PORTLAND, OR – Today, the Tina for Oregon campaign challenged Christine Drazan to three 60-minute televised debates in Portland, Eugene, and Medford starting in September. These debates will give Oregonians across the state the opportunity to hear from Governor Kotek directly about her vision for her second term and how she plans to defend Oregon’s values in the wake of the Trump-Drazan threats to our state.
“Governor Kotek is ready to make her case and is calling on Senator Drazan to commit to three debates on the issues that matter most to Oregonians,” said Marissa Sandgren, Campaign Manager for Tina for Oregon. “The stakes of this race couldn’t be higher. Governor Kotek is fighting to lower costs, address homelessness, improve schools, and stand up to President Trump’s attacks on Oregon. Christine Drazan has embraced Trump’s agenda despite the devastating impact it has caused Oregon families. These debates will make the choice clear.”
More details regarding debate hosts, logistics, and Governor Kotek’s ongoing commitment to engage directly with Oregonians across the state to be announced.
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, 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 Donald Trump’s attacks on our communities, our healthcare, and our rights by blocking his illegal attempts to deploy the Oregon National Guard in our communities and working through the night to reverse his decision to strip food assistance from Oregonians by taking away SNAP benefits.
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.
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