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