Important Issues

Focusing on jobs. It’s one of the worst economies since the Great Depression. That’s why Arnie Roblan has been working overtime to put the South Coast back to work. He led the effort to protect our local economy by expanding the airport at North Bend. He worked to rebuild the Coos Bay Rail Line so we can stop layoffs at mills and keep plants open. He spearheaded efforts to deepen the Port at Coos Bay to bring thousands of new container jobs to our area in the years ahead.

Putting our kids first. As a lifelong teacher, Arnie has dedicated his career to a better future for our children. He made our kids his top priority by protecting funding for K-12 and expanding healthcare for 80,000 children. He helped lead the fight for Jessica’s Law to require tougher penalties for sexual predators. Arnie has also worked to protect funding for our universities and community colleges.

Defending the coast. Arnie passed a new law this year to protect property owners. He sponsored bills to preserve our coastline and waterways. He’s working to boost our natural resources industry. He backed a bill to create new, high-paying jobs by developing biomass as an alternative fuel from waste material generated from logging. He’s leading efforts to recruit more doctors to practice in rural Oregon.

Protecting seniors. Arnie knows we have a promise to keep to our seniors. They deserve to be treated with dignity in their golden years. He fought to increase funding for Project Independence so more seniors can get the care they need in their own homes, instead of a nursing home.

Giving government back to us. Arnie believes regular citizens deserve to know how our tax dollars are being spent, not just government bureaucrats. That’s why he sponsored legislation to give every Oregonian access to new online tools to review how state agencies are spending our money. He also voted to streamline red tape for small businesses to get access to the capital they need to survive.