SALEM, OR – Tonight, Governor Tina Kotek accepted the Democratic nomination for Governor of Oregon in a video message to supporters, pledging to keep lowering costs, defending reproductive healthcare, and standing up to President Trump’s extreme agenda.
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Hi Oregon. Thank you for making your voices heard and for electing me as your Democratic nominee for governor. I’m really grateful for your support.
Together, we’ve shown what Oregon looks like when we lead with our values and deliver real results for Oregon families – and this November, every bit of that is on the ballot.
And the stakes couldn’t be higher.
Republican politicians, led by President Trump, are attacking healthcare, cutting food programs for our neighbors, terrorizing entire communities, and driving up costs for everyone.
And every step of the way, we’ve fought back.
I’m running to make life more affordable – like lowering the cost of housing and healthcare.
I’m running to protect reproductive care and defend access to abortion.
And I’m running to keep Oregon a place that stands up to President Trump’s chaos and unlawful attacks on our values.
Oregon, you are worth fighting for – and as your Governor, I’ll always keep fighting for you.
Thank you.
ABOUT GOVERNOR KOTEK
Governor Tina Kotek has spent her career making history and fighting for others. Over the last three years, Governor Kotek has expanded access to affordable childcare, created thousands of new shelter beds for people experiencing homelessness, protected abortion access and vote-by-mail, and funded early literacy and summer learning programs. She has also been a national leader in pushing back against President Trump’s attacks on our communities, our healthcare, and our rights by blocking his unlawful attempts to deploy the Oregon National Guard in our communities and returning SNAP food assistance to Oregonians when he refused to fund these critical benefits during the government shutdown.
Governor Kotek is running for reelection to continue defending Oregon values and tackling the state’s biggest challenges – lowering costs, reducing homelessness, strengthening schools, expanding mental health and addiction care, and bringing affordable childcare to every corner of the state.