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For Immediate Release Elgin, Oregon – Alex McHaddad, Elgin’s current chief administrative officer, filed to run for a full term as City Administrator this week. He was originally appointed to fill a vacancy in the position in April 2024, and was appointed by the City Council for another 6-month period in June to continue in… Read more: Alex McHaddad Files for Elgin City Administrator

Our community members are truly what make Elgin the Jewel of the Blue Mountains! Mayor James Johnson called me Tuesday night as students from Weston were evacuated east to Elgin High School due to the Lower Dry Creek Fire. He spurred me to start evaluating which City resources could be used to assist other evacuees… Read more: Interview on KATU News

Friends and neighbors in Elgin, I submitted the testimony below in opposition to SB 1599, which attempts to move the referendum on the gas tax from November to May. Salem political elites do not want to be on the ballot this fall with this bill next to their name when voter turnout is higher. I… Read more: Moving the Gas Tax Ballot Measure to May Reeks of Political Cowardice

A week of knocking on doors in the rain, making phone calls, and tabling in the cold left me with the flu, but the 200 signatures for IP 302 that my wife and I collected from Elgin residents were all worth it! Over 150,000 Oregonians signed the petition to place a repeal of Governor Tina… Read more: McHaddad: Can you hear us now, Tina Kotek?

Friends and neighbors in Elgin, this weekend I’ll be collecting signatures for a ballot measure to repeal the Governor’s gas tax. This is the largest tax increase in Oregon history, and it will increase fuel costs and vehicle registration prices. You may be wondering why a city leader is trying to repeal a gas tax… Read more: Elgin Voters, Let’s Repeal the Largest Tax Increase in Oregon History!