City Council Candidate Steve Novick Talks About His Big Ideas for Police, Healthcare

Portland Mercury:

Remember that time we made Steve Novick do an interview with a raw chicken?Now that we've gotten over the SQUEEE! factor that Steve Novick is running for Randy Leonard's city council seat, I talked with him a bit more about what ideas he's bringing to the table and how he feels about launching another political campaign. His ideas for reforming healthcare and public safety in the city are innovative, wonky, and complicated. Dig in: MERC: You just got done talking to KATU. How did it feel to do a TV interview after a bit of a hiatus from being a public person?STEVE NOVICK: I haven't done it in a while, so whether I spoke in short enough soundbites, I'm not sure. How do you feel about getting back into campaign mode? Does it seem overwhelming?I'm excited about it, I worked really hard in the last campaign, but it was also fun. Campaigns are about getting out and meeting people, so I'm looking forward to that. How did you line up support for your campaign? Who's onboard?Because this was Randy's secret, I couldn't really get out and talk to people until today. Instead, I had to get out to ask people sort of vague hypothetical questions, "If I were to run for any of these three offices, would you support me?" Jeff Cogen, Susan Castillo, Bobbie Regan, Guy Crawford, and Bob Stacey are all endorsing me. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

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