debates

On May 7, City Club welcomes the two Democratic primary contenders for State Treasurer, Rick Metsger and Ted Wheeler. The Treasury has numerous financial responsibilities that include managing the investment of state funds, issuing state bonds and serving as the central bank for state agencies. The two candidates will discuss their outlooks on topics such as fiscal responsibility, innovation, job creation and resource management.

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FF Audio 2010-05-07 Dem State Treasurer Primary Debate Short Intro.mp3

On April 23, City Club welcomes three candidates for Portland City Council seat number three: incumbent Dan Saltzman and his opponents Jesse Cornett and Mary Volm. The candidates will debate how each would address key challenges facing the city, ranging from public safety to high unemployment.

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FF Audio 2010-04-23 City Council Seat No. 3 Debate Short intro.mp3

Not since January 1987 has a Republican occupied the governor’s office in Oregon. On April 16, City Club welcomes Republican gubernatorial primary contenders Allen Alley, Chris Dudley, John Lim and Bill Sizemore. The four candidates will debate the most critical issues facing the state and make their individual cases for why they are best suited to represent their party during the final race for the governor’s office later this year.

Allen Alley, co-founder of Pixelworks, a semiconductor company, was the Republican candidate for State Treasurer in 2008. Chris Dudley, a partner in the financial company Filigree Advisors, is best known for his 16 seasons in the NBA, including six with the Portland Trailblazers. John Lim served as State Senator for District 11 from 1993-2000 and was State Representative for House District 50 from 2004-2008. Bill Sizemore is the executive director of the Oregon Taxpayers Union and has been involved in numerous state ballot measure campaigns.
 

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FF Audio 2010-04-16 Repub Gov Primary Forum Short Intro.mp3

This week's debate may start a little early - around 12:10 p.m.

With the term limit expiring for Metro Council’s current president David Bragdon, a three-way race for the top Metro position is on. On April 9, City Club welcomes Metro Council president contenders Rex Burkholder, Tom Hughes and Bob Stacey. The candidates will engage in a substantive debate about the recent adoption of urban and rural reserves, the future of Metro’s role in regional transportation planning and the broader responsibilities of Metro and its position within the region.

Sitting Metro Councilor Rex Burkholder is in his third term representing Multnomah County’s District 5. He currently represents the Metro Council on the Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation and was a co-founder of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance. Tom Hughes served as Mayor of Hillsboro between 2001-2008. During his time in office, he chaired the Metro Policy Advisory Committee and helped to attract businesses such as SolarWorld to Oregon. Bob Stacey worked for seven years as executive director of 1000 Friends of Oregon, and previously served as chief of staff to Congressman Earl Blumenauer, pursuing improved environmental and community impacts in federal agency programs related to transportation and urban development.
 

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FF Audio 2010-04-09 Metro Council President Debate short intro.mp3