Joseph Yetter
Joseph Yetter (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Oregon's 2nd Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Yetter completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Joseph Yetter was born in Beech Grove, Indiana. He earned a bachelor's degree from Indiana University in 1968 and an M.D. from the Indiana University School of Medicine in 1972.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Oregon's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Oregon District 2
Incumbent Cliff Bentz defeated Joseph Yetter in the general election for U.S. House Oregon District 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cliff Bentz (R) | 67.5 | 208,369 | |
| Joseph Yetter (D) | 32.4 | 99,882 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 425 | ||
| Total votes: 308,676 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 2
Joseph Yetter defeated Adam Prine in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 2 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joseph Yetter | 69.1 | 27,814 | |
| Adam Prine | 29.0 | 11,669 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.0 | 788 | ||
| Total votes: 40,271 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 2
Incumbent Cliff Bentz defeated Mark Cavener and Katherine Gallant in the Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 2 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cliff Bentz | 75.0 | 67,051 | |
| Mark Cavener | 19.4 | 17,372 | ||
| Katherine Gallant | 5.1 | 4,598 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 386 | ||
| Total votes: 89,407 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Raiph Huber (R)
- Brett Cahill (R)
Endorsements
To view Yetter's endorsements in the 2022 election, please click here.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Joseph Yetter completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Yetter's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Joe was Hospital Commander, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, and was Chief of Pathology, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, among other assignments, but his proudest service was being a doctor to America’s heroes. He treated wounded soldiers and their families, delivered babies, and tended to the dying for thirty-six years. And all along the way, he trained generations of doctors, nurses, and students. He’s commanded one hospital and treated thousands of snotty noses. He’s been a deputy coroner, and he’s served on the Board of Trustees at a community college.
Now he’s a farmer, and he is perfectly comfortable dealing with BS. He can deal with Congress.- Our nation is in crisis. We face unprecedented threats from without and within, and extremist politicians and activist judges are making things worse. Attacks on our personal freedoms and our Democracy threaten the values we hold sacred as Americans. Now is the time for a different, better vision of the future. Now is a time for American leaders. That's why I'm running for Congress as the Democratic nominee.
- If elected, I will work with family farmers and business owners across District 2 to honor their way of life. I will introduce and support legislation that helps farmers and other business owners and their employees have the support and resources they need to meet the challenges of the 21st century. I will support legislation that will protect our freedoms and Democracy by guaranteeing voting rights, pushing for the prosecution of everyone responsible for January 6th and codifying Roe into law.
- I will also work with my colleagues, local communities and organizations to build a better future for our children by sending them to top-tier, safe schools, free of active shooter drills and full of hope and knowledge. If you want a Congressperson who will wake up every day with these three things as his North star, you had Better Vote Yetter!
Freedom: including the right of every person to bodily autonomy, the freedom to love and to marry.
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Campaign website
Yetter's campaign website stated the following:
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Oregon's Water Crisis I'm a farmer. Like every farmer before me, I keep an eye peeled on the weather. I watch the seasons, I watch for sun, and most of all, I watch for rain. Especially here in Oregon’s Congressional 2nd Congressional District, we watch for rain. We are used to water issues, but what we face now is something the farmers of the past never dealt with. Oregon is in the midst of an unprecedented drought, the likes of which have not been experienced in at least 1,200 years. Climate change is drying out our environment, reducing rain and snowfall, shrinking the snowpack and reducing our groundwater reserves. Experts tell us that it is only going to get worse in the short term, and we need to be prepared. Unfortunately, we are not and Cliff Bentz is only making it more and more difficult for us to prepare our homes, our communities and our district. While Senators Merkley and Wyden work hard to bring support and funding to Oregon, including OR02, Mr. Bentz continues to work against the interests of Oregonians across our district. His no votes on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2021370?BillNum=H.R.3684) and the Inflation Reduction Act (https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2022420) would have left OR02 without critical funding for infrastructure projects across the district. Our district deserves more than a reactionary partisan who refuses to honor his oath to represent the best interests of the citizens of OR02. We need a representative who will work with local stakeholders, state officials, our Senators and the other members of Congress to introduce and support legislation that will provide the support and assistance our communities need. We also need a representative who understands the challenges faced by small-scale farmers dealing with water issues, and who will prioritize dealing with and has a plan for solving Oregon’s water crisis. Fortunately, I can irrigate some of my fields, if the winter snowpack is deep enough, if the spring rains last long enough, and if the reservoir up-creek fills enough. If… Water is life for all of us. It is not only the thing that keeps us alive, for so many it is a critical part of what they live for. From rafting the Klamath River, to soaking in the Antelope Hot Springs in the