Michael Thomson
Zone 3 candidate for Linn Benton Lincoln Education Service District Board
• RESIDENCE: West Albany area.
• OCCUPATION: Parent. • OCCUPATIONAL/WORK HISTORY: Administrative • RELEVANT EXPERIENCE: current Albany City Councilor and LBL ESD Board member, from GAPS Board member, Albany Budget Committee. • EDUCATION: Bachelor of Arts, The Evergreen State College. • FAMILY: Wife Jolene and daughter Erin. • HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Local government, politics, Seattle Mariners and Seahawks, Portland Timbers & Thorns. • WHY I’M RUNNING: Growing up with public school teacher parents, education has always been important to me. Nearly one year since being appointed to the Linn-Benton-Lincoln Educational Service District Board, I have learned so much about the agency. I want to continue the organization’s work in partnership with our K-12 School Districts to equitably provide services to students and their families. The areas of special education, early childhood intervention and long-term care and treatment are of particular interest as we face financial challenges from both the State of Oregon and the Federal government. • ENDORSEMENTS: Linn County Democrats, State Senator Sara Gelser Blouin, Benton County Commissioner Gabe Shepherd, Former Albany Mayor Sharon Konopa, Albany City Councilor Steph Newton Azorr. |
Michael Thomson
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