Secretary Of State

Now that November election ballots are blanketing the state, Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan is sending out the message that voting here continues to be fair and secure. She told “Think Out Loud” that Oregon has a robust system for ensuring the integrity of elections.

The follow-up from the Oregon Secretary of State says Portland Public Schools needs to focus on reducing inequities.

Oregon Secretary of State-elect Shemia Fagan, a Democrat, said she will examine the “critical warnings” that the state’s former elections director voiced before he was fired last week by the incumbent secretary of state.

Oregon Secretary of State Dennis Richardson discusses voter fraud and election reform. We also talk about police oversight, treating Portland's water, and hear from TriMet. 

Unions and other Democratic-leaning groups are coming to the aid of Avakian as he attempts to continue his party’s long winning streak in statewide elections.

The secretary of state is the Swiss Army knife of Oregon government. It supervises seven divisions — from audits to archives, corporations to elections. What's that got to do with civics education?

We talk to a transgender high school student about new guidelines from the Oregon Department of Education and we hear from the three candidates who are running for Secretary of State in the Democratic primary.

We talk to legislative representatives on both sides of a bill that would eliminate the use of coal energy by Oregon's two biggest utilities by 2035. The Oregon Secretary of State discusses how the implementation of the state’s automatic voter registration law is going. And we speak with the backcountry guide who led a trip down a previously undocumented slot canyon for Oregon Field Guide.