Sponsors
The Oregon Summit wouldn't be possible without our sponsors. We hope you'll take the time to learn more about the individuals, organizations, and companies whose generosity has helped us put this summit together.
US Senator Ron Wyden
Whether he’s taking on powerful interests, listening to constituents at one of his regular town hall meetings, or representing Oregonians’ views on the floor of the U.S. Senate, Ron Wyden is known for his strong, effective leadership on the issues that matter most.
Ron Wyden was elected to the US Senate in 1996, after serving in the US House of Representatives for 15 years, and holds the Senate seat once held by his mentor, the late Wayne Morse. In Oregon, he’s known for his accessibility to the public. He holds town meetings in each of the state’s 36 counties, every single year - and the occasional ice cream social.
In the Senate, Senator Wyden is known for his bipartisan approach to solving problems, his effectiveness in getting things done, and his creative approach to tough problems - particularly in the areas of health care, technology, and natural resources.
He serves on the Committes on Finance, Budget, Aging, Intelligence, and Energy and Natural Resources - where he serves on subcommittees on Energy and Water & Power, and chairs the subcommittee on Forests & Public Land.
Russell Fellows Properties
Founded in 1979 by owner John W. Russell, Russell Development Company has produced significant commercial buildings in downtown Portland, Oregon. RDC has restored or reconstructed five historic landmark buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Its 500,000 sf Pacwest Center opened in 1984, in partnership with Morgan Stanley and Mitsubishi Estate Company. Russell selected the architect, Hugh Stubbins, for his then-recent success with Citicorp Center in New York City. The Wall Street Journal named Pacwest Center one of the Top 10 Towers in America in 1997.
Win McCormack
Win McCormack is publisher and editor-in-chief of Tin House magazine and Tin House Books. He was educated at Phillips Academy, Andover, Harvard College and the University of Oregon. He holds an AB from Harvard in Government and an MFA from the University of Oregon. In 1962, he had the honor of being an American Field Service exchange student in Indonesia.
McCormack published Oregon Magazine (called the Oregon Times and Oregon Times Magazine before it assumed that title) from 1976-1988, and has been an owner and Treasurer of MediAmerica, Inc. (publisher of Oregon Business, Oregon Home, and Travel Oregon magazines) since 1984. He serves on the board of directors of The Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions (where he held a Junior Fellowship in 1969), which publishes NPQ (New Perspectives Quarterly).
US Senator Jeff Merkley
Jeff Merkley is the son of a millwright and the first in his family to attend college. His policy education came first from his father, Darrell, who after work each day would read the newspaper, watch the evening news, and run a commentary on how we could improve our nation. From his mother he gained the advice “to do what’s right!” and “to do your best!”
Merkley’s public service began as a 19-year-old intern with Oregon’s former Senator, Mark O. Hatfield. Never in Merkley’s wildest dreams did he anticipate that he would return to the Senate 33 years later to represent Oregon in Hatfield’s former seat. He considers it a great honor and a great challenge.
Between Merkley’s college internship on Capitol Hill and his election to the U.S. Senate in 2008, Merkley immersed himself in public service. Pursuing an interest generated by his experience as an exchange student in Ghana, West Africa, Merkley studied international relations at Stanford and worked in India and Mexico, including a project to build and operate an environmental camp for Mexican children. After earning a graduate degree in Public Policy at Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Merkley worked as a national security analyst at the Pentagon and at the Congressional Budget Office, contributing, he hoped, to the dialogue on responsible management of nuclear weapons.
Congressman Earl Blumenauer
Earl Blumenauer was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, and has been a life-long resident of Oregon's 3rd Congressional District. He is a graduate of Centennial High School and received an undergraduate degree from Lewis & Clark College and a law degree from the Northwestern School of Law at Lewis & Clark College.
As a college student, Earl was politically active and organized a campaign to lower Oregon's voting age. While still a student, he was elected to the Oregon Legislature, winning every precinct in his district. After three terms in the Oregon House of Representatives, including two terms chairing the Revenue and School Finance Committee, Earl was elected in 1978 to the Multnomah County Commission, where he served two terms. In 1986, he was elected to Portland's City Council and served as the Commissioner of Public Works. As a local official, Earl developed a national reputation for his advocacy of public transportation, land use planning, protection of the environment, and school funding. Earl's valuable work helped Portland become one of the nation's most livable cities.
