Bret Cecil
| Race: | House |
| District: | 1 |
VPS - Primary
Occupation: Retired
Occupational Background: Veterinary Assistant; Medical Records Technician, Transcriber, Pathology Lab Assistant; Computer Operator/Word Processor-Aerospace Technical Document Production, Northrop B-2; Fitness Instructor/Personal Trainer; Property Owner/Manager/Builder/Developer; Farmer/Rancher
Educational Background: Los Alamitos High School-Los Alamitos. CA; Cypress Community College-Cypress, CA, General Studies; Long Beach City College-Long Beach, CA, Computer Science; National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), Fitness Instructor/Personal Trainer Certification
Prior Governmental Experience: SCESD, Region 7, Budget Committee Member, Position 4, Zone 1A
You may remember me from the 2022 election cycle. I ran for this office pledging and demanding that the citizens of HD-1 receive due representation from our elected official. Unfortunately, I did not prevail in my attempt and we continue to have little if any in-person representation from our elected “Representative.”
Immediately following the November 2022 election, our State Senator resigned in January 2023 causing a cascade of vacancies and “promotions by appointment.” My former opponent who won the 2022 HD-1 election, was appointed to and now holds the State Senate seat, SD-1.
Leaving HD-1 vacant, Republicans appointed my current opponent from the Curry County Board of Commissioners to the HD-1 seat leaving yet another vacancy which was filled by yet another “promotion by appointment” of a new Commissioner.
In November 2023, a bipartisan recall election was mounted in the City of Brookings which removed the mayor and two city councilors. Again, they were all replaced by appointment.
An obvious pattern has emerged and as Chair of the Curry County Democrats, I’m constantly engaged by angered voters of all stripes offering me accounts of their dismay with the lack of representation by election.
My goal is to represent you, the voter, by being elected to the Oregon State House. I pledge to represent you in-person and to show up not just for fundraising events. Let’s work together to elect our representation.
Join me at BretCecil.com and Elect Bret Cecil as Your Voice and Representative in HD-1!
(This information furnished by Bret Cecil.)