Represent the people, not a top-down agenda.
Dr. Kahl says she will take the people's voice to Congress, ask constituents what they need, and act from that direction instead of telling voters what they must accept.
Issues and Priorities
Issues & Deliverables
What Dr. Kahl Will Fight For
Dr. Kahl is running to bring Oregon's voice to Congress: accountable spending, veteran support, responsible natural resource policy, stronger infrastructure, practical energy, and representation driven from the people up.
The Deliverables
Practical changes. Measurable priorities.
These are the issues Dr. Kahl has identified as needing federal attention, deeper accountability, or a change in direction for Oregon's 1st Congressional District.
Stand up for veterans and military families.
She has pledged to stand with veterans struggling to access care, housing, mental health support, benefits, and real follow-through after service.
Audit spending all the way through.
Dr. Kahl supports deeper forensic audits that follow taxpayer money through agencies, NGOs, contractors, and recipients to expose fraud, waste, and misuse.
Forestry
Restore responsible forestry and timber harvesting.
She supports renewed, sustainable timber activity to help local economies, schools, public safety, fire departments, homebuilders, mills, and rural communities.
Wildfire Risk
Support forest management that reduces fire danger.
Dr. Kahl connects active forest management to reduced wildfire risk, healthier forests, lower insurance pressure, and stronger rural economies.
Wind Turbines
Oppose offshore and land-based wind projects.
She opposes wind turbine projects where they may harm fisheries, whale migration, salmon runs, land, wildlife, water, and the broader environment.
Solar
Put solar where it makes practical sense.
Dr. Kahl supports solar on corporate rooftops, parking structures, developed areas, and brownfields, not by covering grazing land, open space, or high desert areas.
Fuel Security
Research Oregon's fuel supply risk before overpromising.
On Oregon's fuel vulnerability, she says the right answer requires more research, a data dive, and input from Oregonians before committing to a specific plan.
Infrastructure
Consider stronger fuel infrastructure options.
She has discussed possible solutions such as a coastal refinery, secondary supply options, better storage, and checking existing lines for leaks or management problems.
Energy
Support modern nuclear energy and hydropower.
Dr. Kahl says she likes newer, smaller-scale nuclear technology and wants Oregon to continue using hydropower as a strong renewable energy source.
Animal Welfare
Oppose IP28-style animal-rights activism.
As a veterinarian, Dr. Kahl says the Peace Act/IP28-style approach is not animal welfare, but activism that would harm hunting, fishing, ranching, medicine, and the economy.
Coast & Ports
Prioritize ports, fisheries, and coastal economies.
She has criticized inadequate maintenance and infrastructure support for Oregon ports and coastal fisheries, tying those failures to lost economic opportunity.
National Security
Support limited, strategic military action.
On Iran and Strait of Hormuz concerns, she supports advanced technology, minimal troop involvement, American safety, and preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.
What she is seeking to change
Dr. Kahl is calling for a shift away from career-politician priorities and toward practical representation grounded in Oregon communities, local industries, taxpayers, veterans, and families who feel ignored by the current system.
Less top-down politics
More accountability for taxpayer dollars
Stronger support for working industries
How she says she will lead
Her stated approach is bottom-up: listen to constituents, research before overpromising, follow the money, protect vulnerable people and communities, and bring Oregon's voice into every decision.
Listen first
Data before slogans
Service over political theater
Dr. Kahl's promise: take Oregon's voice to Congress and fight for practical results in spending, veterans' care, forestry, energy, ports, public safety, and local representation.
Join the CampaignConnected priorities for Oregon's 1st Congressional District
The issues facing OR-01 do not fit into neat boxes. Energy costs affect farms, ports, and the Silicon Forest workforce. Education affects local employers. Taxpayer accountability affects public safety, veterans services, disaster response, and infrastructure.
Dr. Kahl's priorities connect federal policy to local impacts in Washington County Oregon, Columbia County Oregon, Clatsop County Oregon, and Tillamook County Oregon, including communities such as Hillsboro, Beaverton, Astoria, Tillamook, St. Helens, and Forest Grove.