Mark your calendar for Monday, January 26th at 5pm for our Oregon Legislative Session Preview Joint Town Hall! RSVP at https://bit.ly/Jan2026TownHall. Share your questions and gather in community as we prep for the short session starting 2/2. Join us! #orleg #orpol

Disappointed to see the IBR team once again deferred providing an updated cost estimate. I am concerned the ongoing cost-escalation will make it difficult to complete this project while also finding funding to maintain existing statewide roads and bridges. #orleg https://loom.ly/hu5BzdI

We live in uncertain times when fear is weaponized. But we're not alone. Our strength in community is stronger than hate. I mourn the lives lost in the antisemitic attack in Australia, and deeply appreciate Oregon's Jewish leaders' message of hope. https://loom.ly/B02Dcvg

The 2nd graders at Lent Elementary are curious about how you become a legislator, how many languages I speak, if I'm on TikTok, whose mom I am, and how my work impacts their lives. I love making sure constituents young and old know that we all belong in leadership and public service. #orleg

Welcome back, Foster Theater!

Attention McDaniel, Parkrose students! Check out this new program for @biketownpdx.bsky.social Youth Ambassadors: https://www.portland.gov/transportation/walking-biking-transit-safety/safe-routes/bya

Thank you Senator, 6 city councilors, and a majority of metro councilors (!) This is common-sense transportation policy. Bus on time important.

Today, I joined thirteen other elected officials and over thirty community advocacy organizations in writing @trimet.org to ask that the agency prioritize full, seven-mile Business Access and Transit (BAT) Lanes on 82nd Avenue as part of their ongoing Transit Project. #pdx #portland

Oregon desperately needs to build more homes - and I'm so grateful for Governor Tina Kotek's work to help establish the Oregon Housing Needs Analysis and ensure we build homes in every community for Oregonians of all ages, wages and stages of life. https://loom.ly/W_S1hJE

Thank you @tinakotek.bsky.social for your climate leadership! Oregon will keep moving forward with an affordable energy transition. https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/11/19/gov-kotek-orders-state-agencies-to-move-faster-on-clean-energy-projects-electrification/

What a delight to see @coachbalto.bsky.social written up in the cover story for last week's @wweek.com! Portland's bike buses are a community treasure and exactly the sort of neighborhood-level programs that make our city special. https://loom.ly/Gwe_3Rw

APANO’s Free Food Market served 2,000 neighbors last year. But with Trump's unprecedented federal cuts to SNAP, the need is growing. Support the APANO Food Drive this Thurs 12/4 by donating non-perishable, in-date food items at APANO (8188 SE Division) between 10am-5:30pm.

This event next week looks terrific! Thanks @1000oregon.bsky.social for supporting local farmers and small businesses.

It's up to Oregon to fight back. Come with me to Salem for Legislative Days - and learn about all that Oregon policymakers are doing to protect our state from the federal administration. #orleg

Portland's Inclusionary Zoning program is working now that it is fully funded. In the 2026 session I will introduce a bill to codify IZ programs to ensure Portland's continued success with building neighborhoods with homes for people of all ages, wages and stages of life. #orleg

I'm so grateful for the courage and leadership from Oregon's Families for Safe Streets, who held an event for World Day of Remembrance this weekend. Traffic fatalities are unacceptable and preventable. As a legislator I will continue to fight for funding for safer streets. #wdor #orleg

It was a joy to welcome Rep. Hoa Nguyen's family for a celebration of her life and legacy and recognize the many threads she wove into a life of service and advocacy for those who need a champion, now more than ever. Oregon is stronger because of Hoa's leadership, and she is deeply missed. #orleg

Trump’s billionaire tax cuts force states to take food, healthcare, education, childcare, and housing from children, families, seniors and people with disabilities. Oregon must transform our revenue system so this harm doesn't fall on the most vulnerable. #orleg #orpol https://loom.ly/5VyXmqw#orleg

Come celebrate the community that Hope & Bread Mission is building with housed and unhoused neighbors in Montavilla - and share art and snacks! As organizer Sara says, "Join us for a small happy thing in a challenging time, offered to support some of the most challenged folks in our communities."

Portland is in Trump’s crosshairs because our commitment to inclusive democracy and economic justice is the biggest challenge to his authoritarian dreams. Ride with me on my Bike Town Hall and see what this looks like in our community. #orpol #orleg #portland #oregon

Big thanks to @GovTinaKotek and @ORHumanServices who worked hard to be ready to access the November funds for Oregonians as soon as they became available after the federal court ruling. I urge Congressional Rs to negotiate with Dems to lower healthcare premiums & food costs. https://loom.ly/YQ4Ztr8

Proud of Oregon for continuing to lead the nation on climate action. Thank you, Governor Kotek. #orleg https://loom.ly/FrZ9Bow

While this President turns his back on clean energy, local leaders will attend Cop30 to continue working to protect our climate. We will keep moving forward towards our clean energy goals, with or without the White House. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/31/cop30-climate-us-officials

Horrified to learn of another serious traffic crash on 82nd Avenue. Policymakers are about to make major decisions about how to reshape this critical main street. I'm committed to working with my colleagues to ensure 82nd is safer for everyone biking, walking and driving. https://loom.ly/jOdxsQQ

Oregon has allocated $5 million to emergency food and we need so much more than that. SNAP is our collective commitment to care for one another and to fight hunger - and we demand our tax dollars are released to feed our neighbors. Food is not a weapon. Food is a human right. #orpol

Last week, I had the pleasure of convening a Housing Production Roundtable along with Senate Housing Vice Chair Dick Anderson. Thank you so much to APANO for hosting us - always a pleasure to invite community partners out to the Jade District. #orleg

I agree 100% with @Governor Kotek, “This is a cruel and unacceptable situation. President Trump should focus on feeding families by negotiating a deal with Congress, not doing other things like deploying troops in American cities on taxpayers’ dime.” #orleg #orpol https://loom.ly/TA-Jh2g

Thank you, Attorney General Rayfield.

