Occupation: Retired Quality Assurance Manager of Oregon
Occupational Background: Carl has more than four decades of work experience in both the public and private sector. He knows how to get things done.
Educational Background: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, MBA in Finance and Management, Project Management Professional Certification, and Co-founder of the State of Oregon Project Management Certification Program.
Prior Governmental Experience: Three terms as a Local Government Treasurer where he built consensus among rival factions and nearly a decade as the State of Oregon's Quality Assurance Manager where he worked shoulder to shoulder with hard working public employees.
Education: Saving Our Classrooms
- Work across party lines to fund schools through the Chalkboard Project and the plan to dedicate 65 cents of every education dollar to the classrooms
- Review and pass The Stable Schools Plan to give schools more funding security year after year
- Make higher education more affordable and accessible to give our students a competitive edge
The Oregon Health Plan: Saving the Program
- Preserve and protect the Oregon Health Plan through a better prioritization of funding
- Eliminate wasteful spending from the Oregon Health Plan and Department of Human Services
Public Safety: Saving our Streets
- Find bipartisan solutions for curbing the meth epidemic
- Protect women and children from sexual predators and domestic violence
- Strengthen the Oregon State Police and replenish our State Troopers
"Whatever the legislature is doing now, isn't working. Oregon needs more people with experience like Carl's to work in a bipartisan manner to solve problems."
-Tom and Sandy Lonergan, Local Teachers
"Carl is committed to limiting taxes, stopping meth, and putting stock into our education system. He has the experience to provide effective leadership and accountability to the system. I fully support him."
- U.S. Senator Gordon Smith
(This information furnished by Friends of Carl Wieneke.)