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The OUS Office of Government Relations represents the Board's budget, policy, and program interests to the Office of the Governor, the Oregon Legislature, Oregon members of the United States Congress, and Oregon state agencies.
Government Relations staff engage in lobbying State legislators regarding appropriations and policy legislation affecting Oregon University System, and represent the Board and System before committees of the Legislature. Government Relations staff communicate important information and insights on the State legislature to system administration and the Board to facilitate deliberate decision-making and to develop timely responses. They also work closely with a committee of OUS campus government relations directors to develop system-wide legislative communications and strategies in the interest of the OUS, and to monitor or respond to legislative activity affecting the system as a whole.