Hart Mountains, to fishing the Columbia River outside of The Dalles, water is our lives, our livelihood, and our recreation. Long-term plans are being developed and adopted that will avoid the worst impacts of climate change, but more needs to be done. In the short term, we must take action to mitigate and adapt to the changing water patterns. I am a farmer and a veteran. If there is anything I have learned from both the Army and my farm it is that you are strongest when you work as part of a team. That is exactly what I will do if I am elected to Congress, making solving Oregon’s water crisis my number one priority and the basis for my first piece of legislation. During my first six months in office, I will travel throughout the district, meeting with local stakeholders, listening to their needs and desires when it comes to water. The goal will be to develop an action plan that I can take to the rest of the Oregon Delegation to craft legislation that will provide support for local and regional projects that solve components of the water crisis. From subsurface irrigation that is under pressure, to alternative growing patterns of crops, to changing water use in homes, businesses and across communities, solutions will be most effective when we work together on locally focused projects. My plan will allow us to strengthen our communities against wildfires, alleviate the impact of drought on our crops and our rivers, and begin to adapt to our new normal, together. We have the tools, the skills, and the knowledge, we merely need the political will. My opponent continues to show a lack of will to take on this problem, ignoring local stakeholders, siding with big agriculture over local farmers, farmworkers, and Tribes, and refusing to support critical funding that will help with the problem. I will make solving the water crisis through local action and federal partnership my number one priority. We will solve this crisis, together, and transform and revolutionize how we share and use water in Oregon’s 2nd Congressional District. We will meet the challenges of the 21st Century, through locally responsive innovation, community action and federal partnerships. Farmers and ranchers like me will still keep our weather eyes peeled, but with more reliable water sources than we have now. Our farms, forests, rivers, and communities will all be better off.
International Relations We live in an interconnected world where isolationism and a lack of diplomatic skill are dangerous. The world is most secure when the United States is held in high regard, our alliances are secure and our leaders and actions are respected.
National Service I, for one, favor two or more years of national service for all young Americans. This is not a popular idea today, but I'll work to make it popular.
Economy Building an economy that works for all.
Rural Way of Life Oregonians love the land and those of us in CD2 have a special connection to it. The land is how many of us make a living and how most of us relax and have fun. That deep connection reinforces the rural way of life.
Health Care is a Human Right Every American deserves access to comprehensive, affordable, quality care.
Reproductive Health Reproductive health care is health care and as a medical student I watched as Roe v Wade was decided, and the world changed for the better. This week I join millions of Americans in outrage over activist judges stripping away the privacy and autonomy of individual American citizens and sentencing mostly poor, mostly marginalized women to wrongful pain and death.
I will be delighted to work with anyone who wants to reduce the number of abortions in this country. Here is how it can be done:
Veterans' Health Our nation has a sacred obligation,"...to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow, and his orphan." - Abraham Lincoln The medical needs of veterans are often particular, and must be a addressed in a system of comprehensive care that understands and addresses those needs, whether they be PTSD, exposure to toxic burn pits, Agent Orange, traumatic brain injuries and multiple amputations in the young and the interactions of all those with the ordinary health issues all people face.
On a personal note: I get my medical care at the VA in Roseburg, and, rarely, at the VA in Portland. I consider VA medical care The Best Care Anywhere. And, remember: I've practiced medicine (and been a patient, too), in the military and in civilian practice, on three continents and in several states here at home.
Combating the Climate Crisis Rural families are suffering from climate change, around the world. Drought, fire, flood, and famine cause entire populations to flee. People who love the land, especially our farmers and ranchers, have the most to lose. We also have the most to gain. Renewable Energy Renewable energy resources like solar, wind, geothermal, transmission of energy, and others are all land-dependent. Cattle may graze under wind farms; sheep can graze under photovoltaic panels, keeping the lush green grass nicely mowed. Solar panels on irrigation canals cool the water, reduce evaporation, and provide local electricity to move water into fields and pastures. Carbon sequestration in soil will become a boom industry, enriching both the soil, and the foresters, farmers and ranchers who love the land. Forest Resilience In the face of climate change, drought and fire will grow worse.
In Douglas County, we recently defeated a gas pipeline. This pipeline would have taken, through eminent domain, private property of rural residents for the profit of a foreign corporation. They would have built a pipeline through our forests and over and under our waterways. It was otherwise just a great idea, as long as you think that gas pipelines never leak, that the gas is not explosive, that our forests are never tinder-dry, and nobody lives there anyway. Otherwise, pure genius. The people of Douglas County won, and so can the rest of us in Oregon, if we choose to value our planet and each other.
Criminal Justice
Education Universal public education is one of the great American inventions.
Gun Safety
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| —Joseph Yetter's campaign website (2022)[3] | ||
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See also
2022 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 20, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Joe Yetter For Congress, “Policy Issues,” accessed November 3, 2022
