Barrett Johnson
@barrett616.bsky.social
Chief of Staff - HD 28 📣 Tigard Transportation Advisory Committee 🚲Reformed Tech Exec 👨🏽💻 Oregonian🌲Dad 🐻 opinions my own
Stepping back from work for a few months to focus on family health. Got some rock stars stepping in to cover.
Will be back soon to help @djgrayber.bsky.social change the trajectory of workforce development in Oregon. Can’t wait. See you then.
Will be back soon to help @djgrayber.bsky.social change the trajectory of workforce development in Oregon. Can’t wait. See you then.
January 22, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Stepping back from work for a few months to focus on family health. Got some rock stars stepping in to cover.
Will be back soon to help @djgrayber.bsky.social change the trajectory of workforce development in Oregon. Can’t wait. See you then.
Will be back soon to help @djgrayber.bsky.social change the trajectory of workforce development in Oregon. Can’t wait. See you then.
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Democrats need to realize ICE isn’t just—or even primarily—a mass deportation force.
ICE is also Trump’s most loyal internal security force which will be used to attack regime opponents and try to steal the election. They should defund his authoritarian capabilities.
ICE is also Trump’s most loyal internal security force which will be used to attack regime opponents and try to steal the election. They should defund his authoritarian capabilities.
January 12, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Democrats need to realize ICE isn’t just—or even primarily—a mass deportation force.
ICE is also Trump’s most loyal internal security force which will be used to attack regime opponents and try to steal the election. They should defund his authoritarian capabilities.
ICE is also Trump’s most loyal internal security force which will be used to attack regime opponents and try to steal the election. They should defund his authoritarian capabilities.
With our family now on a new chapter of an intense healthcare journey - I decided to revisit the last long stay we had at the hospital and some of what I wrote while in the NICU with my son.
It ends happily - which could be why I felt like brushing it off.
It ends happily - which could be why I felt like brushing it off.
Lessons from the NICU
An Oregon dad's unexpected journey through 7 weeks of survival
open.substack.com
January 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
With our family now on a new chapter of an intense healthcare journey - I decided to revisit the last long stay we had at the hospital and some of what I wrote while in the NICU with my son.
It ends happily - which could be why I felt like brushing it off.
It ends happily - which could be why I felt like brushing it off.
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The *epic* self-own in the last sentence of this statement by our “leading” R Gov candidate… is really something.
January 9, 2026 at 6:24 AM
The *epic* self-own in the last sentence of this statement by our “leading” R Gov candidate… is really something.
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I am hearing my constituents loud and clear, and while this is just my opinion as one legislator— I’m not willing to cut budgets without also disconnecting (at least parts) from the federal tax code.
November 25, 2025 at 5:43 AM
I am hearing my constituents loud and clear, and while this is just my opinion as one legislator— I’m not willing to cut budgets without also disconnecting (at least parts) from the federal tax code.
We have returned to be disruptive in the penguin exhibit
November 23, 2025 at 1:32 AM
We have returned to be disruptive in the penguin exhibit
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We are on a dangerous path in America. A panel of Ninth Circuit judges has chosen to not hold the president accountable: they just granted the federal government’s motion to stay our first TRO, which prevented the president from deploying Oregon National Guard troops in Oregon.
October 20, 2025 at 8:22 PM
We are on a dangerous path in America. A panel of Ninth Circuit judges has chosen to not hold the president accountable: they just granted the federal government’s motion to stay our first TRO, which prevented the president from deploying Oregon National Guard troops in Oregon.
Great summary. Every legislator but one put their own communities at risk of greater harm with this vote.
New from me: After Oregon’s record-breaking fire season in 2020, lawmakers wanted to map out which properties were most at risk. But anger from homeowners escalated quickly.
Misinformation got accepted as fact.
In this telling, Oregon’s hotter, drier climate isn’t the problem; the map is.
Misinformation got accepted as fact.
In this telling, Oregon’s hotter, drier climate isn’t the problem; the map is.
