LIFT – Leaders Inspiring Forward Thinking
Fixing Oregon: Christine Drazan’s Case for a Hard Reset
Oregon is at a crossroads. Underperforming schools, rising housing costs, and a homelessness system that spends heavily without delivering. In this episode of the LIFT Podcast, Republican gubernatorial candidate Christine Drazan makes the case for a hard reset, and lays out the changes she believes would make Oregon more affordable, accountable, and livable. From housing and the business climate to wildfire management, youth homelessness, and classroom safety, Drazan argues that Oregon has lost sight of the basics. She explains why she believes state policies treat businesses as adversaries, how land-use rules can constrain housing supply, and why public policy should better respect the people who keep communities running. You’ll hear Drazan break down: Why she believes Oregon’s regulatory burden is driving up housing costs and discouraging builders What she thinks state leaders misunderstand about rural Oregon, eastern Oregon, and natural resource industries Why she wants a services-first approach to homelessness, paired with greater accountability for measurable outcomes How her experience supporting rural youth homelessness programs shaped her views on prevention What she believes needs to change in public education, from proficiency standards to teacher safety Throughout the conversation, one principle comes back again and again: Oregonians deserve measurable results. Christine Drazan is the Republican candidate for governor of Oregon. She has made building a safer, smarter, more affordable Oregon, central themes of her campaign. Learn more about Christine Drazan at: https://www.christinefororegon.com LIFT: Leaders Inspiring Forward Thinking , is a podcast where a community of leaders inspiring forward thinking, come together to confront the toughest issues facing our neighbors, and work towards real solutions for the future of Central Oregon. As the largest social services organization helping youth in Central Oregon, podcast host, J Bar J Youth Services, believes that we can do better for the youth of our community. LIFT focuses on conversations with leaders that make a difference. Learn more, and tell us who to interview next, at: www.jbarj.org/LIFT-podcast
