Vance Day is the conservative choice for Oregon Court of Appeals Judge, please vote for him this primary!! Visit his website here: https://teamvanceday.org/
The following is a great article published by the Northwest Observer, and below that are his latest press releases, great info below!!
Vance Day, the Rule of Law and the American Dream — His Opponent, Darleen Ortega, Thinks the American Dream Is a “Nightmare”.
With the May 17 primary deadline fast approaching, the insurgent candidacy of Vance Day, candidate for Oregon Court of Appeals Position 3, is on the march, gathering both votes and momentum. Weeks ago, Day announced his campaign on the Lars Larson Show, saying:
“Our Constitution made a promise to us as Oregonians that we would do justice, that we would respect others, that we would live in a diverse community and not have a government that bullied us. As a former circuit court judge, I know how to work within the judiciary to bring about change. I’m asking for your vote, and I want to say thank you for getting involved in making Oregon a great state again.”
Day, a sixth-generation Oregonian and descendant of Oregon Trail pioneers, is well-known to Oregonians, having served as the head of the Oregon Republican party and as a Circuit Court Judge in Marion County. Day is also well-known to Oregon’s Christian community, having been recruited by the board of the Christian men’s mega-ministry Promise Keepers to help rebuild the organization. Day started as Chief Operating Officer and was eventually elevated to serve as President.
Day began his campaign with a pledge to visit each of Oregon’s 36 counties. When asked why it was so important to him to visit all of Oregon’s 36 counties, Day said, “It allows me to listen. The position I’m running for, Oregon Court of Appeals Position 3, is a statewide position, and I care about the opinions of every Oregonian in every county.”
According to Day’s supporters, there are legs to his platform:
- Equality, which Day understands to be very different from “equity.” As Day notes, “The justice system should not promote privileged categories in the name of redressing past injustices —both real and imagined — and thus pits Americans against one another. By contrast, equality strives for fairness, an equal playing field where a person is only limited by their own industry and ingenuity. Equality is the bedrock of the American Dream.” By contrast, Day’s opponent, Darleen Ortega, scoffs at the idea “that anyone from even the most humble beginnings can make it here if they just ‘decide to go for it.’” Ortega attacked the idea of the American Dream in The Portland Observer and went so far as to assert that “The American dream is regularly a nightmare, even for its most successful dreamers—and for every person who decides to go for it and “succeeds,” how many talented dreamers don’t manage to survive such obstacles?” This is an approach to the law that Ortega actively promotes as an instructor at the University of Oregon Law School, in addition to actively writing and speaking on the subject. There is a clear difference between the candidates regarding the importance they attach to equality under the law.
- Freedom, which Day believes is a God-given right possessed by humans—not a perk granted by government. Day explains, “The judiciary has a constitutional role in providing a check against the excesses of the other two branches of government: the Executive and the Legislative. History reveals that some in our government misuse their power to tell the average citizen how to live, work, and even think. I know what it’s like to be on the receiving end of governmental group-think weaponized to punish dissenting voices. I know how precious—and fragile—freedom is.”
- The Rule of Law, which Day believes must be equally applied to all people, in all places, at all times, in the same manner. Day believes judges “are duty-bound to act as a check and balance against any effort to diminish, distort, or discard our Constitutions, along with the rights and freedoms of the People.”
All three of these stem from Day’s “strict constructionist” views, which Day describes this way: “Like the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Strict constructionists like me believe that judges should be faithful to the Constitution and laws as written and apply them. If elected, I will be the only strict constructionist on the Court of Appeals — and that the Court of Appeals desperately needs a diversity of opinion.”
Although the race for Position 3 is nonpartisan, Day was offered the endorsement of the Oregon Republican Party, though he had to decline this offer to comply with Oregon Code of Judicial Conduct.
Not everyone is happy about Day’s candidacy, however. Sarah Iannarone, the 2020 Antifa candidate for Mayor of Portland, took to Twitter to urge people, “do NOT vote Vance Day – he is openly neo-Nazi, affiliated with the Promise Keepers, Proud Boys, etc. Tell your friends to vote Darleen Ortega.” Iannarone doesn’t seem to care that Promise Keepers and Proud Boys are as different as cheese and chalk or that her other allegations against Day, which stemmed from partisan outrage over his views about same-sex marriage, were discredited long ago.
