Oregon Values

The resounding rejection of Public Safety Levy Measure 3-633 during the May primary was a watershed moment. Clackamas County voters sent an unmistakable message to the County Red Soils Campus: working families and retirees on fixed incomes cannot bear the weight of endless tax hikes. Government does not produce wealth; hard-working citizens do. Every dollar taken from a taxpayer's pocket must be justified by absolute, urgent public necessity.

Hoodland's mountain communities—including Government Camp, Welches, and Rhododendron—face unique challenges, from wildfire risk and severe winter weather to growing tourism and limited public services. These communities need leaders who understand rural priorities and deliver practical results. Commissioner Mark Shull has consistently done exactly that.

In Oregon, where universal mail-in voting has been the norm since 1998, convenience has long been touted as a virtue. Ballots arrive automatically, voters mark them at home, and drop boxes or mailboxes complete the process. Yet this system has contributed to a troubling erosion of public confidence in elections across Oregon and the nation...

I believe voters have a right to know who is trying to influence their elected officials. That principle is especially important in local government, where decisions made by the Board of County Commissioners directly affect taxpayers, public safety, county employees and the services our communities depend on.

Folks, look at what’s happening right across the Pacific Northwest. Oregon is blessed with incredible land, hardworking people, forests, farms, and tech talent, yet our streets are a disaster, families are struggling, and government keeps making things worse with one bad decision after another. We don’t need more fancy studies or progressive experiments...

Fellow Americans, for forty straight years, the Pentagon has given every U.S. President — Republican and Democrat — the same clear, unwavering advice: Do not go to war with Iran. Bush heard it. Obama heard it. Biden pushed back hard against the hawks twice in 2024 alone. The military’s message never changed: Iran is not Iraq.