Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde

Ms. Pitkin chose to make negative comments about the other candidates, painting them poorly with a narrow stroke of her pen. The candidate we support, Kim Johns, is in fact a felon — but, that was over 35 years ago and he totally turned his life around. Yes, people can change. He has lived in Columbia County for 27 years and has done so many positive things. His prior government experience includes: * United States Air Force — honorable discharge * Columbia River Fire & Rescue – staff chief, marine division A D V E R T I S I N G Continue reading below* Columbia County Sheriff's Office – SAR, EMT, reserve deputy sheriff * Ocean Shores Police Dept. – Surf Rescue Dive Team, instructor * United States Dept. of Commerce – Export Council of Oregon (three terms) * U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary – Commander, Flotilla 5-10, Pacific City * Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde – Reserve Forest Patrol Officer/EMT   Some of the accomplishments and awards he has earned are: A D V E R T I S I N G Continue reading below* State of Oregon, Emergency Medical Services Medal of Valor * Volunteer of the Year — Columbia County Sheriff's Office * President of the United States — "Call to Service" award * President of the United States — Volunteer Service Award * U.S. Coast Guard Presidential Unit Citation — (Hurricane Katrina) Auxiliary Achievement Medal, EMT * State of Oregon, Oregon Military Department (ORSDF), Command Chief Warrant Officer, Chief Warrant Officer 5 A D V E R T I S I N G Continue reading below* National Football League Camp Invitations — New England Patriots/Dallas Cowboys. Kim Johns is first and foremost a businessman and plans to approach the position of commissioner as a business. Issues he would like to pursue are jobs, public transportation and mental health. Kim has no interest in maligning other candidates; he intends to focus on building a better community. His slogan is: "If doing the right thing was easy … everyone would do it." Richard and Ellen Lager Warren View the discussion thread. (Pamplin Media Group)