r/grantspass

No more lawsuits, no more recalls! Let’s get it right at the ballot box this time!

MAYDAY, MAYDAY!

This coming First Friday, May 1st SLNT.LY is back for another spectacular night of funky beats and dancing under the stars!

This month, we are excited to bring THE HOUSEWIFE, THE FUNKY JUNKY, and GINGER ILL to our electronic station, as well as RETROTRON and KODA. B to our old school throwback station.

6-10PM, ALL AGES and fun for the whole family. Help spread the word and bring your friends! $10 Headphone rentals.

MAY DAY RALLY – GRANTS PASS

Our next day of action is on Friday May 1st from 4–7 PM at Riverside Park.

PROTEST – 7th & Park St

Make your voice heard. Be seen. Be counted.

GENERAL STRIKE - This is the first time the national group has promoted a general strike. If you can, call off work and buy nothing on that day.

BUY NOTHING POTLUCK – Trevillian Pavilion

Bring what you can. Share what you have. Build real community.

FOOD DRIVE FOR MINT - Bring canned goods and other shelf stable items to support neighbors in need. Pop-top cans and items that don’t need to be cooked are preferred.

MINT is not a sponsor of this event.

SPEAKERS & ENTERTAINMENT - We are planning to have a few people speak about unions, live music, rock painting, and some field games.

This is what May Day is about:

Standing together. Taking up space. Showing that this community cares.

No gatekeeping. No spectators.

Just people showing up for each other.

Show up. Stand together.

As a Deschutes County resident, who works in La Pine, and has family in Prineville, please join me for this candidate Forum. You will meet your next U.S. Congresswoman who will deliver results to their constituents when she wins the primary & then the general election.

Hello,

Over the last few weeks, I have recorded interviews with 6 candidates running in the Democratic primary for Oregon’s 2nd Congressional District and 1 Republican challenging the incumbent. I didn’t do this because I have political connections or because I’m being paid by anyone. I’m not affiliated with any party. I’m not a monetized YouTuber or a great interviewer; I’m just an insufferable loudmouth on Reddit. I did this because I care about my community, I love Oregon, and I think my district deserves a better congressperson.

I want to spread the word about these candidates and to help you understand some of your options. And when that task is done, I’ll move to volunteering my time and energy in other ways. By the end of this year, I personally need to be able to look back and say “I tried everything I could.” Because what is happening in this country right now — and Cliff Bentz’s silent complicity in it — makes me crazy. But the world doesn’t need another crazy person. This is my attempt to do something constructive in the face of so much darkness.

There is still time before the primaries to reach out to these candidates and find out more. Believe me, they actually respond to messages. There’s even a little time left to register with a political party if you haven’t already. But the reason this is important now is because you need to be ready to work for your candidate later this year. If you want to reign in Trump and boot Bentz out of office like I do, it is going to require buy-in on your part. You need to put yourself in the game and take charge of your power as a voter. 

The 2nd District is huge, and has betrayed itself to Bentz again and again. But the tariffs he said nothing about hurt Oregonians. The US dollar losing 10% of its value over the last year hurt Oregonians. The cuts to SNAP and childcare hurt Oregonians. Understaffed VA hospitals hurt Oregonians. Tax-incentivized data centers hurt Oregonians. Reckless plundering of public lands hurt Oregonians. Closing rural hospitals hurts Oregonians. Children living with food insecurity hurts Oregonians. 

I’m tired of the pain that Cliff Bentz has quietly presided over. I’m tired of his fair-weather fiscal conservative “slopulism.” His lies about tax cuts and government spending. His inability to answer his constituents, or show up in his own district. His deference to Trump and the extremist elements in his party. I cannot stand back and let him pillage Oregon from his seat on the Energy and Natural Resources Committees. So I did this.

And I’m also wary of those neighbors, friends, and family who, even now, are ready to give up without a fight. They’re content to call the midterms before they happen, sometimes not even bothering to vote at all. I understand — it’s improbable from where we stand today. But things can change if enough of us want it to, and if we work hard enough. I choose to believe it’s possible. I choose to believe it’s worth trying for. I guess what I’m really saying is that I choose to believe in you, neighbor.

I’ve always voted in the general election, but I never felt connected to my choice. Maybe they were a poor candidate, or maybe I was just not engaged enough as a voter. I realized it was up to me to change my approach. I decided to make it my business who I’d be asked to vote for, and now I’m asking you to make it yours.

These candidates are not nameless, faceless robots. They are not cookie-cutter career politicians massively out of touch with the people they want to serve. And if you wind up at the midterms wondering how you got stuck with the choices put before you, it’s because you did not start caring soon enough. You did not do your job in fielding the candidates and then supporting them — whether it’s with you time and energy, money, etc. You yourself can put those names on the midterms ballot — you can author your own choices — if you get involved now.

Democrats in Alphabetical Order

1. Chris Beck - https://youtu.be/6dhudY_4S00
2. Dawn Rasmussen - https://youtu.be/CwkEkQrRdSs
3. Mary Doyle - https://youtu.be/O-oUwCsNR1E 
4. Patty Snow - https://youtu.be/A42RdwkIDLc 
5. Peter Quince - https://youtu.be/MxMYkWMaelk 
6. Rebecca Mueller - https://youtu.be/ZpHTyvt6KIc

 

And Republican challenger, Peter Larson - https://youtu.be/Q7IWuaKlUdQ 

You can see the February Democratic Candidate Forum in Medford I filmed here:

https://youtu.be/Da_K7OEVw5Y

I also recorded Cliff Bentz’ last in-person town hall in Boardman, back in February of 2025:

https://youtu.be/zC5I2oSJaMU

Please give your district a chance. Register with a party to vote in the primaries before April 28th. Thank you for your kind attention.