About Ted
State Treasurer Ted Wheeler is focused on the numbers.
Ted knows that if we pay attention to the numbers, we’ll have more money for schools, health care and the environment – and more money to invest in creating Oregon jobs and making college more affordable for Oregon families.
That’s why Ted is laser-focused on helping reduce our state budget deficit, making sure that Oregonians get good value, and protecting the Common School Fund from being raided by the Legislature for other projects.
An Experienced Professional for the Toughest Economy
Ted knows that Oregonians cannot afford a politician who plays politics with their money. That’s why Ted is already focused on:
- Working to help reduce the state’s budget deficit by maintaining the state’s bond rating so that every possible dollar can go into services that Oregonians need
- Helping make college accessible and affordable for Oregon’s families by re-launching the Oregon College Savings Plan to make it even safer and more productive than ever
- Overseeing the Oregon Growth Account which is responsible for investing $100 million in state funds to start-up businesses and projects that provide economic stimulus and create jobs in our state
- Directing the effort to find more cost-savings in state government including compliance oversight in the treasurer’s office, and independent review of internal practices
- Overseeing the continued, careful investment of state pension and school funds to earn the highest possible return while also protecting these funds from risk and Wall-Street-type speculation
- Joining with other institutional investors to use proxy voting to curb uncontrolled CEO pay, bonuses and environmentally-damaging corporate practices
- Pushing to get more funds invested in Oregon for efforts that create jobs, put Oregonians back to work and lead us out of the recession
At a time when every single dollar is precious — when one in five Oregonians is seeking food assistance, school teachers are buying school supplies out of their own pocket to support low-income students, and our state’s unemployment rate is among the top five in the nation — Oregon needs a treasurer who is focused on the numbers.
Oregon needs State Treasurer Ted Wheeler.
On a personal note...
A fifth generation Oregonian, Ted is proud to serve our great state. His family has historical ties to rural Oregon, coastal communities, and timber towns throughout the state. One of Ted’s favorite activities is traveling around Oregon with his wife, Katrina, and their young daughter, Quinnlan.
Ted graduated from Lincoln High School in Portland. He earned his BA in Economics from Stanford University, an MBA from Columbia University and a Master of Public Policy from Harvard University. Ted even taught college government courses for a time and was the author of the book “Government That Works: Innovation in State and Local Government” published by McFarland & Company.
Business Development and job creation have always been priorities for Ted. Prior to being elected to public office, he was a financial services industry executive.
Ted enjoys being active in the community. For many years, he volunteered as an overnight shelter host at the Goose Hollow family shelter, and served on the board of Neighborhood House, Inc. He was the founder of the Walk for the Wildwood Trail, an outgrowth of Ted’s passion for hiking.
A former Eagle Scout, Ted has a lifelong passion for the outdoors. He is a veteran of three expeditions to Mt. Everest, which he successfully summited in 2002. And more importantly, Ted came back with all his fingers and toes! He was a rescuer with Portland Mountain Rescue for many years prior to entering public life. He snow-shoed to the North Pole with Katrina, and twice completed the Ironman Triathlon in Kona, Hawaii.
Katrina, Quinnlan and Ted live in Southwest Portland.