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State Representative

What does this office do?

  • Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
  • Voting on how much money your local public schools get
  • Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired

Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,

Candidates:

Republican

Jacob Wakem of Portland lists helping young men and schools and strengthening the economy as top goals.

Democratic

Michael Dixon is a Portland lawyer whose practice focuses on youth justice and child welfare, and a former teacher and waterfront worker. His priorities are lowering costs like housing, health care, and utilities, and protecting voting rights and democracy.

Source: ballotpedia.org