,123
		Bridget Barton	10.8	40,886
		Bud Pierce	8.7	32,965
		Marc Thielman	7.9	30,076
		Kerry McQuisten	7.6	28,727
	Submit photo	Bill Sizemore	3.5	13,261
		Jessica Gomez	2.6	9,970
		Tim McCloud	1.2	4,400
		Nick Hess	1.1	4,287
		Court Boice	1.1	4,040
		Brandon Merritt	1.0	3,615
	Submit photo	Reed Christensen	0.8	3,082
		Amber Richardson	0.5	1,924
		Raymond Baldwin	0.1	459
		David Burch	0.1	406
	Submit photo	John Presco	0.0	174
		Stefan Strek	0.0	171
		Other/Write-in votes	2.0	7,407

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 378,317
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Darin Harbick (R)
• John Fosdick III (R)
• Jim Huggins (R)

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Wilson Bright completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bright'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 plan on creating over 17,000 beds for the homeless. It will come in two phases. The first is to build 3 40-acres cities that house over 3,000 people each. Two will be constructed in the Willamette Valley and one in Deschutes county. They will be placed in the countryside. The second phase builds a huge 26 story Modern Urban Transition Shelter in the city of Portland. After I build the 40-acre cities, which I plan on building my first year in office, I will ban camping on public land in the State of Oregon.

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?

• End Homelessness in Oregon
• End the facilitation of drug use on the streets
• Provide good shelter that works on changing negative behavior into positive.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

The only reason anyone should vote for Wilson Bright for the Governor of Oregon is that they have read the plan to end homelessness in Oregon and empower him to exercise on the plan he has stated.

I want to turn Oregon from the State that had the worst homeless problem into the first state to actually fix the problem. I want Oregon to become a model of how to deliver services to homeless individuals, and at the same time find a way that makes for clean streets and safe parks.

I want to prove that Government can act smart, be caring, and at the same time create solutions that are long-lasting and have a holistic approach to the problem. The reason I want to do everything on a mass scale is it is a massive problem and mass matters when you want to keep your cost per person served low.

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

Work for the people you are serving and work for those who are providing taxes to pay for it. To be proud you get the job done in a smart way.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

I have been my own boss for most of my entire life. My first business was cutting and selling firewood when I was in High School. I ran a textile business called Rose City Textiles for over 25 years. Our offices and warehouse were located in Portland.

A governor is the top executive authority in his or her state. What does that mean do you?

It's the only position of power in the state that could pull off my plan. It's like we are running for the CEO of the State. We have been hit hard, we as stockholders of our land know it. Who do you choose? I say pick the one with the plan if you like it. If a person is running for Governor and they don't have a good plan on how they are going to solve the problems you are concerned about then, I say don't vote for them. This is very important to the future of our state of Oregon Choose your leader well.

Governors have many responsibilities, which vary from state to state. Which of those do you personally consider the most important in your state?

To end homeless in Oregon

Different states require governors to have different degrees of responsibility for the state budgeting process. If it were your choice, what do you believe is the appropriate degree of gubernatorial involvement with this process in your state?

Because I plan on focusing so much of my energy on ending homelessness, and because I have said very little about the other aspects of Oregon Governance, I plan on relinquishing much of the responsibilities to the legislative branch. I would say the leaders of the Senate and the House would have more power under me than most.

In most states, governors have the power to make line-item vetoes. If that is true in your state, what would be your philosophy for how and when to use this power?

I think as long we balance our budget and I am given enough funding to implement my plan, then I doubt I would be using line-item vetoes.

What do you love most about your state?

That we have been imaginative in the past in solving big problems. We were first to have the bottle bill. We were early in protecting the environment. We made voting easier. We pride ourselves on solving big problems.

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