Elected officials, community leaders call for peace

As elected officials and community leaders, we are coming together to condemn the acts of violence in Portland that have occurred as thousands of Oregonians have been peacefully protesting for racial justice and police accountability.

The violence must stop.  

There is no place for white supremacy or vigilantism in Oregon.

All who perpetrate violent crimes must be held equally accountable.

Together, we are committing ourselves to do the hard work that will bring meaningful change for racial justice and police reform.

Governor Kate Brown

State Treasurer Tobias Read

Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum

Labor Commissioner Val Hoyle

Senate President Peter Courtney
Senator Ginny Burdick
Senator Michael Dembrow
Senator Shemia Fagan
Senator Lew Frederick
Senator Kathleen Taylor
Senator Elizabeth Steiner Hayward
Senator Rob Wagner

Speaker of the House Tina Kotek
Representative Maxine Dexter
Representative Alissa Keny-Guyer
Representative Karin Power
Representative Andrea Salinas
Representative Akasha Lawrence Spence
Representative Barbara Smith-Warner
Representative Janelle Bynum
Representative Diego Hernandez
Representative Rob Nosse
Representative Jeff Reardon
Representative Tawna Sanchez

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler

Portland City Council
Commissioner Chloe Eudaly 
Commissioner Amanda Fritz
Commissioner-Elect Dan Ryan
Commissioner-Elect Carmen Rubio

Mike Schmidt, Multnomah County District Attorney

Reynolds School Superintendent Danna Diaz

Business and Community Leaders:

Black American Chamber of Commerce
Grantmakers of Oregon and Southwest Washington
Muslim Educational Trust
NAACP Portland
Oasis of Praise International Ministries
Oregon AFL-CIO
Oregon AFSCME
Oregon Education Association
Oregon Latinx Leadership Network
Oregon Nurses Association
PCUN
Portland Business Alliance, Greater Portland’s Chamber of Commerce
Portland Timbers
Portland Thorns
Portland Trailblazers
SEIU 49
SEIU 503
Stand for Children
Unite Oregon