TINA KOTEK
GOVERNOR
STATE OF OREGON
Oregon’s first openly LGBTQ+ governor. A gay volunteer documented identity-based targeting by her state employees. Her appointed director shielded the abusers. She was notified. She chose silence.
DOCUMENTED ACTIONS
November 18, 2025
Formal complaint filed with the Governor’s office. No response.
December 12, 2025
Comprehensive documentation sent to her campaign. No response.
December 2025 – present
Her campaign manager has been carbon copied on nearly every piece of correspondence in this case for half a year. Complete silence.
March 24, 2026
On the one-year anniversary of the dismissal, armed officers arrived at a locked federal gate on restricted federal land where I live and work as a U.S. Forest Service caretaker. One was a federal special agent. Two were unidentified state officers. They said they were concerned about what I was posting online. The governor remained silent.
WHAT THIS ESTABLISHES
Governor Kotek sits at the top of the hierarchy that shielded every actor in this case. Her appointed director received comprehensive evidence of abuse, retaliation, and identity-based targeting — and chose institutional avoidance. The governor was notified directly. She chose silence.
Her silence is not neutral. It is the final layer of institutional protection. When every internal channel has failed — from the park to the director to the governor’s office — and the institution’s response is to send armed officers to a volunteer’s door, the governor’s silence becomes the architecture that makes it possible.
She shattered a barrier that existed for 166 years. She spent her career fighting for queer Oregonians. When it was time to protect one of her own from documented abuse by her state employees, police arrived at his door.
FULL DOCUMENTATION
Accountability
Correspondence with the Governor
The correspondence to and from the Governor. Each document opens here and links to its place on the accountability pages.
98 of 98 documents
November 18, 2025OPRD · Letter Sent
Formal Complaint — Documented Institutional Abuse, Retaliation for Protected Speech, and Ongoing Violation of Oregon Public Records Law
To Governor Kotek
01KACE2348G8VG3XPB3BGW3F1NDecember 9, 2025OPRD · Letter Sent
Fw: For the Record — Supervisory Betrayal
To Governor Kotek
01KC3GJ4WGZQ8V706APJ97YDN4December 11, 2025OPRD · Letter Sent
Fw: There's something you should know.
To Governor Kotek
01KC7PX85RSCWKVSWHK39K6YCGDecember 18, 2025OPRD · Letter Sent
Documented LGBTQ+ Retaliation + Gubernatorial Silence
To Governor Kotek; [Kotek Campaign Chair]
01KCS97W9RPP89CERDSEPDGR28December 19, 2025OPRD · Letter Sent
For the Record: The Email You Never Investigated
To [Program Manager]; Director Lisa Sumption; Governor Kotek
01KCW58AYR8F09QY561CPNAY9FDecember 20, 2025OPRD · Letter Sent
The whole story.
To [Volunteer Services Lead]; [Park Supervisor]; [Park Manager]; [Program Manager]; Katie Gauthier, OPRD; Director Lisa Sumption; [Kotek Campaign Chair]; OPRD Public Records; Governor Kotek
The full recorded account, provided to the park staff.
01KCZ2WXJRKX65W45N6QCEWGTXJanuary 9, 2026OPRD · Letter Sent
Independent Evidentiary Record — Oregon State Parks Volunteer Abuse
To Denise Warburton, OPRD; Interim Director Stefanie Coons; Director Lisa Sumption; Governor Kotek
01KEK9CFPRHMQV7HDWRJ2HSE0DJanuary 13, 2026OPRD · Letter Sent
Re: [Park Supervisor]
To Governor Kotek; [Kotek Campaign Chair]
01KEW3XK4G21P2KCPZYD405M5JJanuary 14, 2026OPRD · Letter Sent
An Open Letter to Governor Kotek
To Governor Kotek; [Kotek Campaign Chair]; Director Lisa Sumption; Denise Warburton, OPRD; Interim Director Stefanie Coons
01KEZK3DQ86AGV11TPVG7VXC6HJanuary 16, 2026OPRD · 2 messages
▸42 U.S.C. § 1983
January 29, 2026OPRD · Letter Sent
Legal Counsel
To [Program Manager]; Director Lisa Sumption; Governor Kotek
01KG6SCW58M76VGADGAPRVVK0JFebruary 2, 2026OPRD · Letter Sent
Fw: March 31
To [Program Manager]; [Volunteer Services Lead]; [Park Supervisor]; [Park Manager]; Director Lisa Sumption; Governor Kotek; [Tugman Volunteer Services Lead]; Interim Director Stefanie Coons; Denise Warburton, OPRD
The March 31 chain, forwarded to the Program Manager: the departure was already arranged when the dismissal call claimed I had no intention of leaving.
