Oregon is in crisis, and our government is out of control. As Governor, I will use the full extent of the Executive Branch to launch a DOGE-style audit at every level of government to root out fraud, waste, and corruption in our state departments and elections. Without total transparency and accountability, Oregon’s problems cannot be fixed. I won’t play politics; I will do what is right, and people WILL be held accountable.

While establishment politicians prioritize illegal aliens and special interests over our own citizens, I will put YOU first. I will end the Sanctuary State status that makes our communities less safe. I will veto every bill that fails to prioritize Oregon citizens and ensure our resources are used to protect and serve the people who live, work, and pay taxes here legally.

We cannot win the fight for Oregon’s future if we keep losing the ground game. A major priority of my administration is to help Republicans rebuild a modern political machine. We will stop the cycle of losing by investing in grassroots infrastructure, supporting local candidates, and creating a unified front that can actually defeat the radical Left. We aren't just running a campaign; we are building a movement to take our state back.

Oregon should be the pinnacle of education, but current policies are failing our children. I support School Choice to ensure that tax dollars follow the student, not the system. We will protect parental rights, remove radical ideologies from the classrooms, and ensure that schools focus on core academics rather than woke ideological manipulation.

We are shifting from harm reduction and overdoses to actual results. I refuse to ignore the unchecked mental health and drug addiction problems plaguing our state while people are literally perishing in the streets. I will restore safety and sanity to our communities by supporting law enforcement and shifting to mandatory treatment solutions for those suffering from drug addiction and mental health crises. Our sidewalks belong to the public, not to open-air drug markets.

As a man of faith saved by Jesus Christ, I believe every life is a gift from God. I am a Pro-Life candidate who will stand up for the most vulnerable among us — the unborn — just as I did when I chose life for my own daughter as a teen father. I will work to foster a culture of life in Oregon, supporting mothers and families while opposing taxpayer-funded abortion tourism policies that have gone too far in our state.

Oregon has become a destination state for taxpayer‑funded abortion and gender procedures, drawing individuals from across the country and even internationally. At a time when our schools are struggling, our roads are crumbling, and our communities are battling homelessness and addiction, working families should not be forced to subsidize elective medical procedures for non‑residents and foreign citizens. These policies are bankrupting our state financially, and they are eroding our moral and ethical foundations.

We need to strengthen support for pregnancy resource centers, expand access to adoption, and make it easier for families to choose Adoption as an Option.

We will also protect children from irreversible medical procedures. I support a ban on gender transition treatments, surgeries, and permanent medical interventions for minors. Children are not legally permitted to buy alcohol, get tattoos without consent, or enter binding contracts — they should not be subjected to life-altering, permanent medical procedures before they are adults.

When individuals reach the age of legal adulthood and are of sound mind, they may make their own medical decisions and pay for it out of their own pockets, like any other cosmetic procedure. However, those decisions should not be subsidized by Oregon taxpayers. If adults choose elective procedures, those costs should not fall on working families.

I will defend parental rights and repeal HB 2002 provisions that undermine parental notice and consent. Parents have the primary responsibility and authority to guide the medical care of their children. Government should never replace mothers and fathers in those decisions.

Oregon must return to common‑sense protections for life, children, families, and fiscal responsibility.

I will defend your Medical Freedom to ensure Never Again regarding COVID-era mandates and overreaching executive orders. We will restore safety by fully funding our police and ensuring that the executive branch works to protect your constitutional rights, not infringe upon them.

Current forest management is a failure that leads to catastrophic wildfires. We will implement modern forestry practices and aggressive thinning to prevent fires, protect our air quality, and rebuild the local economies of our rural communities. We will tap into our natural resources to create sustainable, high-paying jobs for Oregonians.

I will protect our most vulnerable by exempting or substantially reducing property taxes for seniors, veterans, and Oregonians with disabilities so they can stay in their homes. Many states already provide targeted property tax relief using tools like homestead exemptions, assessment freezes, and veteran/disability exemptions. States like Florida, Texas, and Washington have implemented various forms of these protections to ensure that those on fixed incomes are not taxed out of their homes. Oregon should follow their lead with a system that is clear, automatic, and easy to apply for. My goal is simple: no one should lose the home they paid off after a lifetime of work due to rising taxes.

