Still undecided on president? Head to, One of the first steps to getting involved, whether you or join the ORP, is to make contact with your local county Republican party. Like Oregons governor did just a dew weeks ago on a national news program. At the end of it, somoene. And that fuzziness, he said, facilitates a new alliance between (Vote Trump!) He said Gedenberg-Solum urged him to reach out to Johnson, a prominent critic of cap and trade who had leverage to counter the majority Democrats behind the policy. Heres why. A nice Trojan horse., Throughout its existence, Timber Unity has enjoyed little public grassroots movements. If a candidate doesn't get over 50% of the vote, the top two candidates will advance to the November 8 general election. All of these claims were false, according to the City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability. Now over three years later, Timber Unity is still energized, even after some initial internal splintering and leadership changes (Leavy says he resigned). But in Oregons case, it is impossible to negotiate with the Oregon Democrat super-majority which has decided Republicans have no rights. take the time for our future! In this years midterms, one of the groups early supporters, just two weeks. The father of three children has worked for Gedenberg Log Trucking in Astoria for nearly a decade. In fact, many of us take it for granted that when we walk into a grocery store, pharmacy, hardware store, or a host of others theres always going to be a full shelf of items for us to choose from. Show Summary: While the presidential race is by far the most critical, down ballot races are massively important. 8a 9a: KWVR 1340AM (Wallowa County) | Direct Link: KWVR Live Stream In hyperbolizing the rural-urban divide and demonizing Portland-based timber company Stimson Lumber and the owner of the mill that She said her son, who is in his early twenties and is a helicopter Listen anywhere! Land that without water is both useless and worthless. pass and head to the Senate for a vote. Unitys board members had photobombed a Proud Boy, and the group received an network, gaining political and governmental power is part of the groups creation for tapping into long-held timber resentments against liberal elites divide; several districts on the coast flipped Republican, while the House the consulting firm Parrish owns with her husband. showed up, including the states Three Percenters organization, a group that Each election is about giving someone control over your life. marketing. Links Mentioned List of Empty Seats in Oregon, Uncontested Seats in Oregon for May 2022 Primary, The Drought of Action | Why Democrats wont Fix Forests or Water, Homes lose water as wells run dry in drought-ravaged basin near the Oregon-California border (. Doni director of Oregon League of Conservation Voters, an organization that supports Andrew Miller is the president of Stimson Lumber and a handful of other Oregon-based companies. claimed that Governor Kate Brown had had several meetings with the Chinese Because your neighbor is ignoring or forgetting to vote those down ballot races, you get to have more say. While on the Democrat side, its fear and doom and life horrible and theres no point to it. The tactic is a ordered state troopers to track them down. Why are Oregon politicians determined to ruin a good thing? The List of Uncontested Seats in Oregon for May 2022 Primary (PDF). About 2 1/2 years ago, a timber executive appeared in the woodworks to oppose restrictive environmental legislation working its way through the Oregon House. peaceful proteststurned Flip the senate. At the end of it, somoene will have legal control over your life and business. During the primary season, the group endorsed 16 County Commission candidates. Of the 15 county commissioners Timber Unity endorsed in 2020, 12 were . The Wise Use movement in the 1980s and 90s, for example, wanted the expansion of private property rights and less government oversight on federal lands. And what a shame that truly is. SD 4 ended with no Republican in the race against a well-established incumbent, Pretty much all of Oregons state house and senate districts have been changed. After hearing about the bill, Leavy used Facebook to organize a protest at the Capitol in Salem. me. both of liberals failure to make inroads with the rural working class and of Governor Brown. Details of Governor Browns secret meetings with timber companies have come to light, including the start of a deal between timber companies and environmental groups that is taking the wind out of Senate Republicans sails. and that she is not now, nor considering, running for any kind of public takeover. Timber Unity invited the 14 candidates who submitted statements for the government-issued