So many memories. I remember when Hoa first joined the legislature in 2023, she jumped right in, bringing her passion for students, immigrant families, and fighting chronic absenteeism in schools. #orleg

Transportation is what connects us to each other. At a time of isolation and disconnection, state legislators must vow to roll up our sleeves and revisit this critical conversation about how Oregon can build a safer, healthier, cleaner transportation that literally brings all of us together. #orleg

Trump's illegal military occupation will cost $10 million. What could Oregon do with that money instead to actually help our communities? #orpol #orleg #oregon #pdx #portland

It was shocking to learn this weekend that the President of the United States has unilaterally ordered the deployment of federal troops in Portland. Let me be clear - nobody in Portland asked for this. They are unwelcome, unneeded, and counterproductive to our efforts. #orleg

"We’re talking about substantially less money than many Oregonians spend a month on Netflix, all to ensure that we maintain the existing roads, bridges, buses, sidewalks, and highways that get us to work to school and to the doctor’s office. That’s it. That’s what we’re talking about here.” #orleg

I'm so delighted to see the launch of @eastportlandvoice.bsky.social - a new publication covering East Portland! And how great is it to read their story on Parkrose Coffee Shop, one of my favorite new SD 23 businesses: https://www.eastportlandvoice.org/a-coffee-shop-for-five-neighborhoods/

Enjoying a beautiful fall day in Portland, Oregon. We won't fall for Trump’s efforts to silence opposition and turn the city we love into a place where people feel afraid to leave our homes. We'll continue to take care of each other and stay strong in our defense of our communities and our rights.

🌳 Free Tree Alert! 🌳 If you live on a street without sidewalks or curbs in outer SE or NE Portland, you might now be able to have a free tree planted on your property! Fine out more and complete this form by Oct 31st for the next planting season: https://loom.ly/b5RwYKQ

This Saturday! It's going to be a gorgeous fall day for Annual Bike Town Hall. RSVP at http://bit.ly/SeeYouAtTheTownHall #orleg

Here at YIMBYtown with wonderful speakers connecting housing wins to the fight for transit - @amb.fyi @senkhanhpham.bsky.social @jarjoh.bsky.social @alexbaca.bsky.social

This week, I voted to oppose the -18 Amendment to HB 3991 in the Joint Special Session Committee on Transportation Funding. I vow as a legislator to continue to fight for long term stable funding for this critical social service that serves the 1 in 4 Oregonians who can't or don't drive. #orleg

Thank you so much for the SEIU workers who showed up today to share with me all of their work to maintain Oregon's roads. #orleg

Join our Annual Bike Town Hall hosted by your SD 23 legislative delegation - myself, Rep Thuy Tran (HD 45) and Rep Willy Chotzen (HD 46)! RSVP at http://bit.ly/SeeYouAtTheTownHall #orleg

As we get ready for the special session this week, I wanted to talk a bit about why I’m voting yes. Oregon needs to be clear-eyed about the challenges ahead – not self-administering our own version of DOGE and weakening our ability to invest in and protect our communities. #orleg

Oregon has to be wiling to lead with common sense solutions like static connection to the federal tax code and revenue reform rooted in tax fairness that puts the wellbeing of working families front and center. #orleg #orpol https://loom.ly/u0qTFE8

Gov Kotek signed Performance Based Regulation into law yesterday! PBR ties utilities' compensation to affordability, resilience, safety, clean electricity, and reliability. Oregonians deserve better value for our money when it comes to energy, and a cleaner energy future. https://loom.ly/PJY_xWU

Thank you to Alison and to the dozens of other Oregonians who testified at Monday's hearing in support of passing a bill to preserve Oregon's transportation system. #orleg #orpol

Thank you so much to Councilor Candace Avalos for hosting the first District 1 People's Picnic, and for all who braved the heat this weekend to join us at the event.

First day back to school! Such a joy to see so many wonderful people who make our community a welcoming and vibrant place! Teachers, school social workers, counselors, the Latina moms group, Lent pedestrian bridge super volunteer, and ODOT trash pick up along the 205 path. I love our community!

Thank you so much to Albina Vision Trust for hosting me at the annual summer dinner event this weekend. I'm so grateful for your work and leadership to redefine what's possible for neighborhood redevelopment and wealth generation in our city and state.

Thank you Gov. Tina Kotek for affirming Oregon will protect the rights and human dignity of all our neighbors and keep our communities safe from federal overreach. https://www.kptv.com/2025/08/18/i-will-fight-oregon-gov-responds-trump-admin-deadline-end-sanctuary-policies/

I am troubled by the Republican proposal to use emergency funds to cover the transportation funding gap. Oregon can't afford to dip into our reserves that we need to prepare for the challenging years ahead. Read my letter to the editor published in the Oregonian: https://loom.ly/mSfgEUU #orleg