"I’m sure Mr. Duncan has done excellent work. I received the applications, and I came to the decision to support Brianna based on her application and the fact that there are no women serving on our Planning Commission right now. And I don’t think that’s an acceptable situation.”
Syrett was later corrected by staff that Kristen Taylor, a planner at TBG Architects + Planners in Eugene, has served on the commission since 2014."


I feel better knowing that appointments are chosen based on gender. I feel even better knowing that Ms. Syrett is clueless about the gender composition of boards her vote helps to populate. Also good to know that Mr. Duncan's excellent work( Syrett didn't even bother to verify if that was the indeed the case or not) doesn't matter, his  gender isn't correct.  I guess she wanted to avoid that special place in the netherworld reserved for women who don't vote for women, regardless of any other mitigating but so much less important factors. Bravo Ms. Syrett, bravo