About Dennis Linthicum

Dennis Linthicum represents the citizens of Senate District 28, which includes all, or part of five rural, mostly-eastern Oregon counties: Jackson, Klamath, Lake, Deschutes and Crook. As Senator of one of the largest Senate districts in our state, it is extremely important that my constituents remain in contact with me about the issues and concerns that affect their lives. You and I must work together to protect the common interests of rural Oregonians.

Fluff, Stuff and Fraud in Oregon

Why did the governor go through the charade of having both the DMV and outside auditors wasting time and money trying to investigate data-entry errors when almost anything is valid? Why the pretense of a drivers' license or the final-four digits of a “valid” SSN? Why call for an outside audit? Because this is a “limited hang-out” part of a grand charade.

By |2024-11-01T00:31:39-04:00November 1st, 2024|

Potential Tragedies Brought to the Oregon Public’s Doorstep

With only a handful of investigative journalists available to dig through the legislative dumpster, this item has remained buried and has not yet received prime-time notice. Today's example is a law, HB 4133 - passed in 2022, that created a fourth option for identifying oneself as a valid voter in the registration process.

By |2024-10-29T00:18:35-04:00October 29th, 2024|

Are Oregon’s Measures Gimmicks Or Schemes

Remember, our constitutions are supposed to define the narrow pathway for government actors. The Bill of Rights for example, tells us what government cannot do. The notion was that the people shall remain free while the government will be bound with constitutional shackles to protect our freedom.

By |2024-09-07T00:38:23-04:00September 7th, 2024|

I Will Be A Watchdog – Not a Lapdog

I am running for the office of Oregon's Secretary of State because our state is at a crossroads. My wife, Diane, and I have had the privilege of living in Klamath County for over 3 decades. As we celebrate 44 years of marriage, our roots in Oregon run deep, with our children building their lives and families here in the Pacific Northwest, as well.

By |2024-08-27T00:17:29-04:00August 27th, 2024|

Luxury, Foppery or Truth

Our constitutionally federated Republic is facing difficult days. It seems there is a lack of faith in government and the very people involved in representing us, as their so-called constituencies. This is understandable.

By |2024-08-16T00:31:47-04:00August 16th, 2024|

Collapsing Oregon Absurdities

The media likes to tell us that the Harris team has it all wrapped up. But this too is puffery. Unfortunately, the majority party here in Oregon always falls for fake media news and think the same way. But they are all struggling against reality; they can't defeat truth.

By |2024-08-10T00:21:30-04:00August 10th, 2024|

Lost, Bought or Stolen in Oregon

So, I encourage you, rather than being disheartened by the current dismal state of affairs, let us draw courage and resolve like our forebears who overcame their conflicts. We too can be victorious and change the course of our government. It has fallen to us to be the generation that turns Oregon and America back to its foundational first principles.

By |2024-07-31T00:15:17-04:00July 31st, 2024|

Fight for Accountability

Holding state level agencies accountable will be a major priority at the Secretary of States office. Conducting comprehensive reviews is essential to ensure that agencies and executive offices are operating efficiently, delivering services effectively, and adhering to the statutory limits set by the legislature.

By |2024-07-19T02:23:53-04:00July 19th, 2024|

Our Finest Hour

On June 18, 1940, Winston Churchill addressed the British - House of Commons with one of his most famous speeches, the legendary "Finest Hour" speech. It is one of the most inspiring and uplifting speeches of our modern era. Churchill made the claim that,

By |2024-07-05T00:40:05-04:00July 5th, 2024|

Why Did They Do It?

This is what Make America Great Again means. It means, as Jefferson added, that the vast majority of our country's inhabitants are too "enlightened, too well experienced in the blessings of freedom and undisturbed industry, to tolerate long a contrary state of things.”

By |2024-06-22T00:16:07-04:00June 22nd, 2024|

Political Brass-Knuckles

We have a lot of work ahead of us because today’s ideological battles are part of a modern war. The battles we face are much more than meaningless skirmishes. The far-left has crafted their one-sided story under a false narrative of oppression and victimhood. The vast majority of Oregonians, left, right, and center know something is wrong with this picture.

By |2024-06-09T22:45:29-04:00June 8th, 2024|

Let’s Make Oregon Safe, Free and Great Again

If you are still wondering about who you might vote for in the Secretary of State's race, let me help. I've got some notions that will be worth your time. This Secretary of State's (SOS) office is an executive position and it is entirely partisan.

By |2024-05-25T00:10:46-04:00May 25th, 2024|

Double-dealing Shenanigans

In the midst of this Primary season, attempting to enumerate the multitude of failures and bankrupt ideas emanating from the Democrat Party proves daunting. The sheer scale of exorbitant taxes, incessant spending, and superfluous regulations emanating from Salem (and Washington, DC), along with their lasting costs and ultimate burdens, defies measurement.