Oregon's Corporate Activity Tax (CAT) is a burden upon employers and a job-killer that increases costs for families, which makes our state less competitive. I will fight to eliminate the CAT tax and make Oregon a place where businesses want to expand again. This means bringing manufacturing back to create sustainable, high-paying jobs and making Oregon attractive to tech, start-ups, entrepreneurs, and new investments instead of pushing them to other states. We need to stop the exodus of industry and start building things in Oregon again.

Oregonians have had enough government by decree. As Governor, I will review and repeal overreaching executive orders issued under Kate Brown and Tina Kotek that bypassed public accountability and harmed working families, small businesses, and individual freedoms. Oregon should be governed by transparent laws passed by the legislative branch of the government or voted upon by citizens of Oregon, not by endless emergency powers and executive overreach that ignores the will of the people.

Oregon needs reliable baseload power to ensure our grid remains stable and our energy remains affordable. I support nuclear energy as part of an all-of-the-above approach to stabilize the grid, reduce dependence on unreliable sources, and lower long-term costs for every household. If we want cleaner energy and affordable electricity for families and businesses, we must embrace the most dependable and efficient solutions available.

Working extra hours or providing excellent service should not be punished by the government. I will fight for a policy of no state tax on tips and overtime so service workers, tradespeople, nurses, first responders, and hourly employees can keep more of what they earn. This is a direct way to boost take-home pay for the backbone of our workforce without growing the size of government.

Oregonians should not be penalized for having a successful year or receiving a performance-based reward. I support taxing bonuses at the same rate as regular earned income, rather than treating them as a special category for higher taxation. When people work hard and earn a bonus, the government should not take an extra percentage simply because the paycheck is labeled differently.

Oregonians are struggling under the weight of inflation and over-taxation. My affordability plan focuses on real, immediate cost relief across the board. We will cut income taxes for working families to put money back in your pocket. We will lower utility bills by repealing bogus climate regulations that drive up energy costs.

We will audit ODOT to redirect DEI funding and vacant jobs toward actually fixing our roads, bridges, and statewide infrastructure. We will not layoff the mechanics who fix the snow plows used at Government Camp. We will not allow the unions to dictate what the entire agency needs.

We will return Oregon to a state of law and order by raising cash bail for repeat violent offenders and traffickers, ensuring real consequences—including deportation for criminal aliens—instead of revolving-door releases. Organized retail theft and chronic property crime will no longer be treated as a cost of doing business. We will crack down on cartel-run illegal grows and human trafficking by coordinating directly with local Sheriffs and ICE. Most importantly, we will restore Safe Routes to Schools as a top priority so our children can walk to class without navigating tents, open drug use, or unsafe encampments.

No child should be trapped in a failing school because of their zip code. David Medina will fight for every Oregon family to have the power to send their child to the school that works best for them — public, private, charter, or home — and for state education funding to follow the student, not the system. Open enrollment across district lines will be the law, not the exception.

How we pay for it: Education dollars already exist — this reform redirects existing per-pupil funding to follow the student rather than creating new spending.

Oregon's reading and math scores are an embarrassment. Decades of ideological curriculum experiments have failed our kids leaving them totally unprepared for college or competing in a global marketplace. David Medina will return Oregon classrooms to phonics-based reading instruction, math proficiency standards, and transparent curriculums that parents can see and review. No political indoctrination. No gender ideology in schools. Just the fundamentals that give every child a real shot at a real future.

How we pay for it: Redirecting existing Oregon Department of Education administrative budgets away from DEI compliance programs and into direct classroom instruction.

Oregon has a teacher shortage, especially in rural communities. The answer is not more bureaucracy — it is removing the barriers that keep qualified people out of classrooms. David Medina will expand alternative licensure pathways, support grow-your-own teacher programs in rural Oregon, and reduce the administrative paperwork burden that drives good educators out of the profession.