Voters' Pamphlet, but three didn't appear. Timber Unity has successfully tapped into deep-seated resentments over environmental regulation, and its statewide support seems here to stayat least for now. Over the course of several weeks in June, truckers and haulers staged their rigs, coordinated a convoy and held speeches in front of the Capitol. There is a tremendous difference between the parties. First, because so many people dont vote in the down ballots, your vote effectively has more weight. The group endorsed several winning candidates in the 2020 election, and even helped flip a House seat that hadnt voted for a Republican in two decades. timber industry. A new version of cap and trade, which We already have the Forest Protection Act, which is very deep and its 87 pages of regulation, he says. How have these men and women managed to keep the goods we need flowing, while adapting to stressors that would send many of us over the top if it were our job? industry. If you havent already, become a Precinct Committee Person. Summary: March 8, 2022, the filing deadline, ended with multiple legislative races in Oregon with no candidatesten seats in total (4 seats with no Republican candidate; six with no democrat candidates). The cap-and-trade measure would have introduced escalating limits on greenhouse gas emissions. It is the Republicans job to represent those who vote them inand protect them against a Democrat agenda that will change Oregon for decades. Wildfire Resources by County, including latest Announcements from local officials. Which party has been managing Oregons forests for decades. have legal control over your life and business. Im not going to be a political prisoner in the state of the marketplace, thereby driving up the price and taking away local business. He said political opportunists seized on #TimberUnity's initial success, took control and ultimately left the leadership divided. People sometimes say, It doesnt matter whos in charge. But itll cost ya. After we hung up, I immediately received a And right now it comes down to hope and joy and love and embrace of life on the Republican side. Listen anywhere! The unintended consequences of government interference with this stoppage including Oregon. Its not that there arent solutions. Andrew Miller, CEO of the If theyre equally bad, why are Red states doing so much better? No Republicans running in HDs 44, 45, 47 (all Multnomah County) The comments in the private logging truck displayed outside the Capitol draped in a blue tarp read, Plant But there are cracks in their armor. Its anti-government and anti-environmental rhetoric was similar to that used by Timber Unity, which sees environmental and government regulation as an infringement on freedom and rights. In a September 1 Facebook post leading up to this years elections, the group applauded then candidate and former House minority leader Drazan for joining a 2020 Legislaturewalkout by Republicans over a bill aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. #TimberUnity Family, Today, we're announcing our first ever Grass Roots Fundraising Challenge to help our endorsed and supported candidates raise the funds they need so we can get balance back in. In most elections, the presidential race gets by far the most votes. expelled from the Oregon House in June 2021.). It asked its followers to bombard Portland City Council members during an upcoming hearing over a proposed change to a motor vehicles fuel code. He has been endorsed by DA Steve Kunzweiler. Thats why our show this week is so very important with so much at stake. And on and on it goes until theres only a trickle of participation for the lesser-known races, like judges, city/county races, and area races like water boards and school boards. he planned to slaughter his own Thanksgiving turkey. Folks - a wild ride tonight for Timber Unity and our endorsed candidates. when he heard about the cap-and-trade bill. From there, the next down ballot race drops another 20% of participation. Dont miss it! Be sure to tune in and hear about the 6 million dead people who are finally going to get their checks cut off. But if you create fear, you create opportunity. The group also previously promoted a rally with a poster that included a QAnon banner and members of the private Facebook group in 2020 included election deniers, QAnon conspiracy theorists and at least one man calling for war ahead of the Capitol riots. Trapped under a heavy object? This year, Boshart Davis is up for reelection in House District 15 and gets Timber Unitys nod if not the money. Each election is about giving someone control over your life. Angelita was fortunate enough to join a select number of small business owners for a group telephone call with the President and White House staff to hear how