Representative Cyrus Javadi condemned a false and defamatory statement submitted against him for Oregon’s voters’ pamphlet, calling it a dishonest attempt to mislead voters with personal attacks and knowingly distorted claims about his record.
“This is not hard-hitting politics. It is reckless and dishonest,” said Javadi. “Voters can handle real disagreements. What they should not have to deal with is a candidate trying to win by making things up and smearing an opponent with ugly falsehoods.”
The statement includes several claims that are false or materially misleading.
One claim says Javadi “blamed constituents for wanting a say” on transportation funding. Javadi voted for the transportation bill, but he is not on the record making any such statement. That accusation is false.
Another claim says Javadi “allowed age-inappropriate sexual content in public schools.” The vote in question involved a bill preventing books from being removed based on the identity of authors or characters. Nothing in that bill allowed inappropriate sexual content into schools. The statement twists a vote about viewpoint and identity-based censorship into something it plainly was not.
The statement also attacks Javadi for “boosting Planned Parenthood funding.” The actual vote restored cuts for basic health care services. Voters are free to disagree with that vote, but disagreement does not justify misrepresentation.
Most seriously, the statement says Javadi “voted to let abortion clinics leave...
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