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It started with a question
During a conversation between a member of the PRO leadership team and Rob Richie of FairVote, Rob was asked, “What is the biggest barrier to election reform” he answered without hesitation, “disagreement between election reforms about ‘the best’ reform”. That comment lead to discussions among a small group of election reformers about how to unite all of those who are in good faith working for a better election process. We recognized that dividing the reform movement by sowing doubt and dissension about the “best” reform was a powerful tool that has often been used by those who oppose election reforms.
Proportional Representation Oregon was formed to evaluate the most effective realistic election reform opportunities, unite reformers to rally behind those best opportunities, and work to see those reforms enacted. Through legislation or ballot measure. Our team and support network include pollsters, political scientists, election lawyers and political operatives and election reform experts.
We don’t know where our journey will lead us. But we pledge to work in good faith and as honest advisors and brokers to the cause of election reform.
The Team
Norman Turrill
Norman is a lifelong democracy activist and leader in the Oregon League of Women Voters. He is the first man to serve on the Board of Directors of the League of Women Voters of the United State. He has served in many election reform capacities including the Oregon Secretary of States task force on campaign finance reform.
Sal Peralta
Sal is a co founder of the Independent Party of Oregon and currently serves as Secretary of the IPO. He is a political consultant and currently serves on the Mcminnville City Council.
Dan Meek
Dan is an attorney activist and preeminent leader in Oregon’s democracy reform community. An expert on election law and volunteer attorney, he’s litigated and won many public interest lawsuits over the past 40 years. He is a co-founder of the Independent Party of Oregon and currently serves as co-chair of the party.
Dr. Barbara Klein
Barbara, a long-time LWV leader, has served as state president, action chair, and on LWVUS task forces (redistricting, and currently the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact). She’s been an activist for clean elections, and election reform. She founded and chaired FairVote Arizona. Her professional life included education, criminal justice, and health care. She currently writes the Aging With Pizzazz blog, and manages her exercise app, PizzazzEE.
Rob Harris
Rob is the managing partner at Harris Velazquez Gibbens and has served as co-chair of the Independent Party of Oregon where he helped it establish a broader party platform. He served on the Oregon Secretary of State task force on campaign finance reform.
Thanks
Over the past several months PROregon has been advised or informed by: Kristen Eberhard, Tim Nesbitt, John Horvick, Levi Leatherberry.
We want to thank everyone who has helped PROregon!
Contact us at: PROregon.org@gmail.com
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