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.
We’re letting candidates know that if they want to represent us in the halls of Congress or in overseeing our state democracy, they can start by pledging to ethical leadership now, as they campaign for our votes.