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from Past and present Governor candidates from Oregon (number of quotes indicated): |
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Abortion Bud Pierce: Accessible contraceptives & family planning services. Jennifer Granholm: Religious political discussions turn to reproductive rights. John Kitzhaber: Abortions always legally available, & government funded. Julian Bell: Strongly supports a woman's right to choose. Knute Buehler: Pro-choice: wants abortions rare, safe and legal. Tina Kotek: Worked to ensure full access to reproductive health care. Betsy Johnson: I am pro-choice--it is a bedrock value for me. Betsy Johnson: History as a Planned Parenthood board member. Christine Drazan: Against abortion, but would only enforce existing laws. |
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Budget & Economy Bob Niemeyer: Cut the size of government and jobs will follow. Bud Pierce: Cut growth in state budget by half. Bud Pierce: Cut government workforce instead of raising taxes. Christine Drazan: Identify and prosecute waste, fraud and abuse in government. Julian Bell: Invest in urgently needed affordable workforce housing. Knute Buehler: Boost economy via spending controls and cutting regulations. Betsy Johnson: Would veto any budget that did not have bipartisan support. |
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Civil Rights Bud Pierce: Same-sex marriage is a "settled" issue. John Kitzhaber: Recognize same-sex marriages. John Kitzhaber: Maintain affirmative action in colleges & state hiring. Kate Brown: Family Fairness Act to protect LGBT rights. Tina Kotek: Came out in early 20s; been with wife for 17 years. Betsy Johnson: Fight bigotry and protect marriage equality in Oregon. Tina Kotek: Won't tolerate cut to education funding over DEI policies. |
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Corporations Kate Brown: Grow Our Own: develop existing Oregon businesses. |
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Crime Bob Niemeyer: Death penalty is less cruel to families of victims. Bud Pierce: Says successful women not subject to abuse, then apologizes. Christine Drazan: End treating police like criminals, criminals like victims. John Kitzhaber: Oppose the death penalty. John Kitzhaber: End parole for repeat violent felons. Knute Buehler: A crime victim himself, vows to make citizen's lives safer. Nicholas Kristof: Violence in Portland due to Feds more than protestors. Tina Kotek: Police not trained to deal with a mental health crisis. Betsy Johnson: Won't defund or demonize our police; demand accountability. Betsy Johnson: I will enforce Oregon's twice-approved death penalty. Christine Drazan: Supported Trump's sending troops to Oregon due to protests. |
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Drugs Casey Kulla: Added marijuana crop to his organic vegetable farm. John Kitzhaber: Decriminalize medicinal marijuana. Knute Buehler: Federal government needs to respect state laws on marijuana. Nicholas Kristof: War on drugs one of America's greatest mistakes. Nicholas Kristof: Decriminalize to steer addicted people into treatment. Tobias Read: Led bipartisan coalition for cannabis industry banking. Betsy Johnson: Repeal the failed experiment to legalize hard drugs. |
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Education Bob Niemeyer: Common Core creates a putrid educational system. Bob Niemeyer: Charter schools are the answer; throw out Common Core. Bud Pierce: We need motivated, well-trained teachers. Christine Drazan: Expand access to school choice, stand up for parents' rights. Kate Brown: Make it easier to opt out from Common Core testing. Kate Brown: Seamless public education from cradle to career. Kate Brown: Seamless system of education, from cradle to career. Knute Buehler: Combat failing graduation; improve academic achievement. Nicholas Kristof: Make education a priority; make sure kids don't drop out. Nicholas Kristof: Companies won't invest here if schools aren't top-notch. Tobias Read: Extend the school year so kids have year-round learning. Betsy Johnson: Give parents more options for their children's education. |
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Energy & Oil Bud Pierce: End low-carbon fuel mandate: 19 cents-a-gallon hidden tax. Bud Pierce: Democrats OpEd: He would undo measures on climate change. Christine Drazan: Will repeal cap-and-trade climate scheme on my first day. Julian Bell: Combat climate change and promote clean energy. Julian Bell: Decarbonize at state level; hold corporations responsible. Kate Brown: Angered environmentalists via compromise transportation bill. Knute Buehler: May 2017: tax carbon; Oct.2017: oppose clean-energy jobs. Tina Kotek: State on its way to meet renewable energy goal by 2040. Tobias Read: Investing in clean energy and green jobs a top priority. Tobias Read: Supports smart regulations that address climate change. Betsy Johnson: Support green energy but don't destroy good paying jobs. |
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Environment Bud Pierce: Maintain forestlands through proper forest management. Casey Kulla: Increase business regulations to limit environmental harm. Knute Buehler: Wants to combat wildfire damage to forests with new policies. |
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Families & Children Bud Pierce: Alleviate the scourge of sex trafficking. Bud Pierce: Partially support hospice/respite centers. Kate Brown: Child advocate with Juvenile Rights Project. Knute Buehler: Early supporter of marriage equality for all citizens. Knute Buehler: Create a "rapid-improvement team" for foster care. Tobias Read: Measure our progress by how well Oregon's children are doing. |
