Oregon State House District 28
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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Dacia Grayber
(Dem)
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Charles (Chick) Mengis
(Rep)
What changes, if any, would you support in the state legislature to address the issue of climate change?
Would you support or oppose the creation of an independent redistricting commission to perform state and congressional redistricting, and why?
Would you support lowering the state legislature’s quorum requirement to 50% of its members? Why or why not?
Contact Phone
503-495-3517
Campaign Phone (public)
503-495-3517
Town Where You Live
Portland
Your Experience/Qualifications
Incumbent State Representative for 2 terms, Professional Firefighter/ Paramedic, County PCP. Current Commissioner on the Oregon Commission for Women, and Transparency Oregon. Prior Commissioner on the Oregon State Seismic Policy Advisory Commission.
County
Multnomah and Washington
Term
2025-2026
Term Expires
2026
We must continue to build upon the good work of the carbon emission goals and not only make it easier for individuals to reduce their carbon emission (like with EV rebates, etc), but also to look at system issues. Using incentives to reward businesses that make voluntary carbon reductions and ensuring that our biggest polluters are kept in check is paramount. My personal lane of course is wildfire... we must continue to be national innovators in wildfire response-- for example, pre-positioning of resources has proven incredibly helpful. Now we must address more root causes, and look at how we can safely and effectively reduce fire damage.
Although we will not be redistricting again for another 9 years-- we just finished this-- I would support an independent commission if we have the example of a Western state where this has effectively happened without a challenging lawsuit. I do not think we've found a perfect balance with this yet.
Absolutely. We are one of only a handful of states that still has the 2/3 requirement, and as we've seen several times, that allows for the legislative process to be held hostage. Regardless of political party, that's wrong.
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