Basic Rights Oregon PAC Announces Candidate Endorsements for May 2025 School Board Election

It’s time to fill out your ballot for the May 2025 Special Election for Oregon School Boards!

Basic Rights Oregon is proud to endorse school board candidates who are committed to supporting inclusivity and affirmation in schools for all students, especially the most marginalized. We have chosen to endorse the list of candidates below, which we considered based on their answers to list of curated questions. We believe these candidates would help make our state schools welcoming environments for ALL students.

Learn more about our PAC and endorsement process here.

A rainbow 🌈 below denotes that a school board candidate is part of the LGBTQ2SIA+ community—and we know every candidate we’ve endorsed will be a strong champion for students.

Thank you for voting!

School Board Candidates We Support: 

Redmond School District

Amanda Page, Zone 3

Tillamook School District

Amanda Ferrat, Zone 1

Corvallis School District

Luhui Whitebear, Zone 4

Sami Al-Abdrabbuh

Reynolds School District

Michael Reyes, Zone 3

Portland Public Schools

Jorge Sanchez Bautista, Zone 5

Rashelle Chase-Miller, Zone 4

Eugene School District

Erika Thessen, Zone 2

Maya Rabasa, Zone 6

David Douglas School District

Althea Ender, Zone 1

Thomas Stephenson, Zone 7

Beaverton School District

Syed Qasim, Zone 5

Karin Stark, Zone 1

Eric McGuire, Zone 2

North Clackamas School District

Samantha Tamtreng, Zone 5

Multnomah Education Service District

Jessica Arzate, Position 4

Bend-La Pine School District

Ross Tomlin, Zone 6

Jennifer Lynch, Zone 1

Shirley Olson, Zone 4

Kina Chadwick, Zone 7