Occupation: Legislative Assistant since 1989

Occupational Background: Small Business Owner; County Commissioner; Watershed Council Coordinator; Community College Instructor

Educational Background: Portland State University: B.S. Psychology, B.S. Art; University of Washington: undergraduate work in oceanography

Prior Governmental Experience: Elected positions: Clatsop County Commission; Clatsop County Planning Commission; Union Health District Board; Clatsop Soil & Water Conservation District Director. Appointed by Governor Neil Goldschmidt: Oregon Ocean Resources Management Task Force; Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee. Appointed by Governor John Kitzhaber: Healthy Streams Partnership. Appointed by Governor Ted Kulongoski: Children’s Trust Fund of Oregon

Community Service: Volunteer Firefighter; Doernbecher Children’s Hospital Foundation Board; Oregon Chapter: National Committee for the Prevention of Child Abuse

Statements of Endorsement:
John A. Kitzhaber, M.D., former Oregon Governor
Barbara Roberts, former Oregon Governor
Elaine M. Hopson, State Representative District 32
Lylla Gaebel, Clatsop County Commissioner
Tim Josi, Tillamook County Commissioner
Doug Ray, former Seaside City Councilor
Laurel Hood, former Cannon Beach Mayor
AFSCME Council 75

ENERGY       INTEGRITY       EXPERIENCE

PROVEN LEADERSHIP AT HOME AND AT THE STATE CAPITOL

Deborah has 15 years of experience working for the Oregon State Legislature.

Deborah will work hard to adequately fund a quality education for all.

Deborah supports a balanced approach to protecting our natural resources and maintaining the jobs that they supply.

Deborah will work to protect health care services and promote healthy families.

Deborah has served her community as a volunteer firefighter for 14 years.

Deborah has worked to restore fish habitat on the Necanicum River which supports our fisheries and the local economy.

Deborah has built working relationships with many partners throughout the years and will bring a reasonable and experienced voice to the legislature.

Deborah and her husband, a local building contractor, live on the family tree farm and have two grown children.

EXPERIENCED       EFFECTIVE       RESPECTED

(This information furnished by Boone for State Representative.)