Dear Friends,

On the afternoon of May 19th, 2008, I was sworn into the Senate by Governor Ted Kulongoski.

The appointment to the Senate is a great honor, and I look forward to continuing and expanding on the work I started in the House. The 2007 session was one of the most productive in decades. We created a Rainy Day Fund, increased support for K-12 education, significantly expanded Head Start, began reinvesting in higher education, strengthened identity theft protections, took the first steps toward major health care reform, implemented regulatory streamlining, outlawed discrimination based on sexual orientation, and passed several bills that put Oregon back in front on environmental issues. I’m proud of the work I did in Salem, but we’ve only begun.

We must continue to make our schools and our economy stronger, to make health care more affordable and accessible, to address the threat of climate change, to tackle our transportation challenges, and to make our families and our communities safer.

I will need to run a campaign to stay in the Senate in the November 2008 general election. Please watch the website for more information.

Please visit the pages of my website. I hope you will sign up to volunteer, send me a donation, and, most importantly, let me know what’s on your mind.

Thank you for your continued support.

Sincerely,

Senator Suzanne Bonamici