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Yournameaslistedontheballot:DaveMcTeague
Age:63

City/townofresidence:Milwaukie,Oregon
Politicalparty,ifthisisapartisanoffice:Democrat
Positionyouareseeking(nameofposition,districtnumber,etc.):
U.S.Representative,CongressionalDistrict5
Areyoucurrentlyafulltimeresidentwithintheboundariesofthespecificarea(ward,district,
county,etc.)thatyouseektorepresent?
Yes.
Numberofcurrent,consecutiveyearslivingwithinthedistrictyouseektorepresent:
47,notcountingmyyearsattheU.ofO.goingtocollege.
Family(nameofspouse/partner,numberandagesofchildrenifathomeornumberofgrown
children):NaomiAngierspouse;BriannaMcTeague29;IanMcTeague25

Youreducation(highschool,trade,college,postbaccalaureate;indicateanydegreesyou
earned):Graduate:McNaryHighSchoolKeizer1971;UniversityofOregongraduate,
PoliticalScience1977
Ifemployed,currentoccupation,employerandjobduties:RetiredfrommyEx.Dir.jobin
2014;currentlyCommunityActivist,WildernessExplorer;Musician.
Previousemployersandwhen:
Ex.Dir.OregonBoardofChiropracticExaminers19962014
StateRepresentative19851994;Milwaukie,NorthClackamasCounty
Solarenergycontractor,1983
CityofSalemsecurityofficer,198082
LegislativeAssistant,Sen.JanWyers,1979
OregoniansforUtilityReform,statecoordinator,1978
UniversityofOregon,campussecurityofficer,197577
Canneryworkersummers,DelMonte,Salem,197078
GroceryclerkPigglyWiggly,MankatoMinnesota196869
Militaryserviceandwhen:N/A
Volunteer/civic/religiousserviceandwhen:
PastPresident,AssociationofNWSteelheaders199091
ClackamasServiceCenterBoardofDirectors19981999
Boardmember,EncoreBrassBand(nonprofitorganization),2011present
Pleaselistallpublicofficestowhichyouvebeenelected,andwhen:
StateRepresentative1984to1992elections
ElectedDirector,ClackamasFireDistrict#1,elected2003,2007,2011,serveduntil2015.
Pleaselistanyunsuccessfulcandidaciesforpublicoffice,andwhen:
U.S.Representative,5thCongressionalDistrict,1982DemocraticPrimary(Sen.Ruth
McFarlandwasthenominee)
StateSenator;1994generalelection
ClackamasPeoplesUtilityDistrict2004(wastopvotegetterforPUDDirector,but
districtformationdidnotpass)
Otherpriorpoliticalandgovernmentexperience:
LegislativeIntern,1977LegislativeSession
YoungDemocratsofOregonstatepresident,197778
ChiefPetitionerBallotMeasure#9,1978
DemocraticNationalConventionDelegate,1972,1974,1980
ClackamasCountyCoordinatingCouncil(FireDistrictRep.)20092013
IfyouarerunningforapositionthatinvolvesagoverningboardinOregonsuchascity
council,countyboardofcommissioners,LegislatureorStateLandBoardhowmanymeetings
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ofthatboardhaveyouattendedinpersonduring2015and2016?Howmanyhaveyouwatched
onlineoronTV,ifapplicable?
Iattendedsixfireboardmeetings,plusseveralworksessionsthefirsthalfof2015,untilthe
endofmyterm.
Howthepubliccanreachyourcampaign(rememberthatthisinformationwillbemadepublic):
Mailaddress:14425SEJohnsonRoad,Milwaukie,Oregon97267
Emailaddress:mcteagueforcongress@comcast.net
WebsiteURL:www.mcteagueforcongress.com
Phone:9719153283(Dave)(message)
Facebook:www.facebook.com/mcteagueforcongress
Othersocialmedia:https://twitter.com/McTeagueOregon
Pleaselimityourresponsetoeachofthefollowingquestionstoabout75words.
1.Toanoutsider,howwouldyoudescribetheregionyouwishtorepresentgeographically,
economically,politicallyandsocially?
The5thCongressionalDistrictcomprisesmostofClackamasCounty,Marion,Polk,Lincoln
andTillamookcounties.Politicallyitismoderateinorientation,withDemocratic
progressivevotingevidentinthetwomainpopulationareas(NorthClackamasCounty,
Salem)andthetwocoastalcounties.Thedistrictalsocontainsfourcommunitycolleges,
andseveraluniversities(WOU,Willamette).
2.Whatarethepositivesandnegativesofthisregion(ward,district,countyorstate)thatyou
wishtorepresent?
