Jay Trost and Patrick Hollinger recall, Curry County, Oregon (2025)
| Jay Trost and Patrick Hollinger recall |
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| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2025 Recalls in Oregon Oregon recall laws County commission recalls Recall reports |
An effort to recall Curry County Commissioners Jay Trost and Patrick Hollinger is underway in Oregon. The recall petition was filed by Lt. Jeremy Krohn, a member of the Curry County Sheriff's Department. Recall organizers need 1,902 verified petition signatures in order to get the recall on the ballot.[1]
Recall supporters
The petition targeting Trost listed the following reasons for recall:[2]
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Despite repeated calls for transparency, accountability and action from citizens and employees of Curry County, Commissioner Jay Trost has failed the people his position serves. Trost has repeatedly defended the actions of an employee under his control, who continues to subject Curry County to risk and litigation. Trost lied to the public when asked about this employee to minimize his behavior. Trost has created a culture of fear and retaliation that prevents employees from speaking up. ‘Trost supports expenditures like additional legal fees to litigate against elected officials. Trost knowingly supported creating an inaccurate and misleading budget due to “time constraints”. Trost supports funding the City of Brookings to patrol Harbor, reducing funding for public safety to the rest of Curry County. Trost exhibits unwillingness to engage all residents by holding meetings primarily in Brookings with little public notice. Trost participated without objection in a meeting held in Brookings, that focused on logging lands in Port Orford. Trost inconsistently manages meetings, holding views of opposition to strict rules, but allowing views of support more latitude and engagement. Accountability, Transparency & Honesty are paramount for confidence in County Government. VOTE YES TO RECALL COMMISSIONER JAY TROST [3] |
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The petition targeting Hollinger listed the following reasons for recall:[4]
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Commissioner Pat Hollinger has consistently failed to uphold the responsibilities of his office and has undermined representative govemment in Curry County. Rather than serving the public, he has pushed divisive, legally questionable policies and empowered an unelected official without lawful authority. Hollinger supported a takeover of public lands and proposed defying Oregon's sanctuary laws-moves that could expose the County to serious legal consequences. Even more troubling is his ongoing campaign against County Sheriff John Ward, a respected, elected official. Hollinger misrepresented evidence to discredit the County Sheriff and continues to support the County Director of Operations (CDO) who has interfered with the duties of independently elected officials like the County Sheriff and Tax Assessor. Despite widespread concern about unchecked executive’ Rte Si linger has enabled the CDO to act without transparency or oversight. He deepened public mistrust by appointing his own campaign manager/close friend to a commissioner vacancy-clear cronyism. Public Safety in the County is eroding as a direct result of the commissioner’ actions, and Hollinger's behavior reflects a dangerous pattern of self-interest and disregard for the law. Curry County deserves better. VOTE YES TO RECALL COMMISSIONER PATRICK HOLLINGER [3] |
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Recall opponents
Trost called the allegations "baseless and intentionally vague" in a Facebook post. He added that the recall is a reaction to the county commissioners "leading in a way that disrupts the status quo."[5]
As of August 2025, Ballotpedia had not identified a response from Hollinger.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Oregon
No specific grounds are required for recall in Oregon. To get the recall on the ballot, supporters must collect signatures equal to 15% of the votes cast in the last regular gubernatorial election in the relevant jurisdiction. Signatures must be collected within 90 days.[6]
Recall context
- See also: Ballotpedia's Recall Report
Ballotpedia covers recall efforts across the country for all state and local elected offices. A recall effort is considered official if the petitioning party has filed an official form, such as a notice of intent to recall, with the relevant election agency.
The chart below shows how many officials were included in recall efforts from 2012 to 2024 as well as how many of them defeated recall elections to stay in office and how many were removed from office in recall elections.
See also
- Ballotpedia's Recall Report
- Curry County, Oregon
- Recall campaigns in Oregon
- Political recall efforts, 2025
- County commission recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jefferson Public Radio, "Curry County sheriff’s lieutenant files recall petitions," August 4, 2025
- ↑ Curry County Clerk, "Petition for the Recall of Jay Trost," accessed August 22, 2025
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Curry County Clerk, "Petition for the Recall of Patrick Hollinger," accessed August 22, 2025
- ↑ The Curry Pilot, "Recall Effort Launched Against Two Curry County Commissioners, Complaint Dismissed by Oregon State Bar Against Curry County Council Fitzgerald," August 20, 2025
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Recall Manual," accessed October 17, 2023
