Monique DeSpain

Civil Rights

I have always supported equal marriage rights that includes the right to marry for gay couples. I am proud to have countless friends and supporters in the LGBTQ community and believe this issue has been settled in the Supreme Court. Learn more

Criminal Justice / Public Safety

To ensure safe neighborhoods in Congressional District 4, we must secure our nation’s border and stop the relentless flow of fentanyl, P2P methamphetamines, and other deadly drugs into Oregon. By ending cartel control of our borders and stopping criminals from illegally entering our cities and other communities, we will stop the delivery and distribution of deadly drugs, human trafficking, and other abhorrent cartel activity that is fueling addiction, homelessness, and the crime wave overwhelming our communities. Learn more

I support the rule of law and the men and women of law enforcement and other emergency responders. It is my goal to ensure they have the necessary authority and resources to do their job effectively, from Customs and Border Patrol to our local sheriffs, police, and district attorneys. Public officials who refuse to enforce our laws and hold criminals accountable must be held accountable themselves and swiftly replaced with officials who will. Learn more

Defense / Veterans

Our military must be vigilant, ready, and able to fight and win 24/7. Readiness includes maintaining our high technology advantage over adversaries and preparing for new and developing 21st Century threats, which includes investments in cyber capabilities and defenses. Learn more

I will fight every day in Congress to ensure our veteran benefits are protected and that veterans receive the benefits they have earned and, back home in Oregon, I will have a veteran on my congressional staff who is dedicated 100 percent to working with me to serve all of my veteran constituents. Learn more

Drug Policy

Our policies must have the objective of reining in and healing drug addiction and mental illness that leads to homelessness. One obvious step in the right direction is the prompt re-criminalizing of hard drug use, prohibiting drug use in public spaces, and criminalizing all forms of drug trafficking. Learn more

Economy

I support channeling federal resources toward dramatically reducing property crime and theft that is causing product prices to increase, making insurance prohibitively expensive, and driving businesses out of communities. Learn more

As your Congresswoman, I will emphasize sustainable domestic private sector job creation, particularly for small and medium-sized businesses and particularly in the trades. I will support policies that invest in American manufacturing and trade sector job creation because I want to lower the costs of goods and get Americans working proudly again. Achieving prosperity requires the government to lift its stifling regulations, reduce onerous permitting and taxation, and allow Americans to enjoy the fruits of their hard labor and inspire their reinvestment. Learn more

I will be laser-focused on removing the federal barriers to the development of the Coos Bay International Port, which has the untapped potential to be a world-class economic gem serving the entire Pacific. As your Congresswoman I will do all I can to unleash the potential of our coastal communities by developing and supporting sustained infrastructure, addressing housing and childcare shortfalls, and attracting a skilled workforce. Learn more

Education

I will support federal legislation to pass a Parents’ Bill of Rights to ensure today’s one-size-fits-all approach to a curriculum run by education bureaucrats is replaced by one where parents have a primary and active role in the educational development of their children. Parental rights include full transparency regarding anything to do with a person’s child, guaranteed access to all curricula being taught to children, ensured access to school performance statistics, and school choice. Learn more

Environment / Energy

I will be a staunch advocate for responsible forest management through co-stewardship of our forests with our native tribes, sustainable harvesting of timber, removal of fuel loads that cause massive wildfires, and requiring the Bureau of Land Management to rapidly extinguish fires or provide authorization to state, local, and private entities willing and able to protect our forests and communities from fire. Learn more

Foreign Policy

While I acknowledge the right of allies to defend themselves from terrorists or hostile regimes who seek to invade them, I oppose blank checks for foreign assistance without accountability for all DoD expenditures and foreign aid. Learn more

I vow to continue to put American interests first. Always. I will work to hold the Chinese Communist Party and its leadership accountable for their hostile invasive actions and end their technology theft, cyber warfare, trade exploitation, currency manipulation, institutional infiltration, and military aggression. Learn more

I will ensure that Israel and her enemies never doubt that America will stand for Israel and against terrorism. Learn more

Government Reform

I will apply my experienced investigative eye, and my knowledge of the law, to expose wasteful spending. Much like my work as a military and private sector lawyer, I will fight to eliminate discrimination, corruption, and cronyism, expose conflicts of interest, and bring an end to the careers of pay-to-play career politicians. Learn more

It is absolutely essential to our democratic process of one person, one vote. This includes requiring a photo ID to vote, updated and accurate voter registration records, and vote tallying by controlled and certified machines and software that are made in America. Learn more

Guns

I support and will continue to defend our individual right to self-protection and our right to keep and bear arms under the 2nd Amendment. Learn more

I support reasonable measures to separate the mentally ill from weapons while respecting the Constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens. Learn more

Housing

I support ending prohibitive and inflationary policies that stifle new construction with excessive permitting costs, building regulations, city and county codes, bureaucratic red tape, and outdated land use restrictions imposed by the government itself. Learn more

Recovery from addiction and illness is the only path to independent living and independent housing, and all programs in the homelessness, addiction, and mental health space must make recovery their mission and reject the current enablement programs. Learn more

Immigration

Our law-abiding immigrants have suffered too long under our inefficient and plodding immigration system. Reform has been necessary for decades. As your Congresswoman, I will work with anyone in Congress to reform our immigration laws to include commonsense asylum laws and efficient processes. Learn more

Our current catch-and-release policies and other codified abuses and exploitations of our immigration system must end. I support the reinstatement of the “Remain in Mexico” Policy and other proven effective measures to return criminals, gang members, and other illegal aliens to their originating country promptly. Learn more

I will work with anyone in Congress to secure our border by taking an ‘all of the above’ approach. My security plan includes physical barriers, using advanced technologies to include sensors, cybersecurity, and drones, and increasing the number of border patrol agents to actually secure the border, not merely process and distribute illegal migrants throughout the interior of our country. Learn more

Social Services

We must take a balanced approach to funding programs that rehabilitate individuals and motivate them to reject the endless cycle of addiction, mental illness, and the resultant homelessness. Learn more