LikemanyareasinOregon,therearemanypeoplelivingonlowwageswithservicesector
jobsinallpartsofthedistrict,contributingtoourgrowinghomelessandhousing
challengedproblem.Salemhasstategovernmentworkers,andwhileClackamasCounty
hasindustrialandcommercialareas,theresaneedformoreindustrialcommercialland
foreconomicdevelopment,sopeoplefindworkclosertowheretheylive.
3.Whatspecificskillsandexperiencesdoyoubringtotheposition,especiallyonesthatwould
helpturnthosenegativesintopositives?
Myserviceinthelegislatureandonthefireboarddemonstratesmyabilitytoworkwith
colleaguesofallpoliticalandbackgroundpersuasions.Asalongtimeresidentofboththe
SalemareaandNorthClackamasCounty,Imfamiliarwithmanypeopleandthearea.
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4.Whatseparatesyoufromyouropponent(s)?Bespecific.
Cong. Schrader is the Co-Chair of the conservative Democrat Blue Dog Caucus. This is
reflected in his voting record. I would be a member of the Progressive Caucus. There are
host of issues on which we disagree.
I strongly oppose the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement and other
unfair agreements. Schrader voted for TPP Fast Track. Like NAFTA, TPP
undermines Oregon jobs, empowers global corporations, and increases medical
costs by restricting generic drugs. I refer you to the analysis done by Public Citizen
Trade Watch. http://www.citizen.org/documents/analysis-tpp-text-november2015.pdf
I support President Obama on Syrian Refugees. Schrader voted with Republicans to
hamstring the Presidents modest plan.
I favor sustainable forest management and watershed restoration. Schrader
proposed weakened environmental laws and clear-cutting in 1.5 million acres of
Oregon forests with his proposed O & C, BLM lands bill.
I oppose the Keystone Pipeline, which Schrader voted for.
I opposed nuclear power in Oregon and I am an advocate for solar and renewable
energy. Schrader supported $200 million nuclear power subsidies for Corvallis
based NuScale nuclear development firm.
I support the DREAM Act, Schrader voted against it. (See his YouTube video)
We must protect and expand Social Security; Schrader supported Simpson-Bowles
cuts to Social Security and Medicare.
I support GMO "Right-To-Know" legislation similar to that proposed by Sen.
Merkely. Schrader sponsored the DARK act to preempt Vermonts GMO labeling
law.
5.Pleaselistfivespecificaccomplishmentsthatyouhaveachievedinpoliticsorcivicaffairs:
a)ChiefPetitioner,successfulBallotMeasure#9,1978,savingOregonratepayershundreds
ofmillionsinunfairelectriccharges.
b)PassedarenewalofOregonssolarandrenewableenergytaxcredits,1987.
c)AsCoChairoftheJointLegislativeCommitteeonWaterPolicy,helpedpassInstream
WaterRights,GovernorsWatershedEnhancementBoard,waterconservationlaw,
wetlanddmitigationbank,fishscreeninglegislationandothers.
d)AsChairoftheHouseBusiness&ConsumerAffairsCommittee,helpedpassOregons
firstinsurancelawgoverninglongtermcareinsurance.
e)AsaFireBoarddirector,helpedhirethreefirechiefsandpromotedpositivelabor
managementrelationsinanationallyrecognizedfiredistrict.
6.HowmuchwillyourPrimaryElectioncampaigncost?(bespecific)
$20to$30,000likely.Wererunningagrassrootscampaign;andstronglysupporting
BernieSanderscallforapoliticalrevolution.Schraderhasbanked$1.4millionfrom
PACsandwealthyindividuals.

7.Haveyoueverbeenconvictedofacrime,beendisciplinedbyaprofessionallicensing
board/organizationorhadanethicsviolationfiledagainstyou?Ifso,pleasegivethedetails.
Notothefirsttwo.In1985anelectionscomplaintwasfiledagainstmeforfailingto
provideadateandsourceforseveralletterstotheeditorreprintedina1984pieceof
campaignliterature,anoversightonmypart.
8.Haveyoueverfiledforbankruptcy,beendelinquentonyourtaxesorothermajoraccounts,or
beensuedpersonallyorprofessionally?Ifso,pleasegivethedetails.
Notothefirsttwo.Atpresent,IamnamedasformerEx.Dir.fortheChiropracticBoard
(alongwiththeagency,BoardChair,DOJattorney)byalicenseewhoscontestingan
agencydisciplinaryactionincircuitcourt.TheBoardsactionwasappealedtotheCourt
ofAppealsandtheagencywassustained.Circuitcourtactionswerealsofiled,dropped,
thenrefiled,soitgoeson,forawhilelongerpossibly.AsaformerstateagencyheadIam
represented,alongwiththeothers,byanOregonDepartmentofJusticeTrialDivision
attorney.
