Contact Us

Jim McCauley, Legislative Director
Oversight of League's legislative program
Advocacy issue area: transportation, wildfire
jmccauley@orcities.org
503-540-6593

Michael Martin, Lobbyist
Advocacy issue areas: water, wastewater, solid waste, and natural resources
mmartin@orcities.org
971-382-2069

Ariel Nelson, Lobbyist
Advocacy issue areas: land use, housing, eminent domain
anelson@orcities.org
541-646-4180

Nolan Pleše, Lobbyist
Advocacy issue areas: telecommunications, broadband and cable, energy, environment and cybersecurity
nplese@orcities.org
503-540-6608

Lindsay Tenes, Lobbyist
Advocacy issue areas: finance and taxation, economic development
ltenes@orcities.org
503-540-6574

Scott Winkels, Lobbyist
Advocacy issue areas: ethics, public safety, community corrections, courts, personnel, PERS, collective bargaining, public contracting
swinkels@orcities.org
503-540-6568
Full Portfolio Area Index
*If more than one staffer is listed, the staff member with primary responsibility to inquiries is indicated by an asterisk
9‐1‐1 |
Pleše |
Air Quality |
Pleše |
Airports |
McCauley |
Animal Regulations |
Winkels |
Annexation |
Nelson |
Ballot Measures |
Winkels |
Business Licenses |
Winkels |
Building Codes/Permits/Inspection |
Nelson |
Cable TV |
Pleše |
Downtown Development |
Nelson |
Drug Enforcement |
Winkels |
Earthquakes/Geologic Hazards |
McCauley |
Economic Development |
Gharst |
Elections |
Winkels |
Electric Restructuring |
Pleše |
Emergency Management |
Winkels |
Eminent Domain/Condemnation |
Nelson |
Employee Wellness |
CIS |
HR ‐ Personnel/PERS – Legislation & Committee |
Winkels |
Collective Bargaining/Unions |
Winkels |
Labor Relations |
Winkels |
Prevailing Wage |
Winkels |
Quality‐Based Selection (QBS) |
Winkels |
Endangered Species Act |
Martin |
Energy |
Pleše |
Enterprise Zones |
Gharst |
Environment |
Pleše |
Ethics |
Winkels |
Federal Legislation |
McCauley |
Finance, Municipal |
Gharst |
Fish and Wildlife |
Martin |
Floods |
Nelson |
Franchise Fees, Agreements |
Pleše |
Gas Tax, Local |
McCauley |
Hazardous Substances |
Pleše |
Historic Preservation/Main Street Revitalization |
Nelson |
Homeless |
Winkels |
Housing |
Nelson |
Human Resources |
Winkels |
Human Service Programs |
Nelson |
Incorporation of Cities |
Mulvihill |
Infrastructure |
Martin (Water), McCauley (Transp.) |
Infrastructure Finance |
Gharst |
Initiative & Referendum |
Winkels |
Insurance (employee benefits, liability, property/casualty) |
CIS |
Legislative/Intergovernmental Relations |
McCauley |
Land Use / Development |
Nelson |
Libraries |
Winkels |
Liquor Control |
Winkels |
Local Improvement Districts |
*Nelson, Gharst |
Natural Disasters |
Winkels |
Natural Resources |
Martin |
Parking |
McCauley |
Parks & Recreation, Open Space |
Nelson |
Payday Loans |
Winkels |
Population Data |
*Nelson, Gharst |
Property Taxes |
Gharst |
Public Contracting, Purchasing |
Winkels |
Public Records |
Winkels |
Public Rights of Way |
Pleše |
Public Safety (fire, police, courts, corrections, juveniles) |
Winkels |
Public Utilities Commission |
Pleše |
Public Works |
McCauley |
Railroads |
McCauley |
Recall of Elected Officials |
Winkels |
Revenue |
Gharst |
Smoking/Tobacco |
Winkels |
Solid Waste |
Pleše |
State Shared Revenues (9-1-1, Liquor, Marijuana, Cigarette, and Highway) |
Gharst |
Streets/Transportation Infrastructure |
McCauley |
Systems Development Charges (SDCs) |
*Nelson, Gharst |
Taxation |
Gharst |
Telecommunications |
Pleše |
Transient Lodging Tax |
Gharst |
Traffic Safety, Regulations |
McCauley |
Transportation |
McCauley |
Urban Growth Boundary |
Nelson |
Urban Renewal |
Gharst |
Water, Wastewater and Storm water |
Martin |
Wetland |
Nelson |
Workers’ Compensation |
*Winkels, CIS |