I have been active in our community for 35 years, and I watch local government closely. We are very fortunate to have John Barofsky running for Eugene City Council Ward 3.

John has proven his deep commitment both to his ward and the whole city, with two decades of volunteering on his neighborhood association, city budget committee, Eugene Planning Commission, the EWEB board and more. He is incredibly qualified to help lead our city.

John is a lifelong Democrat, and will stand up against the federal attacks on our laws and our rights. Moreover, he is what we really need in city government – a leader who will tackle our local problems. John listens thoughtfully to all sides – issues aren’t simple, or we’d have them solved overnight!

John has shown that, with hard work, we can address even our toughest problems: He helped create hundreds of units of affordable housing through his work on the Eugene Affordable Housing Trust Fund Advisory Committee, helped spearhead restoration work after the Holiday Farm Fire as an EWEB commissioner and brought stakeholders together to improve public safety, including creating summer programs for youth and overnight shelter for vulnerable people.

John is a leader, a listener, a doer. He is endorsed by Peter DeFazio, Kaarin Knudson, Val Hoyle and community organizers like me! Plus many more. We need John Barofsky on City Council.

Joy Marshall
Eugene