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Free Trade Kate Brown: International trade supports a half million Oregon jobs. Christine Drazan: We need to let federal tariff policies continue to evolve. Tina Kotek: Worried about having blanket tariffs which impact Oregon. |
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Government Reform Bob Niemeyer: Go back to voting in person, with verified photo ID. Christine Drazan: Get the government off the backs of our small businesses. Christine Drazan: Establish a permanent task force on election integrity. John Kitzhaber: Limit individual campaign donations; require full disclosure. Kate Brown: Oregon sees high turnout because of vote-by-mail. Kate Brown: 15 million ballots via vote-by-mail with only 9 fraud cases. Kate Brown: Disclose lobbyist info & pay, on public website. Knute Buehler: End pay-to-play politics, to restore confidence. Tina Kotek: Supported gerrymandered Congressional map. Betsy Johnson: Get regulations out of the way to fast-track construction . |
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Gun Control Bud Pierce: Oppose background checks; they won't reduce gun violence. Bud Pierce: Surveillance of schools & social media, to curb gun violence. Casey Kulla: Not our job to make county 2nd Amendment sanctuary. Christine Drazan: If a gun ban bill comes my way, I'll veto that. John Kitzhaber: Increase restrictions on gun purchase and possession. Nicholas Kristof: No strong evidence that assault weapons ban saved lives. Nicholas Kristof: Use executive action to crack down on ghost guns. Betsy Johnson: Don't disarm law abiding citizens; strong background checks. Betsy Johnson: Opposes bans on bump-stocks, high-capacity magazines. Christine Drazan: Oppose Measure 114: we have enough gun laws already. Tina Kotek: Endorses Measure 114: mandate permitting & safety training. |
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Health Care Bud Pierce: Subsidize "adequate" insurance for low-income Oregonians. Bud Pierce: Fight any one-size-fits-all single-payer healthcare system. Christine Drazan: Repeal COVID-19 mask and vaccine mandates. Julian Bell: Obtain efficiencies through single payer or equivalent. Kate Brown: Access to healthcare improving, but there is more we must do. Knute Buehler: Single-payer health care as a qualified not absolute right. Nicholas Kristof: Poor mental healthcare, wages, housing are major problems. Tina Kotek: We will move the needle on more recovery services. Tobias Read: Strongly supports vaccine mandates by businesses, schools. Betsy Johnson: Expand mental health services, especially in schools. Betsy Johnson: No to government take-over of the health care system. |
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Homeland Security Bud Pierce: State duty to honor the sacrifice of those who've served. Bud Pierce: Enlisted in Marines to see if he was tough enough. |
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Immigration Casey Kulla: Oregon should welcome arrival of Afghan refugees. Kate Brown: Oregon will accept refugees and help them rebuild lives. Kate Brown: Open the doors of opportunity for Syrian refugees. Kate Brown: Undocumented families hurt by fires deserve assistance. Knute Buehler: Omit minor infractions from sanctuary state rules. Nicholas Kristof: Oregon showed compassion for a refugee--my father. Christine Drazan: Oregon's Sanctuary State law is extreme and out of touch. |
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Jobs Bud Pierce: Vigilance in enforcing Equal Pay laws for women. Knute Buehler: More job training; less job-killing regulations. |
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Principles & Values Bob Niemeyer: Separating church & state doesn't pull God out of government. Bud Pierce: Wife killed in tragic traffic accident. Bud Pierce: From childhood, wanted to become a doctor. Bud Pierce: Yanked Trump endorsement; history of working with Democrats. Casey Kulla: Stop movement away from democracy & toward extremism. Knute Buehler: Freedom and new opportunities are bedrock GOP principles. Nicholas Kristof: At NY Times focused on human rights, global health issues. Nicholas Kristof: Won two Pulitzers: for Tiananmen and genocide in Darfur. Tina Kotek: A person of faith, I believe there's equality among us all. Betsy Johnson: Confront prejudice and racism honestly and directly. Betsy Johnson: Democracy needs to stop being so contentious. Tina Kotek: Oregon is a state that has allowed me to be myself. |
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Social Security Bud Pierce: Require automatic enrollment with payroll deductions. Kate Brown: More options & opportunities to save for retirement. Tina Kotek: Reduced pension contribution for long-term solution. Tobias Read: Created first opt-out retirement plan in the country. |
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Tax Reform Bud Pierce: Tax relief on mid-tier income earners, to create more jobs. Bud Pierce: Reduce taxes and regulations on small businesses. Christine Drazan: I will veto new taxes & repeal costly regulations. John Kitzhaber: No state sales tax; no flat tax; increase gas tax. Kate Brown: Need more taxes from business to support basic needs. Knute Buehler: No new or higher taxes during booming economy. Betsy Johnson: Reduce some taxes, say no to new taxes. Tina Kotek: Increase gas tax, double the payroll tax funding transit. |
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Technology Bud Pierce: Public transit ok, but future is autonomous drive vehicles. Kate Brown: Expand public transit to ease traffic congestion. Knute Buehler: Funding transit by payroll tax is unfair and bad policy. |
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Welfare & Poverty Christine Drazan: Work with non-profits, faith community on homelessness. Nicholas Kristof: More than a quarter of childhood friends are dead. Tina Kotek: We need both homeless shelters and long-term solutions. |
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