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 OEA members registered to vote cast their ballots at an astonishing 95% rate for the November 4, 2008 general election.
The closing weeks of the election season saw OEA's first statewide canvassing effort in ten years. Phone banks got the word out about important ballot measures. Publicity campaigns and coordinated efforts with pro-public education advocates, fellow unions, neighbors, friends, and family made for a hugely successful Election Day for Oregon in 2008.
Oregon voters agreed with OEA members 100% of the time, running 12 for 12 on the long ballot measure roster, 4 for 4 on statewide races,
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Statewide & Local Races (4 of 4 Elected)
All four statewide candidates recommended by the members of OEA-PIE were elected:
Secretary of State: Kate Brown
Attorney General: John Kroger
State Treasurer: Ben Westlund
Bureau of Labor & Industries: Brad Avakian
For the Public:
- Statewide & local recommendations
Federal Races (Members-Only)
Federal rules prevent OEA from sharing information about federal elections with the public (read more). However OEA members can read a complete list of federal, statewide, and local recommended candidates:
For OEA Members:
- Federal, statewide, & local recommendations
- Our special site on the federal races:
How Does OEA Make Recommendations?
OEA members who belong to our political action committee People for the Improvement of Education (OEA-PIE) decide all federal, statewide, and local recommendations based on pro-education criteria and extensive candidate interviews. Read more about OEA-PIE.
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12 of 12 Agreement With OEA Members
OEA member stances on the following ballot measures, listed with the percentage of Oregon voters who voted "yes":
Measure 54: Vote "YES". [PASSED 73%]
Measure 55: Vote "YES". [PASSED 77%]
Measure 56: Vote "YES". [PASSED 57%]
Measure 57: Vote "YES". [PASSED 61%]
Measure 58: Vote "NO". [FAILED 44%]
Measure 59: Vote "NO". [FAILED 36%]
Measure 60: Vote "NO". [FAILED 39%]
Measure 61: Vote "NO". [FAILED 49%]
Measure 62: Vote "NO". [FAILED 40%]
Measure 63: Vote "NO". [FAILED 46%]
Measure 64: Vote "NO". [FAILED 49%]
Measure 65: Vote "NO". [FAILED 34%]
How OEA Takes Positions on Measures
The OEA members who form our Board of Directors take positions on several ballot measures that, for good or ill, could have a heavy influence on public education for years to come.
 2008 Local Option Levies (5 of 7 passed)
Crow-Applegate-Lorane - $1.50/$1000 over 5 yrs
[65.7%, Passed]
Eugene - $1.50/$1000 over 5 yrs
[63.4%, Passed]
Lake Oswego - $1.39/$1000 over 5 yrs
[56.5% - Passed]
Sisters - $0.75/$1000 over 4 yrs
[47.9%, Failed]
Siuslaw - $0.95/$1000 over 5 yrs
[46.1%, Failed]
Tigard-Tualatin - $1.00/$1000 over 5 yrs
[55.8%, Passed]
West Linn-Wilsonville - $1.50/$1000 over 5 yrs
[55.1%, Passed]
2008 Bond Elections (14 of 33 passed)
Banks - $25.5m [48.8%, Failed]
Centennial - $83.8m [44.7%, Failed]
Central - $47.3m [53.9%, Passed]
Central Oregon CC - $43.754m [45.2%, Failed]
Clatsop CC - $5m [57.9%, Passed]
Coos Bay - $59.95m [34.4%, Failed]
Dallas - $79.5m [31.6%, Failed]
Dufur - $3.75m [57.3%, Passed]
Elkton - $1.2m [50.5%, Passed]
Helix - $1.4m [79.1%, Passed]
Hermiston - $69.9m [53.2%, Passed]
Ione - $2.8m [57.2%, Passed]
Klamath CC - $7.7m [44.6%, Failed]
La Grande - $18.186m [47.2%, Failed]
Lane CC - $83m [55.2%, Passed]
Marcola - $6.4m [43.9%, Failed]
North Marion - $21m [42%, Failed]
North Santiam - $44.9m [43.4%, Failed]
Nyssa - $12.7m [37.8%, Failed]
Oakland - $885,000 [48.2%, Failed]
Ontario - $18.5m [49.2%, Failed]
Oregon Trail - $114.9m [51.8%, Passed]
Pilot Rock - $3.42m [52.8%, Passed]
Portland CC - $374m [50.3%, Passed]
Riverdale - $21.5m [53.2%, Passed]
Salem-Keizer - $242.1m [57.5%, Passed]
Santiam Canyon - $14.5m [35.8%, Failed]
Scappoose - $33.3m [51.1%, Passed]
St. Helens - $19.075m [42.4%, Failed]
Umatilla - $6.5m [44.8%, Failed]
West Linn-Wilsonville - $98m [49.7%, Failed]
Willamina - $8.5m [47.6%, Failed]
Yamhill-Carlton - $21m [47.9%, Failed]
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