Protecting the interests of taxpayers

As a member of the House Revenue Committee, Sara played a key role in the creation of Oregon's first general purpose Rainy Day Fund.  However, Oregon remains in need of comprehensive tax reform.  Sara supports common sense kicker reform that directs excess revenues into a constitutionally protected rainy day fund to protect critical services in times of an economic downturn.  She supported efforts to evaluate Oregon’s tax expenditures to ensure Oregonian’s get the best value for their dollar, and supported legislation to increase transparency in government spending.