01KGG1DYTRWRPXZ3CA94YT0AV7February 3, 2026OPRD · 2 messages
▸Notice of Ongoing Constitutional Violation
February 14 to 17, 2026OPRD · 2 messages
▸Oregon Parks and Recreation Contact Information
February 15, 2026OPRD · Letter Sent
You inherited this.
To Interim Director Stefanie Coons; Director Lisa Sumption; Governor Kotek
01KHH17T9GYSWDCZP6C6NA7PK4February 28 to March 3, 2026OPRD · 4 messages
▸Day 339.
March 2, 2026OPRD · 2 messages
▸Have you considered?
March 3, 2026OPRD · Letter Sent
Have you watched it?
To Director Lisa Sumption; Governor Kotek; OPRD Commissioners
01KJSXDT90NBAJ6ZE88JKQKX1EMarch 3, 2026OPRD · Letter Sent
The day after tomorrow.
To [Volunteer Services Lead]; [Park Supervisor]; [Park Manager]; [Program Manager]; Director Lisa Sumption; Deputy Director JR Collier; Interim Director Stefanie Coons; OPRD Commissioners; Governor Kotek; [Kotek Campaign Chair]
01KJVC8S2G1DYK66S6MBKXPXFDMarch 4, 2026OPRD · Letter Sent
42 U.S.C. § 1983 — Director Lisa Sumption
To Director Lisa Sumption; Deputy Director JR Collier; Interim Director Stefanie Coons; OPRD Commissioners; Governor Kotek; [Kotek Campaign Chair]
Notice under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, addressed to the Director.
01KJWMK70R1GJJ7NYFN6EZCFERMarch 4 to 9, 2026OPRD · 2 messages
▸March 5, 2025
March 5, 2026OPRD · Letter Sent
Stormchaser’s Soliloquy
To [Volunteer Services Lead]; [Park Supervisor]; [Park Manager]; [Program Manager]; Director Lisa Sumption; Deputy Director JR Collier; Interim Director Stefanie Coons; OPRD Commissioners; Governor Kotek; [Kotek Campaign Chair]
01KK0DDFQ8A7B4NQVJ86TD9RWWMarch 7, 2026OPRD · Letter Sent
Oregon State Parks
To [Volunteer Services Lead]; [Park Supervisor]; [Park Manager]; [Program Manager]; Director Lisa Sumption; Deputy Director JR Collier; Interim Director Stefanie Coons; OPRD Commissioners; Governor Kotek; [Kotek Campaign Chair]; [Tugman Volunteer Services Lead]
01KK4NXTTRRME1WPSJ7DE572KXMarch 9, 2026OPRD · Letter Sent
March 10, 2025.
