Political Desk

Kris Bledsoe

Nonpartisan
McMinnville, Ore.
Occupation: Volunteer Chaplain at Willamette Valley Medical Center and photographer. Previously worked as a director of communications at Saint Margaret’s Episcopal Church, Bellevue, Wash., management and marketing consultant, Bledsoe and Associates, Bellevue, Wash., 2nd vice president and relationship manager, Consumer Credit Department, at Old Stone Bank of Washington, investment broker, Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Co., and Foster and Marshal.
Education: Master’s in pastoral studies, Seattle University School of Theology and Ministry, Clinical Pastoral Education, Swedish Medical Center, bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Washington, University of California at Berkley.
Government experience: none

Curt Johnston

Nonpartisan
Dayton, Ore.
Occupation: Self-employed farmer. Also was a Bayou Golf Club partner, local donut and sandwich shop owner.
Education: Oregon College of Education, Chemeketa Community College
Government experience: Yamhill County ESD, McMinnville Rural Fire Board

Leslie Lewis

Nonpartisan
Carlton, Ore.
Occupation: co-owner of Uptime Technology Inc. Previously worked for Intel Corporation in manufacturing engineering
Education: Oregon State University, B.S. degree in Biochemistry-Biophysics.
Government experience: Yamhill County Planning Commission, Oregon Legislature–State Representative, Co-Chair of the Joint Ways and Means Committee, Co-Chair of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, Chair of the House Environment and Energy Committee, and a member of numerous committees, including House Revenue and House Judiciary.
Links:
www.newsregister.com/news/results.cfm?story_no=231447

Donna Nelson

Nonpartisan
McMinnville, Ore.
Occupation: State Representative, House 24. Previously worked as a contracting liaison in Washington D.C., small business owner and spent 24 years with Evergreen International Aviation.
Education: West Texas A&M University, M.B.A., B.A.
Family: Mother of three children who graduated from McMinnville schools.
Community Involvement: Served on the boards of the Salvation Army, Humane Society, Western Oregon University Foundation, Linfield College Chamber Orchestra and created the Yamhill County Market.
Government experience: During eight years as State Representative, Nelson served on the boards of transportation, business, economic development, government, education, agriculture, emergency preparedness, consumer protection, veterans affairs, Hispanic affairs, Head Start, hunger, women and the National Health and Human Services and Veteran’s Committee for the National Conference of State Legislators. Has also served on the Yamhill County Budget Committee, the Committee for Senior Transportation and the Parks Board.
Links:
www.newsregister.com/news/results.cfm?story_no=229263
www.newsregister.com/news/results.cfm?story_no=223739
www.newsregister.com/news/results.cfm?story_no=223326
www.newsregister.com/news/results.cfm?story_no=220636