Oregonizers.org

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Choose your civic adventure.

You don't have to know what something is called before you can figure out how to do it.

Pick the thing you're trying to accomplish. We'll help you work out the next step.

What are you trying to do?

Find the person who represents me

Figure out who represents you at the city, county, Oregon or federal level.

Start with your address

I need help with a government problem

Something is wrong, you need an answer, or you don't know which government office handles the problem.

Start with what happened

I want to contact an official

Make a call, send a message, ask for help, or tell an elected official how an issue affects you.

We'll help you figure out who

I want to show up

Find a town hall, hearing, meeting or other opportunity to see government in action.

Find somewhere to start

I don't understand what's happening

You saw something in the news or online and want to figure out what actually happened.

Start with the story

I need election information

Register, understand your ballot, find candidates, or figure out what you're voting on.

Start with the election

I want to understand government

Learn how the pieces fit together without needing to already know the vocabulary.

See the plain-language guide

I don't know what I need

That's fine. You can start with what happened and we'll work backward from there.

Start anywhere

You don't have to know the answer yet.

"I have a problem with my kid's school" is enough to start. So is "I saw something weird in the news."

The first job isn't knowing the right government word. The first job is figuring out what happened and who might be able to do something about it.