Oregon Speaker of the House Tina Kotek said she believes the women and has from the beginning. The investigation report documents the experiences of women who have felt unsafe and feared retaliation from Representative Hernandez. This is serious and disturbing. I believed the women when they came forward last year and I believe them now, Kotek said. I m focused on doing everything I can to ensure the Capitol is a safe working environment and that people can do their work without the threat of harassment or retaliation.
The Oregon Education Association, among others, called for Hernandez to step down. In a statement, the association said: These abuses of power have made us lose our confidence in Rep. Hernandez and we believe that he can no longer effectively represent the members of his district.
Oregon Speaker of the House Tina Kotek said she believes the women and has from the beginning. The investigation report documents the experiences of women who have felt unsafe and feared retaliation from Representative Hernandez. This is serious and disturbing. I believed the women when they came forward last year and I believe them now, Kotek said. I m focused on doing everything I can to ensure the Capitol is a safe working environment and that people can do their work without the threat of harassment or retaliation.
The Oregon Education Association, among others, called for Hernandez to step down. In a statement, the association said: These abuses of power have made us lose our confidence in Rep. Hernandez and we believe that he can no longer effectively represent the members of his district.
Oregon GOP minority leader names priorities for 2021
The Canby representative says vaccine rollout, helping schools reopen among top priorities
State Rep. Christine Drazan, R-Canby, will begin her first long legislative session as minority leader of the Oregon House of Representatives amid unwavering political unrest and unprecedented challenges.
For the District 39 representative, making sure the Legislature can help streamline vaccine rollout and ensuring that schools can open safely are two of her biggest priorities.
And despite Republican walkouts over multiple legislative sessions in the past two years, Drazan said she was hopeful based on the productivity of recent emergency sessions that the body could work better together this time.