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At Gallatin, we strategize, communicate and advocate at the complex intersection of business, government, politics and media in the Northwest.

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Fix & Improve Ballot Measure 110

After Oregon voters decriminalized hard drugs with disastrous consequences for people and communities, Gallatin organized a ballot initiative campaign to roll it back. Under intense public pressure, state lawmakers voted to recriminalize hard drugs and require treatment. 
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Voices for Affordable Health

To ensure policy makers hear directly from consumers, Pacific Northwest health insurer Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield partnered with Gallatin to organize and activate grassroots voices in four states. 
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Willamette Falls Trust 

Gallatin is supporting Willamette Falls Trust in its advocacy to restore public access to one of Oregon’s greatest natural spaces.
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Stop the metro wage tax

When a Portland-area regional government proposed the largest local tax increase in Oregon history, Gallatin helped lead the campaign to stop it. The $4 billion dollar tax was defeated 57% to 43%. 
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Walla Walla Community College

When the pandemic hurt enrollment in higher education institutions throughout the region, Walla Walla Community College turned to Gallatin to build back interest and enrollment through targeted communications.
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Portland Timbers

In 2009, when new owners wanted to bring Major League Soccer to Portland, Gallatin helped convince the city council to renovate the city-owned stadium to make it a reality. 
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People for portland

In the midst of a civic and public safety crisis, Gallatin organized and activated the voices of a majority of Portlanders eager to save their city. Grassroots pressure changed key polices and held elected officials accountable. 
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City of Gresham Public Safety Levy

Oregon’s fourth largest city had too few police officers and firefighters for a city its size, but voters had rejected previous efforts to fund more. Gallatin helped change that. 
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People for portland

In the midst of a civic and public safety crisis, Gallatin organized and activated the voices of a majority of Portlanders eager to save their city. Grassroots pressure changed key polices and held elected officials accountable. 
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Lan Su chinese garden

Gallatin is assisting Lan Su Chinese Garden to extend its mission of promoting cultural connections and cultural understanding outside the four garden walls.
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People for portland

In the midst of a civic and public safety crisis, Gallatin organized and activated the voices of a majority of Portlanders eager to save their city. Grassroots pressure changed key polices and held elected officials accountable. 

Halprin Landscape Conservancy/Save Keller Auditorium 

The Portland City Council was debating whether or not to renovate the 100-year-old Keller Auditorium. Gallatin elevated the voices of grassroots Portlanders to save it. The council voted unanimously to renovate. 
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beaverton public safety levy

Voters in Beaverton, Oregon had consistently opposed efforts to build a modern facility for police and courts. Gallatin helped change that. 
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Supporting arts funding

The pandemic left arts and culture organizations across Oregon  reeling. Gallatin lobbied the legislature to secure funding to ensure they survive and grow.  
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