Tracy’s Priorities
Tracy Cramer is used to solving the messy problems, not being a part of the mess.
✓ Fix Oregon's Broken Education System
Tracy is the leading voice for education reform in the Capitol. She's a champion for school choice, parental rights, curriculum transparency, teaching our kids the basics, and high standards in our schools.
Oregon faces a frightening dichotomy in education right now: graduation rates are rising, while academic achievement is plummeting. Politicians are too worried about getting kids to graduate, and less worried about if they are actually learning something. Tracy believes that in order to turn the system around, we need to have big, bold changes.
Tracy believes for our students to have the best shot at their full potential, school should prepare them. That's why she fought against the Department of Education's decision to suspend graduation requirements until 2028.
Tracy knows that kids perform best when they are in an educational environment that best fits their needs. That's why she introduced comprehensive school choice legislation that would put parents back in the driver seat by choosing the best education for their kids.
✓ Hold Government Accountable
Politicians continually tell us there isn't enough money to spend on all their pet projects. The Salem City Council told us that when they tried to pass a $500/year tax on workers and the Legislature continually wants to take your Kicker Refund.
We need politicians who have the courage to call out government waste, hold bureaucrats accountable, and stand up for taxpayers.
In her first term, Tracy wasn't afraid to ask the tough questions of the Department of Early Learning and Care about their alleged wasting of millions of dollars on preschool that no kid ever used. She will continue to fight that corruption in the Capitol.
✓ Clean up our Streets and Make them Safer
Oregon's streets are a mess. Whether they are filled with tents, aluminum foil for smoking fentanyl, or with crime, Oregonians don't feel safe like they used to.
Tracy helped to repeal Measure 110, and replace it with a system that prioritizes treatment over enabling people struggling with addiction, and voted to tighten restrictions on fentanyl.
As a mom, Tracy understands that a little tough love goes a long way. That's why she supported additional funding for law enforcement and the tools to help them do what they do best: protect us.
✓ Make Oregon Affordable for Working Families
Working families are struggling to afford rising costs because of inflation and our housing shortage. Some of these are a result of federal policy, but the Legislature isn't making things better.
Tracy supports efforts to roll back regulations that are driving record increases in our utility bills. PGE has proposed raising rates another 7% after their 17% increase early this year because of government mandates that require utility companies to buy more expensive, less reliable energy.
Tracy worked hard to pass both housing packages that passed the Legislature in 2023 and 2024. They will open up the buildable land so that more homes can be built to alleviate our housing shortage to drive down prices. She also supported provisions thay would provide funding for the development of more housing, specifically for our agricultural workers and victims of sexual violence.