Street Roots asked candidates running for city, county and Metro offices their plans to address rising rent prices, homelessness, pandemic recovery and more.
2022 Elections
Medford City Council candidate stirs up anti-poor politics with environmentalism
As fire danger escalates in Southern Oregon, Medford City Council candidate Matt Roberts seeks to criminalize those living on the frontlines of climate change
Opinion | Street Roots endorsements for 2022 measures
Where SR stands on amendments to the state constitution, city and county charter reforms
2022 Elections | State House
Candidates running in districts 33, 38, 41, 43 and 49
2022 Elections | Local Ballot Measures
The Portland Community College Bond Measure, David Douglas School District Bond Measure and a Parkrose School District 5-year Operating Levy will be on this year’s ballot. Read more about them:
2022 Elections | Multnomah County Board of Commissioners Chair
Sharon Meieran believes the Joint Office of Homeless Services should be ‘overhauled’ to fix the county’s ongoing gridlock in addressing homelessness. Her opponent, Jessica Vega Pederson argues the office needs more investment.
2022 Elections | County Charter Reform
Seven reforms packaged in individual measures would bring ranked choice voting to county elections, increase transparency
2022 Elections | Portland Charter Reform
Portland Measure 26-228 brings Portland’s city government into the new millennia, but opponents say it’s too complicated and will limit a mayor
2022 Elections | Portland City Commissioner (Position 3)
Incumbent Jo Ann Hardesty and Renee Gonzalez on their plans to address housing and homelessness in Portland
2022 Elections | Independent candidate Betsy Johnson on housing and homelessness
Unaffiliated candidate for governor, Betsy Johnson favors deregulation as a tool to create more affordable housing, but doesn’t get into specifics
2022 Elections | Oregon’s 6th Congressional District
Democrat Andrea Salinas faces Republican Mike Erickson to represent Oregon’s newest congressional district
2022 Elections | US Senate
Democratic incumbent Sen. Ron Wyden faces Republican challenger Jo Rae Perkins to represent Oregon in the U.S. Senate
2022 Elections | Oregon’s 3rd Congressional District
Democratic incumbent Rep. Earl Blumenauer is running against Republican Joanna Harbour in Oregon’s 3rd Congressional District
2022 Elections | Oregon’s 1st Congressional District
Democratic incumbent Rep. Suzanne Bonamici is running against Republican candidate Chris Mann
2022 Elections | Oregon’s 5th Congressional District
Polling for the race shows Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Jamie McLeod-Skinner are in a highly competitive race for Oregon’s newly redistricted 5th Congressional District
2022 Elections | Democratic candidate Tina Kotek on housing and homelessness
Democrat Tina Kotek, the prohibitive favorite to become Oregon’s next governor, is placing a premium on new development in her plans to address housing affordability and homelessness in Oregon — a common thread for almost every candidate in almost every race
From the editor: It’s the most wonderful time of the year
Over the next four weeks, expect to learn a lot about what candidates plan to do about housing and homelessness
2022 Elections | Commissioner of Labor and Industries
Cheri Helt and Christina Stephenson vie for the nonpartisan Commissioner of Labor and Industries seat, a role that oversees all programs of the Bureau of Labor and Industries
2022 Elections | Republican candidate Christine Drazan on housing and homelessness
Save for a few exceptions, Drazan’s platform to address housing and homelessness embodies the pro-business, rugged-individualism law-and-order principles part and parcel for Republican politicians
2022 Elections | Oregon Ballot Measures
Measures 111, 112, 113 and 114 propose changes to the Oregon Constitution, a permit-to-purchase system for purchasing firearms and more
Secretary of State investigating People for Portland for possible election law violations
A complaint argues the nonprofit acts as a political committee
Editorial | Street Roots contacted every candidate in city, county, Metro races
Not every candidate responded, but they got at least two emails from us
Q&As with 23 candidates running for Oregon governor
Gubernatorial candidates answer questions on climate, housing, homelessness and more
Editorial | Oregon Media Collaborative covered ground for gubernatorial primaries
Journalists throughout the state worked to bring you the answers in this issue