As former Governor of Virginia Bob McDonnell noted at the time, “Vance Day [was] targeted for prosecution, and I think persecution, for his Christian faith—simply because he chose not to perform a same-sex marriage. In Oregon, it’s permissible for judges to do it [perform marriages], but not required. He quietly declined to do one. And I think that series of criminal charges, of bar complaints, and persecution by the Oregon Attorney General’s office and others have all stemmed from that.”
Former Governor of Arkansas Mike Huckabee asked the obvious question: “Is There a Vendetta Against Judge Vance Day’s Religious Beliefs?” Huckabee then invited Vance Day on his television program to discuss what Huckabee termed Day’s “Political Persecution.”
Day’s opponent in the nonpartisan race is Darleen Ortega, who has already served on the Court of Appeals for 19 years, 10 years longer than any other judge on this Court. Ortega ascended to the bench in what’s become an Oregon tradition. Court of Appeals judges step down before the end of their terms to bypass the electorate and allow the governor to appoint their successor. This is intended to give the Governor’s hand-picked appointees a considerable electoral advantage since they are now listed as the “incumbent” even though they never stood for election. Vance Day has already committed not to play this game, pledging to serve his full term as judge.
In her time on the bench, Ortega “has focused on issues of juvenile dependency and on efforts to address the structural inequities that affect operation of the legal system.” Ortega is “a frequent speaker on topics related to equity, privilege, combatting structural and internalized racism and oppression, and learning to recognize and value the perspectives of people at the margins.” She is a co-founder of OneGeorgeFox, an alumni organization of George Fox University supporting LGBTQ+ students.
During the past week, Vance Day has condemned the potentially illegal targeting of Supreme Court Justices and their families by mobs of protesters at the private homes as they deliberate a verdict in a case that may lead to the overturning of the 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision on abortion, according to a leaked opinion draft from last week. Day has challenged his opponent Ortega to do the same, however no such condemnation appears forthcoming as of the publishing of this story.
So this rare competitive race for Appeals Court Judge offers Oregonian voters a clear set of contrasting choices: Vance Day, the candidate who sees equality under the law as critical to the American Dream, or Darleen Ortega, who rejects the very idea of the American Dream.
–Staff Reports, Northwest Observer, https://northwestobserver.com/index.php?ArticleId=2193
PRESS RELEASE ** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ** May 13, 2022
CONTACT: Kevin Hoar, Communications Director | Media@TeamVanceDay.org | 541-714-3646
Vance Day Shines in Portland Urban League Forum, Opponent Ortega Appears Out of Touch, Needs to Do “More Work” to Listen After 19 yrs on Bench
“Portland-centric Ortega sounded out-of-touch and distant as she spoke in abstract legal theories and data analysis while admitting that she needs to do ‘a better job’ and ‘more work’ – despite having been on the bench for 19 years. In contrast, Judge Day provided insights from his direct personal experiences, challenging trial court examples, and citizens’ input from traveling all 36 Oregon counties during his campaign.”
REDMOND, OREGON — Last night, Vance Day participated in a live-streamed virtual candidate forum sponsored by the Portland Urban League featuring the candidates for Position #3 on the Oregon Court of Appeals. It was the only public forum in which his opponent, 19-year incumbent Judge Darleen Ortega, had agreed to participate. Communications Director Kevin Hoar released the following statement on behalf of Vance’s Campaign:
“Clearly, Vance Day shined in front of the Portland Urban League as the judicial candidate with the most relevant, hands-on judicial and life experience to understand the concerns citizens have today with our overly-politicized justice system and is best equipped to begin rebuilding trust going forward. As a former Circuit Court Judge who heard hundreds of cases and who oversaw a Veterans Court that dealt with homelessness, drug, and alcohol addiction, and as an exonerated former criminal defendant who was unfairly targeted with false allegations, Vance made a powerful case that he better understands how to apply the law and guarantee due process to defendants and crime victims alike in a system where legal representation is increasingly unaffordable except to the elites who run it.”
