In her letter, the Senator played the role of the “Protector of the Farms.” She mourned the “principle” of these expansions, clutching her pearls at the idea that cities could grow in this new way. In her letter delivered today, Sollman wrote, “Piecemeal expansions outside of the established process should not be the norm.” She claimed she wanted a “fuller conversation” that includes “all stakeholders.”
But just a few days before turning this letter in on 4035-B, standing in a crowded room in Forest Grove, the Senator told a very different story.
“The Only Way” to Break a Promise
When confronted by the community about the 1,700-acre land grab in SB 1586, Senator Sollman didn’t talk about “established processes.” She admitted she was the one who intentionally designed the shortcut.
“The reason this bill is brought into this bill… is because the only way to change the designation of this land is through the legislative process,” Sollman told the crowd. She openly admitted that because this land was protected by the 2014 Grand Bargain statutes as Rural Reserve, she had to use the Legislature to run an end-around on the law.
Let that sink in: Senator Sollman objects to a 150-acre “shortcut” for affordable housing in Woodburn because it violates her “principles,” but she proudly champions a 1,700-acre shortcut in Hillsboro because it’s the “only way” to pave over land she promised to protect until 2065. One day, she is the architect of the biggest land annexation ever proposed for heavy industrial use, and suddenly, she is upset over 150 acres for affordable housing?
The “No Data Center” Shell Game
In Forest Grove, the Senator tried to calm the room by saying, “I had that language specifically written in that bill that there are no standalone data centers.” It’s a classic political shell game. By specifying “standalone,” the Senator leaves the door wide open for the “Sollman Loophole.” Under her bill, a data center is perfectly legal as long as it’s “accessory” to another building. You can’t have a “standalone” server farm, but you can certainly have a massive one attached to a “research lab” that actually employs three people while sucking up the Tualatin Valley’s water and power.
A Primary Vendetta?
The “Oh, THAT Senator!” moment happens when you look at the scale of her hypocrisy.
In Woodburn: She “objects” to a 150-acre expansion for affordable housing- you know, for people, because it lacks “stakeholder voice” and creates “uncertainty” for farmers 45 miles away.
In Hillsboro: She is the Chief Sponsor of SB 1586, which grabs 1,700 acres (over 10 times the size!) for industrial data centers, factories, and big-money lobbyists. Not even land for people in need to live on. So she loves factories and will plow under farm land for them, but people cannot go homeless?
Apparently, when it’s 1,700 acres for PGE and the Northwest Hillsboro Alliance, and the landowners who contributed to her campaign, “stakeholder voices” can be replaced by AI-scripted podcasts. But when it’s 150 acres for farmworkers in Woodburn, the Senator suddenly becomes a champion of the “established process.”
The “Munoz” Factor
The Munoz sisters represent exactly what the “Sollman Loophole” fears: leaders who actually listen to people instead of power grids. By filing her letter, Sollman attempted to “lay a marker” against the Munoz family’s work. Instead, she laid bare her own soul.
She is telling the voters of District 15 that she is willing to play games with the housing needs of the poor to score points in a primary. She is telling the farmers of Washington County that their land is a “Rural Reserve” only until a lobbyist offers a better deal—but it’s a “sacred principle” when it’s time to block houses for Hispanic and low-income families in Marion County.
The 1,700-Acre Sellout
She claims to want a “fuller conversation”? Since SB 1586 was introduced, Senator Sollman has provided no venue for a real community discussion in Hillsboro. No town hall. No Q&A. Instead, she retreated into an AI-scripted podcast—a digital echo chamber that spewed false claims to a community that wasn’t allowed to talk back.
Follow the Money: The “Sollman Loophole” Sidebar
“Oh, THAT Senator!”
Senator, you told the people in Forest Grove who held a meeting about SB 1586 (because you refused to) that you “saw this online” and “hoped it was okay” to attend. We hope it’s “okay” that we’ve read your letter and compared it to your words.
You cannot be the “Protector of the Farms” in a letter about Woodburn while being the “Getaway Driver” for an industrial land grab in Hillsboro. You cannot claim to value “stakeholder voices” while hiding behind AI-scripted podcasts and refusing to hold a single town hall of your own.
