Monique Despain

“"The issue with data centers is about who gets to decide Oregon's future: the people who live here or powerful special interests with politicians like Val Hoyle in their pocket," DeSpain said. "Oregonians deserve radical transparency and a real seat at the table—and that means communities must have the power to reject a data center if they determine it isn't right for them."”

“"At a moment when the United States faces heightened threats, including the presence of sleeper cells and extremists sympathetic to hostile regimes such as Iran, Val Hoyle chose to vote against funding the very people responsible for protecting the homeland," said DeSpain. "That decision is reckless, dangerous, and it shows exactly where her priorities lie."”

“"The security of our Homeland should never be used as a political bargaining chip," DeSpain said. "Oregonians deserve a representative who will stand with our TSA officers, our border agents, our Coast Guard members, and every DHS professional working to defend our country — not someone who repeatedly votes against funding them during one of the most dangerous threat environments our country has faced in years."”

“I'm running for Congress in Oregon's 4th District because I've never stopped serving — as a mom, as a retired Air Force Colonel with 30 years of service, and in my work within Oregon's legal system. I've always answered the call, and now I'm answering it again — because Washington is broken, and our District deserves better.”