KHANH PHAM FOR OREGON HOUSE DISTRICT 46
Imagine Black is proud to continue our support of Representative Khanh Pham for District 46!
Khanh Pham is the State Representative for Oregon House District 46 (Jade District, SE/NE Portland). Khanh brings years of experience in community organizing and a deep commitment to Environmental and Climate Justice.
Learn more about Khanh’s campaign here.
Khanh Pham:
pledged to reject donations from police unions and private prisons. Learn more about Oregon's No Police Money Pledge. here: https://www.nopolicemoney.org
believes that Black people and families are experts in their lives and the solutions needed to build a better future for themselves and each other. Black voices;
believe that Black leadership belongs in meaningful decision-making roles, including voters and appointed and elected leaders;
believe in environmental racism and that Black and Indigenous people have been disproportionately affected by years of decisions that have negatively impacted our living and working environments;
believe that violations of property should never be equated with the violation of human life; believe that the rights of protestors should be respected and protected;
believe in reparations for Black Oregonians;
believe in the right for workers to organize in public and private sectors; believe that housing and shelter are human rights;
believe that immigration is a human right; believe in the land back movement and Indigenous sovereignty;
believe that systematic anti-Black racism exists in Oregon and needs to be dismantled;
believe that everyone should have access to the full range of reproductive health care services, including access to safe abortion;
believe that federal, state, regional, and local governments share the responsibility to dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline in Oregon;
believe that critical race and ethnic studies are essential to Oregon K-12 education and require state budget investment to ensure implementation.
commits to creating policies with a Black Queer Feminist lens and supporting legislation protecting LGBTQIA2+ Oregonians from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity;
commit to defending the rights of all working people, including those who are unable to form unions at this time - domestic workers, migrant workers, and sex workers;
supports decriminalizing sex work; supports a just transition, shifting from an extractive to a regenerative economy;
supports the call to reimagine public safety and create democratic community control over safety and justice systems rooted in restoration and healing; and
supports laws banning the sale or transfer of military-style assault weapons and large-capacity magazines.
