Spread the word
Big change travels person to person.
This race is easy to overlook, and it shapes how East County's water, soil, and land are cared for for years to come. Most voters meet it for the first time near the end of a long ballot. This page gives you everything you need to change that: the words, the card, the dates, and the letter. Five tools, a few minutes each. Together, we win this.
Tell 5 friends
Most people skip this race near the end of the ballot. A text from you changes that. Add your reason once, and every message below updates.
One or two sentences in your own words. Saved on this device only.
Highlighted text is your reason, placed where it goes in each message. The highlight is only a guide here. Your friends see plain text.
Share your endorsement card
Pick a frame, add your photo, and make it yours with stickers. Post it, text it, or make it your profile picture for the month.
Drag the photo on the card to reposition it.
A photo of you from the chest up works best. Your photo stays on your device.
Tap a sticker to add it. The badge stays on every card. Move it, resize it, or turn it with the round handle.
Adding your name puts you on Steph's public endorsement list.
Remind 5 friends
Pick five friends in East Multnomah County to remind before Election Day. Add the two dates to your calendar, and the reminders do the rest.
Wednesday, Oct 14
Ballots are out
Text your five that ballots have arrived and Steph is near the end.
Tuesday, Nov 3
Last day to vote
Check in with your five. Ballots go in a drop box by 8 p.m.
Write a letter to the editor
Two minutes and a short template. Local papers print letters like these, and editors choose letters written in the author's own voice, so make it yours.
Your letter
Your reason is highlighted. Click anywhere in the letter to edit it.
Where to send it
Citywide papers
- The OregonianEmail letters@oregonian.com. Up to 250 words, with your name, address, and phone.Email
- The Portland TribuneOnline form. Up to 250 words.Open form
- Willamette WeekEmail amesh@wweek.com. Up to 250 words, with your street address and phone.Email
- Portland MercuryEmail steve@portlandmercury.com, the editorial inbox.Email
East County and neighborhood papers
- The Gresham OutlookOnline form. Up to 250 words.Open form
- The Sandy PostOnline form. Up to 250 words, one letter every 30 days.Open form
- The Southeast ExaminerMonthly paper for Southeast Portland. Email examiner@seportland.news.Email
- The Portland ObserverPortland’s Black community newspaper. Email news@portlandobserver.com.Email
Send to one paper at a time. Papers print letters sent only to them.
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More ways to get involved
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