Candidates

I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect from the Special Election in Oregon’s First Congressional District. As someone moving across the country to start a new job, I wasn’t familiar with the candidates and I was only just learning about the communities in the 1st District.

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 this year's OLCV Annual Celebration dinner, we debuted a video featuring several Oregon business leaders, conservationists, and elected officials as they look back at the 2010 Gulf Coast oil spill. They go on to talk about the critical work that OLCV does to protect Oregon's environment and create jobs at the same time.

Click below to watch the video:

The 24 hours after polls closed on Tuesday were tough. But yesterday afternoon, we finally got the news we were confident we’d hear: John Kitzhaber has been elected Oregon’s next governor! We knew it would be a tight race, but thanks to OLCV supporters around the state, the environmental community played an important role in making sure Oregon did not let Chris Dudley become Oregon’s environmental disaster. Check out the story in The Oregonian.