One candidate favors expanded federal social guarantees and climate action; another emphasizes spending restraint, public safety and resource industries. Research on the other two remains incomplete; do not treat that gap as agreement with either major-party candidate.
Draft; human review pending.
Key
Said
A campaign statement, in our summary or their words.
Voted
A recorded Council roll call.
— Not found
Not in the sources we reviewed. A research gap, not a position.
His filed candidate statement calls for ending tax breaks for billionaires, tripling the federal minimum wage, cutting military spending and expanding local wind and solar energy.
—not found in the sources we reviewed
—not found in the sources we reviewed
Would end billionaire tax breaks, tax oil windfalls, triple the federal minimum wage.
Would expand local wind and solar and create a federal Cascadia earthquake fund.
Supports expanded public guarantees for healthcare and education, stronger labor rights, climate investment and changes to election and campaign-finance rules.
Would ban hedge funds from buying single-family homes.
Wants no ICE operations at schools, no warrantless home raids, accountability for violations.
Wants the rich paying a fair share and an end to drug price gouging.
Would rapidly shift from fossil fuels to cheaper renewables, toward 100% clean energy.
Summaries are our one-line readings of what each candidate says. Issue lines are short forms of the positions in each brief, AI-drafted and awaiting human review; “—” means not found in the sources we reviewed.
Four votes that split this Council
No candidate in this race sits on Council today.
— Not foundNo featured votes are selected for this race yet.
Candidate briefs, A–Z
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U.S. Senate candidate · U.S. Congress · November 3, 2026
Chris Henry
Qualified candidate in state filings
Pacific Green and Progressive nominee; his filed statement runs on working people, public education and campaign finance reform.
In their words
Said: I support working people, publicly-funded education from pre-K to trade guilds and higher education, strong workplace safety, real campaign finance reform, and protecting the environment and climate.
Voters’ pamphlet
Candidate statement · Filed for the November 2026 pamphlet; posted by the Secretary of State September 9, 2026; extracted September 21, 2026
Verbatim opening of the candidate's own statement; publication by the state does not verify the claims. Skipped before it: the header fields, including a “Civic Leadership:” list.
The verbatim opening of their voters’ pamphlet statement, the same rule for every candidate. We chose nothing.
What they say they would do
Our summary of their platform, in our words
His filed candidate statement calls for ending tax breaks for billionaires, tripling the federal minimum wage, cutting military spending and expanding local wind and solar energy.
Triple the federal minimum wage and end tax breaks for billionaires and cryptocurrency.
Cut military spending and close foreign bases.
Expand local wind and solar energy and create a federal fund for Cascadia earthquake preparedness.
Our reading
Our interpretation, not their words
Anti-war budgets
Worker wages
Closing foreign bases, tripling the minimum wage and public ownership of infrastructure are large federal shifts; the statement names targets and numbers but not the path through Congress or transition costs.
— Not foundNot found in the sources we reviewed. That is a research gap, not a position.
Public safety and immigration
— Not foundNot found in the sources we reviewed. That is a research gap, not a position.
Taxes, spending and your bills
Triple minimum wage
What
Said: Would end tax breaks for billionaires and cryptocurrency, tax oil companies' excess profits, stop tariffs and trade deals that override labor rules, triple the $7.25 federal minimum wage, and cut military spending and foreign bases.
How
Said: Enforce antitrust laws to lower prices; convert essential infrastructure from giant corporations into democratically accountable public utilities; cut military spending he says takes 50% of discretionary spending.
Measured by
Said: A federal minimum wage of about $21.75, three times today's $7.25; no date or revenue figure is given.
Transportation, energy and climate
Local wind and solar
What
Said: Would increase local wind and solar energy and create a federal “Shaky Day Fund” to prepare for a Cascadia earthquake; names protecting the environment and climate as a priority.
How
— Not in their sources
Measured by
— Not in their sources
The choices this office faces
Every candidate in this race is asked the same 8 questions. Chris Henry is on record on 4, with 4 still open. A question without an answer is a research gap, not a position.