How we pay for it: Alternative licensure and grow-your-own programs are lower-cost than traditional recruitment pipelines and are funded through existing workforce development budgets.

Not every Oregon student needs a four-year degree. Many of the best-paying, most in-demand jobs in Oregon — in the trades, in healthcare, in manufacturing, in technology — do not require a bachelor degree. David Medina will elevate career and technical education to the same status as college prep, expand apprenticeship programs, and make sure every Oregon student graduates with a real skill and a real path forward.

How we pay for it: Existing community college and workforce development funding is realigned toward employer-partnered credential programs.

Jobs and the Economy: Make Oregon Work Again

Oregon's workforce training programs have too often been disconnected from what employers actually need. David Medina will align community college and workforce programs directly with Oregon's employers in manufacturing, healthcare, construction, agriculture, and technology — so that every training dollar produces a trained worker with a job waiting for them.

How we pay for it: Employer co-investment in training pipelines and reallocation of existing workforce development funds toward outcomes-based programs.

You should not have to go thousands of dollars into debt to build a good life in Oregon. David Medina will expand registered apprenticeship programs across the trades and emerging industries so that Oregonians can earn a paycheck while they build a career — without the crushing weight of student loan debt.

How we pay for it: Apprenticeship expansion is primarily employer-funded, with state support coming from existing workforce development budgets and federal matching funds.

Oregon has made it harder to start and grow a small business than almost any other state. Licensing fees, permitting delays, and unpredictable regulations punish the people who take risks and create jobs. David Medina will appoint an Entrepreneurship Council staffed by real Oregon business owners — not lobbyists, not consultants — to identify and eliminate every unnecessary barrier to starting and growing a business in Oregon.

How we pay for it: Deregulation and permitting reform generate revenue by expanding the business tax base — more businesses open, more Oregonians employed.

Wall Street corporations and foreign nations — including entities connected to China — have been quietly buying up Oregon farmland and family homes. This is not a free market. This is a rigged game that prices Oregon families out of homeownership and puts our food supply in foreign hands. David Medina will block corporations and foreign entities from purchasing Oregon residential homes and agricultural land, and he will use the Governor office to expose how much has already been taken.

How we pay for it: This is a regulatory and legal action — it costs nothing to enforce and protects Oregon’s existing land and housing stock for Oregon families.

Oregonians have lost faith in a system where millions of ballots are mailed out to unverified addresses and left in unsecured drop boxes. David Medina will end the failed experiment of universal mail-in voting and return Oregon to secure, in-person voting on Election Day with paper ballots and mandatory photo ID. We will ensure that every legal vote is counted and that the results are verifiable, transparent, and immediate.

How we pay for it: Redirecting the massive administrative and postage costs of mailing millions of ballots toward staffing secure, local polling stations and implementing modern, high-security voter ID verification systems.

For too long, Oregon's voter rolls have been cluttered with deceased individuals, people who have moved out of state, and non-citizens. David Medina will direct the Secretary of State to perform a comprehensive, top-to-bottom audit of the voter registration database within the first 90 days of his administration. We will implement a permanent, automated system to cross-reference death records and residency changes to ensure only eligible Oregon citizens are casting ballots.

How we pay for it: Utilizing existing Secretary of State administrative budgets and federal election security grants to implement automated data-matching software that reduces the manual labor costs of roll maintenance.

The current system of automatically registering anyone who interacts with the DMV has led to a bloated and inaccurate voter list that invites fraud. David Medina will end automatic voter registration and return to a system where becoming a voter is a conscious, verified act of citizenship. We will ensure that only those who have proven their legal citizenship and residency are added to the rolls, restoring the integrity of the Oregon ballot.

How we pay for it: This is a policy shift that reduces the administrative burden on the DMV and the Secretary of State, saving taxpayer dollars by eliminating the processing of thousands of ineligible or duplicate registrations.