Calling all metro area special district representatives! Join us for the Metro Breakfast on September 24, 2024!

Oregon’s highways, roads, and bridges are quickly deteriorating. Numerous paths can be taken to ease Oregon’s transportation funding problem, some more bumpy than others. Join Rick Metsger, a seasoned policy and public affairs veteran, as he reviews some of the ways the Legislature could seek to address funding our state’s roads and highways. He will offer a look at the arguments for or against each alternative that legislators are likely to face when the hearing gavel strikes.

About Rick Metsger:
As Vice President of Legislative and Public Affairs at PAC/West Lobby Group, Rick Metsger oversees government and regulatory affairs and helps merge lobbying efforts with a communications-minded outreach.

Rick is a seasoned policy and public affairs veteran, bringing decades of hands-on experience with legislative, regulatory, and communications efforts. His work has spanned transportation, financial institutions, economic development, and marketing communications. Rick maintains close personal relationships with Oregon legislative and executive leaders. He serves as an informal advisor to several legislative leaders and understands the intersection between moving public opinion and moving (or stopping) legislation. 

Rick cares about civic engagement and ensuring all voices are heard. He believes collaborative policymaking is the only path to lasting success. Rick also believes in rural communities and the importance of sustaining them. He cares about kids having the real-world tools and resources they need to succeed when they graduate.

Joining the team in 2021, Rick previously served as Chairman of the National Credit Union Administration in Washington, D.C., in both the Obama and Trump Administrations. The agency regulates nearly 6,000 financial institutions and is the insurer of more than $1.3 trillion in deposits. During his time with the agency, he was also a voting member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) and the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC). Before his appointment by President Obama in 2013, Rick was an Oregon State Senator from 1999 to 2011, serving as the Senate Pro Tempore and chair of the Senate Business and Transportation Committee. He received several awards recognizing his leadership. Before joining the Senate, Rick built his career as a respected, award-winning print and broadcast journalist and founded his own public relations company. Rick has a bachelor's degree in communications and a master's degree in teaching, both from Lewis & Clark College.

When:
September 24, 2024
7:30am-9am

Where:
Hilton Garden Inn Wilsonville | 30800 SW Parkway Ave | Wilsonville

Cost:
$15 – Includes coffee and breakfast

We hope to see you there!

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