To [Program Manager]; [Volunteer Services Lead]; [Park Supervisor]; [Park Manager]; Deputy Director JR Collier; Interim Director Stefanie Coons; OPRD Commissioners; Governor Kotek; [Kotek Campaign Chair]
01KKA8XPTGPNV7E4RAH8XCMDBFMarch 9, 2026OPRD · Letter Sent
The Only Path That Doesn't End in Federal Court
To [Volunteer Services Lead]; [Park Supervisor]; [Park Manager]; [Program Manager]; Director Lisa Sumption; Deputy Director JR Collier; Interim Director Stefanie Coons; OPRD Commissioners; Governor Kotek; [Kotek Campaign Chair]
01KKAWK9A01R6CAGJ8Q2VSCF3ZMarch 10, 2026OPRD · Letter Sent
Your Legacy
To [Volunteer Services Lead]; [Park Supervisor]; [Park Manager]; [Program Manager]; Director Lisa Sumption; Deputy Director JR Collier; Interim Director Stefanie Coons; OPRD Commissioners; Governor Kotek; [Kotek Campaign Chair]
01KKCCBTCR2M2YHBZZEDARADSFMarch 10, 2026OPRD · Letter Sent
The Only Path Back
To [Volunteer Services Lead]; [Park Supervisor]; [Park Manager]; [Program Manager]; Director Lisa Sumption; Deputy Director JR Collier; Interim Director Stefanie Coons; OPRD Commissioners; Governor Kotek; [Kotek Campaign Chair]
01KKD4CMY0D86D6AES1FMP18RRMarch 11, 2026OPRD · Letter Sent
Re: The Setup You Now Own
To [Park Supervisor]; [Park Manager]; [Program Manager]; [Volunteer Services Lead]; Director Lisa Sumption; Deputy Director JR Collier; Interim Director Stefanie Coons; OPRD Commissioners; Governor Kotek; [Kotek Campaign Chair]
01KKF8RTDGFGKTV4AAFKYH07G8March 23, 2026OPRD · Letter Sent
rswfire.com
To [Volunteer Services Lead]; [Park Supervisor]; [Park Manager]; [Program Manager]; Director Lisa Sumption; Deputy Director JR Collier; Interim Director Stefanie Coons; OPRD Commissioners; Governor Kotek; [Kotek Campaign Chair]
Notice of the rswfire.com platform launch.
01KMD3XES0G4CM7R5P3KS0C6VZMarch 23 to 24, 2026OPRD · 2 messages
▸Honeyman, I Just Found My Voice
The first notification to the agency after the police left on March 24, 2026.
March 24 to 25, 2026OPRD · 2 messages
▸Evidence Page 10 — Police Intimidation
March 26, 2026OPRD · Letter Sent
Armed Officers
To Director Lisa Sumption; Interim Director Stefanie Coons; Deputy Director JR Collier; Governor Kotek; [Kotek Campaign Chair]; OPRD Commissioners
01KMNS17ARGNDTA67FS5SPW8N4March 26, 2026OPRD · Letter Sent
Armed Officers, All Parties
To Director Lisa Sumption; Interim Director Stefanie Coons; Denise Warburton, OPRD; Deputy Director JR Collier; Governor Kotek; [Kotek Campaign Chair]; OPRD Commissioners
Letter the same evening to OPRD leadership, the Governor, and the Commission, demanding a written response acknowledging what occurred and the steps being taken.
01KMPVMD0R8M4W5C8A3D2MG3DGMarch 27, 2026OPRD · Letter Sent
Incident report transmittal
To Director Lisa Sumption; Interim Director Stefanie Coons; Denise Warburton, OPRD; Deputy Director JR Collier; Governor Kotek; [Kotek Campaign Chair]; OPRD Commissioners
01KMRN64J8S55C59VVPTFF2K6NMarch 28, 2026OPRD · Letter Sent
You Sent Police to My Door, Behind a Locked Gate, on Restricted Federal Land
To [Volunteer Services Lead]; [Park Supervisor]; [Park Manager]; [Program Manager]; Director Lisa Sumption; Deputy Director JR Collier; Denise Warburton, OPRD; Interim Director Stefanie Coons; Governor Kotek; [Kotek Campaign Chair]; OPRD Commissioners
01KMTJ21JGSSD4W0BTW6HP1E05March 29, 2026OPRD · 2 messages
▸The Firestorm You Created
The letter to the park staff after the police visit.
