We can make a difference together

I am the Independent Party of Oregon nominee for Oregon State Representative, House District 29.

I am running to address the rising cost of living, the growing tax burden on working families and small businesses, poor educational outcomes, housing affordability, and the need for a stronger economy.

Practical leadership. Local voices. Better Outcomes.

SPOTLIGHT IN THE RACE | DEMOCRAT PARTY IS NERVOUS

The September 21 Willamette Week interview got their attention

Make no mistake: the incumbent and Democratic Party of Oregon will use all means possible to defeat an Independent and protect an incumbent member of its caucus. Out of state contributions have been deployed in this race to pay for mailers, phone calls, advertising, and attempts to redefine me.

👉 Mailer deployed against the May Primary opponent

YOUR VOICE SHOULD CARRY MORE WEIGHT THAN OUTSIDE MONEY.

In September, the Oregon Journalism Project reported that a California carpenters union contributed $10 million to its affiliated Oregon PAC, Building a Stronger Oregon.

Here in House District 29, the incumbent received $8,250 this week, in addition to $15,000 from corporations and PACs since the Willamette Week interview.

These contributions deserve scrutiny. Voters should know who is financing their representatives, what policies those donors seek to influence, and whether legislative decisions serve the communities those representatives were elected to serve.

I believe representation starts with listening to the people who live here. Our district’s needs should set the agenda in Salem.

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CAMPAIGN FINANCE | LIMITS WITH SIGNIFICANT EXCEPTIONS

Rep. McLain supported campaign-finance limits in 2024, then supported 2026 legislation modifying portions of those reforms with significant exceptions.

Direct candidate contributions will be limited beginning in 2027, while several categories of political committees can continue accepting unlimited contributions, retaining substantial avenues for large political spending.

Relevant are the contributions to the incumbent that consistently include corporations and PAC money from out of state, aimed to influence votes.

👉 Data Centers: By Their Own Words and standards

Example: Waymo and Autonomous Vehicles

Rep. McLain sponsored statewide legislation that would authorize Waymo to start operating in Oregon. The Drivers Union voiced opposition to "our state becoming the next testing ground for big tech's job-killing robo-taxi experiment."

👉 Drivers Union advocacy at McLain Town Hall

Example: Amazon EVs Exempt From Fees

Oregonians driving electric vehicles will be required to pay hundreds of dollars in new taxes and fees starting next year, but left out are commercial and medium-duty EVs. Lawmakers said they needed more time.

In Oregon, Amazon pays no gas tax, no weight-mile tax and left out of legislation. Rep. McLain co-chaired the passage of the bill.

👉 Large corporate fleets, Amazon, exempt from new EV road fees

Oregon's Transportation Funding Failure

Rep. McLain helped lead Oregon’s transportation funding effort. Voters rejected major tax and fee increases through Measure 120 in May 2026.

The rejected increases included a 6¢-per-gallon fuel-tax hike, a $42 annual base-registration increase, a $139 title-fee increase, and a temporary doubling of the employee transit payroll tax—costs that would fall especially hard on working families already stretched thin.

Rep. McLain also supported supplemental vehicle-registration increases and phased mileage-based charges in 2025, and previously backed legislation directing the state to pursue tolling on I-5 and I-205—proposals that would place additional financial burdens on working families.

👉Oregon’s Transportation Funding Failure

Before Salem asks you to pay more,

it needs to explain how it spends what you already send

I will bring an implementation-focused approach centered on outcomes—design policy with the people expected to implement it, fund it responsibly, and measure whether it actually improves people’s lives.