Updated May 11 at 7:00 PM The Multnomah County Republican Party signed an agreement with a security service run by Proud Boy associate Daniel Tooze Sr. to patrol a May 6 meeting at a Northeast Portland church, according to documents shared with
WW by a party leader. The agreement, signed May 6 by party secretary Sean Yates, vice chairman Alan Conner, and sergeant at arms Curt Schulz, reads, “We are greatly pleased to discover you, and your extensive experience with church events, weddings and various patriotic events.” It added, ”Dan, as we have discussed, our focus is on having a safe event with no problems. We appreciate that you are a proficient, private volunteer security group with vast experience in event security.”