“If Christine Drazan supports MAGA Republicans, can we trust her to protect our democracy?” [Portland, OR] – Today the Tina for Oregon campaign released a new digital ad, “Extremists,” detailing Christine Drazan’s troubling support of Oregon’s Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, Jo Rae Perkins, who promotes the Q-Anon conspiracy theory, attended the January 6 insurrection, […]
Nurses in Bend Share Concerns about Safe Staffing, Urge Support for Tina for Governor
[Bend, OR] – Following last night’s gubernatorial debate, Tina Kotek met with frontline nurses in Bend today to talk about safe staffing, safe workplaces and how to provide affordable, accessible health care for all. In one of the most memorable exchanges from last night’s debate, which was held at OSU-Cascades in Bend, Tina took her […]
Tina Kotek’s Top 6 Moments from Tonight’s Debate
[Bend, OR] – Tonight, Tina Kotek showed Oregonians exactly why she is the best candidate to tackle our state’s biggest challenges. Here are some of Tina’s best moments of the night: OPENING STATEMENT: “I will always — always put people over politics.” VIDEO on standing up to the gun lobby and passing gun violence prevention: “Both […]
New TV Ad: Oregon Has Two Right-Wing Candidates for Governor
“Drazan and Johnson: both too right-wing for Oregon” [Portland, OR] – Ahead of tonight’s gubernatorial debate in Bend, the Tina for Oregon campaign released a new TV ad laying out how both Christine Drazan and Betsy Johnson are too right-wing for Oregon. There’s Christine Drazan, an anti-choice Republican who is endorsed by an extreme group that opposes abortion […]
Week in Review: Tina Kotek Focuses in on Reproductive Rights, Wildfire, Student Success
In Other News: Republicans (Still) Struggling with Defections from Drazan to Johnson [Portland, OR] – Reproductive rights advocates urged voters to support Tina Kotek for Governor in a roundtable conversation on Tuesday. From KATU’s coverage of the event: “Reproductive rights has been a topic widely discussed following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. […]
Students Discuss Future of Oregon with Tina Kotek, Urge Action on Climate Change, Gun Violence Prevention, Mental Health
“This is about our future, this is about the world we want to live in” [Portland, OR] – On the heels of yesterday’s news that students are struggling to recover from the learning disruptions brought on by the pandemic, Tina Kotek met with a handful of local students to hear directly from them about what […]
Reproductive Rights Advocates Urge Voters to Support Tina Kotek for Governor
“This election matters, it matters for us in Oregon and it matters that we stay a beacon of hope for the rest of the country.” [Portland, OR] – Since Roe vs. Wade was overturned, reproductive freedom has been a top-of-mind issue for voters. In a roundtable moderated by EMILY’s List President Laphonza Butler on Tuesday, Oregon reproductive rights advocates […]
Oregon governor candidate Kotek holds reproductive rights roundtable
“We have Tina, who has been a champion of the legislation that we all just learned so much about and appreciate so much the impact that it has had, not just on the lives of Oregonians, but those in surrounding states who need access to this care,” said Laphonza Butler, president of Emily’s List.
Tina Kotek: We Need to Do More to Protect Oregon from Wildfires
Tina Will Build on Recent Investments and Fight Back on Climate Change [Portland, OR] Two years ago, Oregonians were reeling from the most destructive wildfire season on record. At least nine people died, more than 4,000 homes were destroyed, and fires tore through over one million acres. This year, Oregon faced similar weather conditions, but fire officials […]
These 2 Women Could Be America’s First Lesbian Governors
“The state is where your basic protections come from,” says Kotek. “When you have LGBTQ+ individuals in elected office, they bring their personal perspective to the table every single day. That matters when you’re making public policy.”