Our Schools, Our City, Your Support

Portland will succeed as a city only if our public schools are successful. There's a good reason why so many school advocates are supporting Sam for Mayor.

    "Every time we needed help, Sam was there. Every time we needed to raise money for a campaign, he was there. And Sam has worked tirelessly -- often behind the scenes -- to help keep schools at the top of our civic agenda. Sam will be a great Mayor, and he will be an especially great Mayor for our public schools." -Ann Nice, retired teacher & former President--Portland Association of Teachers

Add your name to the list of advocates endorsing Sam Adams for Mayor. Make a grassroots donation by the end of the year with your Oregon Political Tax Credit.

Sam Adams is endorsed by: Dan Bernstine, Senator Kate Brown, Senator Ginny Burdick, State Representative Ben Cannon, Commissioner Jeff Cogen, Representative Jackie Dingfelder, Former Commissioner Jim Francesconi, Dr. Howard Horner, Former Mayor Vera Katz, Jeffrey King, Representative Tina Kotek, Commissioner Randy Leonard, House Speaker Jeff Merkley, Commissioner Lisa Naito, Retired teacher and former PAT President Ann Nice, Former Oregon Secretary of State & Former Oregon Superintendent of Public Instruction Norma Paulus, Former PPS Superintendent Vicki Phillips, Bobbie Regan, Former Governor Barbara Roberts, Francie Royce, Barbara Rommel, Former County Chair Beverly Stein, Commissioner Erik Sten, Doug Wells, Senator Ben Westlund and many more.

It’s no surprise that Sam has made improving our schools a centerpiece of his campaign for Mayor. “A recent study of Portland Public Schools' class of 2004 found that only 57 percent graduated on schedule. ‘We cannot simply leave it up to school boards and superintendents to address this issue on their own,’ Adams said. 'This will be a citywide, all-hands-on-deck priority if I'm elected mayor.’" Campaign announcement (Oregonian, 10/4/2007)

Sam Adams has helped achieve real results on the some of the toughest local education issue we've faced:

  • With Portland Mayor Vera Katz, co-founded the Coalition for School Funding Now—“the most effective advocate for schools in the 1997 and 1999 legislatures” (Oregonian, 6/1/2000). The Coalition helped boost K-12 school funding by almost $2 million in two state legislative sessions.

  • As a City Commissioner, Co-Chaired the fundraising committee for the successful 26-84 School funding measure in 2006

  • Helped create the School Oversight Committee that ensured that school ballot measure revenues were spent in the classroom

  • A key negotiator on three local public school funding measures that collectively raised hundreds of millions for local schools

Contribute. Volunteer. Lend your name. Tell a friend. Sam Adams is the change agent and hands on leadership we need for Portland and Portland's schools.

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Neighborhood Business Leaders Show Citywide Support for Sam

Sam gets unprecedented citywide support from Portland's neighborhood businesses

The backbone of much of Portland's economy is based on the success of locally owned, small and neighborhood businesses. And it is our local business districts where many of Portland's unique neighborhoods are most vibrant.

Today, leaders within these local business districts are making news in the Portland race for Mayor.

VIDEO: With a little help from our friends...

Earlier this month at Roots Organic Brewery and among family, many old friends and new faces—Sam announced his candidacy for Mayor of Portland.

“So today, in awe of this great city built by those who came before us, and driven by the desire to construct an even greater city we can build together, it is with great humility and respect that I ask you to support my campaign to serve you as the next Mayor of Portland, Oregon." – SAM ADAMS, OCT 3, 2007

A special thanks to all who made the announcement at Roots possible—we couldn't have done it without you!

• Craig Nichols and Sarah Prevost (Roots)
• County Commissioner Maria Rojo de Steffey & City Commissioner Randy Leonard
• Fantastic music by Adam & Kris
• Bryan Grimes, Norm Sajovie, Ericka Heidrick (photography)
• Dicky Dahl (videography)
• Megan Pollock, Ben DuPree, Lisa Lepine Promotion Queen and all the volunteers that helped out!



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