Sharon Meieran

I live in Oregon House District 36 the downtown west side district. There's an exciting Democratic Primary race evolving over here between the establishment chick Jennifer somebody and this whipsmart Er doc Sharon Meieran    http://www.sharonfororegon.com/  who just looks like she knows her shit and is saying all the right things about addiction and treatment for addicts and all the follow-on madness and destruction caused by drugs and alcohol, the getting and using and finding ways and means to get more.
I usually leave politics to the squares but this is somehow different.
There's a Democratic Party in-crowd  in Oregon that comes off pretty self absorbed, and I for one am tired of being told who to vote for by people from the not-too-distant past that didn't do very much to solve things when they had the chance. There are, however, some very effective progressive voices that manage to do some new things in a new way without all the pompous ponderous nonsense. Fresh smart new voices like Jules Bailey, the Rep from across the river in SE Portland demonstrate how you can infuse some new energy into the tired old Democratic Party we inherited from the warhorses that still don't recognize that they are the problem, not the solution.

Sharon's husband looks like a healthy  Keith Richards

We are incredibly fortunate that this woman with her dedication and her education and drive would take the time from a rewarding career to devote all those mad skills to helping this part of the state to think better and act more effectively to solve the public problems that degrade our quality of life and drain our resources in the process.
When I see the list of party old-timers that endorse the other candidate, I just feel tired and think to myself this is why we need Sharon Meieran in the OR House of Representatives.