As a Congresswoman, Oregon’s Labor Commissioner, State Representative, and Lane County community leader, Val has made a difference for working families and communities of the 4th Congressional District. And from her time as Oregon House Democratic Leader, she knows how to turn our progressive values into results. As our Member of Congress, Val is tackling the most important priorities facing our future.
Following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, reproductive freedoms and access to abortion are at risk. We need leaders in Congress who will prioritize reproductive health – like Val Hoyle. Val has fearlessly defended a woman’s right to choose, and will continue to fight back in Congress against anti-abortion extremists who want to take away our rights. She trusts women to make their own healthcare decisions. That’s why, while serving in the state legislature, Val fought to pass a comprehensive women’s health bill that would require insurance companies to cover contraception, abortion, and postpartum care. In Congress, Val has and will continue to work to protect reproductive freedoms by:
Climate change and environmental degradation aren’t a future threat: they are immediate emergencies that we are experiencing today in the form of wildfires, extreme heat, drought, contaminated water, and more. In the legislature, Val helped expand Oregon’s Clean Fuels program to reduce carbon emissions, worked to move Oregon off of coal power, and increased renewable energy standards for utilities. In her first term, Val secured funding for critical updates to the Lane County forest fire safety equipment, equipping our first responders for emergency wildfire response. In Congress, she has worked to reestablish the United States as a global leader in addressing climate change, fight for clean air and water, and protect Oregon’s natural treasures. Val’s plan to continue to tackle the climate crisis includes:
As a working mom who raised her family here, Val Hoyle knows firsthand the impact inflation is having on Oregon families. In Congress, she will continue to work with anyone regardless of party to pass common sense ways to bring prices down and wages up, including:
Oregon’s housing crisis has many faces, from homeless encampments in our cities, to families trying to reestablish their lives after being displaced by wildfires, to the less visible but no less urgent reality of people living in a vehicle or on the couches of friends and families. In our coastal communities, short-stay rentals from corporations like Airbnb make the problems even worse. The high cost of housing across the district prevents businesses from recruiting workers and pinches working families. A huge part of the problem stems from decades of the federal government having completely abandoned its responsibilities on public and affordable housing. In her first term, Val secured $4 million in funding for workers housing in North Bend. As our member of Congress, Val will continue to:
As a working mom, Val has seen the struggles Oregon families face. In the legislature, she fought for paid sick leave, increasing Oregon’s minimum wage, and for the largest increase in public education funding in Oregon history. In Congress, we can count on her to continue to stand up for women and their families, and fight for:
There is no question that the Affordable Care Act made significant improvements, but the reality is that our healthcare system is still not affordable for most Americans, with sky-high deductibles and out-of-control prescription costs meaning that care is still not universal. Val’s healthcare priorities include:
As the first in her family to graduate from college and someone who struggled with dyslexia in school, Val knows first-hand the power of public education to build opportunities for people and create a strong foundation for a vital economy. As Labor Commissioner, Val has championed paid apprenticeship programs that provide hands-on workforce training throughout Oregon and expanded apprenticeship opportunities beyond the building and construction trades in partnership with labor unions, employers and community colleges. In the legislature, she was one of the loudest voices in favor of K-12 and higher education funding. Unfortunately, the federal role in education took a giant step backward during the Donald Trump/Betsy DeVos administration. Val will continue to fight for:
Access to democracy is a more urgent issue than it has been in a generation. Increased attacks on voting rights have surged across the country, undermining access to the ballot and fundamental protections of the Voting Rights Act. In the legislature, Val led the effort to pass Oregon’s automatic voter registration law to expand ballot access. She understands the clear role of the federal government in protecting this fundamental right, and continue to fight for:
Val spent 25 years in the private sector working in the bicycle industry and she knows firsthand what it’s like to sign the front – and back – of a paycheck. As Labor Commissioner, Val improved her agency’s responsiveness and outreach to the business community. She knows that small businesses don’t have an army of lawyers and accountants to help them understand the law. In Congress, Val continues to advocate for our small businesses to make sure they have the tools they need to be successful.