9.Whatarethethreemostimportantissuesyouwouldaddressifelected,andhow?(75words
foreachissue)
A. Weneedtoaddresslossoffamilywagejobs,incomestagnation,andconcentrationof
wealthinthefewerhands.IfavorenactingaMedicareforAllsinglepayerhealthcare
system;breakinguphugefinancialinstitutionssothattheyarenolongertoobigto
fail;makingtuitionfreeatpubliccollegesanduniversitiesthroughoutAmerica.We
needtotransitiontoarenewableenergyfutureandawayfromfossilfuels;addressour
climatechangeemergency;andcreate1millionjobsfordisadvantagedyoung
Americansbyinvesting$5.5billioninayouthjobsprogram.ThisiswhyIsupport
SenatorBernieSanders.Heiswillingtothinkbig;afterall,weareapowerfuland
wealthycountry;yetwehaveadismalchildmortalityrate.wecandosomuchbetter
ifwetrulyservethepeople.
B. Infrastructure:Putatleast13millionAmericanstoworkbyinvesting$1trillionover
fiveyearstowardsrebuildingourcrumblingroads,bridges,railways,airports,public
transitsystems,ports,dams,wastewaterplants,andotherinfrastructureneeds.
ReversetradepolicieslikeNAFTA,CAFTA,andPNTRwithChinathathavedriven
downwagesandcausedthelossofmillionsofjobs.IvigorouslyopposetheTrans
PacificPartnership(TPP).SchradersupportstheTPPandhelpedpassFastTrack.His
positionisdamagingtohumanrights,laborandunionrightshereandabroad;and
environmentalprotections.Thisisthetopissueinthiscampaign;asithasbeeninkey
DemocraticprimarystateslikeMichiganandWisconsinrecently.Thisisamajor
reasonwhyIvereceivedtheOregonWorkingFamiliesPartyendorsement.
C. Wehaveacorruptcampaignfinancesystemthatbenefitsincumbents,specialinterests
andlobbyists.Cong.Schraderhasbenefitedfromthis,accepting$590,000forover360
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politicalactioncommitteesin2015alone.BesidesrepealingCitizensUnitedand
ultimatelyhavingpublicfinancingofcongressionalelections;Ifavorinterimstepsto
eventheplayingfieldforchallengers,suchasVotersPamphletsinallstates,bringing
backtheFairnessDoctrinetoourairwaves;creatingforumsthatareaccessibleto
voters,bringingbackthefederalindividualpoliticalcontributiontaxcredit,and
havingballotstatements(expandedversionoftheballotslogansweoncehadinOregon
primaryelections).
10.Whatdoyouseeasotherimportantissues?
1)Weneedcomprehensiveimmigrationreformwithapathtocitizenship.Wealsoneedto
recognizethatmuchillegalimmigrationistheresultofNAFTAsdisastroustrade
policies.http://www.citizen.org/documents/NAFTAat20.pdfIwillpubliclyresistthe
DonaldTrumpandTedCruzsefforttodemonizepeoplewhoareessentiallyeconomic
refugeesfromcountrieswherethesocialfabricandlocaleconomieshavebeenupendedby
unfairtrade.
2)IhavetakenstrenuousissuewithCong.SchradersvoteagainstPresidentObamasplan
toallowasmallnumberofSyrianrefugeestoenterthiscountry.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/legislative/sap/114/saphr4038r_2015111
8.pdf
3)Payequity,protectingawomensrighttochoosereproductivefreedom,LGBTQrights
andoppositiontodiscriminationofallkinds,
4)expandingSocialSecuritybyliftingthecapontaxableincome,
5)IsupportSen.BernieSandersplansto:ensure the wealthy and large corporations pay
their fair share in taxes.stop corporations from shifting their profits and jobs overseas to
avoid paying U.S. income taxes; create a progressive estate tax on the top 0.3 percent of
Americans who inherit more than $3.5 million; enact a tax on Wall Street speculators who
caused millions of Americans to lose their jobs, homes, and life savings and 5) increase the
federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 an hour by 2020.

11.Whatonlineand/orprintpublicationsdoyouregularlyreadtokeepabreastofissuesinthe
districtyouseektorepresent?
NewYorkTimes,TheOregonian,StatesmanJournal,NewYorker,Atlantic;variousweb
sources/blogs,i.e.PublicCitizen,DownwithTyranny,HumanRightsWatch.
12.Anyskeletonsinyourclosetorotherpotentiallyembarrassinginformationthatyoushould
disclosebeforeitcomesupinthecampaign?Anything(includinghealthissues)thatwould
affectyourabilitytoserveyourfullterm?Anychangesinyourlifesituationthatare
contemplatedorexpectedbeforetheelectionorbeforeyouwouldtakeoffice?
No.LikeBernieSanders,Iaminfinehealthandhappilymarried.
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