Congressman Peter DeFazio
Peter DeFazio was elected to the U.S. Congress in 1986. He is a senior member of the House Transportation And Infrastructure Committee, where he serves as Chairman of the House Highways and Transit Subcommittee.
In 2005, he helped draft a $244 billion federal highways and transit spending bill that included $2.7 billion for transportation projects in Oregon. These federal investments helped create thousands of jobs and improved the state's long term economic viability. DeFazio will help write the next highways and transit reauthorization next year.
On the House Committee on Homeland Security, Peter works hard to meet the national security needs of the country. He has consistently fought for more money towards protecting our ports, our airports and our borders.
Congressman David Wu
Congressman David Wu was sworn in to a fifth term as a Member of the 110th Congress on January 3, 2007. Congressman Wu represents Oregon's First Congressional District, which stretches from Portland to the Oregon Coast, encompassing all of Washington, Yamhill, Columbia, and Clatsop counties, and part of Multnomah County.
Congressman Wu's priorities include: improving our nation's public education system and making college more affordable; growing Oregon's economy by encouraging new business investment and supporting high tech research; improving our nation's healthcare system by fighting for patients' rights and a Medicare prescription drug benefit; and meeting our obligation to future generations by preserving Social Security and protecting our natural environment.
Congressman Kurt Schrader
For nearly 20 years, Kurt Schrader has been a respected leader in Oregon’s 5th Congressional District. His background represents many of the elements of this diverse district. He understands its agricultural heritage: he raised organic crops on Canby’s historic Three Rivers Farm, where Kurt and his wife Martha raised 4 children. Kurt is also a small businessman and veterinarian, currently running clinics in West Linn and Oregon City.
Kurt Schrader, however, is best known for his record of public service. After serving on Canby’s local planning board he entered the Oregon House of Representatives in 1997, moving to the State Senate in 2003. Since 2003, Senator Schrader has made a difference for Oregon as the Legislature's budget chief.
Oregon Health Care Association
Oregon Health Care Association is a private not-for-profit trade association representing more than 620 nursing homes, assisted living, residential care, senior housing facilities, in-home care agencies and long term care corporate offices, along with close to 200 nationwide business partner members.
Governor Ted Kulongoski
THEODORE (TED) R. KULONGOSKI was born in rural Missouri in 1940 and grew up in St. Louis in a Catholic boys’ home. After graduating from high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and, on returning from duty in Southeast Asia, spent a few years as a truck driver and a bricklayer in a steel mill in Alton, Illinois. Those experiences and the availability of the GI Bill gave him the impetus and the financial opportunity to put himself through the University of Missouri.
King Estate Winery
King Estate, celebrating 18 years of Oregon winemaking in 2009, is located southwest of Eugene, Oregon and produces Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and limited amounts of Chardonnay.
Oregon Chiropractic Association
The Oregon Chiropractic Association is an organization for doctors by doctors. We are dedicated to the service of our members, our profession, and to the enhancement of the quality of life of our patients. We are committed to the education of our members, our patients, other healthcare professionals, and the public at large.
Steve Shields for Governor
Steve’s strong desire to serve in public office, in part, grew out of observing his father’s many years of tireless effort as the chairman of the local water board.
Moses Ross
Moses Ross is a lifelong Democrat and owner of PoliticalRobocalls.com, a call center and communications consulting practice that is wholly focused on Democratic candidates and progressive causes across the nation.
Rejuvenation
Rejuvenation began in 1977 as an architectural salvage shop in a derelict North Portland saloon. Jim Kelly, who still owns the privately held company, began the business with $1,000 and an eye for discarded architectural treasures. When business was slow, Kelly rebuilt vintage light fixtures found amidst the castoffs. Demand for the fixtures grew until eventually Kelly began manufacturing period-authentic lighting in his Portland factory for customers throughout the United States.
Tonkon Torp LLP
Tonkon Torp was formed by two of Oregon's leading business lawyers, Moe Tonkon and Fred Torp. In 1974, Fred Torp and five other attorneys left Oregon's largest firm to join an outstanding three-person firm headed by Moe Tonkon. Thirty years later, Tonkon Torp is one of the leading firms in the region with almost 70 lawyers.
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
Grand Ronde is more than just Spirit Mountain Casino; the reservation is located in the heart of Oregon's beautiful Coastal Range, and is teeming with recreational activities.
