Legislature

State Representative Ben Cannon (D-Portland) is resigning his seat in the Oregon Legislature in September to take a new job with Governor John Kitzhaber's office. 

During his time in the legislature, Cannon has been a salwart champion for Oregon's environment. He's been there time and again when it comes to protecting our state's great natural legacy. 

His longstanding record begs a fun question for us: what's your favorite Ben Cannon conservation moment? There are so many strong options:

Representative Jules Bailey (D-Portland) is one of the good ones. And he knows what he's talking about when it comes to smart policies that will protect our environment and create jobs. 

Every ten years, our state legislative leaders are tasked with redrawing our state's legislative and congressional districts. 

And today, these leaders released the first round of potential redistricting maps. 

One of OLCV's prime missions is to help pass good pro-conservation legislation by electing environmental champions. The final forms of these maps will directly impact what sort of champions we can send to Salem who will work to protect Oregon's great natural legacy. 

At our 14th Annual Celebration for the Environment, Governor John Kitzhaber offered stirring remarks about the importance of the OLCV and our work on myriad conservation issues. And he affirmed his commitment to work with us to protect Oregon's great natural legacy for future generations. 

Here's just a small sample of his remarks:

Since I was last in office, you have had a truly productive eight years – organizing, educating, and sometimes scratching and clawing to protect Oregon’s land, air and water for future generations.