Brett Smith

Why they say you should vote for them

The candidate's own case to voters, summarized from their campaign and public statements.

• Calls his campaign "The Protest Vote" and appeals to independent, third-party and unaffiliated voters to "challenge the status quo."[1]
• Says corruption is the most important issue and pledges a full audit of state systems and the tax code by independent contractors.[1],[2]
• Says society must protect its most vulnerable members "as a default function not as an option."[1]
• Argues that smaller parties can achieve more by working in coalition.[3]

Background

• Inventor and small business owner (welder and fabricator)[1],[2]
• Maintenance director, Healthcare facility in Oregon City · From 2019[2]
• School bus driver, Canby · After 2016[2]
• Independent Party nominee for U.S. House, 5th District (nearly 5% of the vote), Independent Party of Oregon · 2024[3]

Education

• Welding apprenticeship, Toromont Energy[1]

Where they stand

• Energy & Environment
  Supports a permanent moratorium on data centers.[1],[2]
• Health Care
  Supports a universal public option that expands the Oregon Health Plan, with no premiums below median income and capped monthly premiums above it.[1],[2]
• Economy & Jobs
  Proposes a surcharge on employers with 50 or more employees who pay below a living wage, with the money going to the Oregon Health Plan, food assistance and workforce grants.[2]
• Foreign Policy
  Supports barring deployment of Oregon National Guard units into combat without a congressional declaration of war, and a constitutional amendment so no Oregonian is drafted into a war Congress has not sanctioned.[1],[2]
• Elections & Democracy
  Proposes a constitutional amendment removing political spending rights from corporations and similar entities, with exceptions for registered political committees.[2]
• Agriculture
  Supports subsidies for local businesses and ranchers rather than corporations.[1]
• Public Safety
  Opposes unconstitutional surveillance and supports strengthening the Oregon Civil Defense Force.[1]

Voting record

Brett Smith has not held an office with a recorded voting record. See Background and Where they stand.

In their words