By |2024-04-10T01:13:11-04:00April 10th, 2024|

Implementation of Oregon’s Measure 110’s Failed Policies

It hasn't taken long for death, addiction and cultural destruction to hit our streets after the implementation of Measure 110's failed policies. The writing has been on the wall and everyone has realized that the policies aimed at decriminalizing drugs and defunding police, parole and probation are disastrous ideas.

By |2024-03-09T00:49:10-05:00March 9th, 2024|

Oregon Government is Costly

Was social distancing was effective? Is there scientific evidence that face masks can stop a respiratory virus? Were Randomized Controlled Trials (RCT) performed to confirm asymptomatic transmission claims? Did plexiglass barriers, the constant washing of grocery counters, or disinfecting shopping carts handles provide any documentable benefits?

By |2024-02-23T00:10:22-05:00February 23rd, 2024|

Oregon’s High-Minded Muddle

These guys can't define a woman and don't know the difference between a heifer and a bull-calf. They have totally screwed up our education and criminal justice systems, increased homelessness, poverty, and drug abuse, and put the economy into the ditch. So, why not give them control of our thoughts, speech and language too?

By |2023-12-23T00:26:49-05:00December 23rd, 2023|

Who are “They”? By Their Fruits You Shall Know Them

In general, “they” are those opposed to Liberty. They are deep-state malcontents amassing power by stripping authority and wealth from the citizenry. They are typically elites and the super wealthy using their enormous influence to steer public policy toward their own enrichment. They sway public leaders and legislators to do their bidding by using emotional stories.

By |2023-11-08T00:28:26-05:00November 8th, 2023|

Unhinged: Control the Food, Control the People

Powerful men and women have long used their money and influence to engineer their own success while seeking the demise of others through indoctrination, propaganda and corruption. In Oregon we face an onslaught of pre-ordained policy decisions coming from these players as they influence municipal leaders, county commissioners, state legislators and citizens, alike.

By |2023-10-24T00:44:29-04:00October 24th, 2023|

Bind Legislators Not the People

Our representative system was designed around maximum liberty, where you are supposed to be concerned about your own life and your own choices. It's supposed to be about you minding your own business and caring for yourself. It protects your life, liberty, and your life’s just pursuits by preventing unwarranted interference from others.

By |2023-10-06T00:32:53-04:00October 6th, 2023|

Upcoming Oregon Political Battles

Here in Oregon, we find ourselves in the midst of an enormous culture war. It’s not unlike other parts of our nation where the far-left is propagating falsehood and purposefully misguiding public opinions. On an hourly basis mainstream media and mindless twitter-bots praise what is despicable and despise what is honorable.

By |2023-09-12T00:11:53-04:00September 12th, 2023|

A Soviet-styled Future in Oregon?

I need your help to mount a strategic challenge to the unconscionable assault on the rights of minorities everywhere – the right to protest government policy, to air grievances in public without persecution and the right to continue the fight for our respective liberties. This battle was brought into our front yards, now let’s muster our courageous response!

By |2023-09-02T00:07:55-04:00September 2nd, 2023|

Heroes Among Us

We will always face agenda-driven activists, socialists, Marxists, progressives and irresponsible pleasure-seekers who incessantly complain while believing more government is the answer. However, history coupled with reality provides a clearer warning. Therefore, our Liberty requires our involvement, boldness and diligence.

By |2023-07-22T00:29:12-04:00July 22nd, 2023|

Will Hardcore Felons be Voting in Oregon?

The Senate Judiciary Committee held its first public meeting for SB 579 last Thursday and the bill was scheduled for a Committee vote on February 2, 2023, but that vote has been cancelled for the time being. Because this Bill may come back onto the schedule, it is still worth discussing.

By |2023-02-08T00:59:30-05:00February 8th, 2023|

Fractured Bedrock, Part 2

Thomas Jefferson, the freedom-loving republican, was the man who quickly repealed these unjust laws when he became President. America’s uniquely libertarian approach to free speech has emerged from a long struggle to hear all voices and achieve civil rights and racial equality which exist in statute in America today.

By |2022-09-07T00:26:04-04:00September 7th, 2022|

Fractured Bedrock, Part 1

In closing, free speech, a free press and the free expression of ideas shows itself most powerfully, not on Twitter, Facebook, or Google but at the polling place. This is why ensuring the voice of the citizen through Election Integrity must be our highest universal goal.

By |2022-08-17T00:40:09-04:00August 17th, 2022|

Public Utility Commission’s Smoke and Mirror Tactics

Here in Oregon, we can see the same large-scale charade taking place. Oregon's Democrat legislators are simply keeping the con alive. They have amassed expansive power while keeping the game rolling along like a roulette wheel or magic show. However, their act is fast losing its “Prestige”.

By |2022-08-13T22:55:43-04:00August 13th, 2022|
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