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Rural health care is basic dignity. In Southern Oregon, distance and shortages turn treatable issues into crises. Investments in clinics, home health, and school mental health mean working families get care close to home. Strong communities start with accessible care.

This is the moment to flip Oregon’s 2nd Congressional District. Not for party headlines, but for our communities, our schools, our jobs. We can build something rooted here, not handed down from somewhere else. Let’s show what OR-2 really stands for. www.politico.com/news/2026/04...

What’s happening in Fulton County is a warning. Oregon’s vote-by-mail system works because people trust it. Intimidation and disinformation can erode that trust here too. We protect access, transparency, and every ballot. Stay informed. Show up. Defend our elections.

Warmest winter, snowpack at 1/3, drought already declared. Oregon is heading into a dangerous wildfire season. We need real forest management, water strategy, and local control now. This isn’t theory. It’s our land, our livelihoods, our safety.

Stories like this remind us what teacher preparation is really about. Earl Hills shows what happens when someone is believed in, supported, and given time to grow. Now he is carrying that same belief into his own classroom for the next generation.

Forest Service restructuring is stripping local fire prevention capacity weeks before peak season. You do not remove planners, fuels specialists, and coordinators and expect safer outcomes.

We can win this election and get leadership that makes a difference for Oregon families.

This district deserves more than a margin. It deserves representation that shows up, listens, and delivers. People here are carrying real pressure every day, from costs to access to basic services. That is not abstract, and it is not being felt equally.

Met with members of the Democratic Party of Oregon Native American Caucus. We cannot talk about justice without facing the history Native communities have endured from the U.S. government. I am committed to listening, showing respect, and building real relationships based on trust, not words.

Join me, because rural Oregon deserves someone who shows up and listens.

Join me, because rural Oregon deserves someone who shows up and listens.

Between events in Southern Oregon, I met with Sunstone Housing and Rogue Food Unites, groups tackling housing costs, food insecurity, and disaster readiness head on. Communities in OR-02 are doing the work. Congress should be helping them, not standing in the way. That is why I am running.

Met with members of the Democratic Party of Oregon Native American Caucus. We cannot talk about justice without facing the history Native communities have endured from the U.S. government. I am committed to listening, showing respect, and building real relationships based on trust, not words.

“Cliff Bentz voted for a bill that lets the federal government rewrite how Oregonians register and vote — and now he needs to answer for that. You do not get to claim you stand with this district and then help dismantle the system it depends on.” — Dawn Rasmussen

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day

I am very excited and honored to have received the endorsement of the Oregon State Building & Construction Trades Council!

This hurts Oregon Business.

200+ Democrats in Jacksonville tonight at Democracy & Dessert. The energy was electric. OR-02 is ready to take this seat back from an absent congressman who is nowhere to be found. We are building the momentum to win. 🔥💪

Regional universities like SOU are critical to rural economies, student access, and the future of Southern Oregon.

We keep hearing there’s no money for rural schools, clinics, or job training, but somehow there’s always money for another conflict. Oregon deserves leadership that puts working families, small towns, and our future first.

Every cut to student aid hits rural Oregon first. Fewer nurses, fewer teachers, fewer good jobs, and more debt for working families. We should be building opportunity in our communities, not supporting policies that push our kids out of state. Oregon deserves better than Bentz.

Billions for war, but not enough for rural clinics, universities, or good jobs for our kids. Imagine putting that money into Oregon communities instead of another conflict. Working families deserve to come first. We need leadership that puts Oregon before politics.

This session showed that when we focus on working families, rural communities, and small towns, we can get real results. Investments in schools, roads, housing, and local jobs matter. Oregon deserves leadership that puts everyday people ahead of politics.

From the Rogue to the Klamath, salmon restoration means opportunity. It supports local economies, protects outdoor recreation, and honors the people who depend on these rivers every day. When Oregon’s waters thrive, Oregon thrives. #PublicLandsOregon

Shoutout to the Klamath County Democrats for organizing, supporting local candidates, and making sure rural communities are heard. From small towns to cities, we need leaders who fight for working families and represent our communities, not out of state interests. #KlamathCountyDemocrats

Triple Town Vis Brig on Sunday, March 8th #TheDalles #Mosier #HoodRiver❗❗❗ #VisibilityBrigade #columbiagorge

That's 2 of our Dist 2 candidates: Dawn Rasmussen & Chris Beck (left foreground) in The Dalles😀

buff.ly/EK0Nqqn Sen. Khanh Pham's a trailblazing legislator. She encourages community input on data centers, zoning, and more. She champions bills like the new suite of ICE protections. Pham entered her seat as "long one of the most progressive members of the state House". Bravo, Sen. Pham!

Great to see the work Crook County Democrats have been doing to build local engagement, from school board turnout to community events and voter outreach. Strong local organizing is what keeps democracy alive, especially in rural parts of Oregon’s Second District.

Glad to see over $4 million in federal funding heading to Eastern Oregon for healthcare, housing, education, and community projects in Wallowa, Union, Baker, and Malheur counties. Rural communities in Oregon’s Second Congressional District depend on investments like these!

Glad to have Dan Ruby on board as Senior Strategy Advisor. Dan understands Southern Oregon, its schools, healthcare systems, wildfire recovery work, and local communities. Excited to keep building a campaign rooted in the people of #OR02.

Congratulations to Rep. Pam Marsh and Sen. Jeff Golden for stepping up to protect Southern Oregon University. Rural universities train our teachers, nurses, and future leaders. This fight is about more than one campus. It is about protecting opportunity and the future of rural Oregon.

I’m Dawn Rasmussen, Democratic candidate for Congress in Oregon’s 2nd District. I live in The Dalles and I’m running to fight for rural communities, family farms and ranches, and Medicare for All. Learn more: dawnrasmussenforcongress.com