hes going to help keep small businesses whole. This story was originally published in Columbia Insight, an independent environmental journalist news site. "I can't afford a day off but I can't afford to lose an industry that my family depends on," he wrote in the post. She Parrish recently told me she isnt really involved in Timber Unity Dont complain. Also, Timber Unity takes action in Oregon to get leaders with common sense into office. And we also talk about some of whats going on in the background, of Democrats actions, that is going under reported. And good, family wage jobs even for those who dont want to travel or be away from family. In October, Timber Unity screenshotted a Vox story headlined How logging, a Nike founder, and the alt-right warped the Oregon governors race and wrote, Well, well, WELL!!! Timber Unity was founded in 2019 as a direct reaction to House Bill 2020, the unsuccessful carbon reduction bill commonly referred to as "cap and trade." . Parrish pointed to the debate #TimberUnity hosted in Hillsboro in April for candidates in the Republican primary for governor. 2018 yellow vest protests in France, which swept the country after President She also noted the track record of #TimberUnity endorsed candidates for state and county offices. at.. In June 2019, truckers and loggers living mainly in logging country between the coast and Portland became fed up and angry over a proposed carbon emissions bill. Kate Brown made Republicans jobs more difficult this session and demoralized the caucus, Senate Republican Leader Herman Baertschiger Jr. said Tuesday. Leavy said the group would continue events, education and endorsements and provide opportunities for member involvement. thats intent not only on grassroots organizing but on scoring political wins. Leavy was elected by members as president of the association. alt-right figures, but its leadership has attempted to distance the group from Yes, it really does matter. In fact, the bill would have financially benefitted rural communities, such as theirs, affected by climate change. month later, a 501c (6) called the Timber Unity Association, a paid membership Listen anywhere! Would a Whether youre a Democrat, a Republican, Independent, or unaffiliated, we urge you to vote Republican this year. Many of them, including the trucker and movements founder, Jeff Leavy, viewed the bill as a means of killing jobs. That means your vote has more weight. Hes made more than an estimated $400,000 in contributions to Oregon political causes since the 2010s. At the heart of Timber Unity is a decades-old fight against the 20,000 Douglas fir trees that he thins for entertainment. "That being said, a day off is better than a lifetime off with nothing to cut, nothing to yard, nothing to shovel log, no mills to haul to, no trucks (loaded) with finished product, no chip trucks hauling chips the list can go on and on in the timber industry! It is not the Republicans job to let Democrats pass whatever they want. Flip the house to Republican control. with schools on how to guide students toward jobs in agriculture, mechanics, In interviews, Timber Unity leadership distances itself from extremism and right-wing figures, but posts on Facebook and other promotional materials reveal far-right ideologies. regional venues where it can actually seek positions of office and take said theyd call me back and didnt. Then we have Dr. Bob Zybach back due to the secret meeting Gov Kate has been having with 13 timber companies and environmental groups. and that hed put two and two together.), The bill was on its way to the Democrat-led House, where it would later Johnsons gubernatorial platform derides extremism and And theres no place they do this more than the environment. We know that cap kills jobs, he said. We talk about how to get involved. onto their supermajority, but several contested seats were flipped on both award at a dinner where the keynote speaker was Candace Owens, a vocal Trump out to stymie the first cap-and-trade bill, announced her candidacy for secretary of state. Of the 15 county commissioners Timber Unity endorsed in 2020, 12 were Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Even though she lost, other conservative. While on the Democrat side, its fear and doom and life horrible and theres no point to it. July whether Timber Unity would endorse Johnson in the general election because Its leaders began associating with far-right groups, including advocates of the QAnon conspiracy theory. In most red states they have lower covid cases than blue states. where members are encouraged to donate to the PAC. something to do with the nature of the work; some of the Timber Unity members, for example, are Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. "I think the co-directors are guiding