Kitz-O-Meter

Browse the Kitz-O-Meter: All promises By Subject Economy Taxes Education   PolitiFact Oregon has compiled promises that John Kitzhaber made during the 2010 campaign and is tracking their progress on our Kitz-O-Meter. We rate their status as Not Yet Rated, In the Works or Stalled. Once we find action is completed, we rate them Promise Kept, Compromise or Promise Broken. (See our About the Kitz-O-Meter page for details on our ratings. And take a look at our launch story for more information about this project.) The report card at right provides an up-to-the-minute tally of all the promises.

Kitz-O-Meter Scorecard

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Latest Kitz-O-Meter Promises

John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
Guarantee two years of community college to those with new Oregon Diploma
A new direction for state-funded college financial aid | October 3, 2014
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
Would support increase in cigarette tax if one were to pass legislature
Will “support an increase in the cigarette tax” if it is proposed and passes the Legislature | August 25, 2014
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
Create teacher evaluation tool linked to student performance
Creating a teacher evaluation tool linked to student performance has made progress, but more is left to do | February 7, 2014
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
Create water measurement program
Water measurement program might see new life in 2013-15 budget | October 7, 2013
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
Reform ballot measure process
No action on ballot reform | October 7, 2013
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
Establish national laboratory in Oregon
Kitzhaber continues to strive for a national lab in Oregon | October 7, 2013
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
Block oil drilling off Oregon coast
Kitzhaber keeps promise to ixnay oil drilling | October 7, 2013
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
Veto any tax increases to balance 2011-2013 budget
No taxes were used to balance the 2011-13 budget | October 4, 2013
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
Create 10-year budget plan
Oregon, we have a 10-year budget vision | October 4, 2013
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
Attract more federal transit funds
Kitzhaber’s hoping that federal government comes through with transit money for new Columbia River Crossing | October 4, 2013
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
Link Pre-K and K-12 data systems
Linking the systems is still a ways off, but some funding has come through and more could be on the way | September 26, 2013
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
Guarantee transfer credit between higher ed institutions
New transfer student bill of rights has Oregon moving in the right direction | September 26, 2013
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
Eliminate redundant standardized tests
Through legislation and other mandates, the governor has managed to make a dent | September 26, 2013
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
Create standards for child care and pre-school
A rating system is nearly in place and so are training programs | September 26, 2013
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
Reform Oregon’s kicker law
Personal kicker reform remains Stalled | September 26, 2013
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
Keep OLCC as public entity
OLCC remains a public entity | September 26, 2013
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
Require cost-benefit reports for every state program
Program ‘bids’ were used to craft 2013-15 budget | September 26, 2013
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
Diversify (racially) his administration
Latinos still underrepresented in governor’s appointments | July 13, 2012
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
Integrate state policies related to climate change
Gov. Kitzhaber has appointed a network of advisers to integrate the agencies | July 12, 2012
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
Develop plan for energy and climate change
Right on time, Gov. Kitzhaber releases his first draft | July 11, 2012
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
Use new health care law to create delivery model
With federal approval and a Supreme Court OK, Kitzhaber makes good on health care promise | July 10, 2012
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
Make education funding stable
The education budget is set; can it remain stable? | July 8, 2011
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
Cut social services
Slicing social services was a painful promise – but one Kitzhaber kept | July 8, 2011
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
Create “energy savings bonds” to invest in public schools and colleges
Kitzhaber gets to check off one of his campaign’s clearest promises | July 8, 2011
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
Push capital gains tax break
Kitzhaber finds capital gains tax break a hard sale to lawmakers | July 7, 2011
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
Establish Early Childhood Coordinating Council
Buried inside a wide-ranging package of education reform, a Promise Kept | July 6, 2011
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
Create single state education budget
With lawmakers’ approval, Kitzhaber moves closer to calling this a ‘Promise Kept’ | July 6, 2011
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
Ask for resignations of top state managers and directors
Kitzhaber asks for some resignations | January 14, 2011