December 25, 2012 in Jennifer in the news, What's Happening
By Christian Gaston, The Oregonian on December 21, 2012 at 5:45 PM, updated December 21, 2012 at 6:00 PM Rep. Tina Kotek, D-Portland, incoming house speaker, announced committee appointments for the 2013 Legislative Session. Faith Cathcart/The Oregonian Leadership in the Oregon Legislature announced committee appointments in the House and Senate late Friday, with few [...]
April 25, 2012 in Featured, Jennifer in the news, What's Happening
“We endorse Williamson, who as a lawyer, public employee and lobbyist has developed relationships in the Capitol for years. We also think the Legislature would benefit from Williamson’s passionate advocacy for higher education. She is a first-generation college graduate and has lobbied for financial aid and other programs since she was a student at the [...]
April 16, 2012 in Jennifer in the news, What's Happening
Of the two candidates, Sharon Meieran has the support of the healthcare industry, while Jennifer Williamson has a more diverse list of contributors By:Amanda Waldroupe April 16, 2012—Sometimes it’s difficult to distinguish the policy beliefs of one Portland liberal running for office from another, but when it comes to healthcare, it’s relatively easy to drawn [...]
March 28, 2012 in Jennifer in the news, Uncategorized, What's Happening
By Jennifer Williamson of Portland, Oregon. Jennifer is an attorney running in the Democratic primary for HD 36 in West Portland. Jennifer is endorsed by Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon and the Oregon Nurses Association. For more information, visit JenniferForOregon.com. We hear a lot about rising gas prices, high food prices and, increasingly in Portland, [...]
March 23, 2012 in Jennifer in the news, What's Happening
March 22, 2012, 08:32 pm ET DALLAS (AP) — At least five high-ranking executives with the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast cancer charity have resigned in the aftermath of the organization’s decision to eliminate its funding for Planned Parenthood. The departures include three officials from Komen’s Dallas headquarters, as well as CEOs of [...]
February 5, 2012 in Jennifer in the news, What's Happening
By Susan Nielsen, The Oregonian The Oregonian- Sunday 2/5/12 The local affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure may not recover from last week’s political firestorm over Planned Parenthood, not without months of crisis control and outreach. But don’t take my word for it. Listen to Sharon Hunt of McMinnville, Jennifer Williamson of [...]
February 3, 2012 in Campaign Updates, Jennifer in the news, What's Happening
I’ve spent decades working for better health care for women in Oregon. Sometimes, that’s involved bringing diverse groups of people together to do the right thing. I was very proud of what we achieved to improve women’s health with the passage last year of the Low Income Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Act to ensure [...]
January 28, 2012 in Jennifer in the news, Uncategorized, What's Happening
By Jennifer Williamson of Portland, Oregon. Jennifer is an attorney and public safety reform leader running in the Democratic primary for HD 36 in West Portland. For more information, visit JenniferForOregon.com. Over the last several weeks, Governor Kitzhaber’s Commission on Public Safety has received a lot of attention over the release of its report calling [...]
December 16, 2011 in Campaign Updates, Featured, Jennifer in the news, What's Happening
Press Release: December 16th, 2011 Oregon AFL-CIO Makes Early Endorsements in Select Races The Oregon AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education (COPE), representing over 225,000 workers across all sectors of Oregon’s economy and from every corner of the state, gathered today to discuss endorsements in various races. Citing the importance of supporting candidates who will not [...]
