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Governor, Oregon
November 3, 2026 · 8 statements · 2026.09.23-816e3fc6
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Oregon should require students to show reading, writing and math skills on tests to graduate.
Background
Oregon has paused its requirement that students prove basic reading, writing and math skills to earn a diploma. Restoring it would make passing a test or approved assessment a graduation condition again.
At some point … our diploma is going to end up looking a lot more like a participation prize than an actual certificate that shows that someone actually is prepared to go pursue their best future
Oregon should cut its corporate activity tax on business sales.
Background
Since 2020, Oregon has taxed business gross receipts over $1 million, with the money going mostly to schools. A cut would lower taxes for businesses and reduce school funding unless replaced.
Oregon should raise the state gas tax to pay for roads and transit.
Background
The Legislature passed a gas tax increase in 2025, and voters rejected it in a May 2026 referendum. The state transportation agency faces a budget gap for road maintenance and services.
This bill will help us keep state highways and local roads safe and open to traffic while preserving transit service and halting the pending layoffs of essential transportation staff.
Campaign or official site · Nov 10, 2025 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026
Oregon should keep its law limiting police help with federal immigration enforcement.
Background
Oregon's sanctuary law bars state and local police from using public resources to enforce federal immigration law in most cases. Repeal would let local agencies cooperate with ICE more fully.
No one should be afraid to go to work, take their child to school, or ask for help because of who they are or where they come from. These bills will help us push back on unlawful federal overreach.
Campaign or official site · Apr 9, 2026 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026
Voters approved a permit-to-purchase requirement in 2022, and legal challenges and new laws have delayed when it takes effect. A permit would require a background check and safety training before buying.
Oregon should keep its program capping greenhouse gas emissions from fuel suppliers.
Background
Oregon's climate program sets a declining cap on emissions from gasoline, diesel and natural gas suppliers. Ending it would remove those limits and the related costs passed to customers.
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.
Campaign or official site · Aug 25, 2026 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026
She should use her authority today to pause regulations that drive up the price of gas and utilities, like pausing the Clean Fuel Program, a hidden tax that costs drivers 23 cents a gallon.
Oregon should require local governments to decide on housing permits within a set deadline.
Background
Local governments in Oregon review permits for new housing, and review times vary widely. A deadline would require them to approve or deny applications within a fixed number of days.
Oregon should require parental notification before a minor can get an abortion.
Background
Oregon does not require minors to notify or get consent from a parent before an abortion. This would require a parent to be notified, usually with a court option to waive it.
With the leadership and collaboration that we saw across the health care landscape this session, I am confident that Oregon will continue to lead the way in building a more equitable health care system that centers patients and supports workers and providers.
Campaign or official site · Jul 13, 2023 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026