Election recap: Hardesty holds onto 41% of vote as some progressives breathe sigh of relief
election 2022
Whoever you are for — or against — please vote!
(Photo: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland)
Now is not the time to detach from democracy. In fact, it’s time to engage.
I know there’s a lot of news that feels overwhelming in its heaviness and heartache right now — on a local, regional, statewide, national, and global scale. But if we don’t vote, we lose touch completely and we let other people — often those with more power and money and privilege — decide the direction of our city, region, state, country, and world.
If you haven’t already, please crack that voter’s guide that’s on your kitchen table and take the time to vote. There are a lot of voting guides out there from other news sources (Google is your friend), so there’s really no excuse to not have a basic sense of who the candidates are and what positions are open.
Remember: Election day is tomorrow, Tuesday May 17th.
Here are the candidates The Street Trust wants you to vote for
(Just some of the selections. Graphics: The Street Trust)
An interview with Metro Council candidate Terry Preeg Riggsby
“I think it’s a responsibility for Metro to do as much as it can to bring in federal dollars rather than continuing to go back to voters for another ballot measure.”
Meet AJ McCreary, the city council candidate looking to unseat Dan Ryan
(Photo: Taylor Griggs/BikePortland)
Who is Alisa Pyszka, the urban planner challenging Metro Council President Lynn Peterson?
Eugene attorney Doyle Canning wants to ride climate change concerns to Congress
(Photos: Courtesy Doyle Canning)
East Portland nonprofit leader Duncan Hwang has launched a run for Metro Council
Q & A with Ashton Simpson, who just announced a bid for Metro Council
“Climate change is not going to wait on any of us and we have to transform our system in a way that can meet our climate goals… I would love to take a billion dollars and put it into a community, rather than a freeway expansion.
— Ashton Simpson, Metro Council candidate