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We fight for economic justice, human rights,
environmental protection, and grassroots democracy.
Our 2022 Candidates​
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Chris Henry
U.S. Senator
David Delk
U.S. House, CD 3
Mike Beilstein
U.S. House, CD 4
Jeff Golden
Oregon Senate # 3
Tom Andersen Oregon House # 19
Logan Laity Oregon House # 32
Mark Gamba
Oregon House # 41
Walt Trandum
Oregon House # 51
Antonio Sunseri
Oregon House # 60
Jo Ann Hardesty
PDX City Council
Sharon Meieran Multnomah County Chair
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Monthly OPP Meeting
4th Wednesday each Month
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

on Zoom
​Each meeting during election years may include voting to (1) nominate or endorse candidates for the general election or (2) endorse candidates in a primary election.  Any active OPP member in attendance may vote on these matters.
WE SUPPORT:
​real campaign finance reform, women's right to choose, Medicare for All, equal rights (including same-sex marriage), and $18 minimum wage for all, now.
WE OPPOSE:
​the corruption of elections by Big Money, Wall Street bailouts, wars in Afghanistan and Iraq/Syria, "corporate personhood," and WTO and other "free trade" agreements that let corporations destroy policies to protect labor, the environment, and consumers.
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We are very different from the Establishment parties.

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Real campaign finance reform, particularly in Oregon

NO

NO

YES

Democrats should use their majorities in Congress to override the filibuster and adopt a federal law protecting the right of women to choose abortion services without restriction.

NO

NO

YES

Democrats should use their majorities in Congress to override the filibuster and adopt a federal law enlarging the Supreme Court to 13 members.

NO

NO

YES

Democrats should use their majorities in Congress to restore the authority of EPA to regulate emissions to combat climate change.

NO

NO

YES

Oppose "free trade" deals; support local products & services

NO

NO

YES

End "corporate personhood" and constitutional rights for corporations

NO

NO

YES

"Medicare for All" comprehensive health care

NO

NO

YES

Oppose cuts in Social Security & Medicare benefits

NO

NO

YES

Increase minimum wage to living wage ($18 or more) now

NO

NO

YES

Employment for All (public works projects, WPA style)

NO

NO

YES

Increase income taxes on big corporations and the wealthy

NO

NO

YES

Reduce Oregon income tax on families living at or near the poverty level

NO

NO

YES

Strictly regulate toxic air pollution, including diesel emissions

NO

NO

YES

Tax emissions that cause climate change; invest in clean energy

NO

NO

YES

Oppose Wall Street bailouts

NO

NO

YES

Repair, improve infrastructure (transit, water systems, etc.)

WEAK

NO

STRONG

End wars in Afghanistan, Iraq/Syria; bring troops home

NO

NO

YES

Slash military spending and foreign bases

NO

NO

YES

Enable grass-roots efforts to effectively use the initiative and referendum

NO

NO

YES

Equal rights for all; same-sex marriage

NUVR

NO

YES

No fossil fuel exports from Pacific Northwest ports, including Jordan Cove

NO

NO

YES

No transport of oil by train through Oregon

NO

NO

YES

State Bank to invest state funds in Oregon jobs, avoid Wall Street ripoff

NO

NO

YES

Require labeling of genetically engineered food

NO

NO

YES

NUVR = Not Until Very Recently

OREGON ISSUES
​1.     We have worked for real campaign finance reform. Oregon Democrats and Republicans have never enacted limits on political campaign contributions but have repealed voter-enacted limits 3 times. We are among the founding members of Honest Elections Oregon, which pursues campaign finance reform.  See its website for much more information.

2.     The initiative and referendum should be available to grass-roots efforts. The Democrat Secretary of State is now discarding over 30% of all voter signatures on initiative petitions due to arbitrary, hyper-technical, and unnecessary rules, raising the cost of petition drives so high that only corporations, unions and the very wealthy can afford to use it. 

3.     The State Treasurer should direct part of Oregon's $105 billion of investment funds to invest in local public works and jobs for Oregonians instead of vulture capitalists, corporate raiders, leveraged buyout artists, and fossil fuel corporations and vendors.

4.     We want fair taxation. Oregon has the 4th highest income taxes of any state on lower-income working families and is still at the bottom in taxes on corporations.

5.     We want to stop government promotion of gambling, including video poker, video slots, and approval of private casinos.

6.     We oppose installation of police "spy cameras" and use of drones to spy on Oregon citizens. 

7.     We oppose using public money to subsidize rail transport of oil or coal through Oregon communities.
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