Empowering Oregon Citizens
-Investing in Oregon for generations to come.
-Rural, Surburban & Urban opportunities like manufacturing jobs for declining counties
-opening up the high paying agriculture jobs to OUR citizens (pay is 17.00- 25.00 to pick flowers or foods) anyone can pick our fields even convicts and rehabilitated addicts who are trying to live our american dream.
-Farms making profits for themselves.
-Single parents surviving, housed, in Urban growth
Making the hiring market fair for all citizens, records, language policys all need to change.
-Improving our City Council standards
-Improving our Teacher, Instructor, & course support
-Supporting single parents with adult kids still living at home ( with or without mental illness this should not matter) with better tax credits
NOT cutting any DHS funding for parents in difficult living situations forced to remain unmarried or choosing this for themselves.
offering FREE OR VOLUNTEER Spanish lessons for english speaking americans, finally giving the same opportunities equally to OUR citizens.
Future Skills = Economic Opportunities for Oregon Citizens starting K-12
Wen advocates for reimplementing quality educational programs into Oregon's Public schools. Teaching skills that last a lifetime, creating environments that forge friendships, trust and security within Oregon's Schools are top on my list of priorities. 'We need to ensure that every child and family feel prepared, with a strong foundation, in this constantly, changing environment'.-Wen Waddell. To build a stronger Oregon and economy, students need skills for a global future. Adjusting our budget for education, is a smart idea. Bringing opportunities various courses and trades could help build better confidence in our students early. Stronger skills help students in employment opportunities, and, promotes open communication in our communities with a side of confidence. I will not forget recent graduates, current students, students in college experiencing funding crisis' in music courses and eleswhere- I hear you ! I see you Oregon Education Association, I would like your support for my run for Governor of our beautiful state, please hear me, I will sit down with you, discuss each percentage and priority squeezing out better pay, better courses and resources for students and teachers! This is my promise to you.
Teacher / Instructor Support and Resources
Recognizing that teachers are fundamental to our education systems, having multiple teachers in her family, Wen proposes funding better and hiring more teachers to better support Oregon's students and needs. Oregon can stand out in a few areas, having diverse instructors and a span of diverse electives being taught. We can bring engaging courses that enhance critical thinking and problem-solving skills, advanced placement (AP) and honors classes, promote vocational and technical courses for practical career skills, along with a few ideas close to Wen's chest, she pushes for courses that provide opportunities for interdisciplinary studies, helping teachers help students prepare for college. Wen's very top priortity is 'getting math scores higher, reading, and making it fun!'
A Happy Teacher Means A Healthy Student -Wen
By investing in our instructors pay, encouraging our students skills, we invest in real student success. An average instructor in Oregon makes under $50,000.00 dollars, and the skills they give are incomparable.
Building Apartments, pricing them right, & lowering standards to obtain them.
Aren't you tired of shrinking spaces? Tired of seeing veterans and elderly, single moms with 1-3 kids homeless? Me too! There are possibilities in Oregon, from Medford to Bend, Prineville to Portland, for us to purchase more land, build immediatly, build with real families & needs in mind. So many ways to do this, Wen wants this realized with dignity. Privacy, amenities, so our citizens feel supported and want to stay. Families need 1-3 bedroom apartments priced at $400-750. izes can vary but class should not. They need 800-1000 square ft, and yes central air, pools, spas, & gyms. We provide no housing that one single Oregonian can afford on really any PT or FT salary, alone. We need vouchers, open lists, opportunities despite details like credit scores. Many Oregonians recieve small monthly checks of $200-$1000, these rents are more realistic. New legislature and sit downs are needed. Change is needed, the buildings I will construct, should be owned by the state of Oregon, run by people with a high standard of ethics and a love for all cultures, and, these rents paid directly back to Oregon, would fund our Oregon's State housing system. fianlly a good cycle of non insanity. I would allow fixed rents of 10years, inspections every 6 months. Common sense comes with comprimises. Below could be ideas for simple layouts-20,000sq. ft per building, 2 stories tall and 25 units a floor. A place to save, to age, to grow. Yes, I can find good people who want to build here for me, as your Governor.
Healthcare In Oregon (OHP)
Ensuring every Oregonian has access to better healthcare, finally.
I don not believe in replacing our citizens, I believe in caring for whats here.
