This past Monday was the nomination meeting for candidates for union office for the 2018 ATU 757 election. For your information, below is a list of all candidates for top executive office as well as Executive Board and Liaison Officer candidates for each property. For a handful of positions, no candidate filed to run; these positions will be filled by appointment, by whomever is elected President-Business Representative. Candidates who are running unopposed are considered to be the incoming, duly-elected officers for those positions.
Ballots for all races will be counted by TrueBallot on Wednesday, June 13th, and your union staff will post results as soon as receive them.
Candidates for ATU 757 Officers
President-Business Representative
Henry Beasley
Shirley Block
Christopher Day
Bruce Hansen
Heidi Shelton
Vice President-Assistant Business Representative
Gordon Duncan
Jon Hunt
John H. Wold
Financial Secretary-Treasurer
Mary Longoria
Ryan Viken
Bend Liaison Officer
Joe Zimmer
C-Tran Executive Board Officer
James Bennett
Joe Hendrix
C-Tran Fixed Route Liaison Officer
Halimah Hatchett
Kevin Hogan
C-Tran Represented Staff Liaison Officer
Bonnie Woodring
C-Tran C-Van Liaison Officer
Gail Bennett
Central Or. Intergov. Council Liaison Officer
Jacob Foster
Corvallis City Transit Liaison Officer
John Oliver
Corvallis Schools Liaison Officer
No candidate filed – subject to appointment by next President-Business Representative
Portland Public Schools Contractor Executive Board Officer
Anna M. Tompte
Portland Public Schools Contractor Liaison Officer
R. Alex Smith III
TriMet Lift Region 1 Liaison Officer
Warren Hoeft
TriMet Lift Region 2 Liaison Officer
Cathy Redwine
TriMet Lift-Region 3 Liaison Officer
Matt Leist
Lane Transit District Executive Board Officer
Jonathan Boldon
Bill Bradley
John R. Gelsomino Jr.
Lane Transit District Secretary Liaison Officer
John B. Hampton
Lane Transit District Extra Board Liaison Officer
Lora Rangel
Lane Transit District Fleet Services Liaison Officer
No candidate filed – subject to appointment by next President-Business Representative
Salem-Keizer Contracted Services Liaison Officer
Joshua Taverne
Canby Liaison Officer
Jason Patterson
Portland Public Schools Executive Board Officer
Jimmy Appelhanz
Rogue Valley Transportation District Liaison Officer
Stephen D. Bishop
Salem-Keizer Transit District Executive Board Officer
Mikel Burke
Salem-Keizer Transit Maintenance Liaison Officer
Zack Leeth
Tillamook Country Transportation District Liaison Officer
No candidate filed – subject to appointment by next President-Business Representative
TriMet Center Street Transportation Executive Board Officer
Darin Hagey
Charles A. Stidham
TriMet Extra Board Center Street Liaison Officer
Elizabeth Buckwalter
Robert Woodward
TriMet Center Street Maintenance Executive Board Officer
Kevin Kinoshita
TriMet Merlo Transportation Executive Board Officer
Linda Jauron-Mills
Michael McCurry
TriMet Extra Board Merlo Liaison Officer
Mark Harris
Gene Marsh, Jr.
TriMet Merlo Maintenance Executive Board Officer
Kerry Montgomery
Geff Worland
TriMet Powell Transportation Executive Board Officer
Khris Alexander
Novell Reed
TriMet Extra Board Powell Liaison Officer
Randy Whitehill
TriMet Powell Maintenance Executive Board Officer
Mike Francois
TriMet Light Rail Transportation Executive Board Officer
Anthony Forrester
Terrance Howard
TriMet Ruby Junction Transportation Liaison Officer
Jean Strickland
TriMet Elmonica Transportation Liaison Officer
Tom Ruiz Jr.
Portland Street Car Transportation Liaison Officer
Evette Farra
TriMet Light Rail Maintenance Executive Board Officer
Joe E. Ruffin III
TriMet Ruby Junction Maintenance Liaison Officer
Jody Moulton
TriMet Elmonica Maintenance Liaison Officer
Douglas Eckholt
TriMet Represented Staff Executive Board Officer
Jason Bynon
Frederick Casey
Alina Clark
Bruce Duncan
Valley Transit Association Liaison Officer
Mark Brotherton