Michael Dembrow

Michael Dembrow is a State Representative from Oregon.

Merkley connection

Representative Farrah Chaichi is with Representative Mark Gamba, Portland Democratic Socialists of America, Representative Thuy Tran - HD 45, Representative Travis Nelson, Senator Jeff Merkley, State Senator Michael Dembrow.

Recruit, Retain, Respect! Providence nurses and clinicians are asking for an immensely reasonable contract. While the CEO makes over $10 million, Providence can't commit to safe staffing, adequate sick time, or to support their frontline employees after years of a pandemic. I was proud to stand with workers as nurses strike for the first time in 20 years. And It was great seeing so many members of the community show up to support these vital workers, from teachers, to doctors, to Teamsters, to DSAers, the message is clear: Portland is a Union Town and we want a fair contract for Providence nurses now!

Supported Progressive Health Care Reform

In late 2009, Michael Dembrow was one of more than 1,000 state legislators to sign a letter entitled "State Legislators for Progressive Health Care Reform". The letter was a project of the Progressive States Network and was developed in consultation with national health care reform advocates, including the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, Community Catalyst, Families USA, Herndon Alliance, National Women's Law Center, Northeast Action, SEIU, and Universal Health Care Action Network. The letter reads in part,

"Failure to pass national comprehensive health reform now will further jeopardize state and local budgets, undermining public services like education, public safety, and transportation infrastructure... We, the undersigned, call on President Obama and the Congress to enact bold and comprehensive health care reform this year – based on these principles and a strong federal-state collaboration – and pledge our support as state legislators and allies in pursuit of guaranteed, high quality, affordable health care for all."