Thursday’s debate, hosted by Angelita Sanchez and Timber Unity, provided a rare chance to hear from most candidates in the race. Portland TV station KATU, which planned to host primary debates for both parties, canceled after backlash over its decision to exclude any candidates who hadn’t raised at least $750,000 for their campaigns. Read More
Timber Unity, the timber industry advocacy group which most famously sent a vehicle convoy to the Capitol in 2020 to protest Brown’s cap-and-trade climate bill, sent the governor a letter Monday requesting she use executive powers to pause the state’s gas tax. In the letter, Timber Unity co-director Angelita Sanchez pointed to Brown’s use of...
Businesswoman Angelita Sanchez — who has been a spokesperson for the statewide Timber Unity group — was the top vote getter in her first run for public office with 1,896 votes. Read More
When I realized cap and trade was being pushed by our state government, I had to speak up against it. I wasn’t going to let them take away anything from me without a fight. Something compelled me, and I couldn’t make it to go away. I have never been politically active, but this was too...
Angelita Sanchez opposes the bill. She owns a small trucking company in Sweet Home and she’s a spokesperson for Timber Unity whose members include loggers, truckers and farmers. Read More
SALEM — Angelita Sanchez’s message was loud and clear when she spoke about the renewed effort in the Oregon Legislature to pass a new cap-and-trade bill. “We’re fed up,” she said. “The Legislature is giving us a false narrative so they can shove through a tax scam. But there’s no more room for these taxes....
Angelita Sanchez, who owns a small trucking company in Sweet Home, said the group is planning another rally at the Capitol during the next legislative session in February. “I really hope the president gets to hear about that,” she said. “I really believe he’s the only one who can stop this socialist agenda we...
Rural Oregonians and those who work the land are addressing the climate. Foresters maintain healthy forests, planting more than they harvest. Farmers and ranchers manage climate effects in every aspect of their work. Truckers know you can upgrade our rigs but being stuck in traffic jams which Oregon politicians won’t fix, destroys any carbon-emission savings....
