Barbara Kahl
R
Barbara Kahl is the Republican nominee for Oregon's 1st Congressional District. She is a veterinarian who has run a mobile large-animal veterinary practice in the district and served on an Oregon Department of Agriculture advisory committee.[3]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Positions on the issues
- SupportsLoosen zoning rules to build more housing
Says she supports expanding land and timber use for housing supply, workforce training in the trades, cutting permitting time and costs, and a 'buildable homes' package.[3]
“Housing: expanding land/timber use for supply, trades workforce training, cutting permitting time and costs, a "buildable homes" package”
In their words — priorities
- Fiscal discipline: cutting federal spending and redundant offices, removing ineligible recipients from benefit programs, and requiring agencies to justify funding or lose it.[3]
- Education: revising federal K-12 policy to focus on core academics (math, reading, writing, civics, history, science), restoring PE/music/art for grades K-6, and strengthening special-education support under IDEA.[3]
- Government accountability: strict budget discrepancy standards, year-end account closing, public spending reports, and routine forensic financial audits.[3]
Background
- A fourth-generation Oregonian; earned a bachelor's degree from Oregon State University (2001) and a doctorate from Oregon State's College of Veterinary Medicine (2006).[3]
- Spent nearly 20 years running a mobile veterinary practice serving large animals, equine, and livestock across the district, and spent two decades earlier in corporate accounting, finance and purchasing, including at Intel's Hillsboro campus (1990-1997).[3]
- Founded a nonprofit rescue organization and currently serves as a public member of the Oregon Department of Agriculture's CAFO Advisory Committee; has testified before the Oregon Legislature on agriculture-related bills.[3]
Campaign money
Raised $4,466 · spent $3,555 · $212 cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