Who moved Oregon forward in September 2026?

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Who moved Oregon forward this week? | September 27–October 3, 2026
Oregon Rainmakers tracks which leaders and organizations make Oregon easier, or harder, to live in.
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+1 Ron Wyden; Jeff Merkley; Suzanne Bonamici; Andrea Salinas; Val Hoyle; Maxine Dexter; Janelle Bynum, asked DOJ and DHS to end “mega master” immigration hearings
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+1 @tinakotek.bsky.social, led governors asking for more time after HHS changed Medicaid rules at the last minute
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💰 Oregon's Christine Drazan raised $11 million, but her primary burned through much of it.

Now she needs independents who couldn't vote in that primary.

The cost? Money AND message.

🇺🇸 Full breakdown:
youtu.be/RD55R7wYybA

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ARCHIVE: Representative Brad Witt Thinks He Can Violate the First Amendment #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #BradWitt #Liberty #OregonPolitics

🏛️ Oregon asked about affordability. Kotek talked about Trump. Drazan talked about Kotek.

Neither answered the job interview.

A critique of the other applicant isn't a résumé.

🎙️ youtu.be/AsfDrbC1x8E

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🌲 THE WRONG ROOM, CHRISTINE.

Drazan calls herself a moderate voice, then shares the stage with DeSantis in Oregon's Portland suburbs.

She thrilled the room she already owns and gave the room she needs a reason to leave.

🇺🇸 Full episode:
youtu.be/zqs6_uepnVc

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Who moved Oregon forward this week? | September 20–26, 2026
Oregon Rainmakers tracks whether the actions of Oregon leaders and organizations make the state easier or harder to live in.
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-2 Oregon Department of Education, nearly $1.5 billion later, can't show what works in Oregon's High School Success program
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+3 Fred Girod, kept Abiqua Falls open to the public, securing state ownership of the falls and the land needed to reach it.
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+1 Willy Chotzen & Alek Skarlatos, who took the first step to banning Flock cameras in Oregon
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Who moved Oregon forward this week? | September 13–19, 2026
We score actions based on whether they make Oregon easier or harder to live, work, and raise a family in.
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+2 Val Hoyle; Maxine Dexter; Andrea Salinas; Ron Wyden; Jeff Merkley, Oregon lawmakers take corporate-medicine ban national
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+1 Pam Marsh; Khanh Pham, want affordable housing spending records made public. $1.4 billion spent since 2021.
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+1 Lisa Murkowski, saves Oregon $252M in SNAP payments
Spreadsheet from video: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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Who moved Oregon forward this week? | September 6-12, 2026
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The public defense backlog plan seems to be working. Unrepresented defendants fall from 4,000 → 1,000 in two years.
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+2 @tinakotek.bsky.social, pauses new data centers on state-owned land
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0 for the Oregon Legislature, who authorized $120M for 2026 wildfire suppression and response costs
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