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1. Any threat to the health and safety of a child in any school or classroom is unacceptable.
2. Imagine trying to learn without a dry place to sleep, eat, and do homework. Children cannot succeed in school if their lives out of school are in total chaos.
3. I love working the legislative process.
4. Tackling affordable housing via land use planning won’t necessarily solve the problem.
5. My highest priority is the safety of all Oregonians and their communities.
6. Most of my time as a legislator, I served in the minority. So I’m used to getting the heel of a loaf of bread.
7. Public health and safety are my highest priorities.
8. I realized I could make a difference. I could be their voice; I could fight for them… There’s no better place to fight for working families than the governor’s chair.
9. We deploy a full arsenal of tools against voter fraud, including long prison terms, heavy fines and deportation. We have checks and balances at all levels of the system. And we have the Department of Justice prosecutors backing us up.
10. Oregonians continually demonstrate a strong belief in fairness and equal treatment under the law.
11. As chief elections officer, it’s my job to protect the integrity of the ballot.
12. I know what it feels like to represent clients who can’t get restraining orders on abusive partners.
13. I grew up in a middle-class family. I went to law school.
14. I’m really pragmatic. That’s my reality.
15. Every child has a right to learn in an environment that is safe.
16. When I became governor, I vowed to restore the public’s trust.
17. I’m committed to the goal of Senate Bill 324, and that is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
18. State government’s efforts to address climate change must include reduced consumption and other conservation measures as water shortages become the new normal.
19. I pledge to you today that for as long as I am your governor, I will not seek or accept any outside compensation from any source.
20. High-quality public education — combined with other appropriate support, as needed — is the best way to achieve the Oregon Business Plan’s goal of reducing the number of people living in poverty.