The people of District 15 are pointing at the record and saying, “Oh, THAT Senator!” The one whose principles are as flexible as a campaign check. What’s next? If the money is right, will you help PGE locate an SMR Nuclear reactor next to the Grand Lodge because it’s good for the economy and the power grid?
The primary is in May. The “Real Story” is that we finally have the transcript, and the math doesn’t add up.
The “Knockout” Sidebar: Sollman vs. Sollman
| Topic | What She Said 3-2-26 About (HB 4035-B) | What she has about her Bill (SB 1586) |
| The Process | “Piecemeal expansions… should not be the norm.” | “The only way to change the designation… is through the legislative process.” |
| The Farmers | “I heard their concern loud and clear.” | (Paraphrased): We need those 1,700 acres because the “return on investment” is “huge.” |
| The Scale | Concerned about 150 acres for housing. | Champions 1,700 acres for industry. |
| The Motive | “My concern is the principle.” | “The reason this bill is brought… is because there is no other way.” |
If tomorrow or in the coming days you rescind SB 1586 by saying you have heard the people or that you want more time, etc., it will all be just damage control. You are hearing about Myrna. And your social media, as well as that of all SB 1586 supporters, is full of anger and harsh messaging. 850 letters plus opposition to 1586, with a smattering of supporting letters. You can recant, you can be born again, and that is great- so many of us hope you do. But your Bill has exposed everyone who is with Big Energy and Special PACS, and who is with us, the people. Your process was fierce and blocked engagement- and that will never be forgotten. The non-disclosure on the campaign money from the very landowners your Bill enriches is now so clear. Your body of work on this land is extensive, and it is ugly.
The Secret is Out
Senator, your constituents in District 15 are not an AI-generated audience. We are real people. We are the farmers you use as props and the voters you are currently ignoring. You cannot champion the destruction of our heritage and the farmland in our community for months and then suddenly pretend to be the protector of farmland now.
The “Real Story” is out. The people are no longer just asking questions; they are pointing at the record and saying, “Oh, THAT Senator!” The one who protects “principles” in Woodburn to score points in a primary, but sells the dirt in Hillsboro to satisfy her donors.
The primary is in May. We now know exactly whose “uncertainty” you’re really worried about—and it isn’t the farmers’.
For all your obsessive posts about Senator Sollman, I’m surprised you missed “reporting” on her vote against the Governors bill, HB 4084. She was the ONLY lawmaker to vote against including enterprise zones in that bill which overwhelming support data centers. In her comments she says she’s against data centers. You can watch her comments here: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/mediaplayer?clientID=4879615486&eventID=2026031017&startStreamAt=3338
I think this website is full of conspiracy theories.
My guess is that Sen. Sollman voted against 4084 as amended because it limits the data center subsidies in her district to 3 years, and places a moratorium on even the three year exemption.
Oh- good point. So the concern for Farmers was a convenient cover for theb ultimate agenda item! Yes indeed- the spidersweb has many spinning. She is the Queen right now.
Has Senator Sollman changed her name to Nancy Nathanson? Because that’s who suggested and ultimately implemented the moratorium on data center enterprise zone incentives.
https://www.opb.org/article/2026/03/02/data-centers-cut-bill-expanding-oregon-tax-breaks/
Also, that clip shows the senator referencing SB 1586 and the altered language in that legislation which still contains large loopholes for data-center inclusion and construction.
With the senator pumping the brakes on UGB expansion for housing while fast-tracking it for industry—and simultaneously claiming she hears everyone “loud and clear” on data centers as her legislation leaves broad latitude for their inclusion—this is less about “conspiracy theories” than it is about basic constituent questions and legislative procedure.
When you involve stakeholders from the outset, you tend to take fewer pratfalls on obstacles like data center incentives, housing shortages, and the actual needs of the surrounding community. It isn’t “conspiracy theories” that have the senator committing unforced errors among her constituents and stepping on rakes in a rush to pay out one group of landowners.
I just saw Myrna Munoz mentioned on Nextdoor (Anthony Rubeo’s excellent informational post against this agenda also)– running against Sollman and am So Happy to see you are endorsing her already!! I emailed Munoz this morning about my Hillsboro Utillity Insights (residential subsidizing Big Industry) and she has already responded to me. Did not expect that, I’m sure she’s very busy–but another positive testimony for this person who listens to the People!! Desperately needed and Welcome. Thank-you too Dirk for continuing to write and inform us.