Redefining State Healthcare & Dental Care for Oregon Citizens
-Oregonian recipients of O.H.P., know there are small benefits that keep it appealing, yet more features make it nearly unbearable and unrealistic for the average citizen. I plan to expand Oregon Health Care coverage, its doctors and oversight. As someone who knows, first hand, what citizens recieve and do not recieve, it is easy for me to get right into improving OHP for all Oregonians. Kinder reception, Perscription costs lowered and/or vacated for those making under a certain amount. Higher-end healthcare is a right, not a privilege. By expanding what medical / dental services are provided within Oregon's State Health Plan, better care can be provided to Oregon citizens. Many doctors will not accept this insurance, due to its limitations, and a strong desire to give quality care. Let us make the changes that encourage new Doctors and Physicians to move to Oregon not from Oregon, applying their skills to OHP and the growing number of citizens in need.
-Simple changes and better care can broaden the hiring fields for many Oregonians who have previously, had no choice but to have front teeth pulled, due to unfair insurance restrictions. Your smile gets you hired, and the lack thereof discriminated. Implants should not be an Oregonians only option for teeth. Treatments such as crowns, bonding, vaneers, bridges, and front ten teeth preservation are not 'vanity' treatments. One current policy is 'OHP says that you Oregonians do not need your front ten teeth to chew'- Dentist at Lents Office, Portland. Policies like these discriminate 46% of our citizens. The same citizens we spend much of our budget on around health and social services. Its time we spent money more wisely, and brought new legislature to build stronger state health care, that demonstrates Oregon's genuine care for eachother.
Mental Health Resources
Recognizing Oregon's growing mental health crisis', Wen will increase the funding needed for mental health services and resources. This takes constant oversight and work. Wen will push for permanent housing and care using meetings, funding, travel to Washington D.C. to discuss our states current issues with the right people. Wen knows where to find private donors, grants and policies that help people while working with people who want to be a part of building something that helps Oregon thrive. Oregonians need support for community clinics and programs that provide essential care for those in need, temporarily and for the long term. We need to allow our Police Officers to pick up citizens and check them into a hospitals and homes for their own good if they cannot agree to check themselves in for the sake of Oregon's safety. We are going to prioritize mental health, and thats when we begin creating more compassionate, supportive and enouraging environments for all Oregonians.
More Affordable Elderly Housing and Care
Wen advocates for policies that make aging with dignity, with ammenities, affordable for all residents. This includes workers, visits, volunteers and paid activities in cleaner atmospheres. We need to have a State Standard of Elderly Care and stick to it statewide. When we come together and find the right individuals for each individual task that Oregon citizens need, we find lasting solutions and not empty promises. Supplying homecare to our loved ones should be easier, trusting and making sure things are healthy and safe for them should not be so difficult. By ensuring that payments are fair, housing is affordable, and quality of life is existent, for our seniors and elderly, we ensure they are living their best and 'Golden' years. It seems that too many homes drain the last funds from so many seniors before they pass away, they deserve to feel valued, and these retired hard working Oregonians deserve loads of our attention. 'I see all people needing the same things, all ages, all people, are equally important to me' -Wen Waddell
Traveling Together - TriMet - Highways
Better Public Transportation Systems for all Oregonians.
Support for our commuters
Wen would like reward those citizens, in various ways, who do the hard work of walking, biking, driving and riding any of our public transportation systems as a way to get to work, or school. Watching violence and chaos unfold on public buses, trains, freeways near our children, citizens and seniors is no way to live. We need to hire more Public Safety Officers, trained more in trauma informed care, to help defuse possibly dangerous situations on or around our public transit systems. This can be done tactfully and without feeling like their presence is an invasion. If you want to break laws, you won't take the Trimet. I feel that when hiring new Police officers, that having them in their usual night shifts, as well as riding withand surveying public transportation, could give them valuable exposure and a learning platform to grow better with their community.
'In California, we had people shoot each other in traffice, over traffic, assaulting each other on the trains to L.A., and, its only a matter of time before this arrives in Portland, lets prevent it before it starts.' -Wen Waddell
Small Business & Infastructure
Wen believe the importance of modernizing Oregon's infrastructure to support economic growth, but starting where theres most need. This may not mean building costly freeways but fixing and expanding the right ones safety. This also includes investing in small and new businesses, making it easier for these business owners to enhance or expand their business' without rising costs. I believe in fair trade, capitalism, free markets, economic growth, small business support, innovation, some of America's best things, but lets enhance the quality of life around owning business' in Oregon again. Let us bring access back for funds needed and low interest loans for expand or sustain operations. We are losing people because their are no rewards in some major cities for paying the fees and toughing it out.
