About Plan For Oregon

In 2008 Sean VanGordon ran for State Representative in District 12 (Springfield, OR). Although he did not win the race for the house seat, his experience on the campaign trail led him to begin this blog on local politics.

“As I introduced myself to my neighbors, I shared my ideas about everything from health care to education. But more importantly, people shared their ideas with me. The people that I talked to were concerned about how the state was run, wanted to be more informed, and didn’t know how to be more involved.

I have decided to turn my campaign site into a blog to address those issues. My goals for this blog are:

1. Comment on the current affairs of the state
2. Pass on ideas that were shared with me on the campaign
3. Discuss the problems of the state, and how we can use planning to solve them without growing government.

Oregonians need to be more involved in state government. We need to have more detailed discussions to solve the state’s problems, and not stop with political buzzwords.

Please let me know if you have questions, and please sign up so that you can comment.”

About Sean VanGordon

Age: 28

Occupation: United Parcel Service Industrial Engineer

Education: Master of Science in Economics, University of Oregon

Community Involvement: Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Lane County, Food for Lane County, Relay for Life, Walk for Diabetes, UPS-IE United Way Campaign Committee, National Engineer’s Month, Junior Achievement, Springfield Historic Commission, Springfield Planning Commission, Lane County Republican Party Vice Chairman

Travel: I love to travel. In my life, I have been to over half of the states, and three countries. I have a great time walking around things that I read about, trying local cuisine, and learning about everyday people.

• I have been to Canada three times. I traveled through both British Colombia and Alberta. We have also been through Quebec, and Ontario.

• My wife and I have traveled to Paris in 2006. I had a great time in France, and I believe that it is an amazing place to go. We spent one week in Paris, and spent another week traveling out to the D-Day beaches.
• We went to London in 2004.

Books: I love to read. I am addicted to non-fiction books. The books are mostly about history, politics, and foreign policy. My favorite books are “The Constitution: A Biography” and “Lincoln: Team of Rivals”.

Video Games: So, I grew up in the video game generation. My current favorite is World of Warcraft, and we trying to decide if we are going to get a Nintendo Wii or an X-Box 360. If you have a recommendation, then please e-mail me.