From our vote-by-mail elections to our personal healthcare choices, federal overreach from the Trump administration threatens the rights and freedoms of Oregonians. Governor Kotek has taken action to protect communities and families from cruel and reckless policies pushed by the Trump administration.
- Immediately following the 2024 election, Governor Kotek secured a long-term supply of Mifepristone, keeping abortion safe and accessible in Oregon.
- Governor Kotek signed a law creating stronger actions against individuals who illegally block entrances to abortion clinics or interfere with clinic operations.
- Governor Kotek expanded protections for medical providers and patient privacy to ensure Oregon remains one of the states with the strongest reproductive health care protections in the nation.
Central Oregon Daily: “I believe in reproductive freedom and am committed to being a fierce advocate for every person’s access to safe reproductive health care services, no matter the national landscape.” – Governor Kotek
- Governor Kotek joined with fellow Governors Bob Ferguson (WA), Gavin Newsom (CA), and Josh Green (HI) to form the West Coast Health Alliance in response to federal actions that threatened to undermine the independence of the Centers for Disease Control.
Capitol Chronicle: “All Oregonians seeking the COVID-19 vaccine can receive it without concerns about cost or liability for nurses, pharmacists or doctors”
- Governor Kotek has stood up to attacks on our proud tradition of vote-by-mail elections from the Trump Administration, saying, “States have the authority to conduct elections, not the President.”
OPB: “Oregon and Washington have long used vote-by-mail in elections with no widespread evidence of fraud.”