How the Rapid Spread of Misinformation Pushed Oregon Lawmakers to Kill the State’s Wildfire Risk Map
After Oregon’s record-breaking fire season in 2020, lawmakers wanted to map out which properties were most at risk. But anger from homeowners escalated quickly.
www.propublica.org
August 7, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Great summary. Every legislator but one put their own communities at risk of greater harm with this vote.
Said goodbye to an amazing run of Team Grayber last night, as Kassy and Eve wrapped up the session and are off to new adventures.
This crew passed historic victories for worker rights, healthcare protections, and brought $225+ mill into the district.
Best in class. What’s next? #orpol #orleg
This crew passed historic victories for worker rights, healthcare protections, and brought $225+ mill into the district.
Best in class. What’s next? #orpol #orleg
August 2, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Shoutout Big Trucks Day 🚒🚛
August 2, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Shoutout Big Trucks Day 🚒🚛
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June 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Heart with Minnesota today.
Ultimately the motive of this attack is unknown - but it’s impossible for me to disconnect the national rhetoric of hatred and violence toward Democrats from a murder targeting Dem elected officials.
Stay safe, everybody. Take care of one another.
Ultimately the motive of this attack is unknown - but it’s impossible for me to disconnect the national rhetoric of hatred and violence toward Democrats from a murder targeting Dem elected officials.
Stay safe, everybody. Take care of one another.
Breaking News: A Minnesota lawmaker and her husband were fatally shot in what Gov. Tim Walz called a “politically motivated assassination.” A separate attack targeted a state senator, he said, and officials warned that the gunman was at large. Follow live updates.
Live Updates: Minnesota Lawmaker Is Assassinated in Targeted Attack, Governor Says
The lawmaker’s husband was also fatally shot, Gov. Tim Walz said, and in a separate attack, a state senator was shot multiple times. Officials warned that the gunman was at large and may be impersonating a police officer.
trib.al
June 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Heart with Minnesota today.
Ultimately the motive of this attack is unknown - but it’s impossible for me to disconnect the national rhetoric of hatred and violence toward Democrats from a murder targeting Dem elected officials.
Stay safe, everybody. Take care of one another.
Ultimately the motive of this attack is unknown - but it’s impossible for me to disconnect the national rhetoric of hatred and violence toward Democrats from a murder targeting Dem elected officials.
Stay safe, everybody. Take care of one another.
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I was proud to shepherd this bill with a great team on the House floor today. SB 916 will bring strikes to a faster close in order to preserve the integrity of our businesses and institutions, and the dignity and rights of our workers. It’s a yes/ and. We can do hard things.
Oregon could soon become the first state in the nation to extend unemployment benefits to most striking workers. buff.ly/qFsA69a by @shaanthx
Oregon workers could soon claim strike payments under bill passed by House • Oregon Capital Chronicle
The legislation would be the most expansive set of unemployment strike benefits passed in the nation, covering most private and public workers
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
June 4, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I was proud to shepherd this bill with a great team on the House floor today. SB 916 will bring strikes to a faster close in order to preserve the integrity of our businesses and institutions, and the dignity and rights of our workers. It’s a yes/ and. We can do hard things.
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Thank you to the dozens of people that trickled through our constituent coffee over 3 hrs today. I’m incredibly lucky to represent a district with so many involved and caring people.
March 29, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Thank you to the dozens of people that trickled through our constituent coffee over 3 hrs today. I’m incredibly lucky to represent a district with so many involved and caring people.
Blazers basketball is my therapy except my therapist is actively trying to kill me with anxiety.
February 4, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Blazers basketball is my therapy except my therapist is actively trying to kill me with anxiety.
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“Trans people are not invisible. Trans people deserve love. The queer community deserves to be lifted up. Music is love, thank you.”
— Lady Gaga while accepting Best Pop Duo Performance at the #GRAMMYs
— Lady Gaga while accepting Best Pop Duo Performance at the #GRAMMYs
February 3, 2025 at 3:53 AM
“Trans people are not invisible. Trans people deserve love. The queer community deserves to be lifted up. Music is love, thank you.”
