Pacific Green Party of Oregon

The Pacific Green Party held its 2026 Summer Nominating Convention on Saturday, July 18. The recording is now available on our YouTube channel.

At each convention, the Pacific Green Party opens the assembly by reading a land acknowledgement. But we also want to think more deeply about the issue. How can we better put these ideas into practice? 

Please see below for a list of resources to broaden our understanding of indigenous land theft. Thank you to Amy L. Sacks (State Coordinating Committee) for putting this list together. And if you have other resources you'd like to share, please send them to us at [email protected].

Name: Andrea Townsend

Seeking the nomination for U.S. House of Representatives, 5th District

Party Affiliation: Pacific Green Party

Home: Portland

Why do you want to pursue this role? What interests you about it? What are the top issues you're campaigning on?

I want to pursue this role to ensure that voters in Oregon’s Fifth Congressional District have a Green candidate on the ballot and a meaningful alternative grounded in peace, ecological responsibility, social justice, and care for future generations.

I am inspired by peacemakers, gardeners, organizers, young people, and those working to build a livable future seven generations and beyond. I want to use this campaign to amplify their work, strengthen the visibility of the Pacific Green Party, and help create lasting connections between electoral politics, mutual aid, community organizing, and creative civic engagement.

My top campaign issues are ending war and redirecting resources toward human and ecological needs; addressing the housing crisis through deeply affordable social housing and tenant protections; confronting climate change while protecting land, water, and biodiversity; and building an economy that supports working people, young people, and communities that have been dispossessed or excluded from political power.

Name: Josiah Dean

Seeking the nomination for Oregon House District 57.

Party Affiliation: Pacific Green Party

Home: Dufur

Why do you want to pursue this role? What interests you about it? What are the top issues you're campaigning on?

Name: Stephanie Terrio

Seeking the nomination for Oregon House District 26.

Party Affiliation: Not a member of a party

Home: Wilsonville

Why do you want to pursue this role? What interests you about it? What are the top issues you're campaigning on?

I am running for office because it is necessary to have representatives who will deliver the needs of American people while upholding the constitution and their oath. Our founding documents prove our nation serves human dignity before party, ideology, or interest. I will prove to every constituency and representative that a candidate displaying cooperation, honesty, and communication can eliminate voter apathy. I come from a military family who taught us the importance of voting. I have seen firsthand how PTSD and apathy affect our families. US Veterans are suffering under the care of our government. This will continue until representatives in the VA committee cooperate and deliver legislation. All Americans cannot deny the homelessness and atrocities we see in each city. My generation and the generation after me cannot afford housing either. Eliminating corporate and foreign campaign contributions will open up the path to a new American dream that we can all work toward.

Name: Justin Filip

Seeking the nomination for U.S. House of Representatives, District 4

Party Affiliation: Pacific Green Party 

Home: Eugene

Website: https://www.justin4congress.com/

Name: James Dashiell

Seeking the nomination for Benton County Commissioner.

Party Affiliation: Pacific Green Party

Home: Corvallis

Why do you want to pursue this role? What interests you about it? What are the top issues you're campaigning on?

Benton County is in need of Commissioners that will have a long range environmental vision. We should elect representatives who are not swayed by corporate campaign contributions. As a Green Party candidate I'll be campaigning on environmental policy to protect Benton County and it's residents. The issue of our county's landfill and it's long term impact on this area's handling of waste for future generations should be front and center over the next years for our commissioners. Housing and services for our citizens and future citizens is also a priority. As a member of the Green Party I'll be looking for solutions that arise from engagement with our citizens, enabling us to leverage all citizens in formulating our policies.

Name: Timothy Dehne

Seeking the nomination for Oregon House District 11.

Party Affiliation: Pacific Green Party 

Home: Tangent

Why do you want to pursue this role? What interests you about it? What are the top issues you're campaigning on?

The importance of Pacific Green Party to be a part of state government. I have been living in Linn County since 2019. After 2020, boundaries were changed and most of Linn county became District 11. The current Rep. (Jami Cate) is running for Oregon Senate District 6. Therefore District 11 is an open seat. I put my odds of winning at fair to good. My overriding issue is WATER. And running as a Green is important because folks have been expressing their desire to vote for other than Democrat or Republican. This feeling is nationwide, I believe, and the Green Party has its best opportunity to win elections.

Name: Brett Smith

Seeking the nomination for Governor of Oregon.

Party Affiliation: Pacific Green Party 

"I have been thoroughly impressed by the Green Party's antiwar stance."

Home: Molalla

Why do you want to pursue this role? What interests you about it? What are the top issues you're campaigning on?

Want is a strong word. I feel that it is necessary for there to be opposition to the status quo, especially in the current state of the world.

My interest is in the possibility. Despite the current doom that hangs over our heads, I truly believe there is a chance for change.

My top issues are corruption, sustainability and the future.

https://brett-smith.us/