Derek Clevenger was the mayor of Aumsville, Oregon. He has an MBA with a focus in health care. Derek is retired from the military and has stayed engaged in civic education. He has worked to support open primaries in Oregon and done political consulting.

Eric Post is an entrepreneur and consultant who served in the US Marine Corps as a combat engineer.

• https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2023/11/editorial-end-this-strike-now.html?outputType=amp

• https://www.amazon.com/Strength-Finding-Success-Happiness-Purpose/dp/059319148X
• https://www.amazon.com/Righteous-Mind-Divided-Politics-Religion-ebook/dp/B0052FF7YM/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1703194076&sr=1-1
• https://www.thecoddling.com
• https://www.amazon.com/Free-Range-Raise-Self-Reliant-Children-Without/dp/0470574755
• https://www.malheurenterprise.com/2023/04/13/schools-hiring-emergency-teachers-for-special-education-potentially-violating-federal-law/
• https://www.wweek.com/news/2023/02/01/they-left-portland-is-losing-some-of-its-biggest-fans/
• https://www.oregonlive.com/data/2023/07/multnomah-county-lost-record-1-billion-in-income-in-2021-as-residents-moved-away.html?outputType=amp
• https://www.wweek.com/news/2022/09/28/portland-ranks-48th-among-50-big-cities-for-cops-per-capita/