Governor Kotek,

I am the gay volunteer who documented systematic abuse, identity-based targeting, and First Amendment retaliation by Oregon State Parks employees in early 2025.

I filed a formal complaint with your office on November 18, 2025. I received no response.

I notified your campaign on December 12, 2025 with comprehensive documentation. I received no response.

I have now published a dedicated section of my public archive focused on your silence:

https://oprdvolunteerabuse.org/governor-kotek

This page documents:

   * What happened to me under your administration.

   * What your appointed Director Lisa Sumption did when I reported it.

   * What your silence means for your reelection campaign.

   * The electoral vulnerability this creates when your opposition discovers it.

This letter is a courtesy notification. I no longer expect you to do the right thing.

Your opposition research teams are professional and well-funded. This archive is public, permanent, and discoverable through search. When they find it — and they will — they will have independently verified evidence that contradicts your entire political brand
on LGBTQ+ protection.

You won by 3.3%. Documented failure to protect a gay volunteer from identity-based targeting by your state employees will cost you 2-3% of your base. That could end your campaign.

You still have the power to convert this into evidence of authentic accountability:

   * Order independent investigation into Honeyman State Park.

   * Hold Director Sumption accountable for protecting documented abuse.

   * Implement systemic volunteer protections across Oregon State Parks.

   * Make public commitment to LGBTQ+ volunteer safety backed by action.

Do that now, and this becomes a story about leadership that matches your rhetoric.

Ignore this, and your opposition will use it to destroy your credibility with the voters who elected you.

Respectfully,

Samuel White

Former Oregon State Parks Volunteer

https://oprdvolunteerabuse.org