"Oregon state representative Cyrus Javadi has announced that he's leaving the Republican Party to run for re-election as a Democrat, with his gay son and his support for drag queens being among the reasons. In a lengthy Substack posted on 5 September, titled "Had Enough? I Have.", Javadi announced that he was switching parties and listed the multiple reasons why."
"He went on to explain that his own party had opposed "nearly ever single" priority for Oregon's North Coast. "Protecting Medicaid benefits for the nearly 60 per cent of children in Tillamook and Clatsop counties? Opposed. Keeping rural hospitals afloat? Opposed. Preserving students' access to books that reflect who they are? Opposed. Protecting the First Amendment rights of people different from ourselves? Opposed." Javadi added: "Not because the policies were flawed. But because helping me deliver for my district didn't fit the Republican Party's agenda.""
"He went on to call out the Republican Party for sending the message: "We don't care what the problem is, just vote no, or else." He did, however, highlight that most Republicans he knows "want good things", but added that the party has become about "spectacle". "It's not about governing. It's about burning things down. It's about isolating minority communities when politically convenient. It's about waving the Constitution when it helps your argument and ignoring it when it doesn't," he continued."
Cyrus Javadi is leaving the Republican Party and will run for re-election as a Democrat. He cites repeated Republican opposition to priorities for Oregon's North Coast, including protecting Medicaid benefits for nearly 60 percent of local children, keeping rural hospitals afloat, preserving student access to representative books, and protecting First Amendment rights of minorities. He says opposition occurred not because policies were flawed but because supporting his district did not fit the party's agenda. He criticizes the party's shift toward spectacle, scorched-earth voting, isolating minority communities, and selective invocation of the Constitution. He notes many Republicans still want good outcomes.
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