Why does the Salem Reporter love Vanessa Nordyke so much?
WE DON’T KNOW
But since you're here, here's what you should know about Councilor Nordyke's dismal record. Check back later, we keep finding more.
Nordyke voted to put a convicted murderer on Salem's Police Review Board. In December 2025, Vanessa Nordyke voted to reappoint Kyle Hedquist, a convicted murderer of a teenage girl, to Salem's Community Police Review Board.
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Nordyke can't keep her story straight on policing the homeless. One moment she supports it, the next she doesn’t.
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Nordyke wants you to pay a $4.3 billion gas tax. In August, 2025, Nordyke pushed to put Salem officially in support of a huge tax package hike in the state legislature.
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Nordyke didn't think Mayor Chris Hoy's payroll tax was enough. You know, the one 82% of Salem voters rejected. She wanted even higher taxes.
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Oregon's ethics commission found she broke the law. The Oregon Government Ethics Commission unanimously found Nordyke "deliberately coordinated and orchestrated" an illegal serial meeting. She accepted a Letter of Education, admitting fault.
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Nordyke proudly owns the endorsement of radicals who want to DEFUND Salem police. Indivisible Salem, well known for its efforts to gut police budgets, has endorsed Nordyke. She even rallies with them. They're her people.
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