Val Hoyle endorsed by nation’s most disliked Governor

By Monique DeSpain for Congress,

EUGENE, Ore. (July 8, 2026) – Val Hoyle announced the endorsement of Oregon’s Governor, Tina Kotek – who has one of the highest disapproval ratings of any Governor in the country. Under Kotek and Hoyle’s reign, Oregonians have seen homelessness skyrocket, safely decline, and Oregon go backward in every meaningful economic metric. Tina Kotek and Val Hoyle do not reflect the values of Oregon’s 4th District- this endorsement further underscores the need for new leadership in Oregon.

“Kotek’s endorsement is no small thing. It is an endorsement of a governor whose record on homelessness, affordability, public safety, and jobs has been nothing short of disastrous. Homeless camps have spread through Oregon’s cities under Kotek’s watch. Oregonians are being priced out of their own communities. Crime and public safety have deteriorated in neighborhoods that used to be safe. Val Hoyle hasn’t distanced herself from that record; she embraces it. She put Tina Kotek’s name at the top of her own endorsement list.”

“Twelve years ago, Governor Kotek was Oregon House Speaker when her close confidant and fellow career politician, Val Hoyle, was House Majority Leader, enacting the failed policies that have given us the mess that is Oregon in 2026,” said Monique DeSpain, Republican candidate for Oregon’s 4th Congressional District. “Our current Congressional Representative has a long history of advancing the same failed vision as our disastrous governor; now she aims to advance failed policies across our United States.”

DeSpain has made the Hoyle-Kotek alliance a central theme of her campaign, arguing that Oregon’s crises in homelessness, joblessness, affordability, and public safety are the direct result of the joint efforts of these two radical politicians and policies that are on display on her own endorsements page and will only get worse if Democrats regain control of the U.S. House and U.S. Senate.

DeSpain, a lawyer and retired U.S. Air Force Colonel with 30 years of service, is running on a platform of service over politics, with a focus on public safety, government accountability, and getting real results for Oregon’s 4th District.