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Former Member, Health Care Committee, Oregon State Senate
Former Chair, Housing Committee, Oregon State Senate
Former Member, Human Services Committee, Oregon State Senate
Former Member, Joint Committee On Capitol Culture, Oregon State Senate
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Oregon State Senate
Member, Health Care Committee
Chair, Housing Committee
Member, Human Services Committee
Member, Joint Committee On Capitol Culture
Member, Judiciary Committee
In 2015, Oregon strippers became the first state to take their fight directly to the legislature. Convened by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), the exotic dancers are working with two contract lobbyists provided by the NASW to push Oregon lawmakers to enact laws that would improve the working conditions of the dancers. On their list of goals is seeing strip clubs comply with mandatory health and safety standards, more security, clean stages free of debris and broken glass, and structurally sound poles. At the very least, the group hopes for a law that would require club owners to display dancers' rights and the creation of a hotline where strippers can turn to report abuses or ask questions. They also want to avoid law enforcement or bureaucrats staffing the hotline, and instead use people who have experience in the industry. The group's demand may very well be in reach, after the announcement of a legislative ally: State Rep. Shemia Fagan (D) announced that she plans to support the bills she's heard of thus far.
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