Kotek comes out of hiding

By In the news
In: Uncategorized
Wednesday May 14, 2025


By Taxpayers Association of Oregon
OregonWatchdog.com

Have you noticed that Governor Tina Kotek has come out of her cave recently?

There has been more public appearances and even a rare media interview with KOIN-TV and KATU interview a few weeks earlier.

The Governor is even signing bills on time — unlike 2024 and 2023 where she let 300 bills pile up on her desk (and Session closed) before she acted.

The Governor is issuing more press releases than previous years.

Governor Kotek has awakened from slumber just in time to inject herself at the final 50 days of the Legislature to act like a leader and take credit — also, just in time to look good for her re-election cycle next year.

Governor Kotek announced a bold suspension of Portland housing fees.  Yet, it only suspends it for three years — just enough time for Kotek to look good for her re-election cycle.

Governor Kotek’s  Executive Order on Project Labor Agreements was such a gross mis-spendng of tax dollars and lavish gift to unions that the media called it a “Christmas” gift to the unions.  It wasn’t a Christmas gift — it was a “campaign” gift to unions to secure her 2026 campaign.

Kotek is not too open and public with everything equally.  She is still hiding the names of her staff from the media despite public records request.  Kotek still produced a budget blueprint last December that called for a 17% growth in the budget but refused to explain what taxes would be raised to pay for it.  You see, Kotek proposes a wish-list budget and then demands lawmakers make the tough decision on how to pay for it.

• Where is Governor Kotek’s leadership on the near $2 billion road tax package?

• Where is Governor Kotek’s leadership on the $30 billion Oregon Public Employee Pension debt crisis?

• Where is Governor’s Kotek’s leadership on the near-bottom test scores by her Department of Education?

 

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