PORTLAND, OR – Today, Governor Tina Kotek’s re-election campaign launched its first ad of the general election. “The Choice” draws a clear contrast between Governor Tina Kotek – who has stood up to President Trump’s extreme agenda and delivered for Oregon families – and Christine Drazan, who has backed him on issue after issue. The ad will run on digital platforms statewide.
“Oregonians know what’s at stake in this election and deserve a governor who will stand up to the Trump Administration,” said Governor Tina Kotek. “Christine Drazan has shown time and again that she’ll side with President Trump – whether it’s attacks on reproductive healthcare, vote-by-mail, or his attempt to seize control of the Oregon National Guard. Under my leadership, we’ve proven Oregon can stand up to him and win, and I’ll keep fighting to protect Oregon values.”
The ad kicks off the general election campaign by laying out the stakes Oregonians face this election. Governor Kotek has stood up to President Trump at every turn – taking him on in court to keep federal troops off Oregon streets and declaring a hunger emergency when he tried to strip SNAP benefits from Oregon families. Christine Drazan has stood by Trump – defending his unlawful attempts to deploy the Oregon National Guard in our communities, siding with him on restricting reproductive healthcare and vote-by-mail, and agreeing with a war in Iran that is driving up Oregon gas prices.
“THE CHOICE” TRANSCRIPT
VO: ICE killing Americans. Healthcare and food assistance cut. Rights taken away.
In state after state, Donald Trump grabs power and punishes enemies… and no Republican dares to get in his way.
But here in Oregon, Governor Tina Kotek proved we can stop Trump.
Protecting Oregonians from SNAP cuts. Taking him on in court to keep troops off our streets. Saying out loud…Trump’s agenda is wrong.
GOVERNOR KOTEK: “Any federal takeover with military troops in our state is a threat to communities across Oregon… I communicated that to the president directly.”
VO: But while Tina Kotek stands up to Trump, Christine Drazan stood by him.
Defending his illegal troop deployment, siding with him on abortion rights, vote by mail, and his war in Iran jacking up our gas prices.
That’s the choice: a governor who says hell no, or Christine Drazan, who will let Donald Trump do whatever the hell he wants.
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.
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