We've got big news, Voornaam.

I'm proud and extremely excited to announce that the Keynote Speaker for The 11th Oregon Summit will be Congresswoman Barbara Lee from California!

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Congresswoman Lee wasborn in Texas and grew up in the segregated Southwest where she learned from an early age the importance of standing up for one’s beliefs and of fighting for equality for all.

Barbara later moved to the San Francisco/East Bay Area so that she could attend Mills College in Oakland. During college, she quickly became a leader in the region’s vibrant civil rights movement—being elected president of the Black Student Union. Her commitment as a community activist led her to get involved in Representative Shirley Chisholm’s campaign for president. Acting on the advice she received from Representative Chisholm to “get involved”, Barbara served as an intern in then-Congressman Ron Dellums’ office—a place she would spend the next decade of her life in service to her community.

Upon the retirement of Congressman Dellums in February 1998, Barbara Lee ran to succeed her former boss in the House of Representatives. In a special election held in April 1998, she won convincingly, receiving over 67% of the vote.

In 2001, Congresswoman Lee was the lone member to vote against AUMF (Authorization For Use of Military Force) because she regarded it as as “a blank check (for President Bush) to attack anyone involved in the September 11 events—anywhere, in any country, without regard to our nation's long-term foreign policy, economic and national security interests, and without time limit...” 

Since entering Congress, she has authored or co-authored every major piece of HIV/AIDS legislation. She serves on the Budget Committee and the powerful Appropriations Committee, which oversees all federal government spending. 

She is a long-standing elected member of the DNC, where she has taken an active role in making the party more progresive, diverse, and grassroots-driven. She has also served as a key member of the Democratic Platform drafting committee in 2012, 2016 and 2020.  She serves as the honorary Chair of One Voice PAC and Chair of the DCCC's  Winning With Women of Color program. 

Congresswoman Lee is the highest ranking Black woman in Congress, serving as Co-Chair of the Policy and Steering Committee. As Co-Chair, Rep. Lee works to ensure that committees reflect the diversity, dynamism, and integrity of the Democratic Caucus. She also works to advance the policies that comprise the Democratic “For the People” agenda. In addition, she currently serves as the Chair of the Majority Leader’s Task Force on Poverty and Opportunity, Co-Chair of the Pro-Choice Caucus, and Co-Chair of the Cannabis Caucus. She is the former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

Tickets are already selling fast, and all previous Oregon Summits have sold out, so don't wait: Get your tickets today!

See you in Sunriver!

KC Hanson
Chair
Democratic Party of Oregon

The 11th Biennial Oregon Summit
Friday, April 29th â€“ Sunday, May 1st
Sunriver Resort
17600 Center Drive
Sunriver, OR 97707
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P.S. Lodging is NOT included in the ticket package for The Oregon Summit. The DPO has reserved a Room Block at the Sunriver Resort, which you can use to reserve rooms at our special discounted rate using this link. Please be aware that the DPO Room Block at Sunriver closes on April 14th, and rooms typically sell out, so book your rooms early! In addition, to ensure that as many Democrats who’d like to participate are able, the Democratic Party of Oregon will be livestreaming the speakers and workshops, facilitating ride-share and house-share programs, and offering affordability scholarships for the 11th Biennial Oregon Summit. Click here to learn more about Summit affordability options.

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