Wow! What a great victory we achieved together, as shown by the election results! Thank you so much for your support and participation in our shared campaign. Going into the General with a 30 point/44,000 vote lead is certainly a happy place to start!

It took long months of work by many, many people for us to achieve the win on Tuesday, and it will take even more effort to secure the Commissioner # 1 seat in November. All five of the other candidates for Position 1 were worthy opponents, and one-on-one the race will surely heat up.

Jeff Bissonnette, John Branam, Mike Fahey, and Chris Smith are amazing, smart people who truly care about Portland. I learned from each one over the course of the primary campaign. I know from my experience two years ago how difficult it is to stop suddenly at the end of the primary, after so many months of hyperactivity and pressure. I expect Jeff, John, Mike, and Chris to continue doing good things in and for Portland. I will be watching and cheering their ongoing activism.

I plan to keep running hard, all through the summer. I went to events and did a TV interview yesterday - and then wore my Amanda for Portland button to my required CPR class, and gave information to two more voters when they asked about it. Today, I'm going to the Johnson Creek Watershed Council fundraiser, and volunteering at a Wilson High School arts performance. Wearing my button! Please keep wearing yours, and get contact information when anyone comments on it. My goal is to double our vote count in November.

Note: Yard Signs - Please keep yours stored until September, if you have space.** If you'd like the campaign to pick it up and return it to you after the summer, please call the office at 503-235-2295. The office will be closed for the holiday weekend, so leave a message and one of our volunteers will pick up your sign next week.

Over the Memorial Day weekend, let's remember our blessings, enjoy our freedom, recognize the sacrifices so many have made, and celebrate!

** Addendum on yard signs - Yes, we want you to take them inside or return them to the office for storage until the fall, please. We want your neighbors and passersby to notice them as if for the first time, come September :)
But keep wearing those buttons and talking to your neighbors!