KEVIN EASTON:
FIGHTING FOR OREGON’S HARD-WORKING FAMILIES.

Kevin Easton, husband, public servant, LGBTQ+ community leader, SEIU Local 503 labor union member, is a Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress running to defeat GOP U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer in Oregon's 5th District. Kevin values democracy, bridging divisions, empathy in policymaking, and active listening to a diversity of ideas. He believes all of us working together with mutual respect and making decisions based on facts, science, and the input of all is the way to get the job done for the people of Oregon’s 5th. He is passionate about the issues Oregonians care about most, affordable quality health care, creating jobs by partnering with labor unions and local small businesses, common-sense gun safety legislation, protecting social security and Medicare, realistic climate change solutions, equality for all, and most importantly defending our Democracy.

Kevin Easton was born on January 18, 1975, and moved to Oregon when he was two years old. He grew up on the west side of Bend, Oregon in a working-class, labor family.  The son of a millworker and public school substitute teacher/librarian, he attended all public, Oregon schools.  He graduated from Bend Senior High School in 1993 after being active in FBLA and student council.

He went on to be a foreign exchange student to Spain and attended Central Oregon Community College before his interest in politics guided him to the “most politically active college in the U.S.” the University of Oregon in Eugene.