No answer we could find
Fund the $70 billion expansion of ICE and Border Patrol through 2029 (the Secure America Act)?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Pass the Fix Our Forests Act: faster thinning and logging on federal forests with shorter windows to sue?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Expand the federal role in housing, from the new ROAD to Housing law to more vouchers and tax credits?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Should federal policy rein in data centers’ power, water and cost impacts, or keep fast-tracking them?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
On record
Keep H.R. 1’s Medicaid work rules, six-month renewals and SNAP cuts, or repeal them?
Said: Would end what he calls amazing tax breaks for billionaires, saying 40% of the latest Trump tax breaks go to the top 1%; he does not address H.R. 1’s Medicaid or SNAP changes.
On the topic; the exact choice is unsaid.
Restore the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits that expired December 31, 2025?
Said: Backs Medicare for All, noting over 30 million Americans have no insurance; he does not say whether he would restore the expired premium tax credits in the meantime.
On the topic; the exact choice is unsaid.
End the tariffs and take tariff power back from the president?
Said: Would stop what he calls ludicrous tariffs and the free-trade deals that let corporations override labor, consumer and environmental protections.
Direct the president to end U.S. military involvement in the war with Iran?
Said: Calls for ending pointless wars and cutting a military he says takes 50% of discretionary spending, and would tax oil companies’ excess profits from the Iran war; he does not address the war-powers resolutions.
Oregon voters’ pamphlet candidate statement · PDF page 5Candidate statement · Filed for the November 2026 pamphlet; posted by the Secretary of State September 9, 2026; reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.
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U.S. Senate candidate · U.S. Congress · November 3, 2026
David Brock Smith
Oregon state senator with business and local-government experience.
In their words
Said: As a third-generation resident and small businessman from Southwest Oregon, David has spent his life serving his community and standing up for the people who live and work here.
Voters’ pamphlet
Candidate statement · Filed for the November 2026 pamphlet; posted by the Secretary of State September 9, 2026; extracted September 21, 2026
Verbatim opening of the candidate's own statement; publication by the state does not verify the claims. Skipped before it: the slogans “Working For You! Serving Oregon First!” (no predicate).
The verbatim opening of their voters’ pamphlet statement, the same rule for every candidate. We chose nothing.
What they say they would do
Our summary of their platform, in our words
Emphasizes lower spending and taxes, support for police and rural industries, and treatment paired with accountability for public disorder.
Oppose new taxes and reduce wasteful spending.
Support active forest management, timber employment and wildfire-risk reduction.
Expand treatment and recovery while opposing street camping.
Our reading
Our interpretation, not their words
Spending restraint
Enforcement with treatment
No new taxes plus more treatment capacity and forest work means paying through cuts or growth the reviewed materials do not itemize; camping enforcement is mostly local and state authority, not the Senate's.
— Not foundNot found in the sources we reviewed. That is a research gap, not a position.
Public safety and immigration
End permanent camping
What
Said: Wants drug and mental-health treatment paired with accountability, an end to permanent street camping, and support for law enforcement with consequences for repeat offenders.
How
— Not in their sources
Measured by
— Not in their sources
Taxes, spending and your bills
No new taxes
What
Said: Wants no new taxes, more support for local businesses, elimination of fraud and less unnecessary government spending; cites fighting the state gas tax and stopping tax hikes.
How
— Not in their sources
Measured by
— Not in their sources
Transportation, energy and climate
Data centers pay costs
What
Said: Would hold data centers accountable for water, farmland and energy costs so those costs are not shifted onto households, and push active forest management, fuel reduction and landowner partnerships to cut wildfire risk.
How
Said: Active forest management, fuel reduction and work with landowners to protect homes, with federal regulations shaped to local needs; the tool for holding data centers accountable is not specified.
Measured by
— Not in their sources
The choices this office faces
Every candidate in this race is asked the same 8 questions. David Brock Smith is on record on 2, with 6 still open. A question without an answer is a research gap, not a position.
