Sindi runs on principles, not contributions | The longtime activist says creating jobs is the key to reducing the county’s expensive social problems

Sindi runs on principles, not contributions | The longtime activist says creating jobs is the key to reducing the county’s expensive social problems


Nadia Sindi may be working just as hard as the other two candidates for the north Eugene seat on the Lane County Board of Commissioners, but she isn’t raking in their kind of cash. That’s because Sindi doesn’t want it. A believer that campaign contributions distort elections and leave politicians beholden to special interests, Sindi is running for the seat using shoe leather and door knocking. She attends every forum alongside her two better-known opponents, meets with neighborhood groups and talks to anyone willing to spare a few minutes. But she won’t take your money. “I am working