Oregon's Kid Governor or.kidgovernor.org

CONTACT: Nikki Fisher | Nikki.Fisher@OR.KidGovernor.org

We have all the tools you need!

Oregon Kid Governor provides teachers and classrooms across Oregon with free resources!

Check out our annual start up guide! This guide is your first stop in preparing for the 2021-22 Kid Governor program. It contains details for this year’s program, links to materials, participation tips, and program dates.

Check out our toolkits for classrooms! The toolkit for classes nominating a candidate and voting includes lessons about Oregon’s 3 branches of government, the role of the governor, the history and process of voting, identifying and researching important community issues, researching issues, and developing campaign platforms and speeches.

Don’t have a student who wants to run for Oregon Kid Governor? That’s okay because we you covered. We have a toolkit for voting only classes. The toolkit is a condensed version of the Toolkit for Classes Nominating a Candidate and Voting and includes lessons about Oregon’s 3 branches of government, the role of the governor, and the history and process of voting.

Nominating and Voting Classes should also download:

Parent/Guardian permission packet: We recommend that classes nominating a candidate send this letter home with students for family review and permission prior to the start of the Toolkit lessons. The form is not required and is for in-class use only. Signed papers do not need to be returned to the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office.

Rules and entry forms: These official Entry Forms must be submitted with your school’s nominee for the Oregon’s Kid Governor Statewide Election.

Video Introductions

Narrated by current and past Kid Governor students, there are introduction videos for lessons one through five as well an an overall introduction video. These are available with the class materials provided to classrooms but are also on YouTube for everyone to check out!   YouTube playlist for Nominating & Voting Classes YouTube playlist for Voting-Only Classes Ready to sign up? You can do it here.