Voter Guide

Voter Guide – Updated November 2024

Our organization, Coalition for Cannabis Policy, is advocating for social cannabis policy along with the National Organization for Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). We are updating our voter reference guide for our supporters.

1. Will you support legislation that would increase safe, affordable access to patients?

2. Will you support legislation to license and regulate cannabis consumption lounges?

3. Will you support legislation to end discriminatory practices against cannabis consumers in the workplace and housing market?

4. Will you support legislation to regulate cannabis producers and processors like breweries and wineries so they may give tours of their facility, provide samples and sell directly to consumers so long as they charge and collect taxes? (keep in mind the law requires all areas of the premises to be on camera)

5. Will you support NORML’s efforts to push for federal decriminalization and descheduling of the cannabis plant?

We look forward to working with sensible politicians to create pragmatic cannabis policy in Oregon.

Your Elected Officials

Governor

Tina Kotek (D)

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Secretary of State

Tobias Reed (D)

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Attorney General

Dan Rayfield (D)

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U.S. Senate

Jeff Merkley (D)

Ron Wyden (D)

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U.S. House District 1

Suzanne Bonamici (D)

? (R)

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U.S. House District 2

Cliff Bentz (R)

? (D)

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U.S. House District 3

Dr. Maxine Dexter (D)

? (R)

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U.S. House District 4

Val Hoyle (D)

? (R)

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U.S. House District 5

Janelle Bynum (D)

? (R)

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U.S. House District 6

Andrea Salinas (D)

? (R)

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State Senate District 1

David Smith (R)

? (D)

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State Senate District 2

Art Robinson (R)

(D)

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State Senate District 3

Jeff Golden (D)

1. Will you support legislation that would increase safe, affordable access to patients? 2. Will you support legislation to license and regulate cannabis consumption lounges? 3. Will you support legislation to end discriminatory practices against cannabis consumers in the workplace and housing market? 4. Will you support legislation to regulate cannabis producers and processors like breweries and wineries so they may give tours of their facility, provide samples and sell directly to consumers so long as they charge and collect taxes? (keep in mind the law requires all areas of the premises to be on camera) 5. Will you support Oregon NORML’s efforts to push for federal decriminalization and descheduling of the cannabis plant? “I’m comfortable giving YES answers to all of these questions, understanding that in almost every issue area, critical decisions get made in the details of legislation that can affect the final vote. At this point I can’t imagine what details could make me oppose any of these general positions. And #5 is critical! We have to get federal criminalization repealed to bring sanity to this whole picture.” Jeffery Golden

(R)

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State Senate District 4

Floyd Prozanski (D)

1. Will you support legislation that would increase safe, affordable access to patients? Yes. 2. Will you support legislation to license and regulate cannabis consumption lounges? Yes. 3. Will you support legislation to end discriminatory practices against cannabis consumers in the workplace and housing market? Yes. 4. Will you support legislation to regulate cannabis producers and processors like breweries and wineries so they may give tours of their facility, provide samples and sell directly to consumers so long as they charge and collect taxes? (keep in mind the law requires all areas of the premises to be on camera) Yes. 5. Will you support Oregon NORML’s efforts to push for federal decriminalization and descheduling of the cannabis plant? Yes.

(R)

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State Senate District 5

Dick Anderson (R)

(D)

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State Senate District 6

Cedric Hayden (R)

(D)

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State Senate District 7

James Manning (D)

(R)

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State Senate District 8

Sara Gelser Blouin (D)

(R)

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State Senate District 9

Fred Girod (R)

(D)

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State Senate District 10

Deb Patterson (D)

(R)

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State Senate District 11

Kim Thatcher (R)

1. Will you support legislation that would increase safe, affordable access to patients? 2. Will you support legislation to license and regulate cannabis consumption lounges? 3. Will you support legislation to end discriminatory practices against cannabis consumers in the workplace and housing market? 4. Will you support legislation to regulate cannabis producers and processors like breweries and wineries so they may give tours of their facility, provide samples and sell directly to consumers so long as they charge and collect taxes? (keep in mind the law requires all areas of the premises to be on camera) 5. Will you support Oregon NORML’s efforts to push for federal decriminalization and descheduling of the cannabis plant? As far as all of the questions below are concerned, the devil is in the details as far as supporting the concepts… or not. However, before many of these issues can even begin to be addressed, there are a couple things that would make sense to focus on: 1) Getting the federal government to reschedule cannabis. Having it listed as a Schedule 1 drug makes little sense. 2) There needs to be a meaningful and legally recognized standard for determining actual impairment from THC not just measuring the mere presence of it in one’s system. When both of these items are addressed, it will make it much more practical and palatable to address the other issues. For what it’s worth…