— Lady Gaga while accepting Best Pop Duo Performance at the #GRAMMYs
— Lady Gaga while accepting Best Pop Duo Performance at the #GRAMMYs
Fantasy bball discord server has exploded. #lukatrade
February 2, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Fantasy bball discord server has exploded. #lukatrade
Evil witch offers you a poison apple but make it adorable.
February 2, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Evil witch offers you a poison apple but make it adorable.
Scary in the near term is critical payments getting cut off.
Scary in the long term is a group of bad actors getting access to our systems in a way we can never truly untangle.
Scary in the long term is a group of bad actors getting access to our systems in a way we can never truly untangle.
NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.
NEWS: Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System
February 2, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Scary in the near term is critical payments getting cut off.
Scary in the long term is a group of bad actors getting access to our systems in a way we can never truly untangle.
Scary in the long term is a group of bad actors getting access to our systems in a way we can never truly untangle.
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Hi all— your friendly local OR State Rep with a brief Friday update.TL; DR is the fed thrash feels like hell because the chaos and fear and destabilization are the point. And I’m not going to tell anyone how to feel, but I will tell you this: we are fighting it. You are not alone.
We’ve got this.
We’ve got this.
February 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Hi all— your friendly local OR State Rep with a brief Friday update.TL; DR is the fed thrash feels like hell because the chaos and fear and destabilization are the point. And I’m not going to tell anyone how to feel, but I will tell you this: we are fighting it. You are not alone.
We’ve got this.
We’ve got this.
Obviously I will never in my life root for an LA team but Plum + Brink is going to be iconic. God loves a trash talker.
The Aces land Jewell Loyd and Sparks add Kelsey Plum in three-team blockbuster trade uproxx.com/dimemag/aces...
Aces Land Jewell Loyd, Sparks Add Kelsey Plum In Massive 3-Team Trade
WNBA free agency got going with a bang as the Aces, Sparks, and Storm agreed to a massive three-team deal that has two All-Stars moving.
uproxx.com
January 27, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Obviously I will never in my life root for an LA team but Plum + Brink is going to be iconic. God loves a trash talker.
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This is an excellent and necessary tool kit. Know your rights and protect the rights of others.
Know Your Rights | Immigrants' Rights | ACLU
Regardless of your immigration status, you have guaranteed rights under the Constitution. Learn more here about your rights as an immigrant, and how to express them.
www.aclu.org
January 25, 2025 at 4:04 AM
This is an excellent and necessary tool kit. Know your rights and protect the rights of others.
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Pick your focus and stick with it. We cannot fight in all fronts or we will become overwhelmed. But we can all peel off a corner in our area of expertise and begin to reveal effective strategies for resisting the chaos. Every single one of us has something to offer.
January 23, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Pick your focus and stick with it. We cannot fight in all fronts or we will become overwhelmed. But we can all peel off a corner in our area of expertise and begin to reveal effective strategies for resisting the chaos. Every single one of us has something to offer.
Today I’m thinking about the messages of Dr. King. I’m thinking about Black, Indigenous, and Immigrant communities. I’m thinking about Trans people, of LGBTQ+ communities, and of women everywhere.
I’m thinking about the resiliency we must show and the work we have to do. Let’s get going.
I’m thinking about the resiliency we must show and the work we have to do. Let’s get going.
January 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Today I’m thinking about the messages of Dr. King. I’m thinking about Black, Indigenous, and Immigrant communities. I’m thinking about Trans people, of LGBTQ+ communities, and of women everywhere.
I’m thinking about the resiliency we must show and the work we have to do. Let’s get going.
I’m thinking about the resiliency we must show and the work we have to do. Let’s get going.
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“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
- Dr. Martin Luther King
- Dr. Martin Luther King
January 20, 2025 at 1:52 PM
“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
- Dr. Martin Luther King
- Dr. Martin Luther King