April 27 to May 1, 2026OPRD · 5 messages
▸Follow-Up: Public Records Request Response – April 14, 2026 Letter
May 2, 2026OPRD · Letter Sent
Public Records Request — Agency Compliance and Executive Involvement in PRR Processing, January 1, 2023 to Present
To OPRD Public Records; OPRD Commissioners; Governor Kotek; [Kotek Campaign Chair]
01KQNQG8F0FCTZ4Y33ZD93712QMay 3, 2026OPRD · Letter Sent
Documented Incident — May 3, 2026 — Siltcoos Work Center
To Deputy Director JR Collier; Interim Director Stefanie Coons; Director Lisa Sumption; OPRD Commissioners; Governor Kotek; [Kotek Campaign Chair]
Report to OPRD leadership: a box of spent shotgun shells left at the residence gate at the Siltcoos Work Center.
01KQR5YHJ80H5V45AYAGHT7ZXFMay 3, 2026OPRD · 2 messages
▸Escalating Retaliation at a Federal Work Center — May 4, 2026
May 4, 2026OPRD · Letter Sent
Request for Written Justification — Volunteer Dismissal Classification and Procedure — March 24-26, 2025
To [Program Manager]; Deputy Director JR Collier; Interim Director Stefanie Coons; Director Lisa Sumption; OPRD Commissioners; Governor Kotek; [Kotek Campaign Chair]
01KQTEA748SAZ42H5TWBV9VACPMay 4, 2026OPRD · Letter Sent
Request for Written Justification — Dismissal Procedure — March 24, 2025
To [Park Manager]; [Park Supervisor]; [Program Manager]; Deputy Director JR Collier; Interim Director Stefanie Coons; Director Lisa Sumption; OPRD Commissioners; Governor Kotek; [Kotek Campaign Chair]
01KQTF3PJ0JFF42NFTH70NA5WCMay 4, 2026OPRD · Letter Sent
A Final Statement to the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
To Deputy Director JR Collier; Interim Director Stefanie Coons; Director Lisa Sumption; OPRD Commissioners; Governor Kotek; [Kotek Campaign Chair]; [Volunteer Services Lead]; [Park Supervisor]; [Park Manager]; [Program Manager]
The final statement to the agency.
01KQV3VJPGP9RDYAQZ3HZVXEYFJuly 6, 2026DAS · Follow-Up
Request to reopen
To Bryanna Duke, DAS; Governor Kotek; [Kotek Campaign Chair]
01KWX51X904Y8AKJXTCXSYRE1PJuly 7, 2026DAS · Public Records Request
Public Records Request — Custodial-Basis Closures and Governing Policy
To Bryanna Duke, DAS; Governor Kotek; [Kotek Campaign Chair]
01KWYMXG0RFHRAK0598B8T70VSJuly 7, 2026DAS · Follow-Up
Correspondence channel and preservation notice
To Bryanna Duke, DAS; Governor Kotek
01KWZCVHP8F00X0TXAK0P4H1PAJuly 8, 2026DAS · Follow-Up
Custodial determination analysis
To Bryanna Duke, DAS; Governor Kotek
01KX1XQSX8B9S011AJCNNHB9D0July 9, 2026OSP · Follow-Up
Letter on the sequence to date; waiver renewed
To Marni Carlson, OSP; Governor Kotek
01KX4VEDZ0C39P7RRTT6ZPNVVKJuly 10, 2026DAS · Follow-Up
Request to document the search
To Bryanna Duke, DAS; Governor Kotek
01KX6NGF001WN65P3N29Z0EBY5July 12, 2026DAS · Follow-Up
On the no-records determination
To Bryanna Duke, DAS; Governor Kotek
01KXAKE0A0Q8AYDMPW6A6GX2MBJuly 14, 2026OPRD · Letter Sent
The released record, provided to the agency
To [Program Manager]; Deputy Director JR Collier; Director Lisa Sumption; OPRD Commissioners; Governor Kotek; [Kotek Campaign Chair]
