Government control
One vision depends on a larger government, higher taxes, expanded bureaucracy, and more centralized control.
Mark Norman opposes and warns about democratic socialism.
Democratic socialism points toward larger government, higher taxes, expanded bureaucracy, public ownership, and centralized control over more parts of everyday life. Download Mark’s free guide to learn why Mark Norman rejects that direction.
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Oregon is already paying the price for failed government.
Oregonians are dealing with school concerns, public safety challenges, pressure on small businesses, expensive healthcare, rising costs, and high energy bills. All of this is leading to growing distrust in government.
Mark believes the answer is to reject more bureaucracy, higher taxes, and centralized control.
Read Mark’s warning →Socialism means more government control.
Socialism is not just a slogan. It is not just compassion. It is not just helping people. It means to control the economy, punish success, weaken private enterprise, replace local decision-making, or make families and small businesses dependent on bureaucracy — and that’s what a socialist candidate supports.
Mark Norman believes that direction is dangerous for Oregon’s future.
The DSA agenda is not harmless.
The Democratic Socialists of America is a national socialist organization built around an agenda that would expand Government Authority over:
- Healthcare
- Housing
- Labor policy
- Taxation
- Transportation
- Energy
- Public safety
That is government overreach, and Mark Norman rejects the DSA approach.
Oregon cannot tax, regulate, bureaucratize, and centralize its way into prosperity.
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House District 27 cannot afford a socialist direction.
This is not just a national debate. The choices made in Salem affect your schools, your public safety, your healthcare, small businesses, your transportation, energy, your housing, and local communities.
Mark opposes democratic socialism because he believes Oregon needs practical leadership, not bigger government.
Compare the two directionsGovernment control vs. Mark Norman’s practical leadership.
Mark Norman’s practical leadership
Mark’s vision depends on opportunity, accountability, public safety, educational excellence, economic growth, individual freedom, and government measured by results.
Mark Norman is the alternative to the socialist agenda.
Mark is not just warning voters about democratic socialism. He is offering a clear alternative. His guide explains where he stands on the issues that affect Oregon families every day:
This is not abstract theory. This is about the future of House District 27.
- Animal Welfare
- Data Centers
- Education
- Local Issues Over Ideology
- Public Safety
- Small Business
- Transportation & Energy
- Healthcare
Veteran Support
A Navy veteran, veterinarian, and small-business owner.
Mark Norman brings real-world experience to this campaign. His background in service, veterinary medicine, and small business shapes the way he approaches leadership.
Practical problems need practical solutions.
Learn about MarkWhere Mark stands.
Safe communities, not weakened law enforcement.
Public safety is not optional.
Mark supports fully funding public safety, recruiting and retaining qualified officers, holding criminals accountable, strengthening community policing, improving behavioral health partnerships, and giving law enforcement the tools needed to keep neighborhoods safe.
Mark rejects policies that weaken law enforcement, normalize disorder, or leave families and businesses feeling abandoned.
Schools should focus on strong basics and real skills.
Mark believes Oregon schools should focus on reading, writing, math, science, civics, discipline, critical thinking, career readiness, safe classrooms, and parent transparency.
Small businesses need room to grow.
Mark believes Oregon should reduce unnecessary burdens, streamline permitting, review excessive fees, protect independent contractors and small employers, and make it easier to start, grow, and keep a business.
Healthcare should be patient-centered, not bureaucracy-centered.
Mark supports practical healthcare reforms focused on affordability, access, transparency, patient choice, provider support, mental health, and addiction treatment.
He does not support a government-run single-payer healthcare system for Oregon.
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If you believe House District 27 needs opportunity, accountability, public safety, strong schools, economic growth, individual freedom, and practical leadership instead of democratic socialism, there is room for you to help.
You can attend an event, volunteer, walk a neighborhood, make calls, host a coffee, share campaign updates, review official contribution information, or make a plan to vote in 2026.
Reject the socialist agenda. Vote for Mark.
Download Mark Norman’s warning about democratic socialism.
Get the free guide exposing why Mark believes House District 27 must reject the socialist agenda of larger government, higher taxes, expanded bureaucracy, public ownership, and centralized control.
Inside, you’ll learn what voters should know about democratic socialism, the DSA agenda, and Mark Norman’s practical alternative for Oregon.
Reject the socialist agenda. Choose Mark Norman’s practical leadership.
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