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Longtime Sen. Ron Wyden focused on several pressing national issues during a town hall in Prineville on Wednesday morning. The April 1 event drew about 80 participants to the Crook County Fairgrounds. Wyden opened by noting the April Fool’s Day timing and pledged that Oregonians “will not be made fools” by developments in Washington, D.C., and under the Trump administration....

Our rally was one of thousands held across all 50 states, helping to create what organizers called the largest single-day protest in U.S. history. On Saturday, more than 350 protesters gathered in Pioneer Park for our No Kings 3 protest, many carrying signs expressing anger and discontent with the Trump administration’s direction. Our Prineville rally was part of a coordinated...

The event, scheduled for April 11 at the Pine Theatre in Prineville, will feature the Democratic candidates running in the May 19 primary — Chris Beck, Mary Doyle, Rebecca Mueller, Peter Quince, Dawn Rasmussen, and Patty Snow — with the winner facing the Republican primary winner in the fall midterm election. This is an important opportunity for Crook County residents...

Republicans claim the SAVE Act is about keeping noncitizens from voting — that’s a lie. Watch Sen. Merkley speak on the Senate floor as he argues that the bill represents an effort by Trump to rig the upcoming midterm elections: Background The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act aims to prevent noncitizens from registering to vote. In reality, Republicans want...

About 200 people protested with us in Prineville the day after Presidents’ Day, demanding Trump’s impeachment and removal from office. We were thrilled with the turnout on such a cold day! It just so happened that local junior high students had scheduled an anti-ICE protest at the same time — what a joy it was to see so many young...

Thanks to everyone who showed up on short notice to protest ICE’s kidnapping, detention, and murder of our fellow Americans. It was powerful to see so many new faces as we came together to demand that ICE be permanently removed from our streets NOW! And check out this original song by one of our regulars: “The Low Down Sorry About...

On Jan. 20, 2026, Crook County Democrats joined Americans across the nation in the Free America Walkout, protesting Donald Trump’s presidency and his administration’s deadly immigration enforcement. More than 70 people attended our protest, held on the one-year anniversary of his inauguration. We received mostly positive responses, but the usual handful of jerks flipped us off and told us to...

Thank you to everyone who joined Crook County Democrats for our anti-ICE rally at noon on January 14! Fueled by anger over Renee Good’s murder and the shooting of two immigrants in Portland, our protest was put together at the last minute. The 38 people who were able to participate dropped everything to do so — way to go! ✊...

In recent weeks, thousands of ICE agents have flooded Minneapolis, with their numbers increasing daily. ICE agents now outnumber local law enforcement in the metro area. They are raiding businesses serving immigrant communities, staking out highway exits, and stopping drivers based solely on appearance. This is not public safety; it is federal overreach targeting civilians. Unless Congress and the courts...

Letter from the Chair In 2025, Crook County Democrats achieved a 39% Democratic participation rate in the May school board election and sustained a strong election presence with 37 active PCPs, an Election Integrity Coordinator, and a public event featuring Oregon’s Secretary of State and the Crook County Clerk. We strengthened community connections through regular social meetups, peaceful protests, and...