Bill Sizemore's Platform

Taxes – Bill Sizemore has saved Oregon property owners billions of dollars with his property tax limitation measures. He believes Oregon’s income tax rates are too high and are stifling the economy. Bill Sizemore will oppose any effort to increase taxes.

Property Rights - In 2000, Bill Sizemore started the movement in Oregon to require government to pay just compensation when a government imposed regulation reduces the value of one’s property. Bill also first initiated the prohibition against using government’s eminent domain and condemnation laws to take a property from a private owner and then sell that property to someone else who will pay higher taxes than the original owner.

Abortion – Bill Sizemore is decidedly and unequivocally pro-life and believes Roe v. Wade was wrongly decided. Bill supports parental notification and informed consent laws.

Amnesty - Bill Sizemore supports stronger enforcement of immigration laws and opposes amnesty for illegal aliens. He also opposes providing welfare or other such benefits to illegal aliens. Bill was the author of the measure to require English Immersion for all non-English speaking students attending public schools.

Gun Rights - Bill strongly supports the Second Amendment and will protect and preserve the rights of Oregonians to own firearms.

Public employee unions - Bill Sizemore has worked tirelessly to rein in the power of the public employee unions. He has placed on the ballot and almost passed measures requiring employee consent for payroll deductions for politics and prohibit the use of public resources to collect political funds.

Tenth Amendment - Bill Sizemore believes that Congress has expanded the federal government far beyond the Founders’ intent and that the power of Congress is constitutionally limited to specific functions and that all other powers are delegated to the states.

Health Care Issues - Bill Sizemore is working on a ballot initiative to declare Oregon's sovereignty over health care issues and prohibit the Federal government from requiring any Oregonian to buy health insurance or imposing fines for not doing so.