Occupation: State Representative & House Majority Leader; Executive Director, Columbia River Channel Coalition & Association of Pacific Ports
Occupational Background: Clackamas Field Representative and District Director, Congresswoman Darlene Hooley; District Director, Congressman Brian Baird; Field Director, Oregonians for Quality Health Care
Educational Background: Columbia University, NY; Sheldon High, Eugene
Prior Governmental Experience: Oregon City School Board; Clackamas County Citizen Involvement Committee
Volunteer/Community Service: Oregon City Rotary; Jennings Lodge CPO; President, American Baptist Churches USA; Friends of Jennings Lodge & Candy Lane Schools; North Clackamas & Oregon City Chambers of Commerce
Personal: Married to Tonia; children Andrew & Emily
DAVE HUNT: REINVESTING IN OUR SCHOOLS
- Passed strongest K-12 and Head Start budgets in a decade
- Led passage of Construction Excise Fee to help growth fund school construction
- Reinvested in Community Colleges and Universities ($5 million for CCC's Harmony Road Health Building)
- Doubled college student financial aid
DAVE HUNT: REBUILDING OUR HEALTH CARE
- Reduced prescription costs by expanding Oregon purchasing pool
- Required greater insurance cost transparency
- Expanded school-based health clinics
- Created Oregon Health Fund Board to advance health care reform
DAVE HUNT: GROWING OUR ECONOMY
- Streamlined business regulations including e-permitting
- Passed biofuels and renewable energy legislation
- Funded $350 million in rail, marine, aviation, and transit investments
DAVE HUNT: KEEPING OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE
- Restored 24/7 coverage by adding 139 more State Troopers
- Expanded identity theft protections and cracked down on internet predators
- Authored new law to prevent school cyber-bullying
- Voted for tougher sentences and more drug treatment for property crimes
DAVE HUNT: RESPONDING TO OREGON'S NEEDS
- Increased state audits ensuring government efficiency
- Cracked down on predatory payday and mortgage lending practices
- Increased funding for OPI and nursing homes
- Protected foster children by adding more case managers
- Led successful creation of Oregon's first Rainy Day Fund and locked away over $750 million to protect services during future recessions
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(This information furnished by Friends of Dave Hunt.)