(D)

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State Senate District 12

Brian Boquist (I)

(R)

(D)

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State Senate District 13

Aaron Woods (D)

(R)

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State Senate District 14

Kate Lieber (D)

(R)

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State Senate District 15

Janeen Sollman (D)

(R)

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State Senate District 16

Suzanne Weber (R)

(D)

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State Senate District 17

Elizabeth Steiner Hayward (D)

(R)

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State Senate District 18

Wlnsvey Campos (D)

(R)

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State Senate District 19

Rob Wagner (D)

(R)

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State Senate District 20

Mark Meek (D)

(R)

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State Senate District 21

Kathleen Taylor (D)

(R)

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State Senate District 22

Lew Frederick (D)

(R)

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State Senate District 23

Michael Dembrow (D)

(R)

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State Senate District 24

Kayse Jama (D)

(R)

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State Senate District 25

Chris Gorsek (D)

1. Will you support legislation that would increase safe, affordable access to patients? I have family members that need cannabis for pain management and the medical program is a very important way for them to afford their pain management regimen. I would enthusiastically support efforts to protect this important program. 2. Will you support legislation to license and regulate cannabis consumption lounges? I think we need to ensure that cannabis is treated in the law at least the same as alcohol. While I have some reservations around smoking indoors I think we have to be fair considering that we know that cannabis isn’t nearly as harmful as the hookah lounges that still proliferate. 3. Will you support legislation to end discriminatory practices against cannabis consumers in the workplace and housing market? I’m actually working on legislation related to the treatment of cannabis testing in the workplace. I worry about people unable to use cannabis therapeutically in housing as well and look forward to protect tenants further in the upcoming session. 4. Will you support legislation to regulate cannabis producers and processors like breweries and wineries so they may give tours of their facility, provide samples and sell directly to consumers so long as they charge and collect taxes? (keep in mind the law requires all areas of the premises to be on camera) The legislation that provided for distilleries to sell and provide samples was transformational for those businesses and as I responded to in an earlier question, parity between the treatment of alcohol and cannabis is important to me. 5. Will you support Oregon NORML’s efforts to push for federal decriminalization and descheduling of the cannabis plant? Absolutely.

(R)

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State Senate District 26

Daniel Bonham (R)

(D)

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State Senate District 27

Tim Knopp (R)

(D)

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State Senate District 28

Dennis Linthicum (R)

(D)

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State Senate District 29

Bill Hansell (R)

(D)

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State Senate District 30

Lynn Findley (R)

(D)

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State House District 1

Court Boice (R)

(D)

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State House District 2

Virgle Osborne (R)

(D)

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State House District 3

Dwayne Yunker (R)

(D)

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State House District 4

Christine Goodwin (R)

(D)

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State House District 5

Pam Marsh (D)

(R)

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State House District 6

Kimberly Wallan (R)

(D)

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State House District 7

John Lively (D)

(R)

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State House District 8

Paul Holvey (D)

(R)

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State House District 9

Boomer Wright (R)

(D)

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State House District 10

David Gomberg (D)

1. Will you support legislation that would increase safe, affordable access to patients? Yes 2. Will you support legislation to license and regulate cannabis consumption lounges? Yes 3. Will you support legislation to end discriminatory practices against cannabis consumers in the workplace and housing market? Unsure. 4. Will you support legislation to regulate cannabis producers and processors like breweries and wineries so they may give tours of their facility, provide samples and sell directly to consumers so long as they charge and collect taxes? (keep in mind the law requires all areas of the premises to be on camera) Yes. 5. Will you support Oregon NORML’s efforts to push for federal decriminalization and descheduling of the cannabis plant? Yes.

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State House District 11

Jami Cate (R)

(D)

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State House District 12

Charlie Conrad (R)

(D)

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State House District 13

Nancy Nathanson (D)