After nearly achieving a supermajority, Oregon’s state legislature should be more strongly leading on climate but have failed to act on or investments in clean energy infrastructure. The state’s leadership also recently bungled a major transportation bill – dooming funding not only for basic highway infrastructure but also public transit, electric vehicle charging, and bike and pedestrian lane programs. We’re working to elect a slate of climate leadership in Oregon’s state legislative primaries – and helping cities like Eugene take historic action to fund clean energy! We’re backing: 

• Tonia Moro for Senate District 3 – Moro was one of the founding members and attorneys for Rogue Climate where she led the coalition that killed the Jordan Cove LNG export project in Southern Oregon – uniting landowners, ranchers, farmers, health care professionals, climate advocates, and small businesses to protect environment and climate. She’s running to replace a major State Senate climate champ who endorsed her upon his retirement – and whose legacy she’ll continue by fighting to Make Polluters Pay, protect the state’s public lands, and advocate against the Trump administration. 
• Dr. Tammy Carpenter for House District 27 – Having served patients for nearly 20 years as a local physician, Carpenter has seen up close the many failures of our healthcare system. After Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential run, she knew she wanted to get more involved in fighting for systemic change in her community and started volunteering with her local DSA, eventually getting elected to the Beaverton School Board. As a legislator, she will champion investment in free and expanded public transit, fight for climate-resilient housing, and accelerate Oregon’s clean energy transition by making polluters pay.
• Myrna Muñoz for Senate District 15 – An Education Specialist at the Oregon Department of Education, Muñoz has broad experience in public education having served as a principal and teacher. Unlike her incumbent opponent, she’s running to regulate and end tax breaks for data centers in a district where 1,700 acres of fertile farmland are slated for data center development that could drain water, consume massive electricity, and drive up utility bills. Additionally, she’s a strong advocate for Oregon’s Make Polluters Pay effort, enforcing the state’s 100% emissions-free electricity target by 2040, and fair taxation to fund grid upgrades and renewable infrastructure.
• David Osborn for House District 52 – Osborn has spent nearly 20 years teaching in Oregon’s public universities and today serves on his local school board in the Gorge and Mt. Hood region. He knows that robust climate action in transportation, buildings, and energy systems requires sustained public investment and funding at scale – which is why he’ll fight for progressive revenue reform at the state level. As the federal government backs off funding promises on climate action, he’ll fight to keep Oregon on track with its climate commitments and reduce the cost of living in the process.
• Eugene Clean Energy Fund: In 2018, voters passed a ballot initiative to establish the Portland  Clean Energy Fund, helping the city build clean energy projects with union jobs through a tax on retailers. Since then, it has far exceeded expectations and become the world’s largest municipal climate fund – generating over $1.7 billion! Eugene is working to replicate that success this fall and hopes to pass a similar initiative to fund local clean energy infrastructure and housing that we’re excited to back! A strong majority of Eugenians support a transition to clean energy and, as the city falls behind on its climate goals, it’s time corporations pay their fair share towards funding a just transition.
• Alexi Miller for Eugene Electric & Water Board – Alexi Miller has long called Eugene home – and, in fact, is the child of two of its former Councilmembers! By day, he works to make buildings better for people and the planet by helping move forward policy for building energy efficiency at the New Building Institute and in his community, he’s the Vice-Chair of the Eugene Sustainability Commission. If elected to the city’s municipal utility, the Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB), Miller would fight to set an achievable and clear 100% zero carbon electricity target, improve weatherization programs, and continue his work on the Sustainability Commission to ensure renters also benefit from energy efficiency and electrification benefits. 
• Jennifer Smith for Eugene City Council Ward – Smith wears many hats in her Eugene community: as a Project Coordinator at the University of Oregon, a steward for her SEIU union, and committee member on several commissions where she’s advocated for public transit and denser, more affordable housing. She’s running to ensure Eugene remains a national leader on climate action, and to help the city get back on track to meet its Climate Recovery Ordinance goals.