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    Chip Shields ran for State Representative because he wants to take his experience to Salem to fight for fairness and to improve the lives of every resident of District 43.

    Recent News


  • Rep. Chip Shields to be sworn in as new State Senator for District 22
    9/29/09

  • Bernie Foster, publisher of The Skanner, speaks in support of Rep Shields. (video)
    During the recognition ceremony of former State Sen. Margaret Carter by the Multnomah County Commissioners, Bernie Foster all but endorses Rep. Chip Shields for District 22.
    9/23/09

  • Replacing Margaret Carter: the right choice for the right reasons (Oregonian oped)
    "... among those candidates qualified to meet the needs of our Senate district, Shields has the track record of proven results, the desire to fight for economic and political justice and the temperament and personality to get results for us in Salem."
    9/22/09

  • Shields Lauds Carter. Says He Will Pursue Senate Appointment
    6/30/09


    Chip Shields was the first Oregon elected official
    to endorse Obama for President

  • Rep. Shields announces funding for N/NE Portland June 30, 2009
  • Poisoned Vets Bill Passes House June 29, 2009
  • Rep. Shields Carries Measure 57 Phase-In to Passage June 26, 2009
  • National Guard Soldiers Testify on Toxic Chemical Exposure May 12, 2009
  • Rep. Shields Carries TARP Oversight Bill To Passage May 7, 2009
  • House Votes to Help Thousands Keep Their Jobs April 29, 2009
  • Three Key Bills Sponsored by Rep. Shields to be Heard March 11 March 11, 2009
  • Town Hall Meeting Saturday, March 14th, 2009 March 10, 2009
  • Rep Shields Introduces Bill for More Oversight of TARP Funding March 9, 2009
  • Rep. Shields Announces Drug and Alcohol Treatment Hearings March 5, 2009
  • Oregon Business Development Leaders Meet with Rep. Shields to Discuss Creating and Saving Oregon Jobs February 19, 2009
  • Come to the Mortgage & Foreclosure Summit Saturday at PCC November 18, 2008
  • Public Safety Strategies Task Force to Look at Links Between Foster Care and Public Safety 10/29/08
  • Rep. Shields and Sen. Carter to hold 3rd of three Town Halls- Saturday March 8 3/3/08
  • Rep. Shields Provides Key Vote on Mortgage Lending Reforms to Protect Homeowners 2/21/08
  • Rep. Shields to Host 2nd of Three Town Halls - Feb. 6th 1/20/08
  • Meeting will focus on creating a living-wage jobs agenda for N/NE 1/9/08
  • End the War Says Shields and Elected Officials from 27 Counties 9/13/07
  • Police Deadly Use of Force Bill Passes Both Chambers in Waning Moments of 2007 Legislature 6/28/07
  • An "idea becomes a law" with the help of a Northeast Portland businesswoman's tenacity 6/21/07
  • House Increases Funding for Legal Representation
    Rep. Shields carries Public Defense budget bill to passage.     6/14/07
  • House passes 18% Increase in K-12 budget and dramatically increases funding for Head Start 6/13/07
  • House Doubles Prison Treatment Dollars 6/12/07
  • Representative Shields appointed to Multnomah County Public Safety Coordinating Council 6/6/07
  • Rep. Shields passes depleted uranium bill 5/3/07
  • Rep. Shields and Rep. Greenlick Pass Common-Sense Drunk Driving Bill 5/23/07 Read more here
  • Rep. Shields and Rep. Kotek Pass Bill to Add Tenant Protections and Fight Displacement 5/18/07  Read more here
  • "In District Day" provides an opportunity for Rep. Chip Shields to hear the voices of N/NE Portland 5/19/07  Read more here
  • Rep. Shields steers small business bill to easy passage 5/10/07   Read more here
  • Rep. Shields passes key minority business agenda bill 5/7/07  Read more here
  • Chip Shields supports Congressional resolution to oppose the President’s Iraq War plan to send even more troops to Iraq    Read more here
  • Governor Signs Portland Gap Bond Authority. Chip Shields Lead House in Passing Bill   Read more here

    Experience

    For twelve years Chip Shields has been working on the ground in N/NE Portland on critical issues like living-wage jobs, public safety, affordable housing, access to health care, and ensuring that our schools have the revenue needed to keep class sizes small. He wants to take that experience to Salem to fight for fairness and to improve the lives of every resident of District 43.

    Eleven years ago, Chip Shields started Better People, a Northeast Portland living-wage job placement and counseling program focused on helping people who had been in trouble with the law. Through Better People, Chip has created and filled hundreds of living-wage jobs for people trying to turn their lives around. That's why Chip was awarded the Skanner Newspaper's prestigious Drum Major for Justice Award at the paper's Martin Luther King, Jr. breakfast for 2004.

    Delivering Real Results for N/NE Portland

    It was Chip Shields who first revived the idea of increasing Oregon's Minimum Wage two years ago, helping more than 100,000 low-wage Oregonians receive a raise each and every year. For his work on this critical issue, Chip received the AFL-CIO's "Hero of Labor" Award in 2003.

    Chip devoted his time and energy to passing the Multnomah County school levy in 2003, helping protect local schools from the devastating cuts other districts are facing today.


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