A strong Oregon requires a strong rural Oregon. Rural communities are home to 60 million people, hundreds of tribal nations, and a growing number of new immigrants who account for 37% of rural population growth. These communities feed our state let alone the entire nation. And they are leading the country in sustainable energy, generating 99% of America’s wind energy and pioneering efforts to harness solar energy. Oregon can and should lead by example because our failure to invest in rural areas is holding back thousands of families, weakening our economy, and undermining our efforts to combat climate change. It’s time we fix this.

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So Here's My Plan:

• End proprietary tools and restrictive user agreements that keep farmers from fixing their own machines.​ By implementing a right-to-repair law that empowers farmers to repair their equipment without going to an authorized agent. 

• Prohibit the range of sneaky maneuvers giant private providers use to unfairly squeeze out competition, hold governments hostage, and drive up prices.

• Establish a $90 million fund to close the gap in startup capital for entrepreneurs of color, which will support 1,200 new minority-owned businesses, provide over 12,700 new jobs, and further boost economic development in rural areas.

• Fight the consolidation in the agriculture sector by reviewing and reversing anti-competitive mergers and breaking up big agribusinesses that have become vertically integrated.

• Charting a new farm economy that replaces our government’s failed approach with one that guarantees farmers a fair price and protects our environment.