Representatively Speaking

By State Representative Rob Nosse Labor Day is considered the start of the election season that culminates in November. Most candidates have been campaigning a lot longer. Your ballot needs

By State Representative Rob Nosse Well heck. Everything I am working on is still very much in process. The only “hot” issue of the moment is the Moda Center and

By State Representative Rob Nosse As this column hits the newsstands, the Legislature either will have wrapped up the 2026 legislative session or we will only be a few days

By State Representative Rob Nosse The short session has started and we at the Oregon Legislature have a lot on our plates. Here is a rundown of some of the

By State Representative Rob Nosse Happy New Year! Hopefully 2026 is a better year in politics than 2025 has been. At least there is an election coming.Last month I promised

By State Representative Rob Nosse Those of you that get my weekly email newsletter or follow me on social media know that I just got back from a much-needed vacation.

By State Representative Rob Nosse This month I thought I would be a little more lighthearted and give you some insight into what my workdays are like. I am also

By State Representative Rob Nosse By the time you read this, the Oregon legislature will have met for a special legislative session to fund transportation in our state, something we

By State Representative Rob Nosse By the time you’re reading this, the legislative session is probably over. I have to submit this column before the legislative deadline, and I didn’t

By State Representative Rob Nosse If you only take away one thing from this month’s column, let it be this: The Oregon Transportation Reinvestment Package as presented a few weeks

By State Representative Rob Nosse Every week I get emails or text messages, even a few Facebook messages, asking me what I am doing to resist the dismantling of the

I don’t use this space to communicate as a partisan Democrat very often, but in light of November’s election results I felt like that’s the only way I could accurately

By State Representative Rob Nosse The November election is not that far away. I know there is a lot of anxiety about it. I promise this will be the last

By State Representative Rob Nosse I don’t talk about the outdoors that much in these columns but with summer here I think this topic just makes sense. As you all

By State Representative Rob Nosse I greatly appreciate that The Southeast Examiner is a newspaper where I learn about the goings on in our sliver of Portland and that it

By State Representative Rob Nosse Before you start reading, I want to express my deep gratitude to The Southeast Examiner for providing me the opportunity to share my thoughts in

By State Representative Rob Nosse By the time you are reading this, you should have received your ballot in the mail. Election season is almost over, and it is a