Measure 118: Corporate Tax Revenue Rebate for Residents

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Antonio Gisbert is a Portland resident and Chief Petitioner of the Oregon Rebate (IP 2024-017), now Measure 118. In 2018-2019, Antonio organized a diverse group of community members to codify into a statewide ballot initiative a partial response to the widely held beliefs that (1) giant corporations are not paying their fair share in taxes and that (2) we are all finding it ever harder to make ends meet. After several years of movement building and signature gathering, this people-powered effort submitted over 170,000 signatures to qualify for the November election. Prior to working on the Oregon Rebate/Measure 118, Antonio was a Cognitive Neuroscientist and Union Organizer.

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Angela Wilhelms is a native Oregonian with more than 20 years of experience in public affairs. As president and CEO of Oregon Business & Industry (OBI), a statewide association that advocates on behalf of businesses of all sizes, from all industries and in all parts of the state, Angela leads a team committed to creating a healthy prosperous and competitive economy in Oregon. OBI’s advocacy, research and political work involves a wide variety of issue areas important to Oregon’s employers and employees.

Prior to her role at OBI, Angela practiced business law at the Portland firm of Dunn Carney, was a senior administrator at the University of Oregon, and spent several years as chief of staff for the House Minority Office and House Co-Speaker’s Office. She also has experience in communications, campaign management, and corporate finance.