01KXH1JXW0057G6VGF9J2H1BX6July 14, 2026OSP · Follow-Up
Six questions to the responding unit's supervisor
To Micah Hubbard, OSP; Governor Kotek
01KXHJEEGRMX497NRT0E5DBY7GJuly 15, 2026OSP · Follow-Up
Request for the identity of DPSST 48454
To Micah Hubbard, OSP; Governor Kotek
01KXMJFY2R0VD3AR3ESZZXWQQBJuly 15, 2026OSP · Follow-Up
Unproduced dispatch communications and CAD audit trail
To Micah Hubbard, OSP; Governor Kotek
01KXMK4EARQK8CKJXYMPSW78AJJuly 15, 2026OSP · Follow-Up
Categories requested April 3 and not produced
To Micah Hubbard, OSP; Governor Kotek
01KXMM32SR1JSVP05NFXZFX2PAJuly 16, 2026OSP · Follow-Up
Correction regarding facility naming
To Micah Hubbard, OSP; Governor Kotek
01KXNNAQX8PCHBW4TZ8KRJYM6TJuly 17, 2026OSP · Follow-Up
Preservation status of the records
To Micah Hubbard, OSP; Governor Kotek
01KXRVJP20FNW5FFEHB8H8S6W5July 17, 2026DAS · Follow-Up
Outstanding determinations; notice of intent to petition
To Bryanna Duke, DAS; Governor Kotek
01KXRWCCAG0E0APZ3MN41Q1AFAJuly 17, 2026DAS · Follow-Up
Forward to the Communications Director
To Bryanna Duke, DAS; DAS Media Relations; Governor Kotek
01KXRWEHN8E4D1DNFQE5HKVSJMJuly 17, 2026DAS · Agency Response
Communications Director response
From DAS Media Relations
01KXRYEANRJTKDD59D58S8N278July 17, 2026DAS · Follow-Up
Reply to the Communications Director
To DAS Media Relations; Bryanna Duke, DAS; Governor Kotek
01KXS00F5GDJG5S9RBTNTCGWRSJuly 17, 2026DAS · Follow-Up
Portal date-field constraint
To Bryanna Duke, DAS; DAS Media Relations; Governor Kotek
01KXS306MR64QPD8ZK760N2ZX9July 17, 2026OSP · Follow-Up
Correction of statutory citation
To Micah Hubbard, OSP; Governor Kotek
01KXS86NSG245F7QC704SNT0NAJuly 17, 2026DAS · Follow-Up
Correction of statutory citation
To Bryanna Duke, DAS; DAS Media Relations; Governor Kotek
01KXS8ADX8R4WEBN3ABRBCTSJCJuly 17, 2026DAS · Follow-Up
Inquiry to the Communications Director
To DAS Media Relations; Bryanna Duke, DAS; Governor Kotek
01KXSJDWG0RQNG5ZV9ZM8T35TRJuly 19, 2026OSP · Follow-Up
Final correspondence before the petition
To Micah Hubbard, OSP; Governor Kotek
01KXY683P0W10BCYJKCPTS0B16July 21, 2026OPRD · Letter Sent
A request for accountability
To [Park Supervisor]; [Volunteer Services Lead]; [Park Manager]; [Program Manager]; Deputy Director JR Collier; Director Lisa Sumption; OPRD Commissioners; Marni Carlson, OSP; Micah Hubbard, OSP; Bryanna Duke, DAS; Governor Kotek; Patrol Captain Felicia Sloan; District Ranger Michele Holman
Letter addressed to OPRD and the officials of every agency involved, state and federal, together for the first time.
01KY364AE0Z5ZVT070RT0DGMEDJuly 22, 2026OSP · Petition
Petition to the Attorney General
To DOJ Public Records Order; Governor Kotek; OSP Central Records
Petition for Public Records Order under ORS 192.411, ORS 192.324(6), and ORS 192.407, asking the Attorney General to order Oregon State Police to complete its response to PR27478. Filed with twenty-five exhibits.
