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You can run as a candidate of the Oregon Progressive Party (OPP) if you: 

 • Are progressive 
 • Have thought of running for any partisan office:
  • President of the United States (next in 2024)
  • United States Senator
  • United States Representative (in each of 6 districts)
  • Governor (next in 2026)
  • Secretary of State (next in 2024)
  • Attorney General (next in 2024)
  • State Treasurer (next in 2024)
  • State Senator (in each of 30 districts) (15 districts are contested each election year)
  • State Representative (in each of 60 districts)
  • some county commissioners and any other office that is elected on a "partisan" (by party) basis
• Recognize that being endorsed or nominated by the OPP would benefit your campaign. 

In partisan races, you would be able to skip campaigning during the primary election but yet appear on the General Election ballot in November, cutting both the time and expense of being in two elections.

In non-partisan races, you could seek endorsement for office and be able to state that you have the Oregon Progressive Party endorsement in your campaign literature and/or your voter pamphlet statement. To be endorsed or become the nominee of the OPP, please complete the appropriate candidate questionnaire (federal, state or local) and return it to the OPP at [email protected]. Questionnaires are available under the Candidate Questionnaires tab at the top of this page.  And then schedule a talk with the OPP State Council at one of our monthly meetings at 6 pm on the 4th Wednesday of the month.  Contact info at [email protected] to schedule.

The OPP offers candidates many of the same services that are offered by the major political parties, including: ​
  • Access to the Oregon voter file, including statewide and district lists
  • The ability to download canvassing lists
  • Contact lists of Progressive Party members in your district
​Note: To run as a Progressive, you do not have to file 70 days prior to the primary election date, as do persons who want to run as Democrats or Republicans. Instead, you have to receive the nomination of the Progressive Party at least 70 days prior to the November general election (late August).  Oregon law does not allow minor parties to officially nominate candidates until 15 days after the primary election (so late May or first part of June).
2024 General Election
​If you seek the nomination or endorsement of the Oregon Progressive Party, we ask that you complete the appropriate questionnaire linked below.​
If you wish to make a short presentation at our July 10 meeting on Zoom, please complete the questionnaire and email it to us by July 8.​
If you wish to make a short presentation at our August 14 meeting on Zoom, please complete the questionnaire and email it to us by August 7.
Click on the questionnaire that corresponds to the office you seek.  Then at Google Docs click on File, Download to download a copy of the questionnaire in DOC or ODT or RTF format and fill it out on your own computer.  Then email the completed document to i[email protected] in that format.
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Here is our 2024 questionnaire for candidates for state offices, including the Oregon Legislature:
2024 State Office Questionnaire

Here is our 2024 questionnaire for candidates for local offices.  Most of the questions pertain mainly to the Portland area.
2024 Local Government Office Questionnaire

Here is our 2024 questionnaire for candidates for federal offices (President, U.S. Congress).
2024 Federal Questionnaire