Led by high technology, housing and professional services, Oregon has recovered the number of jobs lost during the pandemic, but the hospitality, education and health care sectors have not been able to replace all the workers who left those fields. (Quinton Smith/Yachats News)
Christine Drazan
Betsy Johnson
Tina Kotek
The governor of Oregon doesn’t have much control over the larger economic forces that determine whether the state’s economy is going to boom — or bust.
“Mahonia Hall doesn’t set monetary policy,” said Betsy Johnson, one of the candidates who could move into the governor’s official residence after November’s election.
That’s true enough. But a governor’s policies can help Oregon and its 4.2 million people weather economic storms — or let them take full advantage of good times.
The governor serves a…
