Oregon — Governor

D Democratic Tina Kotek

State emergency and build 36k units yearly

Governor Kotek declared a state of emergency regarding homelessness in Oregon and set a goal to construct 36,000 new housing units per year. Her platform emphasizes expanding emergency shelter beds, increasing affordable rental housing, establishing renter eviction protections, and reforming land-use laws to allow duplexes and multiplexes in single-family zones.

• Declared a state of emergency on homelessness and set a target of 36,000 new housing units annually.
• Championed over $1.5 billion in investments for housing access, shelter capacity, and rent assistance over five years.
• Secured $75 million for Project Turnkey, creating 19 new shelters and adding 865 shelter units.
• Passed House Bill 2001 to allow duplexes and middle housing in single-family zones for cities over 10,000 residents.
• Set goals to end unsheltered homelessness for veterans, families, and seniors by 2025 and reduce the racial homeownership gap by 20% by 2027.

“No one should have to live in a tent on a sidewalk. Houselessness is a humanitarian crisis in our own backyards.”

“As governor, Kotek declared a state of emergency in Oregon due to homelessness and established a goal of building 36,000 new housing units a year.”

R Republican Christine Drazan

Streamline permitting and focus on recovery

Drazan advocates for lowering housing construction costs by capping permit review times at 120 days and streamlining land-use regulations. On homelessness, she proposes auditing all state spending and refocusing programs away from addiction enablement toward long-term recovery and public space enforcement.

• Pursue a 120-day maximum decision period for qualifying housing developments and establish a Housing Permit Command Center.
• Expand first-time homebuyer tax credits and down payment assistance programs.
• Allow conversion of commercial buildings to housing and expand buildable land within urban growth boundaries.
• Audit all homeless services and addiction spending to ensure fiscal accountability.
• End taxpayer funding for programs that enable addiction, shifting resources to recovery-focused programs and family reconnection.

“Christine Drazan will work to ensure that homelessness is rare and temporary, not chronic and permanent.”

“As Governor, I will address the root causes of homelessness – addiction, mental health, and affordability – and work with our nonprofits, the faith community, and local governments to get people off the streets.”

D Democratic Tina Kotek

Supports targeted tax relief and worker protections

Kotek emphasizes supporting working families through wage increases, paid family leave, and targeted economic investments like CHIPS Act funding. She called for a three-year tax reduction while opposing broad corporate tax initiatives like Measure 118.

• Signed Senate Bill 4 directing grant and loan programs for CHIPS Act funding to bolster advanced manufacturing.
• Championed a three-tiered state minimum wage increase, equal pay legislation, and paid family and medical leave insurance.
• Opposed Measure 118 (Corporate Tax Revenue Rebate initiative).
• Called for a three-year tax reduction to alleviate financial pressure on residents.

“Kotek also called for a three-year tax reduction.”

“Tina led the charge to pass some of the nation’s strongest protections and advancements for workers, including raising the minimum wage for tens of thousands of Oregonians”

R Republican Christine Drazan

Lower taxes and cut regulations

Drazan centers her economic plan on reducing the cost of living by issuing an executive order to review costly regulations, reforming the Corporate Activity Tax, and vetoing new taxes. She advocates for broad regulatory freezes, property tax relief for seniors and veterans, and expanding trade technical education.

• Issue a Day One Affordability Executive Order directing agencies to identify and reduce rules that increase living costs.
• Veto new tax and fee increases and protect the state's Kicker tax refund.
• Reform the Corporate Activity Tax (CAT) and Estate Tax, while increasing the standard deduction.
• Lower property taxes for seniors over 65, veterans, and disabled veterans.
• Establish a $200 million site readiness and infrastructure fund to promote business growth.

“As Governor, Christine Drazan will put affordability at the center of every decision her administration makes.”

“As governor, I will fight for lower taxes for families and businesses and streamline regulations that make it expensive to build everything from new housing to new factories.”

D Democratic Tina Kotek

Increase Portland police and reform justice system

Kotek supports expanding local law enforcement presence, specifically calling for more police officers in Portland, alongside criminal justice reforms. Her approach combines funding for community-based violence prevention programs with police training accountability standards.

• Called for increasing the number of police officers operating in Portland.
• Championed justice system reforms aimed at reducing racial profiling and increasing officer accountability.
• Promoted evidence-based community violence prevention programs and crisis response specialists.

“Kotek called for loosening of the state's land-use policies, increasing the number of police officers in Portland”

“Tina championed responsible justice system reforms to reduce racial profiling, improve training and accountability of public safety officers, and invest in communities of color to improve community safety.”

R Republican Christine Drazan

Fund state police and enforce drug laws

Drazan emphasizes a strict law-and-order agenda, pledging to increase funding for Oregon State Police, support local police efforts to clear public encampments, and increase criminal penalties for drug traffickers.

• Fully fund the Oregon State Police and increase the number of state troopers.
• Allow local jurisdictions authority to clean up public spaces and encampments.
• Increase criminal penalties for drug traffickers exploiting addiction.
• Pledge executive intervention to restore order if municipal leaders fail to stop violence or riots.

