Elect Bernard Seeger for House District 52

First generation American

I like the work. I’ve been an elected official in my home town for over a year and I’m having a blast. The analysis, conversations, persuasion, and finding common ground has been extremely rewarding. I think I have a skill here.
As an extrovert I really enjoy hanging with people of all stripes... even if we disagree, I still get energy.
I have ideas on affordability, housing, forestry, energy production, infrastructure, and other public issues that I’d like to advocate for on behalf of you and all the organizations we are a part of.
I’d like to use this office to provide an example for service to our community and ourselves. Whether it’s picking up litter, removing invasive shrubs, mentoring a kid, or cleaning a bus stop, I want to inspire our fellow Oregonians that you have agency in the place we call home. Let’s use that to better ourselves and our communities.
I absolutely love Oregon and believe it has great things in its future if we can continue to improve our governance. Bottom line: I think I can make a positive difference.

I’m running to deliver competence and trust for our government. I lead with 4 principles.

Be responsive—listen and respond to what residents and employers are dealing with right now.
Be responsible—take care of the systems we inherit and pass on: transportation, housing, public safety, health, energy independence, and climate resilience. I acknowledge the potential for tension between responsive and responsible governance.
Govern with integrity—tell the truth, demonstrate grace, publish the numbers, and treat people with respect even when we disagree.
Acknowledge our roles. I’m practical about solutions: government can’t do everything, but it must do the fundamentals well and empower people to solve what they can. I’ll focus on measurable outcomes, spending discipline, and real collaboration—so we get results, not slogans and hot air.