Far-Right Oregon GOP Chair Resigns Over “Toxicity”

The Oregonian reports:

Dallas Heard, chair of the Oregon Republican Party, has resigned, citing “evil” inside the party he leads. Heard, who is also a state senator from Myrtle Creek, wrote a blistering letter to inform the party of his decision.

“My physical and spiritual health can no longer survive exposure to the toxicity that can be found in this community,” wrote Heard. “We truly have an equal if not greater evil than the Democrats walking among us.”

The letter was initially posted to social media by the account of David Medina, a conservative activist from the Portland area who frequently attends and posts videos from rallies protesting COVID-19 mandates, and has been linked to violent protests at the Oregon Capitol as well as the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

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In the first video below, Heard, who is also a state senator, refuses to wear a mask despite his own COVID infection months earlier and his father’s near death.

In 2019, Heard was among the GOP state senators who fled the state for days in order to block a climate change vote.

Heard is the founder of a local county group calling themselves “Citizens Against Tyranny.”