Hoar went on to state:
“Though Judge Darlene Ortega and former Judge Day agreed that it is important to ‘listen to, be curious, and remain close’ to the people most affected by our system of justice. However, Portland-centric Ortega sounded out-of-touch and distant as she spoke in abstract legal theories and data analysis while admitting that she needs to do ‘a better job’ and ‘more work’ – despite having been on the bench for 19 years. In contrast, Judge Day provided insights from his direct personal experiences, challenging trial court examples, and citizens’ input from traveling all 36 Oregon counties during his campaign..”
Vance Day, Candidate for Position 3, Oregon Court of Appeals, added:
“I was proud to make the case that our state’s second-highest court desperately needs the experience of a former trial judge who himself has experienced what our justice system can be like from a defendant’s point of view. My job is not to trust the government but to hold it accountable for following the law under our State and Federal Constitutions so that all branches of government properly do their jobs to protect individual rights and address the monumental challenges faced by the citizens of our state.”
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PRESS RELEASE ** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ** May 11, 2022
CONTACT: Kevin Hoar, Communications Director | Media@TeamVanceDay.org | 541-714-3646
Vance Day Condemns Attempts to Intimidate, Coerce U.S. Supreme Court Justices, Challenges Opponent Ortega To Do The Right Thing and Join Him
It is a judge’s job to consider only the facts and the law to come to the most legally correct decision, not the most politically correct decision to please powerful elites or mobs in the street.”
REDMOND, OREGON — Today, Vance Day, candidate for the Oregon Court of Appeals position #3 issued the following statement in reaction to the intentional efforts of protesters to intimidate Supreme Court justices at their homes following the leak of a draft opinion to overturn the 1973 Supreme Court decision Roe versus Wade:
“After reviewing numerous news accounts of the recent actions being instigated by demonstrators at the homes of Supreme Court Justices, I hereby officially condemn the apparent efforts to intimidate and coerce justices in order to alter the outcome of a case before the court. I also call upon the President of the United States and his Justice Department to immediately gather evidence to fully investigate any possible violations of 18 US Code 1503 prohibiting such conduct.”
Demonstrators have reportedly visited the private residences of Supreme Court Associate Justices Bret Kavanaugh, Samuel Alito, and Chief Justice John Roberts to scream at all hours of the day and night to terrorize their families at the same time that the Court is actively deliberating on the case. Justice Alito and his family have also reportedly had to seek refuge in a separate undisclosed location due to security concerns. Vance Day, Candidate for Position 3, Oregon Court of Appeals, added:
“The judicial branch is not a policymaking or political branch of the government. Such a blatant assault on the independence of our judiciary is an affront to every judge in every court and must receive the strongest possible condemnation. The ‘anything goes’ tactics employed in the streets of Portland to obtain a desired outcome from a court must be denounced by all officers of the court and public officials who have any respect for the U.S. and Oregon Constitutions and the role of judges enshrined in them. It is a judge’s job to consider only the facts and the law to come to the most legally correct decision, not the most politically correct decision to please powerful elites or mobs in the street.”
Day, a former circuit court judge in Marion County, added:
“I hereby challenge my opponent, Darleen Ortega, who has said almost nothing during this entire campaign, to do the right thing and join me in condemning these despicable intimidation tactics aimed at members of our nation’s highest court, and their families.”
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PRESS RELEASE ** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ** May 3, 2022
CONTACT: Kevin Hoar, Communications Director | Media@TeamVanceDay.org | 541-714-3646
Antifa Candidate for Portland Mayor Attacks Appeals Court Hopeful Vance Day by Citing a 2016 Washington Post Fake News Story
As Campaign Attracts National Media Attention, Voters Learn More About Media Smears of Day and the Radical Judicial Philosophy of his Opponent
REDMOND, OREGON — During this past weekend, the self-described “Antifa” candidate for Portland Mayor in 2020, Sarah Iannarone, launched a vicious and defamatory personal attack on Oregon Court of Appeals candidate Vance Day. Famous for her infatuation with Mao Zedong, Che Guevara, Fidel Castro, and Vladimir Lenin, as well as for promoting the goals of the woke, violent, Marxist-anarchist group, Antifa, Iannarone baselessly accused Day of being “openly neo-Nazi” by citing a false and discredited 2016 Washington Post story that claimed then Marion Co Circuit Court Judge Day was “Honoring Hitler” and “hates gays.” Iannarone further claimed that the peaceful, non-political Christian men’s faith organization known as the Promise Keepers, for which Day served as President, was affiliated with the Proud Boys, a completely unrelated political activist group on the right accused of violent demonstrations. She later partially walked back the “neo-Nazi” claim while stating that Day is a “bigoted right-winger.”
