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Chris Beck

Democratic candidate for Oregon's 2nd Congressional District

Chris Beck is a former Oregon legislator, conservation professional and USDA rural policy adviser focused on rural healthcare and Main Street economies.

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DistrictOR-02
OfficeCongress
ElectionNov. 3, 2026

Policy priorities

Where Chris stands.

Campaign position

Rural hospitals and coverage

  • Supports restoring Medicaid funding, an affordable public care option and incentives for rural clinicians

Campaign position

Main Street housing options

  • Supports low-interest rural home loans and housing near town centers while protecting farms and forests

Campaign position

Working farms and ranches

  • Supports conservation easements and stronger beginning-farmer programs to sustain rural working lands

Campaign position

Forest jobs and wildfire

  • Supports restoring federal wildfire staff and funding and a rural corps repairing forests and watersheds

Campaign position

Rural arts and culture

  • Proposes restoring the Oregon Caves Chateau and university-supported artist live/work spaces downtown

Campaign position

Trade and fuel costs

  • Supports ending the Iran war and repealing tariffs to reduce diesel, fertilizer and everyday costs

Record and background

Record & experience.

  1. 1990–2004

    Experience

    Trust for Public Land conservation professional

    Worked with owners to conserve private land for public benefit.

  2. 1997–2003

    Experience

    Oregon state representative

    Served three terms in the Oregon House.

  3. 2006–2007

    Experience

    Mercy Corps rebuilding consultant

    Helped salvage demolished housing materials after Hurricane Katrina.

  4. 2010–2016

    Experience

    USDA rural policy adviser

    Connected rural development initiatives with federal resources.

  • Experience

    Senate president’s assistant

    Worked for Oregon Senate President John Kitzhaber.

  • Experience

    Oregon Senate clerk

    Served as a clerk in the Oregon Senate.

  • Experience

    Senate committee staffer

    Worked on agriculture and natural resources policy.

  • Experience

    Portland transportation adviser

    Advised the City of Portland on transportation.

  • Experience

    International election observer

    Volunteered on OSCE election observation missions.

  • Experience

    Land use defense trustee

    Serves the Henry Richmond Land Use Defense Fund.

  • Experience

    Columbia Gorge board member

    Serves on the Friends of the Columbia Gorge board.

  • Experience

    Government school consultant

    Consulted for Portland State’s Hatfield School of Government.

  • Accomplishment

    Oregon Cultural Trust creation

    Helped establish the Oregon Cultural Trust with fellow legislators.

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