Laurie Monnes Anderson
Oregon State Senator, District 25
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"I know Laurie Monnes Anderson very well and I worked closely with her to bring hundreds of family wage jobs to East County. Working with Laurie, we were able to attract high-tech business to Gresham despite competition from much larger markets. Laurie’s dedication to helping members of her community and her ability to effectively work with businesses made this accomplishment possible. To address a shortage in our health care workforce and create more jobs, Laurie successfully matched people with the training they needed to go into nursing. The program that Laurie created means that hundreds of people will complete training and find good-paying jobs. Laurie has my endorsement for Senate because she will continue to bring family wage jobs to East County and she will continue to improve our health care system. Laurie has a proven record of getting results on the issues that we care about."
-John A. Kitzhaber, MD, Former Governor of Oregon
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"I worked closely with Laurie Monnes Anderson in the Legislature to pass SB 875 that lowers the cost of prescription drugs to provide more Oregonians access to the medicine they need. It is estimated that SB 875 could help 750,000 Oregonians previously without coverage and save the State $60,000,000. Laurie is committed to helping people get the medicine they need and save our State money by finding more efficient ways to spend State dollars. Her leadership and experience in the legislature made it possible to get this bill passed into a law. Throughout my 31 year career in healthcare, and Laurie’s career as a public health nurse, we have both seen what can happen to someone when they can’t afford the medicine that they need. Laurie’s “never give up” attitude to keep finding new ways to help people and spend efficiently produce real results. Laurie is more than simply an effective leader and the best candidate for State Senate District 25. Her ability to keep finding new ways to make a positive difference in so many people’s lives makes her a health care hero."
-Mitch Greenlick, State Representative House District 33
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"Laurie Monnes Anderson can’t help helping. There is one thing in common with everything Laurie has done in her career: helping people. Whether it’s helping people get jobs in East County, helping lower the cost of prescription drugs, helping make our streets and homes safe, or helping heal members of our community, for Laurie helping others is not a job it’s a way of life."
-Joanne Vickery
Gresham, OR
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"Laurie Monnes Anderson brings experience and proven results. We are at a time when our economy, healthcare and education systems are being threatened. Jobs are leaving Oregon and budget cuts are causing Oregon to make tough decisions in our healthcare and education systems. Laurie has listened and responded in our time of need and found new ways to stimulate our economy by bringing real jobs to East County, lowering the price of prescription drugs to save our state millions while fighting to give our children the education they deserve."
-Letter to the Editor, The Oregonian
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"Laurie Monnes Anderson has proven that she will fight to keep us safe. I am a firefighter here in Gresham, and my team and I are often the first ones to arrive at the scene of an accident. Many fatal accidents are the result of people drinking and driving. Laurie knows what can happen when people drink and drive and she took action to revoke driver’s licenses from repeat offenders. Laurie has made our community a safer place because she cares about the people of our community and she gets laws passed to protect us. I am voting for Laurie because she has proven that she is effective in Salem by passing laws that save lives."
-Jeff Hamilton
Firefighter, Gresham OR