'I would try to start a food cart, I need the money but, its too expensive. It feels like my state wants money for my idea, and, it feels like my leaders want me to barely get by'. -A concerned citizen
Fishing & The Outdoor Activities in Oregon
Free Fishing licenses for 12-18yr old children whose parents or legal guardians recieve DHS benefits, SSI or Disability. This is one idea for Oregon minors who love to fish. Some cities can have volunteer run, free fishing courses taught at Boys & Girls Clubs or Boy Scouts & Girl Scouts of America meetings to ensure quality animal care and treatement while learning how to fish. If we make more activities available for our students, they pick these activities instead of video games and residing indoors. I would work with our communities to form more group excercise, painting and activities course for young people in Oregon as proactive way to motivate our youth to stay productive and remember to enjoy our scenic state. How about passes to the local pools in summer? Ways to get funding for week long and two week long adventure camps fully paid for. Our Zoo and other activities are still a bit too expensive, even with discounts, for our poorest citizens. I would like to work on making permanent price adjustments so that everyone in Oregon can enjoy the same things consistently.
'I like fishing... but my dad says we can't afford to do
it' - Juvenile
Preserving Oregon
Ensuring a Sustainable Future for Oregon's Environment and its Citizens
Cleaning Up. Better Trash Disposal Options for Oregonians
Oregonians enjoy preserving our homes and properites. We all, on some scale, want to help keep our State clean. To reduce our carbon footprint, we as leaders need to show that we are also willing to make efforts, providing the best for our cities. This means providing weekly trash services, more inexpensive fees for these services, and, dumping. So many people cannot afford one trip to a dump to drop off a dishwasher properly or otherwise. Lowering fees for these services and temporary dumpsters will help citizens better manage the ongoing trash accumulating. We need to find ways control our waste before it is too late for Oregon. Dumping trash should not be a priviledge, it should be a basic thing that anyone can do, up to certain weight for a small fee, and, its for the greater health of our State. I will work with my districts to make Leglislation for this need.
Conservation our Natural Resources
Wen believes in the importance of conserving Oregon's natural resources for future generations. This includes protecting our forests, rivers, hatcheries, wildlife habitats and conservancy zones through effective management and conservation programs. By limiting building close to these zones, prioritizing sustainability, we can ensure that Oregon remains a beautiful and vibrant place to live. We can teach our public school students again, to maintain our forests, and, learn about marine biology. They can learn how to preserve and protect our coasts and wildlife, taking overnight trips, or camping in the Deschutes woods, learning about forest restoration. I believe that spreading around options, ideas and opportunities for our students and state citizens who want to help, only benefits Oregon's future. Oregonians can keep Oregon beautiful, and want to, themselves, with a few better options.
Civilian Safety, Growing Better Together
Whether you are shopping, eating, walking, camping, working your small business, at Blazer's game, a park, lake or a mall, Oregon citizens want to feel safe. Oregonians would like their leaders getting into better habits, not rewarding crimes against small business' or releasing people quickly who repeatedly harm others. You would prefer to call the Police Dept. or '911', in any emergency, and see the police arrive between 10 to 30 minutes of your call, and regardless of your assumed appearance get treated with dignity. That is not much to ask for. I want to give you a chance to survive in Oregon longer than you thought you were going to. I would like to give you motivation to stay and enjoy the natural beauty of this state again. You want your stores and people to feel safe and that is fair. I appreciate you, your ideas, and your innovations. Any citizen causing damage will face the courts and anyone apprehended is the States responsibility, so making sure every citizen is treated fairly and justly, will be my concern, no matter the agencies involved. You as citizens want more transparency.
Taxes and Tax Credits
Less taxes arriving at doorsteps, that you do not understand, ( Art tax, Raised property taxes...). Also I will fight to bring tax credits back for common families. Leaders in our Federal Government need to understand that due a lack of dual language courses, jobs being unavailable, less employers wanting to train employees in skills, many young adults struggle to find the basic things in life: a job, home and savings. Many young adults aged 18-40 live with their parents as dependants due to a lack of jobs and housing, now, and for decades. Families should be able to claim tax credits longer for their children at home. I will work hard to help you to receive addtional tax credits for taking care of parents, your children, and your properties large amounts of garbage, giving motivation to my citizens to get up and care again for what is theirs. I will put in place, state workers to check on the elderly being cared for by family, on a consistent basis, until benefits are no longer needed, to avoid fraud. This additonally supplies new and more jobs to citizens in Oregon who want to train in social services, helping families manage their options and needs.
