Oregon State House District 56
The State Senate and House of Representatives are responsible for making or changing laws and passing a state budget. Sixty representatives serve in the House. The sizes of districts are based on the number of people living there. The Oregon Legislature meets for a long session in odd-numbered years and a short session in even-numbered years. To qualify as a candidate for the Oregon State House of Representatives, a person must be a U.S. citizen, a registered voter, a resident of the district for at least 1 year prior to the General Election, and age 21 or older. The salary is $35,052 plus a per-diem stipend.Term: 2 years. This is a partisan position.
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Jonah Hakanson
(Rep)
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Emily G McIntire
(Rep)
Describe your one or two most pressing issues for the 2025 legislative session. What legislation would you propose or support to address these issues?
What should the Legislature do to improve the quality of Oregon's K-12 public schools?
What role, if any, would you support for the state legislature to play in addressing income inequality in Oregon?
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Education is my top priority for 2025. We lack and clear and defined goal of education in this state. We grade our districts based on academic achievement, yet we fund them for social issues. This leaves schools scrambling to meet the new requirements while not being able to focus on academic achievement. We have too much, too many standards, too many requirements. We also allow districts to choose which standards to teach and how to grade- without a standardized measurement of success that the state can use to compare which districts have been successful and which haven't. My hope over interim is to bring a broad group of educators together to address these issues and find continuity for our students and districts.
Please see my above answer. A lot! But we have to stop trying to band aid the issue and get to the root of the problem.
To address income inequality in the state, we should reduce regulations on building, lower taxes, and promote business. This would open doors for better opportunities for everyone and put money back into the pockets of those who earned it.
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