Independent Party

Are you tired of extremism and polarization?

And being manipulated by politicians who say one thing to get your vote
and then do something else?

If so, then maybe the Independent Party of Oregon is for you. A 2023 Gallup poll found that 63% of Americans want a viable third party and that the Democratic and Republican parties "do such a poor job representing the American people that a third party is needed." The only way to build a third party is to join one and get involved.

The Independent Party of Oregon (IPO) believes in fiscally and environmentally responsible policies to restore our middle class and address real problems.

Government reform: We work to restore integrity to our institutions by achieving voting reforms that make our democracy more representative and real campaign finance reform. We are founding members of the Honest Elections Oregon coalition that persuaded the Oregon Legislature’s 2024 session to limit campaign contributions and require that the true sources of campaign funds be disclosed and revealed in political ads (“taglines”). The persuasive tool was our 100,000 signatures on an initiative to adopt stricter limits and disclosure requirements..

People centered policies: We work on reducing the high cost of living (especially for housing), homelessness, addiction, and the causes and effects of fire and extreme weather on our communities.

Facts:

• We are the fastest growing party in Oregon, adding over 143,000 members since 2007 (4.8% of Oregon’s registered voters).
• About 6.5% of all local office holders (city council members, commissioners, mayors) are IPO members.
• We're highly informed, rational, non-tribal, non-extremist voters.
• Our platform is fiscally responsible, socially compassionate, and environmentally protective.
• We fight to keep big money from buying government policy at all levels of government.

Today, government policies in Oregon are crafted largely by and for powerful corporations, large unions, and the wealthy. Government is not accountable to regular people. Politics is too partisan. There is not enough problem-solving. We stand against extremism, crisis entrepreneurs, and those who seek to curtail individual rights.

We work to:

• Oppose spending on inefficient government programs and bailouts.
• Increase transparency in government, especially on how tax dollars are spent.
• Improve education and job training opportunities for Oregonians.
• Protect the environment and the climate effectively.
• Protect Oregon consumers from ripoffs and abuse, including medical billing.
• Provide incentives for business creation and expansion in Oregon, but only if the incentives return greater public benefit than they cost.

2024 PLATFORM

Our 2024 platform (indparty.com/platform), based on our member surveys, aligns public policies with the priorities of ordinary citizens in the areas of health care, education, campaign and ethics reform, and environmental and other policies. See our past Voters’ Pamphlet statements at indparty.com/vp.

2024 CANDIDATES

Check indparty.com for the 29 candidates we nominated.

COMMUNITY BASED CANDIDATES

We support candidates backed and trusted by their local communities, not the special interests that dominate Republican and Democratic agendas and account for nearly all of the $153 million spent on Oregon political campaigns in 2022 and the $52 million spent on 2023 lobbying in Oregon.

WE ARE HAVING AN IMPACT

We have worked on several policies to protect taxpayers, consumers, and our environment over the years, but our main focus has been to restore power to ordinary citizens.

In 2024, we helped negotiate the first legislatively adopted campaign contribution limits in Oregon history.

We helped achieve campaign finance reform in Multnomah County in 2016 and Portland in 2018 by passing charter amendment measures to limit campaign contributions to $500 each and require that political ads name their 5 largest funders.

OREGON BALLOT MEASURES:

VOTE. THINK. BE. INDEPENDENT.

www.indparty.com

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(This information furnished by Independent Party of Oregon.)