“Always” exposes Christine Drazan’s effort to end vote-by-mail in Oregon – a move stolen straight from Trump’s MAGA playbook
PORTLAND, OR – Today, Governor Tina Kotek’s re-election campaign launched a new digital ad spotlighting Christine Drazan’s efforts to end vote-by-mail in Oregon. “Always” shows Oregonians that no matter how hard Drazan tries to rebrand herself, she is still the same Trump-aligned candidate that voters rejected in 2022.
“Christine Drazan’s recent legislative effort to upend our fair and secure vote-by-mail elections confirms what many Oregonians know: Drazan will take Trump’s orders from day one,” said Governor Tina Kotek. “As Governor, I will always choose the needs of Oregonians over Trump’s agenda.”
The ad highlights Christine Drazan’s record on vote-by-mail, including her efforts to introduce a bill that would shift Oregon to in-person voting. Meanwhile, Governor Kotek has fought back against Trump’s attempts to end vote-by-mail and continues to defend Oregon against his efforts to silence voters. She took Trump to court and won, stalling the President’s executive order aimed at undermining vote-by-mail elections.
“ALWAYS” TRANSCRIPT
NEWS VO: “President Trump is promising to lead a movement doing away with mail-in-voting”
NARRATOR: “Christine Drazan: She sponsored the bill to end vote-by-mail in Oregon, because wherever Trump leads, Drazan follows—”
DRAZAN: “Always have, always will”
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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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