No answer we could find
Keep H.R. 1’s Medicaid work rules, six-month renewals and SNAP cuts, or repeal them?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Restore the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits that expired December 31, 2025?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
End the tariffs and take tariff power back from the president?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Fund the $70 billion expansion of ICE and Border Patrol through 2029 (the Secure America Act)?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Direct the president to end U.S. military involvement in the war with Iran?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Expand the federal role in housing, from the new ROAD to Housing law to more vouchers and tax credits?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
On record
Pass the Fix Our Forests Act: faster thinning and logging on federal forests with shorter windows to sue?
Said: Says he has led and will keep leading on active forest management, fuel reduction and landowner partnerships; he does not say whether he would vote for the Fix Our Forests Act.
On the topic; the exact choice is unsaid.
Should federal policy rein in data centers’ power, water and cost impacts, or keep fast-tracking them?
Said: Would ensure data centers are accountable, protect natural resources and prevent their costs from being shifted onto Oregon households, citing strain on water, farmland and energy costs.
Oregon voters’ pamphlet candidate statement · PDF page 1Candidate statement · Filed for the November 2026 pamphlet; posted by the Secretary of State September 9, 2026; reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.
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U.S. Senate candidate · U.S. Congress · November 3, 2026
Gary Lyndon Dye
Qualified candidate in the Secretary of State’s filing records.
In their words
Said: Grandfather’s farm was seized by the Soviet government, and family sent to the Gulag to atone for their sins of being farmers.
Campaign site
Candidate statement · Posted October 2020; extracted September 21, 2026
Verbatim opening of the candidate's About page on the website his 2026 state filing lists; the site is branded for his 2020 Senate run and no 2026 statement was found. Skipped before it: the label “About me:”. No pamphlet statement was filed.
No pamphlet statement was published; this is the verbatim opening of their campaign site’s About page.
What they say they would do
Our summary of their platform, in our words
A sufficiently current, attributable policy brief has not yet been completed.
The website listed in his 2026 filing is branded for the 2020 campaign. Its positions need current confirmation before being presented as a 2026 platform.
Our reading
Our interpretation, not their words
The research gap does not establish that the candidate has no positions. Party affiliation is not a substitute for their own statements.
Where they stand
Housing and homelessness
— Not foundNot found in the sources we reviewed. That is a research gap, not a position.
Public safety and immigration
— Not foundNot found in the sources we reviewed. That is a research gap, not a position.
Taxes, spending and your bills
— Not foundNot found in the sources we reviewed. That is a research gap, not a position.
Transportation, energy and climate
— Not foundNot found in the sources we reviewed. That is a research gap, not a position.
The choices this office faces
Every candidate in this race is asked the same 8 questions. Gary Lyndon Dye is on record on 0, with 8 still open. A question without an answer is a research gap, not a position.
No answer we could find
Keep H.R. 1’s Medicaid work rules, six-month renewals and SNAP cuts, or repeal them?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Restore the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits that expired December 31, 2025?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
End the tariffs and take tariff power back from the president?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Fund the $70 billion expansion of ICE and Border Patrol through 2029 (the Secure America Act)?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Direct the president to end U.S. military involvement in the war with Iran?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Pass the Fix Our Forests Act: faster thinning and logging on federal forests with shorter windows to sue?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Expand the federal role in housing, from the new ROAD to Housing law to more vouchers and tax credits?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Should federal policy rein in data centers’ power, water and cost impacts, or keep fast-tracking them?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
U.S. Senate candidate · U.S. Congress · November 3, 2026
Jeff Merkley
Incumbent U.S. senator; former Oregon House speaker.
Photo: Campaign photo · jeffmerkley.com
In their words
Said: Jeff is the son of a union mechanic, attended public schools, was the first in his family to go to college, and lives in the same blue-collar neighborhood he grew up in.
Voters’ pamphlet
Candidate statement · Filed for the November 2026 pamphlet; posted by the Secretary of State September 9, 2026; extracted September 21, 2026
Verbatim opening of the candidate's own statement; publication by the state does not verify the claims. Nothing was skipped before it.
The verbatim opening of their voters’ pamphlet statement, the same rule for every candidate. We chose nothing.