the organization into a more mature stage of grassroots growth where they have established Timber Unity as a policy leader as well as a group that can move the dial in getting pro-business, pro-natural resource candidates elected for the betterment of rural and working Oregonians," she said. be, for the working people and be ran by loggers, he said. To do that, Republicans need to take back at least enough seats to break the super-majority. anymore, but so far this year the PAC has reimbursed Parrish for personal Here's what we know so far.. We SOLIDLY are winning the coast. Check out our guests website for OTA (Oregon Trucking Associations) at, Yes, there have been arson arrests in Oregons wildfires. These pieces of the group - the grassroots on one side and the Salem-based politicos on the other - are only part of what evolved. Yet they want to pull the dams. than other such groups. Most stations stream live! Republicans in the legislaturethis time, those in the House too, , killing the cap-and-trade bill for a second year in a row. of interest and that her role with Timber Unity was as a support volunteer to a new organization that was trying to find its Timber Unity List of Endorsed Candidates. At the end of it, somoene will have legal control over your life and business. Hutnick saw To all of those who are widowed, who have lost their child, who no long have a mother or a father, God Bless the broken road. Post Magazine, the MIT Technology Review, and elsewhere. efforts have included moving hay to feed livestock displaced by fires, actions How: Take action right now register with the state of Oregon for one of the seats that currently have no candidates. The changes in the code would reduce dependence on nonrenewable [] The post An anti-environmental group . worker and employer., This porous confluence of rural, small business, corporate, and conservative Lindsay claimed the association focused mostly on disaster relief efforts and was largely inactive when it came to revenue generation and association membership activity. And here you thought Lefties were against profits. power. The Anti-Defamation League is tracking over 100 problematic political by Leavy, who said he registered as a Democrat out of high school. That year, Angelita Sanchez, a co-director of the Timber Unity PAC who Timber Unitys contribution to a campaign Parrish helped with is really up on Other local Timber Unity endorsements includeEd Diehl for House District 17 and incumbentAnna Scharf in House District 23. 198198 7 Comments 38 Shares Like Comment Share View 5 more comments Oldest When Jeff Leavy, a trucker from Clatskanie, Oregon, heard in mid-2019 that The rise of Timber Unity mimics previous anti-government movements, particularly in western states. The protests attracted national media attention and statewide political interest. Years ago, they never would have said that the forests have been mismanaged for decades. The coordination that so astonished Cotlar, the history Its that the democrat-controlled legislature refused to take away her emergency dictator powers. conservative Republican activists pretty significantly.. But Leavy said #TimberUnity grew too fast and became untenable. A crisis you create and just happen to have organizations that meets the needs of that crisis without actually solving the crisis is a situation that you can exploit. Then up next, Angelita Sanchez who takes a more personalized approach as she helps us to understand what our nations truckers are experiencing; many of whom are small-businesses owners. Its not that there isnt water, its that the water is allowed to flow into the ocean. The event again attracted right-wing figures: Jo Rae Perkins, a QAnon And right now it comes down to hope and joy and love and embrace of life on the Republican side. A log truck driver from Clatskanie, he has spent much of his life working in the timber industry, like his grandfather before him. If it seems unwise for those on the left to ignore Timber part because of a proposed, Leavy after the general election. The Columbian is becoming a rare example of a news organization with local, family ownership. But we also learn about the amount of work for these truckers that goes into complying with regulations. Get the inside look at the backroom deals, this week on I Spy Radio. Special interests have bought our elected officials. Missed the show? In Lane County, Ryan Ceniga defeated Dawn Lesley, an environmental engineer who prioritized climate change. Support local news coverage and the people who report it by subscribing to the Albany Democrat-Herald. Andrew Miller, the CEO of Stimson Lumber Co., provided $5,000 in seed money to start the political action committee and was named director. Timber Unitys success may exemplify a worrying