Barbara J Kahl
Republican · OR
A veterinarian with more than 30 years of service in Oregon communities, Kahl emphasizes small-business growth, education and vocational pathways, affordable health care, forest management, housing, maritime jobs, and public safety.
Where Barbara J Kahl stands, based on their records
Supports
Anti-Corruption (1 record), Personal Income Tax Reduction (1 record)
Opposes
Civil Rights (1 record)
Mixed record
Environment and Public Health (3 support · 1 oppose), Government Spending Reduction (2 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 3 support · 1 oppose
Asked an Oregon House committee to create a rural veterinary incentive program using loan repayment to recruit veterinarians while preserving licensing and livestock-biosecurity standards.
February 22, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: olis.oregonlegislature.gov
Submitted written testimony opposing Oregon HB 4153, arguing that expanded farm-store and event uses would accelerate nonfarm commercialization and threaten working farmland.
February 4, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: olis.oregonlegislature.gov
Submitted written testimony opposing Oregon SB 1187, objecting to taxes for climate programs and funding for nongovernmental organizations without clear performance safeguards.
April 9, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: olis.oregonlegislature.gov
Submitted written testimony opposing Oregon SB 1154 and urging protections for clean water, private land, and farmers' control of agricultural water use.
April 8, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: olis.oregonlegislature.gov
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support
Submitted written testimony opposing Oregon HB 3644, arguing that existing homelessness grants lacked adequate financial oversight and that additional spending should be withheld pending accountability for prior funds.
February 24, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: olis.oregonlegislature.gov
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 support · 1 oppose
Asked an Oregon House committee to create a rural veterinary incentive program using loan repayment to recruit veterinarians while preserving licensing and livestock-biosecurity standards.
February 22, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: olis.oregonlegislature.gov
Submitted written testimony opposing Oregon SB 1187, objecting to taxes for climate programs and funding for nongovernmental organizations without clear performance safeguards.
April 9, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: olis.oregonlegislature.gov
Submitted written testimony opposing Oregon HB 3644, arguing that existing homelessness grants lacked adequate financial oversight and that additional spending should be withheld pending accountability for prior funds.
February 24, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: olis.oregonlegislature.gov
Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction
Personal Income Tax Reduction · 1 support
Submitted written testimony opposing Oregon HB 2548 on local-autonomy and farm-cost grounds, objecting to statewide conformity of local income-tax policy.
March 10, 2025Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: olis.oregonlegislature.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 oppose
Submitted written testimony opposing Oregon HB 4088, arguing against state protections for gender-affirming treatment and urging stricter medical safeguards, particularly for minors.
February 2, 2026Opposes Civil Rights
Source: olis.oregonlegislature.gov
Past race Barbara J Kahl ran in:
- United States Representative, Congressional District 1 · November 3, 2026 · Congressional District 1, Oregon