01KY60646RADM37YNZ40W07Z47July 24, 2026OSP · Supplemental Filing
Supplemental filing: the Forest Service statement
To DOJ Public Records Order; OSP Central Records; Governor Kotek
01KYAPE3NRCKQVEVS41K20GJA7July 24, 2026OPRD · Letter Sent
Supplemental filing forwarded to OPRD leadership
To Deputy Director JR Collier; Director Lisa Sumption; OPRD Commissioners; Governor Kotek
01KYAS8P3R05PDFPEPQ5WC9G4GJuly 26, 2026OPRD · Letter Sent
What Integrity Looks Like
To [Park Supervisor]; [Volunteer Services Lead]; [Park Manager]; [Program Manager]; OPRD Commissioners; Deputy Director JR Collier; Director Lisa Sumption; Governor Kotek
The District Ranger's statement, forwarded to the four named staff without comment.
01KYFD2008A7KZJWT8TH1DRM7RJuly 26, 2026OPRD · Letter Sent
Notice of intent to file under the Oregon Tort Claims Act
To Deputy Director JR Collier; [Program Manager]; Director Lisa Sumption; OPRD Commissioners; Governor Kotek
Courtesy notice of intent to file a claim under ORS 30.275 concerning the March 24, 2026 visit, stating the claims released and the one question that remains.
01KYFER0GR6CQHWMTVNTBJV58SJuly 27, 2026OSP · Follow-Up
Response to the reopening notice
To Micah Hubbard, OSP; Holly Bolton, OSP; Governor Kotek
01KYJMQP0RF5H3BZACXM96V3ZHJuly 27, 2026OSP · Supplemental Filing
Second supplemental filing
To DOJ Public Records Order; OSP Central Records; Micah Hubbard, OSP; Holly Bolton, OSP; Governor Kotek
01KYJR0EJ0ZZV5BM4XP6WDFV3ZJuly 27, 2026DAS · Petition
Petition to the Attorney General
To DOJ Public Records Order; Bryanna Duke, DAS; Merilee Nowak, DAS; Governor Kotek
Petition for review under ORS 192.411 concerning R000879, filed with eighteen exhibits. It asks the Attorney General to order the Department to produce, cite a specific exemption, or state expressly that no responsive record exists; to describe the search; to substantiate or withdraw the custodial referral; and to answer the preservation questions.
01KYK0AN3R6H8GY6RNNGYXFH4MJuly 28, 2026OPRD · Letter Sent
Notice of publication
To Deputy Director JR Collier; Director Lisa Sumption; OPRD Commissioners; OSP Central Records; Bryanna Duke, DAS; Merilee Nowak, DAS; DAS Media Relations; Governor Kotek
01KYN0J6EREDJN6024KZJYJCFFJuly 28, 2026OPRD · 2 messages
▸Notice of publication — OPRD record complete
Notice that this record is complete: every letter sent and every response received, posted in date order with unmodified originals, with the four named staff referred to by role throughout.
August 1, 2026OPRD · Letter Sent
Statewide HR Policy 50.010.02, Violence-Free Workplace, and its application to me
To Director Lisa Sumption; Deputy Director JR Collier; Merilee Nowak, DAS; Governor Kotek
One question to the Director, who administers the policy under Section 1: whether 50.010.02, or any threat assessment or safety planning process under it, was applied to me. The letter sets out six flaws in the policy as published, including that Section 7 reaches volunteers as subjects while Section 8 protects only employees from retaliation.
01KYY2C05RZ76JBTEKHE0EEB59August 3, 2026DAS · Follow-Up
Awaiting the Department's position
To OREGONDAS Support; Merilee Nowak, DAS; Governor Kotek
01KZ57CKSRYZSCN1A0PDZ1VSNZAugust 11, 2026OPRD · Follow-Up
Fw: PR27478 - Public Records Request
To Deputy Director JR Collier; Director Lisa Sumption; Governor Kotek
01KZS7F758483G54YAYE1MYDJ5Every document is posted with its unmodified email original.