Oregon’s chief legal officer is hosting a series of town halls this season to hear from Oregonians about what issues matter to them the most.
The series, the “Oregon Priorities Tour” is meant to connect Oregonians with state Attorney General Dan Rayfield to discuss the issues that matter to them the most, according to a press release from the Oregon Department of Justice.
The first of the town halls will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday Nov. 12 at the Benton Center at Linn-Benton Community College’s Corvallis campus, located at 757 NW Polk Ave. State Sen. Sara Gelser Blouin and Rep. Sarah Finger McDonald, both Corvallis Democrats, will join Rayfield.
Those interested in attending the Corvallis town hall can RSVP and mark if they want to give public testimony.
Rayfield is holding another town hall in Lake Oswego at 6 p.m. Dec. 17 with Senate President Rob Wagner, D-Lake Oswego. A location has yet to be announced, but those interested can still RSVP.
“Keeping Oregon safe, fair, and forward-looking means listening to Oregonians in every corner of the state,” Rayfield said in a statement. “That’s our goal with the Oregon Priorities Tour — especially as the federal government steps back or tries to dismantle the very agencies meant to protect people. States like ours have to pick up the slack.”
Additional town halls will continue throughout the winter and spring with more dates to be announced, according to the Oregon Department of Justice. Rayfield previously held town hall meetings focused on federal oversight in Portland, Bend, Eugene, Salem, Lincoln City and Ashland.
In addition to the town halls, Rayfield launched a form Oregonians can fill out to share their concerns if they’ve seen federal actions that they believe raises legal or constitutional concerns. His department is a part of at least 44 lawsuits against the Trump administration, including leading the lawsuit alleging President Donald Trump’s tariffs are unconstitutional and a lawsuit to block the federal government from deploying the National Guard to Portland.
By Mia Maldonado of news partner Oregon Capital Chronicle
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