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Democrat, Working Families
Occupation: State Representative, small business owner,
Occupational Background: freelance photographer, Mayor,
Educational Background: AAS-CMC
Prior Governmental Experience: Milwaukie Mayor and City Councilor,
Mark Gamba Prioritizes Real Climate Action
Climate change is the main reason Mark first ran for office. It remains his top priority. During his first term in the legislature he professionalized the Environmental Caucus, brought on visionary staff, championed groundbreaking environmental policies, and successfully killed efforts by wealthy interests to weaken environmental protections. Mark has also set the stage for the next big push: modernizing how we build out our electrical transmission systems.
Mark Gamba Champions Solutions to the Housing Crisis
Homeownership is the traditional way of building generational wealth and it is increasingly out of reach for regular Oregonians. Mark has led the charge on reforming how we finance affordable housing, on renter protections, on lowering the cost to construct new housing, and more. He is now working to kickstart a massive boom in affordable housing construction intended for homeownership, not just rentals.
Mark Gamba Fights to Rebalance the Scales of Wealth Inequality
Nearly all of our societal ills may be traced back to the diminishing share of wealth held by the middle and lower classes. From diseases of despair like drug addiction, to rampant unsheltered homelessness, to Americans’ shortening life expectancy, the concentration of wealth into the hands of a relative few has left the rest of us increasingly struggling to survive. Mark is unafraid of taking on monied interests and pushing for bold, transformative change. We need an undaunted voice like his fighting for us in the legislature.
Mark only accepts political contributions from entities that prioritize public and planetary good.
Some of Mark’s Endorsements:
U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley
Senator Ron Wyden
Oregon League of Conservation Voters
Sierra Club
American Federation of Teachers-Oregon
Joint Council of Teamsters #37
Oregon State Firefighters Council
Oregon Nurses Association
SEIU Oregon
Planned Parenthood PAC of Oregon
Oregon AFSCME
Full list: www.GambaForOregon.com
(This information furnished by Mark Gamba for Oregon.)