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THE PETITION DRIVE IS OVER. THE FIGHT ISN’T.
THE PETITION DRIVE IS OVER. THE FIGHT ISN’T.
More than 40,000 Oregonians joined our effort to restore permit-free access to Oregon’s waterways. Although the 2026 petition drive has ended, the mission continues.
Let Us Paddle remains committed to working through the Legislature, educating the public, holding state agencies accountable, and building support to repeal Oregon’s Waterway Access Permit for human-powered boats.
Maintaining an active and compliant political committee also costs money. Your contribution helps us:
Pay required bookkeeping, reporting, banking, and compliance expenses
Maintain our website, communications, and public outreach
Advocate for legislative repeal of the permit
Prepare for future campaigns and opportunities to restore permit-free access
We operated this campaign with volunteers, grassroots support, and a fraction of the money available to the political establishment. Every contribution—large or small—helps keep the organization alive and the pressure on.
Help Us Continue the Fight
Help Us Continue the Fight
Oregon’s rivers and lakes belong to all of us. Kayakers, paddleboarders, canoeists, anglers, families, and outdoor enthusiasts should not have to purchase government permission simply to put a paddle in the water.
Donate today and help us return Oregon’s waterways to permit-free access.
Support the Movement to Repeal the Paddle Tax
Donate to Let Us Paddle PAC
Dear friends of freedom and public access,
Oregon’s paddle permit expansion is more than just a bad law—it’s a tax on joy, freedom, and our right to use public waterways without a government permission slip. That’s why we’ve launched Initiative Petition 2026-053, and we hav builkt a statewide grassroots movement in an attempt to repeal it.
But we can not continue this without your help.
We will continue to be transparent with our PAC account. We believe we ran one of the most efficent and fiscally responsible all vollunteer inititatve petitions in recent history!
Every Dollar Helps. And You May Qualify for a Tax Credit.
Every Dollar Helps. And You May Qualify for a Tax Credit.
Your donation to Let Us Paddle PAC is not tax-deductible, but you may be eligible for Oregon’s Political Tax Credit.
If you qualify, Oregon allows:
Up to $50 per individual, or
$100 per couple filing jointly
to be credited back to you at tax time when you donate to a qualified political committee like ours.
To be eligible, your household must have income under $75,000 (individual) or $150,000 (joint). Learn more and confirm your eligibility here:
📎 Oregon Secretary of State: Political Tax Credit Info
Help Us Paddle This Movement Forward!
Help Us Paddle This Movement Forward!
We’re not just fighting a paddle permit—we’re defending public access, pushing back against state overreach, and uniting voters across party lines. If you value liberty, simplicity, and outdoor access, this is your moment to step up.
Make your contribution today and help us make waves across Oregon.
Thank you for standing with us. Let’s paddle without permits—and without permission slips from Salem.
Sincerely,
Ben, Kari & Angie,
Chief Petitioners, Let Us Paddle PAC
Transparency, integrity, and legal compliance with Oregon election law is paramount, we are an officially filed political action committee registered with the secretary of state Let Us Paddle PAC ID #24427. The easiest way to give is by the using above embedded donation links, or if you are having trouble scrolling below the logo, try using our online donations site link here, however you can send a check the old fashioned way, using the postal service sent to the address below:
Mail checks to:
Let Us Paddle PAC
PO Box 512
Independence, OR 97351
You must include your occupation, name of employer & employer’s city & state location, or "retired" as well as have your current address on the check.
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