Tillamook County Commissioner Candidate Paul Fournier announces that his campaign for County Commissioner is ramping up for the May Primary Election. Fournier officially began his campaign with a prominent booth at the Tillamook County Fair last August, and he has attended many events throughout the county since then. These include; Chamber of Commerce events, holiday celebrations, local citizen awards ceremonies, local theater, art exhibitions, concerts and a parade — all in an effort to introduce himself to as many Tillamook County residents as possible.
Fournier has been a resident of Tillamook County for nearly three decades, a majority of that time working as a Detective with the Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office. He has also worked as an editor at the Headlight Herald and writer for the North Coast Citizen and Tillamook Pioneer, a volunteer firefighter, an Emergency Medical Technician, and a small business owner. His earliest work experiences in Tillamook County include construction work and driving a delivery truck. Fournier believes these experiences provide him with an deep understanding of what it means to live in Tillamook County.
Since his campaign has commenced, Fournier has met or spoken with State Representative Cyrus Javadi, Senator Suzanne Weber, Representative David Gomberg and former Senator Betsy Johnson, as well as the current County Commissioners, to discuss issues affecting Tillamook County, while also exploring some possible solutions. Fournier has also spoken with administrative staff of Tillamook County’s public safety organizations including local police, sheriff’s office, fire departments and Tillamook Ambulance to discuss their needs.
Fournier is running on a “Quality of Life” platform with his top priorities to invest more into our roads and infrastructure, increased support of public safety and law enforcement agencies, and to help facilitate the building of more affordable middle-Income workforce Housing.
“I believe that preserving our quality of life in Tillamook County also means helping small businesses succeed, ensuring that our forests continue to be working forests providing opportunities for recreation and preservation, but also sustained timber harvests,” said Fournier. “It means fostering our partnerships with public and private community organizations to help solve the limited availability of affordable childcare and housing for our working families, create new stable revenue streams, support local food security and sustainability efforts, and ensuring that visitors to our county pay their fair share towards supporting our Tillamook
County.”
As his campaign continues, Fournier is reaching out to active individuals and groups in the community, and welcomes the opportunity to discuss his position on local issues. To help facilitate those discussions, Fournier will be hosting three initial Meet and Greet events in Tillamook County. These will be casual events, held in the afternoon at local restaurants, with ample opportunity to meet with Paul and share your concerns and to let him know what you think local government should be focusing on. Fournier will be hosting more events and welcomes invitations to speak with local groups and organizations. He can be reached at paul@voteforpaul2024.com.
The meet and greet events are as follows:
Meet and Greet at the Pacific Restaurant in Tillamook, Saturday, January 27, 2024, 4-7 pm
Local band Mercury Coast will be performing with food, beverages and a no-host bar available.
Children are welcomed for this event.
Meet and Greet at the Manzanita Lighthouse Pub and Grub, Sunday, February 4, 4-7 pm
There will be live music with food, beverages and a no-host bar available.
Meet and Greet at Meg’s Beachwood Bar and Grill in Pacific City, Sunday, February 18, 5-8 pm
Karaoke starts at 7 pm with food, beverages and a no-host bar available.