Oregon House of Representatives District 11 candidate surveys, 2022

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This article shows responses from candidates in the 2022 election for Oregon House of Representatives District 11 who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 11

Incumbent Jami Cate defeated Mary Cooke in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 11 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jami Cate
Jami Cate (R)
 
74.5
 
24,892
Image of Mary Cooke
Mary Cooke (D / Working Families Party) Candidate Connection
 
25.3
 
8,458
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
60

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 33,410
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Mary Cooke (Democratic, Working Families)

I support local grassroots efforts to regulate factory chicken meat farms. Industrialized chicken farms are proposed to come into Scio, Jefferson, Aumsville, & Stayton. Millions of chickens mean tons of poultry manure that contain ammonia gas that can potentially pollute our air & water. Manure runoff into creeks & rivers during heavy rain or floods is inevitable. Water pollution, including nitrates & bacteria, could contaminate wells. It takes millions of gallons of water to grow millions of chickens per year & poses a threat to an already limited water supply, causing wells to dry up. Oregon lacks laws that protect our air & water from giant animal factories. I want to update state laws that define when a "farm" is an industrial operation & how it's regulated.

I support the fundamental right & freedom to access comprehensive reproductive care, including abortion & contraceptives. Now more than ever we need a strong state legislator to protect these rights. No one should be forced to give birth, especially in cases of rape, incest, or when the pregnant individual’s life is at risk. With the recent Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, we must protect Oregonian’s right to access to abortion. This is something I strongly believe in and will work to protect.

I support solving homelessness with access to mental health care, affordable housing, & livable wages. With the number of displaced people growing, the homeless crises can no longer be dismissed as the result of personal responsibility & poor choices. Through no fault of their own, this group of marginalized people may have become homeless through several factors such as economic collapse, domestic abuse, inadequate wages, or natural disasters. Public support is needed if we are going to overcome this misconception. I will work in my role to provide incentives for developers to build low-income & high density housing. We will need more shelters & social services that address mental health & addiction. I am determined to find solutions.
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Mary Cooke (Democratic, Working Families)

Mary is a strong advocate for the environment & is especially concerned about how climate change is affecting Oregon. Oregon has relied on the gradual melting snowpack to feed our rivers & streams each summer. Unfortunately, Oregon is drying up. With the draught Oregon has experienced for the last twenty years coupled with record breaking heatwaves across the state this has caused crops to dry up & is killing trees. With increases in wind speed globally, the potential for wildfires has become even greater, as we all witnessed during the Labor Day fires in 2020. Mary would like to lead the way in legislation within Oregon to slow down the effects of climate change. As we know, fossil fuels are the main culprit of our ecological collapse. More efforts could be made on sustainability by the government providing monetary incentives or deductions for using renewable energy like sunlight, wind, & geothermal heat.



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