Safer neighborhoods require real leadership.

Charles Lee has been leading the way to making our neighborhoods safer for years.
As a fiscal conservative on the City Council Charles Lee has managed to find innovative solutions to funding problems, like adding a new police officer to combat illegal drugs— without raising taxes.

On the No Meth—Not in My Neighborhood Task Force, Charles Lee helped lead an effort to limit access to the ingredients needed to make meth and to create more prevention programs.

Charles Lee: Leading the way to safer communities.

Tougher sentences for sex offenders
Charles Lee will crack down on sexual predators by imposing harsher sentences for those who use the Internet to contact minors for sexual encounters.

Hire 125 new State Troopers to combat meth
Charles Lee has a plan to hire 125 new state troopers to make our highways safer and to crack down on the trafficking of meth and other illegal drugs.

Reduce illegal immigration
Charles Lee will push the federal government to do its job and secure our nation’s borders. His plan also includes increasing penalties for traffickers that smuggle in illegal immigrants, heavier fines on companies that knowingly hire illegal immigrants, and prohibiting illegal
immigrants from getting a drivers license.

"It’s time for our Legislature to learn from the way we do things around here and start moving our state back in the right direction again."

The Keizer Police Association and Marion County Sheriff Raul Ramirez endorse Charles Lee for his leadership on making our communities safer.

Charles Lee thinks it's time for our Legislature to start moving Oregon forward again - and maybe even learn a few things from the way we do things around here:

Like how, with Charles leading the way on our City Council, we were able to make our community safer and attract hundreds of new jobs - without raising taxes.

And how, in his work with No Meth in My Neighborhood, Charles helped crack down on drug dealers to keep our children safe from illegal drugs.

Or even how as President of Blanchet Catholic School, Charles has helped build a school where 95% of graduates go on to attend college.

Charles Lee thinks we can make this kind of progress in the Legislature, too -

It just takes someone to lead the way.

Families should be able to afford health care

Charles Lee has a plan to require the big insurance companies to hold public hearings and get Insurance Commissioner approval before raising our rates again.

We have to cut government waste

On the City Council, Charles Lee has a proven record of fiscal discipline - he supports aggressive audits of state government agencies to ensure that taxpayer dollars are being spent wisely.

Kids should be safe from sex offenders

As the father of four and president of Blanchet Catholic School, Charles Lee has a plan to require repeat sex offenders to wear tracking bracelets so law enforcement knows where they are, at all times.

New taxes aren't the answer

Charles Lee is proud of the fact that on the City Council, he held the line on tax increases. As our next State Representative he'll fight to ensure that the government cuts the waste first, before looking for more money.

Independent Thinking - not party politics

Charles Lee is an independent thinker with a proven record of working across party lines, even on the most divisive issues. As an educator with thiry years' experience, Charles thinks we should utilize the best ideas from teachers, parents, and taxpayer advocates to improve our schools. As the President of Blanchet Catholic School, Charles is strongly Pro-Life, but Democrats, Republicans, and Independents alike have embraced his candidacy.

When it comes to educating our children, leadership matters.

Charles Lee is an independent thinker whose campaign for State Representative is being celebrated by Republicans, Democrats, and Independents alike. Charles Lee has a record of getting results in the classroom, and you always know where he stands, from his words and his actions.

Since Charles Lee has been President of Blanchet Catholic School, the school has had 95% of graduates go on to attend the college of their choice. Charles Lee has also helped raise $15 million to meet the growing school's needs, while keeping administrative costs to a minimum.

That's the kind of leadership we need in the Legislature - to ensure that our children get a fair chance in life.

What's the difference?	Charles Lee	Kim Thatcher
Supports Putting an End to School Budget Cuts?	Yes. Supports providing our schools with the funding they need to lower class sizes.	No. Voted against providing $42 million more in school funding without a tax increase.
Supports Aggressive Audits of all State Programs, Including Schools?	Yes. Will vote to increase aggressive audits of all government programs, including schools, to ensure taxpayer money is spent wisely.	No. Voted to weaken the state's capability to conduct audits of state agencies.
Opposes excessive bonuses and perks for Retiring Administrators?	Yes. Thinks more school funding should be spent in the classroom, where it does the most good.	No. Opposed legislation limiting excessive bonuses and perks.