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“If the radical gun lobby, MAGA extremists and anti-abortion forces all want Drazan to be governor, that means Christine Drazan won’t work for you.” [Portland, OR] – Ahead of tonight’s gubernatorial debate at KATU in Portland, the Tina for Oregon campaign released a new TV ad detailing Christine Drazan’s far-right agenda on abortion, gun violence, and threats […]

[Portland, OR] – On Sunday afternoon, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tina Kotek met with small businesses in Portland to learn up close the challenges they’re facing and talk about solutions. Tina spent time at Verdun Chocolates in Northwest Portland, Mendelssohn’s on North Mississippi and Mother’s Bistro in downtown Portland. They talked about immediate solutions local businesses […]

“I know that without a strong, pro-choice governor like Tina Kotek, Oregon could be next.” [Portland, OR] – The Tina for Oregon campaign released a new ad, “Won’t Go Back,” featuring young women who share their reactions to the U.S. Supreme Court voting to overturn Roe v. Wade. The new ad lays out the stakes for abortion access […]

“If Christine Drazan supports MAGA Republicans, can we trust her to protect our democracy?” [Portland, OR] – Today the Tina for Oregon campaign released a new digital ad, “Extremists,” detailing Christine Drazan’s troubling support of Oregon’s Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, Jo Rae Perkins, who promotes the Q-Anon conspiracy theory, attended the January 6 insurrection, […]

[Bend, OR] – Following last night’s gubernatorial debate, Tina Kotek met with frontline nurses in Bend today to talk about safe staffing, safe workplaces and how to provide affordable, accessible health care for all. In one of the most memorable exchanges from last night’s debate, which was held at OSU-Cascades in Bend, Tina took her […]

[Bend, OR] – Tonight, Tina Kotek showed Oregonians exactly why she is the best candidate to tackle our state’s biggest challenges.  Here are some of Tina’s best moments of the night: OPENING STATEMENT: “I will always — always put people over politics.” VIDEO on standing up to the gun lobby and passing gun violence prevention: “Both […]

“Drazan and Johnson: both too right-wing for Oregon” [Portland, OR] – Ahead of tonight’s gubernatorial debate in Bend, the Tina for Oregon campaign released a new TV ad laying out how both Christine Drazan and Betsy Johnson are too right-wing for Oregon. There’s Christine Drazan, an anti-choice Republican who is endorsed by an extreme group that opposes abortion […]

In Other News: Republicans (Still) Struggling with Defections from Drazan to Johnson [Portland, OR] – Reproductive rights advocates urged voters to support Tina Kotek for Governor in a roundtable conversation on Tuesday. From KATU’s coverage of the event: “Reproductive rights has been a topic widely discussed following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. […]

“This is about our future, this is about the world we want to live in” [Portland, OR] – On the heels of yesterday’s news that students are struggling to recover from the learning disruptions brought on by the pandemic, Tina Kotek met with a handful of local students to hear directly from them about what […]

“This election matters, it matters for us in Oregon and it matters that we stay a beacon of hope for the rest of the country.” [Portland, OR] – Since Roe vs. Wade was overturned, reproductive freedom has been a top-of-mind issue for voters. In a roundtable moderated by EMILY’s List President Laphonza Butler on Tuesday, Oregon reproductive rights advocates […]