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Attorney General Dan Rayfield opens Salem City Club’s fall schedule of programs on September 12 with an official recognition of Democracy Day 2025 (internationally celebrated on September 15) and an update on his efforts to protect Oregon’s interests in challenging federal government overreach.
As Oregon’s 18th Attorney General, Rayfield recognizes the importance of a democratic form of government and the rule of law. As head of the Oregon Department of Justice, Rayfield has been traveling the state, hosting “federal oversight” town halls and as of mid-August, he has filed his 37th lawsuit against the federal administration.
Rayfield has joined a coalition of other state attorneys general in filing dozens of lawsuits asserting that federal actions violate Congressional statutes or the Constitution. Notably, Attorney General Rayfield is lead counsel challenging President Trump’s tariffs, on the basis that the authority to impose such tariffs lies with Congress.
Attorney General Rayfield will discuss what success or failure in these lawsuits mean for Oregonians as the program focuses on federal cuts that have included the areas of healthcare, environmental protections, LGBTQ+ rights, grants, federal workers, veterans, education, and victims of crime.
Speakers:
Attorney General Dan Rayfield
Program Sponsors:
Ryan Collier Law Firm
Pac/West Lobby Group
Event Details:
Doors open at 11:30 am. Program starts at 12:00 pm.
Registration:
Members: Free Non-Members: $10
Please join the Salem City Club and Civic Organizations as we celebrate the many non-profits which contribute to our community. See what we can do together to enrich and strengthen our neighborhoods, our city, and the Willamette Valley. Friends and family are welcome. Light refreshments are provided.
Featured Speaker:
Gwen Carr, Director of The Bush House Museum
Carr is a familiar face not just in Salem but in the Northwest. She has served on a variety of local community boards, including Oregon Black Pioneers, Willamette Heritage Center, Oregon Geographic Names, and Salem YWCA. She moved to Salem from the Los Angeles area in the early 1980s, escaping the big city. She was in her early 30s and had experience as a manager at a small insurance company, but struggled to find a supervisory position. A friend told her she would have a hard time in Oregon. Carr was hired by SAIF in March 1981, not long after it became the nation’s first public corporation specifically focused on workers’ compensation insurance. Her first job, as part of a three-member team, was to help the underwriting division make the shift from state control to independence as a self-supporting, not-for-profit public corporation. (Gwen Carr Sees Opportunity As New Director of Bush House Museum | Statesman Journal, July 1, 2025)
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