When I was sworn in as Attorney General on December 31, 2024, I said that the significance of this responsibility could not come at a more meaningful time in our state’s and our nation’s history. As we enter the second year of this administration, the challenges facing Oregonians demand even more from us. Thankfully, after a year of getting to know the incredible people who keep the Oregon Department of Justice running every day, I’ve never been more confident in our ability to meet this moment.

Our 2026 Strategic Vision is both ambitious and grounded in the reality that we must be more efficient, more strategic, and more focused than ever before.

We’ve heard from DOJ employees, community partners, agency colleagues, and more—and this feedback has helped build this plan and shape our strategic direction.

The 2026 Strategic Vision focuses on four core objectives that guide everything we do:

• Strengthening the foundation of our agency so we can deliver for Oregonians for decades to come;
• Keeping communities safe through innovative approaches to organized crime, child safety, and public corruption;
• Protecting working families, seniors, and consumers from those who would take advantage of them, and create pathways for economic upward mobility;
• Defending Oregon’s values against attacks on our constitutional rights and democratic institutions.

Underlying this year’s core objectives is another simple but powerful commitment: we commit to shaping an Oregon Department of Justice that future generations will continue to trust, respect, and rely on for years to come. We are temporary stewards of an institution that belongs to the people of Oregon. Every decision we make, every system we build, every investment we prioritize must be designed with the long term in mind.

Together, we will work with clarity of purpose to ensure that the Department of Justice continues to be Oregon’s champion—fierce in defending what’s right, relentless in pursuing justice, and unwavering in service to every Oregonian.

Dan Rayfield
Attorney General
January 14, 2026