PAUL WARR-KING
OCCUPATION: Gresham City Council President
OCCUPATIONAL BACKGROUND: Vice President Business Banking, Key Bank; Vice President International Banking, First Hawaiian Bank; Regional Manager, Oregon Bank
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: Honor Graduate of Pacific Coast Banking School at University of Washington ; International studies at UCLA
PRIOR GOVERNMENTAL EXPERIENCE: Gresham City Councilor; City Budget and Finance Committee (Past Chairman); East County Citizen Intercouncil (Co-founder); Rockwood Urban Development Commission; Sister City Associations; US National Defense Executive Reserve Corps
PAUL WARR-KING IS INVOLVED IN HIS COMMUNITY:
- Snow-Cap Community Charities (Past Board Chair)
- Gresham Chamber of Commerce (Past President)
- Gresham Rotary Club (Past Board Member)
- East Metro Economic Alliance (Past Board Member)
- Gresham Kiwanis Club (Past President)
PAUL WARR-KING HAS DEMONSTRATED LEADERSHIP BY ACTIVELY DEVELOPING AND SUPPORTING:
- Adequate funding for Police, Gang Enforcement and Fire Programs
- Strict code enforcement for neighborhood livability
- Fiscal responsibility and accountability
- Responsible maintenance of city parks and open spaces
- Enforcement of graffiti removal
- Easier access by citizens to city employees and services
- East County Justice Center
- Rockwood Urban Renewal District
- Sustainability and “green” concepts
- Rental housing program inspections
- Regulation of Pay-Day Loan programs
- “Buy Gresham ” goods and services
PAUL WARR-KING WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON:
- Transportation improvements and population growth
- Community Sports Park and Arts plaza
- Business incentives to create living wage jobs
- East County emergency preparedness
- Cooperation between East County governments
RE-ELECT PAUL WARR-KING
“I Will Continue to Provide Fairness, Fiscal Responsibility and Integrity to Gresham City Hall ”
ENDORSEMENTS:
Chuck Becker, Senator Laurie Monnes-Anderson, Ted Wheeler, Mayors: Shane Bemis, Paul Thalhofer, Dave Fuller, Mike Weatherby; Councilors: Shirley Craddick, Dick Strathern, Carol Nielsen-Hood, and David Widmark; Bess Wills, Doug Walker, Michael and Anita Harris, Rex Brittle, Tobias Andersen, Marv Ogle, Dr. Ralph Yates, Dr. Vernon H. Usher, Tim Brunner, Sue O'Halloran, Barbara Comstock, Tony Palermini, Peggy Johansen, Travis Stovall, Bev Russell, Dick Dowsett, Judy Han, Judy Alley, Richard Rist, Dina Dinucchi, Judy O'Connor, (Northwest Oregon Labor Council AFL-CIO), Oregon League of Conservation Voters.
(This information furnished by Committee to Re-Elect Paul Warr-King)
The above information has not been verified for accuracy by Multnomah County.