“It’s disappointing that Judge Ortega must rely on people promoting slanderous accusations and discredited fake news stories to disparage opponents,” stated Team Vance Day Communication Director Kevin Hoar. “Yet, it is somehow no surprise to hear such enthusiastic support for Vance’s opponent from the Antifa candidate for Mayor of a city that has descended into lawlessness and violence while tolerating radical activist groups who riot in the city’s streets promoting a form of unequal justice and repackaged fascism. This is the system of justice we have gotten in Oregon by letting out-of-touch elites and insiders choose our judges for us unopposed. Vance Day is running to restore equal justice under the rule of law.”
Iannarone made these claims to persuade her 19 thousand plus followers to support Day’s 19-year incumbent opponent. A recent national media article revealed that Day’s opponent, Judge Darleen Ortega, is a fervent promoter of radical legal theories by teaching them to law students at the University of Oregon’s Law School’s Portland Campus and has written and spoken frequently on the subject.
“Regular folks are waking up to the damage this new system of ‘unequal’ justice bought and paid for by woke insiders who believe it is their justice system and that it’s unaccountable to the people,” said Team Vance Day Communication Director Kevin Hoar. “This race for Oregon’s second-highest court is a rare opportunity for voters to say they’ve had enough and demand an end to the weaponization of our justice system as a political tool for punishing one group of citizens while rewarding another.”
Vance Day, Candidate for Position 3, Oregon Court of Appeals, added:
“Having visited 34 of Oregon’s 36 counties, voters have expressed a palpable frustration with the lawlessness in our streets, the assaults on personal freedom by political elites, and the labeling citizens as oppressors and victims based on skin color or ethnicity. People want and rightly deserve true equality for themselves and their children under our Oregon and U.S. Constitutions and the Rule of Law. To get it back, Oregonians must reclaim their court system at the ballot box on May 17th.”
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ABOUT VANCE DAY FOR JUDGE
Vance Day is a candidate for Position 3 on the Oregon Court of Appeals, a statewide, nonpartisan position. The election will be held May 17, 2022.
Day is a sixth-generation descendant of Oregon Trail pioneers, born and raised in the Willamette Valley. He graduated magna cum laude from Warner Pacific University and earned his Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from Willamette University College of Law in 1991. An accomplished trial lawyer, he has tried over 300 bench and jury trials. In addition, Vance served the State of Oregon for nearly four years as the Chairman of the Oregon Republican Party.
In 2011 Day was appointed to serve as a Circuit Court Judge and was elected to a full six-year term in Nov. 2012. In 2012, Judge Day started a veteran’s treatment court in Salem, Oregon, to target the root causes of veterans’ criminal behavior, such as homelessness, mental illness, and substance abuse, by bringing together the prosecutor, the defense attorney, the judge, other veterans, treatment providers, mentors, and support teams to work together to help veterans make a fresh start. While Day was running the program, there was a zero-recidivism rate.
Upon completion of his term as a circuit court judge, Vance Day was recruited by the board of the Christian men’s ministry Promise Keepers to help rebuild the organization, eventually serving as president of the organization. Under his leadership, the organization was revitalized and now ministers to hundreds of thousands of men globally.
Most recently, Day travels the length and breadth of Oregon on behalf of the James Madison Center for Free Speech, meeting with various organizations, churches, and community groups to discuss our constitutional liberties and how we can responsibly respond to government overreach.
For more information, visit TeamVanceDay.org. To invite Vance Day to speak, contact Events@TeamVanceDay.org. To get involved in Vance Day’s campaign, email: IAmIn@TeamVanceDay.org
