Oregon state Rep. Cyrus Javadi switches political teams, registers as a Democrat

[SouthBayDem]

Source: Oregon Public Broadcasting

To some of his colleagues and constituents, Oregon state Rep. Cyrus Javadi has been voting like a Democrat for months.

Now the former Tillamook Republican has made it official.

Javadi announced Friday that he switched his registration to the majority party this week, ahead of a Sept. 4 deadline to do so in order to run as a Democrat in next year’s election.

“Being an elected leader has never been about party loyalty to me,” Javadi said in a statement. “It’s been about how I can best fight for our community and our state.”

Read more: https://www.opb.org/article/2025/09/05/oregon-state-representative-cyrus-javadi-switches-parties-now-democrat/

[Figarosmom]

1. Now if we can get some of this in

The fed House.

[twodogsbarking]

2. Welcome aboard, the life boat.

[drmeow]

3. As long as he doesn't end up

like a Sinema or Manchin "Democrat"

[republianmushroom]

4. Did Cyrus switch the mine set or did he just switch parties due to heat ?

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How has he voted in the last 6 months ?

[SouthBayDem]

5. The article explains further:

He backed a bill that makes it more difficult to ban controversial books in schools, penning a lengthy reflection about his views on the issue on his Substack account. He also supported a resolution honoring Black drag performers when some in his party refused even to attend the vote.

And he was one of the only Republicans to support renewing a largely noncontroversial tax on health care providers that helps the state bring in federal Medicaid funding.

Those votes have already prompted a recall campaign against Javadi, but it was a vote he took earlier this week that more fully severed him from the GOP.

Javadi was the only Republican to cross the aisle on Monday to vote in favor of Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek’s package of tax and fee hikes to fund road maintenance and avoid layoffs. The vote was decisive: Without Javadi’s yes, the bill would have died in the House.