Occupational Background: Banker Educational Background: American Banking Association Commercial Lending School, University of Oklahoma; Pacific Coast Banking School, University of Washington; attended Oregon State University, Business Administration; graduate of Willamette High School, Eugene, Oregon.
Prior Governmental Experience: United Way of Lane County, Board Member and past Campaign Chair; United Way of Oregon, past Board Member; Southern Willamette Private Industry Council, past Board Member and Chair; Lane County Chapter of the American Institute of Banking, past President/instructor; Founding Chair of Oregon Private Industry Council and Lane Regional Workforce Quality Committee; Lane Community College Foundation, past Board Member; Eugene Symphony, past Board Member and past Treasurer; Networking for Youth, past Chairman, Rotary Club of Eugene, past President and current member.
GARY PIERPOINT: LEADERSHIP FOR OREGON
Gary will use his years of real world experience and success to bring genuine leadership to Salem on the important issues.Jobs and the Economy: “Only a healthy economy will produce the jobs we need. We must build a responsible environment for our businesses to succeed and act as good citizens of our community.”
Education: “Our children deserve stable funding for our schools and innovative ways to provide them a quality education.”
Accountability: “It’s time to deal with Oregon’s budget with the clarity, honesty and experience a banker can bring to the process. I trust Oregonians to make good decisions when they vote and I have faith they will trust me to set the right budget priorities and do the right thing.”
GARY PIERPOINT ENDORSED BY:
Jennifer Solomon and George Poling, Eugene City Councilors Anna Morrison, Lane County Commissioner“I’ll work hard to bring people together and get things done. I’ve been doing that professionally and as a volunteer for over 33 years. Now, with your support, I want to bring that same spirit of service, cooperation and ethic of hard work to state government as your State Representative.”
–Gary Pierpoint
(This information furnished by Gary Pierpoint.)