“Under my administration, the days of treating police like criminals and criminals like victims will end.”

“Support law enforcement and restore public safety by fully funding state police and allowing local jurisdictions to clean up public spaces to help make Oregon's communities livable.”

D Democratic Tina Kotek

Expand Medicaid and invest $500M in behavioral health

Kotek championed a $500 million investment to expand Oregon's behavioral health infrastructure and expanded Medicaid coverage to 100,000 adult Oregonians. Her platform seeks to widen both inpatient and outpatient care, grow the healthcare workforce, and integrate supportive housing with recovery services.

• Invested nearly $500 million to expand behavioral health care capacity statewide.
• Expanded Oregon Health Plan (Medicaid) coverage to approximately 100,000 adults.
• Allocated $25 million in emergency funds for behavioral health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Supported early distribution of Measure 110 treatment funds and expanded mobile crisis response teams.

“Tina championed the effort to invest nearly $500 million to expand access to mental health care and strengthen capacity in Oregon’s behavioral health system statewide”

“Tina closed gaps in access to health care by expanding Medicaid insurance coverage (the Oregon Health Plan) to roughly 100,000 adult Oregonians.”

R Republican Christine Drazan

Declare emergency on addiction and mental health

Drazan proposes declaring a state of emergency over Oregon's addiction and mental health crises. She advocates shifting state resources exclusively to programs that emphasize long-term sobriety and abstinence, while stopping funds for harm-reduction paraphernalia.

• Declare a statewide emergency on the addiction and mental health crises.
• Audit all existing addiction and behavioral health spending.
• Redirect state investments toward recovery-focused, long-term sobriety programs.
• End taxpayer funding for harm-reduction paraphernalia supplies.

“Declare a state of emergency on Oregon's addiction and mental health crises to bring greater urgency and coordination to the state's response.”

“Prioritize addiction recovery, long-term sobriety and mental health treatment by focusing state resources on programs that help people achieve lasting stability.”

D Democratic Tina Kotek

Increase public K-12 and pre-K funding

Kotek prioritizes increasing public education funding through the Student Success Act, which provides $1 billion annually for K-12 schools. Her platform emphasizes raising high school graduation rates to 90%, expanding pre-K and summer learning programs, and preserving free community college access.

• Negotiated the Student Success Act to provide $1 billion in annual funding for preK-12 schools.
• Secured $250 million for summer learning and childcare recovery programs.
• Set a target to achieve a 90% graduation rate across all student demographics by 2027.
• Made community college tuition-free for eligible Oregon high school graduates.
• Expanded pre-K access and financial aid for undocumented Dreamers.

“Tina negotiated Oregon’s historic Student Success Act, providing $1 billion more every year in new funding for preK-12 education.”

“Improve Oregon’s graduation rates to 90% for all student groups by 2027.”

R Republican Christine Drazan

Restore graduation requirements and expand school choice

Drazan advocates for reinstating high school graduation proficiency standards, ending social promotion prior to third-grade reading proficiency, and expanding school choice. She also proposes enrolling Oregon in federal scholarship tax credit programs and enhancing parental oversight of school curricula.

• Reinstate mandatory high school graduation requirements in core subjects.
• End social promotion by requiring third-grade reading proficiency before advancement.
• Expand school choice options and opt Oregon into a Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program.
• Transition Oregon from an instructional-hour model to a standardized school-day system.
• Strengthen parental rights to review instructional materials and opt children out of specific curricula.

“As Governor, Christine Drazan will restore high expectations, empower teachers, expand educational opportunities and put students–not politics or bureaucracy–at the center of Oregon's public education system.”

“I will restore the graduation requirements that Kate Brown eliminated and ensure that our kids know how to read, write, and do math before they enter the real world.”

D Democratic Tina Kotek

Mandate 100% clean electricity by 2040

Kotek supports aggressive climate action, having passed legislation committing Oregon to 100% clean electricity by 2040 and phasing out coal power by 2030. She also defended the Clean Fuels Program, banned offshore drilling, and supported bans on hydraulic fracturing.

• Enacted legislation requiring 100% clean electricity statewide by 2040, backed by $50 million for community renewable energy projects.
• Passed a law requiring complete phase-out of coal-fired electricity by 2030.
• Defended the Oregon Clean Fuels Program targeting a 25% carbon intensity reduction by 2035.
• Statutorily banned offshore drilling and imposed a statewide moratorium on hydraulic fracturing.

“Tina put Oregon on a path to 100% clean electricity by 2040, including a $50 million investment to jumpstart wind, solar and other community renewable energy projects that will create jobs in Oregon.”

“Tina passed legislation to transition Oregon completely off dirty coal-fired power by 2030, the first law of its kind in the country.”

R Republican Christine Drazan

Repeal state climate regulations and cap-and-trade

Drazan pledges to repeal executive climate orders, including cap-and-trade policies and the Climate Protection Program. She advocates for a technology-neutral energy strategy aimed at lowering utility rates, alongside expanding sustainable timber harvesting.

