SALEM, Ore. — Today, House Democrats, including 
Rep David Gomberg (D, Otis) passed Senate Bill 1599, effectively ignoring the
overwhelming majority of Oregonians who opposed it in public testimony; and disregarding
the warning by the Secretary of the State, who cautioned that failing to pass the bill by the
February 25 deadline would risk denying voters a “fair and equal chance” to participate in
the democratic process.
“By passing Senate Bill 1599, Democrats are sending a clear message to the more than
250,000 Oregonians who signed petitions, and the 4,600 Oregonians who opposed this bill,
that their voices don’t matter,” said House Republican Leader Lucetta Elmer (R, McMinnville). “In passing this bill, the majority party has shown that when upholding
democratic processes don’t work in their favor, they are willing to circumvent the law to
disenfranchise voters. This sets a dangerous precedent,” she added.
Since June 2025, Democrats have made multiple attempts to ask Oregonians to pay
more taxes to cover for their inability to hold ODOT accountable to its budget. In total,
approx. 7,500 Oregonians opposed these attempts in submitted testimony –
representing broad opposition towards new taxes and fees. Similarly, of the 4,670 pieces of
testimony submitted for Senate Bill 1599, 98.5% opposed it.
Once again they are showing they do not work for the American people. Just trying to shove their policy’s through. We are sick of it. Just like all the DEI, equality junk. We don’t want that they keep trying to hang onto it just like the immigration policies. We don’t want to pay for them. They can either work or get out, if they’re illegal and they’re committing crimes arrested them and remove them. . We need to stop them now in their tracks.we also want voter ID to vote in person, they will not be in office if we do and that is why they want to keep it.
I will definatly be working to urge voters of any party to oppose these Demos who are destroying our State and Democracy.
To representative david Gomberg of Otis I am disappointed in your vote for the passing of Senate bill 1599. Who are you actually representing not the people that signed the petition to put it on the November ballot but the employees and the department of transportation and our favorite governor Kotek.