Evrek Smith for Ward 4

Fight on All Levels

Systemic Change

The challenges we face in Corvallis are seen across the nation. Living is becoming unaffordable, exhausting, and overbearing. The modern crisis is reflective of a deeper issue in America than the Trump Administration. America's problems are the problems of a country controlled by big business and the ultrawealthy. From bribing politicians to manipulating the legal system, the elite will continue to steamroll society until working Americans are empowered to govern.

Evrek looks to find ways to expand democracy and representation to turn the interests of working people into public policy.

State Reform

City Council can effectively improve the lives of people in Corvallis. Allowing parents, retirees, and students to be squeezed tighter and tighter in the midst of rising fascism and economic stagnation is a failure on the most fundamental level.

The City of Corvallis is constrained in its ability to help its citizens with statewide bans on local initiatives like rent freezes. Corvallis can address its problems without burdening working families and local business. Evrek will lobby the state government to legalize better policies for its citizens and support reforms to alleviate the cost of living crisis in Corvallis.

Our Rights

As the federal government pushes its fascist agenda and attacks people based on their race, gender, sex, ability, sexuality, and migrant status, it is paramount that Corvallis defends its community and keeps its vulnerable peoples safe.

Evrek will fight to prevent the federal government from encroaching on the civil rights of the people of Corvallis, work with community partners to stop ICE from terrorizing Corvallis residents, and protect our environment from the federal government's attacks on our air, land, and water.

Palestine

Palestine is an apartheid state suffering a genocide at the hands of US and Israeli weapons. The systemic, long-lasting, and intentional attacks against human rights and dignity in Gaza and the West Bank are undeniable and appalling. The US's complicity and assistance in these War Crimes is unacceptable. Evrek fully supports boycotts, divestments, and sanctions on Israel, ending the economic support of Israel's genocide against Palestinians.