• Repeal executive orders establishing cap-and-trade programs and the Climate Protection Program on Day One.
• Appoint utility commissioners focused on grid reliability and lowest-cost power.
• Protect natural resource industries such as timber, trucking, and manufacturing from regulatory penalties.
• Promote sustainable timber harvesting and utilize forest byproducts for combined heat and energy generation.

“I will repeal Governor Brown’s climate scheme on my first day in office.”

“Repeal Tina Kotek’s costly Climate Protection Program executive order that has imposed heavy financial burdens on working families, driven up utility and gas prices and threatened jobs.”

D Democratic Tina Kotek

Protects abortion rights and reproductive care access

Kotek is a vocal defender of abortion access, having authored Oregon's Reproductive Health Equity Act to codify abortion rights in state law. She advocates ensuring Oregon remains a safe harbor for out-of-state patients seeking reproductive healthcare.

• Authored and passed the Reproductive Health Equity Act to codify abortion rights and guarantee insurance coverage.
• Expanded access to a 12-month supply of birth control.
• Pledged to maintain Oregon as a safe harbor for individuals seeking reproductive health care.

“Tina led the way to pass Oregon’s Reproductive Health Equity Act, the nation’s strongest law to protect and advance reproductive justice, ensuring equitable and affordable access to reproductive health care for all and putting the right to an abortion in state law.”

R Republican Christine Drazan

Opposes abortion; pro-life platform

Drazan maintains a pro-life stance and highlights her legislative record defending anti-abortion policies. She is endorsed by Oregon Right to Life.

• Endorsed by Oregon Right to Life.
• Maintains a consistent pro-life voting record from her tenure in the state legislature.

“I am endorsed by Oregon Right to Life and am proud of my record of standing up for life during my time in the legislature.”

D Democratic Tina Kotek

Supports gun control and raising purchase age

Kotek supports strict firearm regulation, having passed mandatory safe storage requirements, Extreme Risk Protection Orders, and concealed carry bans on school grounds. Her priorities include raising the minimum age to purchase semi-automatic rifles from 18 to 21 and banning ghost guns.

• Enacted mandatory firearm safe-storage legislation.
• Authorized school districts and universities to prohibit concealed firearms on campus.
• Established Extreme Risk Protection Orders and closed private-sale background check loopholes.
• Proposes raising the minimum purchasing age for semi-automatic rifles from 18 to 21.
• Proposes state bans on ghost guns and prohibiting individuals with hate crime convictions from owning firearms.

“Tina led the way on groundbreaking gun safety legislation to reduce the risk of accidental shooting deaths and suicide by requiring guns to be stored safely and securely.”

“Increase the age to purchase semi-automatic rifles from 18 to 21 because these are weapons of war that should not be sold to teenagers.”

R Republican Christine Drazan

Opposes gun control; defends Second Amendment

Drazan opposes new restrictions on firearm ownership and emphasizes protecting constitutional Second Amendment rights. She holds an 'A' rating from the National Rifle Association.

• Earned an 'A' rating from the National Rifle Association (NRA) for her legislative voting record.
• Opposes state restrictions on firearm possession and self-defense rights.

“Under my administration, I will always stand with you in defense of your rights.”

“During my time in the legislature, I earned an A rating from the NRA for my record of voting to uphold the Second Amendment.”

D Democratic Tina Kotek

Supports ethics enforcement and agency oversight

Kotek highlights her record on governmental ethics, including calling for the resignation of former Democratic Governor John Kitzhaber in 2015 due to ethics concerns. Her administration focuses on streamlining government regulatory procedures and agency transparency.

• Joined legislative leadership in calling for Governor John Kitzhaber's resignation in 2015 over ethics violations.
• Supported streamlining administrative processes for emergency housing and public services.

“On February 12, 2015... Kotek, Senate President Peter Courtney (D) and State Treasurer Ted Wheeler (D) called on Gov. John Kitzhaber (D) to resign over concerns of ethics violations in his administration.”

R Republican Christine Drazan

Ban ballot harvesting and audit state government

Drazan advocates for election reform measures, including banning ballot harvesting and establishing an independent redistricting commission. She also proposes establishing a state Office of Government Accountability to conduct audits of agency spending.

• Sponsor legislation to ban ballot harvesting and increase penalties for election fraud.
• Support a constitutional amendment creating an independent redistricting commission.
• Establish a permanent task force on election integrity and require mandatory audits when irregularities exist.
• Create an Office of Government Accountability to audit state agencies and publish an annual Cost of Government Report.

“As governor, Christine Drazan believes government exists to serve the people of Oregon, not the other way around. She will restore accountability, improve transparency, eliminate unnecessary bureaucracy and ensure taxpayer dollars are spent wisely.”

“I sponsored legislation that would ban ballot harvesting and advocated for an independent redistricting commission that would undo the gerrymandered political maps that have rigged our elections.”