Democracy Wire

Halfway through Oregon’s 2023 legislative session, here’s a quick update on what your legislators are doing – on your behalf – to impact our democracy.

A look into the democracy-related legislation impacting Oregon this year.

Common Cause Oregon is dedicated to building a democracy that works for all Oregonians. For the 2022 midterm election, we’ve so far endorsed three ballot measures that we believe will strengthen our democracy.

It didn’t use to be this way. District Attorney races have historically been overwhelmingly white, underfinanced, and unimaginative. District attorney races lurked someway down-ballot, attracting little attention and fewer dollars as a largely uninterested public looked the other way.

Here’s a quick rundown on Oregon’s 2022 legislative results, with a focus on the critical issues impacting our democracy.

Here’s a quick democracy rundown on Oregon’s 2021 legislative session, including the good, the bad, and the work ahead…