Politics
Yes, The Abortion Industry Is Still Targeting Your Schools
In the most recent school board election, Oregon Right to Life Political Action Committee (PAC) made it our goal to elect more pro-life school board members. We did so because Planned Parenthood and NARAL continue to push the abortion agenda in our schools. Here are just a few of the many ways the abortion industry…
Read MoreSchool Board Elections Present Pro-Life Opportunities
According to the Oregon Department of Education, Oregon has 197 school boards spanning 36 counties. This year, over 600 candidates filed to run for their local school board. The districts are drawing more candidates than ever, as the government ordered schools to shut down in response to the coronavirus. Oregon Right to Life (ORTL) is…
Read MoreSchool Board Elections Matter
Did you know that every year is an election year, including 2021? Voters are not choosing partisan candidates for President, however, or any other federal or state offices. The upcoming May 18 election is instead dedicated almost exclusively to choosing the members of your local school board. Our state has more than 1,200 public schools…
Read MoreThe Sanctity of Human Life and the Elections
Did you know that every year is an election year, including 2021? Voters are not choosing partisan candidates for President, however, or any other federal or state offices. The upcoming May 18 election is instead dedicated almost exclusively to choosing the members of your local school board. Our state has more than 1,200 public schools…
Read MoreTrumpeting the Presidential Pro-Life Accomplishments
Last January, President Donald Trump became the first-ever American president to attend the March for Life, the annual pro-life demonstration in Washington, D.C. that attracts hundreds of thousands. It was major validation for the movement, given mainstream media’s uniform dismissal of the massive event. Trump’s presence at a single pro-life rally is far from his…
Read MoreThe Most important Election
Have you ever heard that an election was “the most important election of our lifetime?” I think I’ve heard it every single voting season since I was first able to vote in 2014. It sounds like something a candidate or party leader might say to drum up enthusiasm or solicit an extra donation. I can’t…
Read MoreThe Coronavirus Campaign
Every year it seems we’re facing a historic election. I can easily say that 2020 was the most unique campaign of my decade working in politics. Oregon’s vote-by-mail system ensured that voters could safely cast their vote. We don’t yet know the full impact on voters, but we saw 46 percent of eligible voters cast…
Read MoreORTL PAC Endorses Jimmy Crumpacker for CD 2
For the first time in almost a decade, one of Oregon’s congressional seats is open. Currently held by Rep. Greg Walden, Oregon’s Second Congressional District (CD 2) is Oregon’s only Republican seat in Congress. Congressman Walden has been a reliable pro-life vote in Congress and it is crucial that his replacement is pro-life. The entry…
Read MorePro-Life School Board Candidates Defeat the Abortion Industry
Election night brought encouraging news as pro-life candidates were elected to school board positions across the state. In races prioritized by Oregon Right to Life PAC, more than two-thirds of our pro-life candidates won. In every race where an endorsed candidate ran against someone supported by the abortion industry, the pro-life candidate won. The most…
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