Elections are about choosing sides, but inaugurations are about closing ranks.

As long as the sun rises over Ontario and sets over the Pacific, I will dedicate myself to bringing the people of Oregon what they want and need most - an era of hope, change, and economic renewal.

Debate is healthy and no one in this chamber - starting with me - has a monopoly on being right.

I'm very comfortable with where history will judge me.

I do not come bearing a party label on my sleeve - or a quick fix in my back pocket. I do not come with a rigid ideology in my heart - or a soul that tells me to go it alone. I do not come to uproot tradition - or to be imprisoned by it.

A healthy environment is essential to a livable Oregon and a strong economy.

Elections are about choosing sides, but inaugurations are about closing ranks.