Sen. Betsy Johnson
Senator Johnson is serving her second term in the Oregon Senate. She was appointed her first term to fill the District 16 position formerly held by Senator Joan Dukes.
Coquille Indian Tribe
The Coquille Tribe is a community whose binding thread is their Coquille identity; where members give to and receive from the Tribe; and where Tribal sovereignty and culture are exercised and protecte
Pacific NW Regional Council of Carpenters
The Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters represents carpenters, piledrivers, drywallers, millwrights, trade show workers, shipwrights, exterior/interior specialists, scaffold erectors, ins
Lynn Partin, Esq.
Lynn Partin specializes in government affairs and lobbying before the Oregon legislature and state government, with a special emphasis on housing, health and human services.
The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
The people of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs are proud to welcome you to our home. You are our guest, and our unique variety of recreational opportunities await you. Enjoy.
Qwest
Customers coast-to-coast turn to Qwest's industry-leading national fiber-optic network and world-class customer service to meet their communications and entertainment needs.
Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians
In 1992, the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians opened the Cow Creek Bingo Hall. Today, Seven Feathers is a full Nevada-style casino with 1300 Slot machines, Table Games, live Poker, Keno and Bingo. Seven Feathers features 68,000 square feet of gaming space, including non-smoking casino areas, and is Southern Oregon’s largest facility of its kind. More than 1 million guests visit Seven Feathers Casino Resort annually.
Brendan Barnicle
Brendan Barnicle is currently a research analyst at Pacific Crest Securities. Previously he has served as a limited partner at Velocity & as CFO of MyLackey.com.
United Transportation Union
With offices in Cleveland and Washington, D.C., the UTU is the largest railroad operating union in North America, with more than 500 locals. The UTU represents employees on every Class 1 railroad, as well as employees on many regional and shortline railroads. It also represents bus and mass transit employees on approximately 45 bus and transit systems and has recently grown to include airline pilots, dispatchers and other airport personnel.
Compass Media
Compass Media Group's political advertising last year was recognized with
7 Pollie Awards from the American Association of Political Consultants.
Lilly USA
Eli Lilly and Company has been in business more than 132 years. The global, research-based company was founded in May 1876 by Colonel Eli Lilly in Indianapolis, Ind., in the Midwestern section of the United States. A 38-year-old pharmaceutical chemist and a veteran of the U.S. Civil War, Colonel Lilly was frustrated by the poorly prepared, often ineffective medicines of his day.
Credit Union Association of Oregon
In 1915, Oregon became only the fifth state in the country to pass legislation allowing for the formation of a credit union.
MSHC Partners
Since first setting up shop in 1989, MSHC Partners has led every important development in progressive communications.
OPAD Consulting
OPAD provides applied, customized training and development programs, managerial consultation, and research to client organizations, for the purpose of improving management practices and organizational performance.
Terris Barnes Walters
Terris, Barnes & Walters is a full service campaign firm, specializing in general consulting and direct mail.
Dan Volkmer
When it comes to credentials, Dan Volkmer has them. With his more than 20 years of dedicated realty service to Portland residents, Dan's sales have ranked consistently in the Windermere company's top 1% out of 995 agents nationwide. However, the reason Dan is successful has more to do with his genuine affection for Northwest Portland.
Oregon State Firefighter Council
The Oregon State Fire Fighters Council maintains an active legislative program. This legislative program is directed by Bob Livingston, and is funded through monthly per-capita assessment.
Oregon Medical Association
In 1874, OMA began serving the needs of Oregon physicians and their patients. Since the earliest days, OMA has been a vigorous advocate for the medical community, helping to ensure that physicians may continue to practice medicine in their patients' best interests.
The Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua & Siuslaw Indians
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Democracy for America
Democracy for America is our nation's largest progressive political action community.
Rep. Mike Schaufler
After growing up and graduating from high school in Webster City, Iowa, Mike developed an early interest in politics.
Powell Phones
Don Powell formed Powell Phones in February 2000, after more than a decade as Vice President of Political Sales at Telemark, Inc. A seasoned campaign veteran, Don has run campaigns for all levels of government since 1966, including races for the U.S. Senate and House, and statewide and local Ballot Measures.
Witham & Dickey
Witham & Dickey specializes in Political Campaign printing. We focus both on the need of Campaigns and Campaign consultants.