Senate District 16 needs Rachel Armitage. In 2022, Rachel Armitage was appointed by commissioners from six counties—Clatsop, Columbia, Multnomah, Tillamook, Washington, and Yamhill—to finish her predecessor’s term. Rachel promised commissioners…
Category: Oregon Legislature
SO WHAT ABOUT THIS JAVADI GUY?
By Ketzel Levine ABOUT THIS JAVADI GUY The last time Cyrus Javadi ran as our State Representative, I was committed to defeating. I wasn’t nice about it, either. I confronted him…
Cyrus Javadi Listens
Our North Coast is beautiful, it sustains us, it nourishes us, we are really lucky, we call this home all of us. The generations of people, the indigenous, the newly arrived,…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Tariffs in China; Tragedies at Home
10/19/2026 By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Dear Neighbors and Friends, Last week, my phone lit up in the darkest middle of the night with news that made it even…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: What You Said, and Another Chance to Say Something
10/12/2026 By State Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Dear Neighbors and Friends, Greetings from Beijing, where interestingly, the price of gasoline is about $5.22 a gallon. Compare that to $8.71…
A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: Why I Left the Republican Party
On books, belonging, and the increasingly lonely business of thinking for yourself. EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s an installment from Tillamook County’s State Representative Cyrus Javadi’s Substack blog, “A Point of Personal Privilege”…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY PIONEER’S QUESTIONS FOR THE CANDIDATES GENERAL ELECTION NOV. 3, 2026: STATE REPRESENTATIVE HOUSE DISTRICT 32
The Tillamook County Pioneer provides readers with expanded election coverage – Questions for the Candidates – gives our communities an introduction to the candidates and an unbiased view to compare the candidates…
A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: Rumblings of the American Experiment
An overdue note on family, politics, the campaign trail, and why I’m still betting on Oregon and America. EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s an installment from Tillamook County’s State Representative Cyrus Javadi’s Substack blog,…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Off to China
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 10/5/2026 Dear Neighbors and Friends, Legislators frequently get invitations to participate in conferences, trade missions, and research trips. I’m getting a lot of these…
Merkley, Bonamici, Wyden, Oregon Leaders Unlock $14 Million in Federal Funding for Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, U.S. Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Oregon’s U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, and Oregon State…