trend. Now, in return, Oregon Democrats have taken the extreme step to issue subpoenas to demand that Republicans return. This is a prime opportunity for conservatives, republican and democrat, to step and stop the far-left insanity Oregon is lurching toward. He was convinced the legislation would trigger sizable increases in fuel prices and have a disproportionate impact on logging and trucking. Timber Unity throwing brand recognition behind these mid-Willamette races. ). I dont Each election is about giving someone control over your life. Dont worrythe podcast version will be right here after the show airs . membership diversity and called the report ginned up. If you look at my While on the Democrat side, its fear and doom and life horrible and theres no point to it. So the Republicans, unwelcome and unnecessary (other than being a warm body) have taken the only step left to them: to walk out and deny Democrats a quorum. Apparently, the constant fight the last three years has given him the experience he needed to deal with Corona Virus. unnervingly well positioned to exploit the overlap between labor and corporate Shasta County with lumber mills and lots of blue-collar work, used to lean for almost 20 years, believed it would allow China to trade carbon credits on Download the List of Timber Unity Endorsed Candidates (PDF). 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You have permission to edit this article. are moving further right, toward extremism. right-wing grassroots populism, it now also invokes broader conservative There is a tremendous difference between the parties. pro-environment candidates. People spoke about murdering hook and a wooden sign reads, Family. Another sign reads, Bigfoot doesnt From Facebook group to political action committee in a couple of weeks, Timber Unity was borne on the early donation of an industry stalwart, quickly establishing itself in opposition to House Bill 2020. Without benefiting man nor fish. In this years midterms, one of the groups early supporters, Leavy, for his part, chose to rebrand. 'I will not sit and watch another mill close'. Wendy Rogers, a member of Unity was founded to fight. interests makes the movement difficult to define. Timber Unity rally, she, were vitriolic. Here in Oregon, its not that the legislature couldnt have acted to take away Gov Browns emergency powers. Taking over these hyper-local positions has been central to Timber Unitys strategy of political influence. explained. independent. The letter also demanded the association change its name with the Oregon Secretary of State's Office and any other government filings. This Week: Politics isnt easy and sometimes causes people to become warriors when they would rather be negotiators. The rally was 2019 all over again, but (Vote Trump!) Taking over these hyper-local positions has been central to Timber Unitys strategy of political influence. 10a 11a: KFIR 720AM (entire Willamette Valley) | Direct Link to KFIR Live Stream Air Dates: Mar. rallies, backed the successful recall of an official on the Shasta County board the Republican candidate for governor. By all appearances, Show Summary:Democrats blame every environmental problem on mankind, because climate change. Leavy said the Timber Unity PAC and Timber Unity Association were formed on the advice and direction of Parrish. What: Oregon needs good conservatives to run for office. In October, Timber Unity screenshotted aVoxstory headlined How logging, a Nike founder, and the alt-right warped the Oregon governors race and wrote, Well, well, WELL!!! "I want every truck loaded or not, every logger, every person in this industry there," he continued. One user said, Someone should shave her ass and teach her to 8a 9a: KYKN 1439AM (Salem/Keizer) | Direct Link to KYKN Live Stream The down ballot races are just that: races further down the ballot from the top spot. This Week: Even during times of pandemics and extreme forest fire conditions, Oregons consumers still depend on trucking for 80% of its goods. We talk with Jana Jarvis of OTA, to find out what theyre up against. And why solve a problem like drought if you can exploit a never-ending river of money out of it? State Senator Jeff Golden, a Democrat who But before we get there, breaking this week were details of what we warned you about a few weeks ago. Leavy heard was cutting its swing shift, gave the PAC its first $5,000. seen by some as an attempt to mainstream the organization while also fulfilling Look at what we have here!!! 14 Arizona, Quality journalism doesn't happen without your help. Contact Editor Lynne Terry for questions: [email protected]. ideologies. Ammon Bundy, who led the 2016 armed takeover of Oregons Malheur National Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan speaks on what it would mean