Our Endorsements for May 2025
We are proud and appreciative of the county citizens who are running for positions in the May 20 Special District election. These positions are so important to the efficient and effective running of our county, towns, and neighborhoods.
Now the important job for all of us is to vote in the upcoming election! Ballots will be mailed out beginning on April 30 and must be mailed with a valid postmark or returned to an Official Ballot Drop Site before 8 p.m. on Election Night, Tuesday, May 20.
You can find a list of ballot box locations, how to track your ballot, the observer schedule, voters’ pamphlet, how to find your district, and a handy Ready! Set! Vote! Guide all on the Clackamas County website;click here.
And below you’ll find the list of candidates who have received endorsements from Clackamas County Democrats. Find information about them in the Voters’ Pamphlet.
(I) = Incumbent
David Linn (I), Centennial School District, Position 1, Zone 1
William Mohring (I), Centennial School District, Position 3, Zone 3
SaQuoija Allen, Centennial School District, Position 6, At-Large
Michael Newman, Centennial School District, Position 6, At-Large
Pam Shields, Centennial School District, Position 7, At-Large
Rick Larson (I), Clackamas Education Service District, Zone 3
Nicole Andrews, Estacada School District, Zone 5
Nicole Quackenbush, Gladstone School Board, Position 6
Neelam Gupta (I), Lake Oswego School District, Position 2
Katherine Lupton, Lake Oswego School District Director, Position 4
Kasey Adler, Lake Oswego School District, Position 4
Amanda Jo Squiemphen Yazzie, Multnomah Education Service District, Position 1, Zone 5
Rebecca Yeaman, Multnomah Education Service District, Position 2, At-Large
April Olson, North Clackamas School District, Position 6
Ryan Pitz, Oregon City School District, Position 4
Hans Moller (I), Sherwood School District, Position 4
Carl Anderson (I), Sunrise Water Authority, Zone 6
David Jaimes, Tigard-Tualatin School District, Position 1
Tristan Irvin (I), Tigard-Tualatin School District, Position 3
Crystal Weston (I), Tigard-Tualatin School District, Position 5
Kara Clark, West Linn-Wilsonville School District, Position 1
Christi Lanz, West Linn-Wilsonville School District, Position 3
Kirsten Wyatt (I), West Linn-Wilsonville School District Director, Position 3
We also recommend voting for Heidi Chang for Oregon City School District Director, Position 1.
Interested in knowing which candidates on your ballot are Democrats? The Democratic Party of Oregon offers this Candidate Lookup tool. Just type in your address, zip code, hit enter, and the Democrats on your ballot will appear for you.