“The chaos and confusion during the waning days of the Kitzhaber admini...” — Kate Brown Quote

The chaos and confusion during the waning days of the Kitzhaber administration, as well as the ensuing federal investigations into allegations of misconduct, caused Oregonians to question their faith in their governor and state government.

Most of my time as a legislator, I served in the minority. So I'm used to getting the heel of a loaf of bread.

The record shows that I've kept a very steady hand on the helm throughout some enormous challenges.

I'm very committed to stable and adequate funding for education.

No individual, regardless of where they live or whom they love, should suffer discrimination.

There's also some element of coming of age during the Reagan administration, which everybody has painted as some glorious time in America, but I remember as being a very, very dark time. There was apocalypse in the air; the punk rock movement made sense.

I am confident that President Trump's administration is capable of making the Pentagon run at maximum efficiency and enacting procurement reforms that will get weapons and assets to our warfighters more quickly and efficiently.

As governor, I work in hand in hand with tribal leaders on everything from disaster response to economic development. Tribal governments are important partners to our state government, and I value the good relationships my administration has cultivated with them.

The only way I'll ever run a marathon is if I'm involved in the administration.