ROBERT LIBERTY

OCCUPATION: Metro Councilor; attorney

OCCUPATIONAL BACKGROUND: Senior Counsel to Congressman Earl Blumenauer; Director and attorney, 1000 Friends of Oregon; Small business owner

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: Portland Public Schools; University of Oregon, BA; Oxford University, MA; Harvard Law School, JD

PRIOR GOVERNMENTAL EXPERIENCE: Metro Councilor; Sellwood Bridge Policy Advisory Group; East Portland Action Plan Committee; Citizens Utility Board; Neighborhood Association board member

ROBERT LIBERTY
helping our neighborhoods remain strong
while addressing the challenges of growth and sustainability 

Robert Liberty has worked with citizens for 25 years to protect Oregon's quality of life, our best strategy for attracting investments and jobs. He led efforts to ensure housing choices, so people can afford to live near their work, shopping and schools. In his career he has helped protect tens of thousands of acres of Oregon farm and forestland from development.

Robert Liberty's Record of Accomplishment 

• Worked to make taxpayers' transportation investments smarter, greener and more cost-effective
• Helped strengthen protections for streams and water quality
• Promoted new ideas for regional economic development
• Developed a proposal for developers to pay more of the costs of growth
• Helped establish a loan fund to build housing close to transit, affordable to families of modest means
• Cooperated with neighborhood leaders to find ways for growth to enhance, rather than detract from our communities
• Involved school officials in discussions about growth impacts on schools

NEIGHBORHOOD, CONSER VAT ION, BUSINESS AND
ELECTED LEADERS ENDORSE ROBERT LIBERTY

Governor Barbara Roberts
David Bragdon, Metro Council President
State Treasurer Randall Edwards
Oregon League of Conservation Voter
Portland Association of Teacher
Tye Steinbach, Multnomah Village small business owner and neighborhood activist
Arlene Kimura, East Portland Community Activist
Lee Leighton, Sellwood Neighborhood Activist
Linda Robinson, east Portland community and park advocate
Jean Baker, SE small business owner
Mike Houck, natural areas advocate
Lynn Peterson, Clackamas County Commission Chair
Dick Schouten, Washington County Commissioner

“Robert Liberty is a natural for Metro Council.” – The Oregonian 4/12/04

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(This information furnished by Liberty for Metro)