Mike Delman News

Willamette Week Endorses Mike!

Today, Willamette Week announced their endorsement of Mike Delman in the primary election for Multnomah County Commissioner, District 3. The paper’s editors focused on how tough their decision was given a crowded field of candidates and three strong front-runners. Citing Mike’s “proven record in Multnomah County government,” they pointed out that Mike’s experience “would balance [the current commissioners] as an old hand who knows the local players and understands how to work the byzantine county bureaucracy.”

The print version of the endorsement contains one additional bit of information (on page 16) not seen in the online version: “Some [candidates] won our hearts by demonstrating the chops to do the job they seek — we’ve attached a rose to our endorsement of those folks. And others made our hearts skip a beat, which we’ve indicated with a rearing horse, by showing us they’re capable of making real change.” Mike Delman was the only candidate in the District 3 county commissioner’s race to earn a rearing horse.

Willamette Week is an award-winning weekly newspaper published in Portland, Oregon, including a 2005 Pulitzer Prize awarded to one of its reporters for investigative reporting.  You can read the full endorsement here, or pick up a copy of Willamette Week locally.

This endorsement truly complements Mike’s broad group of supporting individuals and organizations, including the Multnomah County Corrections Officers Association, the Oregon Nurses Association, Stand for Children, the Portland Tribune, and United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 555, former Multnomah County Commissioners Gary Hansen and Sharron Kelley, former Multnomah County Chair Don Clark, former Portland City Commissioners Erik Sten and Mike Lindberg, Steve Rudman (housing advocate), Mike Houck (urban greenspaces advocate), former Republican state representative Gene Saylor, Barbara Rommel (school superintendent), Annette Mattson (school board member), and Fred Sanchez and Alan Sanchez (board members of the Gateway Business Association).

A full list of Mike’s supporters can be found here.

Portland Tribue Endorses Mike!

The Portland Tribune has endorsed Mike Delman for County Commissioner, District 3.  As the editor’s themselves said, “The continued reformation of the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners would be helped greatly by the election of Mike Delman to replace retiring Commissioner Lisa Naito.”  The editorial goes on to discuss Mike’s broad experience and speaks highly of Mike’s opponents in this race, but concludes that “District 3 residents will get the best representation from Delman, who understands their needs and also knows how to get things accomplished at the county.”

“This just caps two great weeks for us on the campaign,” Mike said.  “Earning such a diverse range of organizational endorsements — from nurses, corrections officers, union members, children’s advocates, and now two major newspapers — is fantastic.  People recognize that I have both great, fresh ideas for county government and the best and broadest experience to put those ideas to work.”

 The Portland Tribune is an award-winning local newspaper published twice weekly in Portland, Oregon, that focuses primarily on local news and opinion. A complete copy of their editorial endorsement supporting Mike can be found online through their website.

Mike Delman Receives Co-Endorsement from Multnomah County Democrats

Mike was one of the three candidates for Multnomah County Commission, District 3, to receive an endorsement from the Multnomah County Democratic Party.  “As a Democratic Party Precinct Person, I know how difficult these decisions can be,” Mike said.  “So, I’m thrilled to receive this recognition from my peers.”

[Editor’s Note: I have re-written this post to state that Mike was endorsed by the Multnomah County Democrats along with two other candidates in the same race.  As the author of the previous version of this news blurb, I did not use the term “co-endorsement” or “co-endorsed” because I found the language to be awkward and unwieldy.  And I simply assumed that most people are smart enough to figure out that if three candidates recieve an endorsement from the same organization, then that three-way endorsement constitutes a “co-endorsement.”  While I did not write the previous version of this post with the intent of tricking or misleading readers, Mike received a request to revise this post to more clearly state right up front that Mike received a “co-endorsement.”  If you have any questions about this news blurb — or any other portion of Mike’s website — please email me at joel@mikedelman.com or call me at 503-381-5251.  (Joel Corcoran)]

Oregon Nurses Association Endorses Mike!

Mike Delman is very proud to announce that he received the endorsement of the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) last week.  The ONA was founded over a hundred years ago as Oregon’s professional association for nurses, and Mike was the only candidate in the race for Multnomah County Commission District 3 to receive their endorsement.  “I’m honored that the ONA has favored me over my opponents in this very crowded race, and I look forward to working with the ONA on health care reform in Multnomah County if I’m elected.”

One of Mike’s most important projects as Multnomah County Commissioner will be re-opening a full-service public-health clinic in Southeast Portland.  Even in the face of continuing county budget cuts, Mike knows that health care is one of the fundamental services the county provides, and Southeast Portland sorely lacks facilities to provide health services to uninsured or under-insured residents in the area.  If he’s elected, Mike will work with local health service providers — like Providence Health System and Portland Adventist Health Services — to create a public-private partnership supporting the re-established health clinic in Southeast Portland.

Stand for Children Endorses Mike!

Yesterday, Colleen Davis announced that Mike Delman had received Stand for Children’s official endorsement in the race for Multnomah County Commissioner (District 3). In announcing the endorsement, Ms. Davis said that the Stand for Children members “were so impressed with the quality of caring, knowledgeable citizens wanting to work to improve important issues in Portland.” Mike is thrilled with the endorsement and looks forward to working with Stand for Children on a range of issues in the future.

Stand for Children is a national, grassroots advocacy organization dedicated to promoting programs that invest in children — in their education and enrichment from pre-school through high school. You can learn more about Stand for Children through their website. For more information on Mike’s position on education and other issues important to children, please take a look at the On the Issues section of our website.

Mike Houck likes Mike

Mike Houck, urban park and greenspace advocate, has endorsed Mike Delman for Multnomah County Commissioner

Steve Rudman likes Mike

Steve Rudman, Director of the Housing Authority of Portland has endorsed Mike’s campaign for Multnomah County Commissioner.