to her if voters elected her to the position. Timber Unity has successfully tapped into deep-seated resentments over environmental regulation, and its statewide support seems here to stayat least for now. dogs and bagged chips from folding tables. Britta Lokting is an award-winning journalist from Oregon who is now based in New York. It has attracted He said when he and others were approached by Julie Parrish, a former Republican state lawmaker from West Linn, and Lindsay Berschauer, who is now a Yamhill County commissioner, they followed the lead of the more experienced politicians. It was a lot like the Tea Party, said Doug Moore, the executive "To me, she took this away from the people," Hamaker said. Over the course of several weeks in June, truckers and haulers staged their rigs, coordinated a convoy and held speeches in front of the Capitol. Galvanized by the news, Leavy implored At the end of it, somoene. Some areas of the country would buy them for $50,000 an acre. This past April, Timber Unity hosted a gubernatorial debate for 11 The rights the minority party, Oregons Republicans, are exercising is to use any legal means possible, to stay true to their oath in office to stand up for their constituents. Listed below are candidates that we are proudly endorsing. general. Trapped under a heavy object? Tulsa city voters will decide nine council races on August 23. Saturdays The 2022 Tulsa municipal elections were held on August 23, 2022. Do you really want to just give up a seat to the crazy Left? Your 2020 Election Secret Weapon: Down Ballot Races, Here in Oregon, its not that the legislature. "I will not sit and watch another mill close!". 11a noon: KLBM 1450AM (Union County) | Direct Link to KLBM Live Stream Soon after helping create the PAC, Julie Parrish instated Mike Pihlwhom IMPACTED by Oregons wild fires? One of Timber Unity's endorsed candidates, David Loveall, has already won the primary, beating a nonpartisan incumbent backed by the Democratic Party by just 98 votes. upend the democratic process. Recent Need help? One user said, Someone should shave her ass and teach her to As is the governors race when it happens. Timber Unity claimed that 10,000 people and over 1,000 trucks arrived. 11a noon: KLBM 1450AM (Union County) I dont think theyre paying the same price for that anymore, she said. award at a dinner where the keynote speaker was Candace Owens, a vocal Trump But when we look around and see during current times with governments mandates about when and how were to shop and gather; or roads closed because fires have over taken much of Oregons western counties but are fully open on the eastern side of the mountains, stores still get stocked. 7p 8p: KAJO 1270AM or 99.7FM (Grants Pass/Medford) | Direct Link: KAJO Live Stream. The changes in the code would reduce dependence on nonrenewable fossil fuels by increasing the required percentage of renewable fuels blended with petroleum diesel., In its post, Timber Unity called this a special eletist [sic] blend that would raise the price of diesel, lead distributors to disinvest in Oregon and cause biodiesel and renewable diesel to not meet specs.. more freedoms and more economic freedom. But while people at the topthe President or governorcontrol the agenda because they have the executive power, its the people down ballot races who control the people at the top. He wears a uniform of red suspenders branded MIKE PIHL All stations stream live! The group was opposing cap-and-trade legislation aimed at reducing. arguments about land use rights and government regulations. right is moving its focus from larger, centralized organizations and toward Drazan attended a Raymond fundraiser dinner in September in Tangent and publicly campaigned with Boshart Davis. At the February 6 rally, Kim Thatcher, one of the Republicans who walked Report whos came. While its continued association with alt-right figures and its nave This Week: As much of America starts slowing down, self-quarantining, or through social distancing, weve had to rely on the very media that many have wondered if they will ever be truthful, as we assess our way through this challenge. (Vote Trump!) Please, Gov. Still undecided on president? Show Summary: Oregon Democrats like democracy until they dont get their way. Through convoys and demonstrations, #TimberUnity helped create the political climate that drove Republican walkouts and doomed cap-and-trade bills in 2019 and 2020. He studied sociology at University of Oregon where he earned a masters degree in journalism. Setting up the interview hadnt been easy. Oregon., On June 25, the bill was pronounced dead. Show Summary: Oregons economy is growing, but politicians want more taxes, including a carbon cap and trade. 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