Travis Nelson

In his first legislative session, he secured $15 million for a new aquatic complex in North Portland.[6] in 2022, he was appointed to serve on the state Reproductive Health and Access to Care Work Group in anticipation of the overturning of Roe Vs. Wade. This workgroup was charged with ensuring that Oregon closed gaps in reproductive health rights.[7]

In his second legislative session in 2023, Nelson championed the following laws: [8]

• House Bill 2002 - Protects abortion rights and access to gender affirming care.[9]
• House Bill 2697 - Safe staffing legislation for hospital healthcare workers. This bill establishes nurse to patient ratios and establishes staffing committees for other healthcare workers. This makes Oregon the first state in the nation to put nurse to patient ratios in statute.[10]
• House Bill 2921 - Requires hospitals to turn over employee gender and racial demographic data to the state for public posting. The stated goal is to increase the transparency of hospital workforce by job classification.[11]
• House Bill 2922 - A consumer protection bill that increases contractor bonding amounts by $5,000 to better protect consumers taken advantage of by bad contractors.[12]
• House Bill 2925 - Funds the work of creating policy proposals that address racism as a public health crisis.[13]
• Senate Bill 851 - Requires Oregon's Bureau of Labor and Industries to prepare a model respectful workplace policy that addresses workplace bullying.[14]
• Senate Bill 907 - Protects employees from retaliation if they refuse to work under dangerous conditions.[15]
• Senate Bill 1089 - Establishes the Oregon Universal Healthcare Governance Board. The goal of this board is to create a plan for universal healthcare in Oregon.[16]

In 2017, Nelson became an officer of the Democratic Party of Oregon when he was elected to serve as one of Oregon's representatives to the Democratic National Committee.[19]One of his first acts as a Democratic National Committee Rep was supporting Keith Ellison in the 2017 Democratic National Committee Chair Race.[20]

With Senator Bernie Sanders at the Las Vegas Democratic Primary Presidential Debate in 2020.

Nelson has authored and successfully passed multiple resolutions in an effort to make the Democratic Party of Oregon more progressive.[21] Some of those resolutions include:

• Resolution 2020-09 - The first ever Democratic Party of Oregon resolution declaring that Black Lives Matter.[22]
• Resolution 2020-010 - Resolution demanding justice for George Floyd.[23]
• Resolution 2021-02 - Resolution declaring support for unions, workers, clean energy jobs and a $15 an hour national minimum wage.[24]
• Resolution 2021-03 - Resolution supporting essential workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.[25]
• Resolution 2021-09 - Resolution calling on Oregon Congresspersons to support efforts to lower drug costs for those on Medicare.[26]
• Resolution 2021-10 - Resolution demanding that Congressman Kurt Schrader support Medicare prescription drug negotiation.[27]
• Resolution 2022-10 - Honoring the life and legacy of Lawanda Joyce Manning. The wife of Oregon Senator James Manning.[28]

In 2020, Nelson served as chair of Oregon's Bernie Sanders delegation and Oregon delegation co-chair to the 2020 Democratic National Convention.[29]