Currently holds the office of Oregon State Senate - District 1 until January 13, 2025.
Candidate for Oregon State Senate - District 1 in 2024 Oregon General Election.
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Get StartedHe is a vocal advocate for the safety of the residents of his district and the timber dollars obligated to support them. He is also a vocal advocate of our constitutional rights and a defender of our liberties. He is a firm supporter of mental health services for our residents, and agrees that our jails are not a place to be used as mental health facilities. He was a leader in repeal/reform of Measure 110 to recriminalize drugs in Oregon. Learn more
David has been dedicated to adequately funding our schools, focused on offering college preparatory instruction for students to get a leg up, and sustaining investments in needed Career and Technical Programs for our students to learn employable skills for the workforce. Learn more
I am a firm supporter of local input and its role in the management of our resources, as I believe the best practice for resource management is one that is closest to the people. Our rural communities exist because of the resources that founded them. Responsible use of our fundamental natural resources and the health of their industries is critical to job creation, providing needed services to our residents, attracting new industries and growing our local economies and their tourism related businesses. Learn more
David has been a leader in working for our private property and land use rights, and he has been vocal against State and Federal policy overreach. He has been on the front lines, working for increased active forest management to support our renewable wood products industries and the jobs and families they support. David is an advocate for increased sustain yield harvest, ensuring jobs, increased harvest, forest and watershed health, wildlife habitat, better access to fight wildfire and promote recreation, as well as overall increased productivity for the health of our families and our communities. He has been an advocate for sustainable resource extraction of our fisheries and the fishers that support their families and our communities. He has worked to change USDA policy and regulations to allow for the export of our agriculture products and has assisted in connecting business and industry. Learn more
David has worked to improve and expand provider networks for needed affordable public and mental health services for our residents and their families, while collaborating on and passing legislation to hold drug companies accountable to keep pharmaceutical prices low for Oregonians. Learn more
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