What they say they would do
Our summary of their platform, in our words
Supports expanded public guarantees for healthcare and education, stronger labor rights, climate investment and changes to election and campaign-finance rules.
Support Medicare for All and lower prescription prices.
Move toward fully renewable energy and a Green New Deal.
Expand voting access, reduce undisclosed political spending and protect organizing rights.
Our reading
Our interpretation, not their words
Public guarantees
Checks on billionaire power
Medicare for All, a Green New Deal and debt-free college all need financing and Senate majorities; the reviewed pages name goals and a few specific bans but not the budget arithmetic.
Said: Would ban hedge funds from buying single-family homes and names housing, with affordable daycare, as one of four foundations for families to thrive.
How
— Not in their sources
Measured by
— Not in their sources
Public safety and immigration
No warrantless ICE raids
What
Said: Wants an end to ICE agents operating as what he calls secret police: no operations at schools, no warrantless home raids, and full accountability for civil-rights violations.
How
— Not in their sources
Measured by
— Not in their sources
Taxes, spending and your bills
Rich pay fair share
What
Said: Wants the rich to pay their fair share, an end to congressional stock trading and to drug-company price gouging; his site adds overturning Citizens United and ending secret campaign money.
How
Said: Ban drug companies from charging more in the U.S. than in Canada, Europe and Japan; overturn Citizens United and shut down dark money.
Measured by
— Not in their sources
Transportation, energy and climate
100% renewable energy
What
Said: Would rapidly shift from fossil fuels to cheaper renewables, toward 100% clean energy with a Green New Deal that creates jobs in front-line communities.
How
Said: A Green New Deal investing in the shift to 100% clean and renewable energy, with jobs and investment for front-line communities.
Measured by
Said: 100% clean and renewable energy as the end state; no date is given.
The choices this office faces
Every candidate in this race is asked the same 8 questions. Jeff Merkley is on record on 8. A question without an answer is a research gap, not a position.
On record
Keep H.R. 1’s Medicaid work rules, six-month renewals and SNAP cuts, or repeal them?
Said: Voted no on passage of H.R. 1 on July 1, 2025 (50–50, tie broken by the vice president), a vote on the whole package, including the Medicaid work rules and SNAP cuts.
Restore the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits that expired December 31, 2025?
Said: Voted yes on December 11, 2025 to advance S. 3385, a three-year extension of the enhanced premium tax credits; cloture failed 51–48.
End the tariffs and take tariff power back from the president?
Said: Voted yes on October 30, 2025 on S.J.Res. 88 to end the national emergency behind the global tariffs; it passed 51–47.
Fund the $70 billion expansion of ICE and Border Patrol through 2029 (the Secure America Act)?
Said: Voted no on June 5, 2026 on the Secure America Act’s $70 billion for ICE and Border Patrol through 2029; it passed 52–47.
Direct the president to end U.S. military involvement in the war with Iran?
Said: Voted yes on June 23, 2026 on H.Con.Res. 86 directing the president to remove U.S. forces from hostilities with Iran; it was agreed to 50–48.
Pass the Fix Our Forests Act: faster thinning and logging on federal forests with shorter windows to sue?
Said: Introduced the Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act with Rep. Bentz on July 22, 2026, paying for hazardous-fuel removal through the Renewable Fuel Standard; the Senate has not voted on the Fix Our Forests Act.
On the topic; the exact choice is unsaid.
Expand the federal role in housing, from the new ROAD to Housing law to more vouchers and tax credits?
Said: Voted yes on June 22, 2026 on final passage of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act (85–5), which became law July 11, 2026.
Should federal policy rein in data centers’ power, water and cost impacts, or keep fast-tracking them?
Said: With Sen. Wyden, asked Oregon’s data center advisory committee on July 2, 2026 to weigh rising electricity costs, water use, farmland rezoning and tribal rights; the letter proposes no federal action.
Oregon voters’ pamphlet candidate statement · PDF page 3Candidate statement · Filed for the November 2026 pamphlet; posted by the Secretary of State September 9, 2026; reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.
