Cheri Brubaker for
Lincoln County Commissioner
Focused on practical solutions for housing and infrastructure,
Cheri is the voice we need for responsible local government.
TRUST
Cheri spent years as a journalist holding local government accountable from the outside. Now she wants to bring that same standard of fairness, honesty and accountability to the inside.
Her campaign is built on the values of fairness and respect, and a belief that local government works best when it is open, honest, and collaborative. Cheri is committed to ensuring that county decisions are made to serve the community’s best interest.
EXPERIENCE
Cheri’s move with her family to the Oregon Coast coincided with the 2013 government shutdown — a moment that sharpened her commitment to community, truth, and civic involvement — and set her on the path that brings her here today.
One of Cheri’s early investigations as a news reporter for the News-Times uncovered an illegal encampment on the Siuslaw National Forest at Five Rivers — reporting that contributed to Lincoln County’s creation of the Abandoned RV Abatement Program, a $500,000 initiative to clear abandoned RVs from public and private land across the county.
As news director at local radio stations, Cheri produced a daily news broadcast keeping our communities informed. She hosted Hotline, a program that brought local elected officials, community leaders, scientists, innovators and change-makers in Lincoln County directly to listeners.
PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS
For the last three years, Cheri served as Congresswoman Val Hoyle’s field representative — supporting the Congresswoman's efforts to direct $5 million in federal funding to Lincoln County; helping constituents navigate issues with federal agencies; and building lasting relationships with city, county, and state officials and agencies.
Lincoln County faces real and pressing challenges: a shortage of affordable housing, the urgent need for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements across the county, the risk posed by the deteriorating Big Creek Dams, and a $4 million county budget shortfall.Meeting these challenges requires collaboration, creativity, and someone who knows how programs work and how to bring people together.
Living and working in this incredible place we live, following the issues, and getting to know the people in our communities has provided me with a clear understanding of the challenges our communities face every day — and the experience and connections to help solve them.
-Cheri Brubaker