Guest Column: Moving from primaries into the summer

The primary season is over. I will continue to do my job as your Senator as I move toward campaign mode. To keep my Senate duties and campaign separate, make sure you look for a new and different email from me through the summer and fall as we move to campaign season.

We have been really busy working on 2025 session priorities and bills. My staff and I have been meeting endlessly with stakeholders, community members and many other people about my priorities. These areas of work will encompass Housing, Health Care, Child Care and Education as our primary focus on bills and laws to help many people, communities and businesses throughout Oregon.

We are also working on a suite of ideas in the transportation realm to really put a focus on our roads in District 5 specifically.

The goal of all of this will be to bring these ideas to you over the Summer. I will be rolling out a massive tour of the district in July visiting every community in the district talking about these ideas and getting feedback from you. I look forward to many discussions over the summer with hundreds and thousands of people to shape our policy and my focus in Salem for you.

Government exists to serve the people, not the other way around. I look forward to visiting with many of you and get my marching orders for 2025.