Political Coffee 2-24-26: Senate passes gas tax vote date change, House R’s boycott afternoon session slowing SB1599, Drazan/Diehl bet, Kropf resigns committee chair, Trump’s opportunity tonight at SOTU, Mamdani requires ID to shovel snow, but not to vote

Senate passes gas tax vote election day change: https://ktvz.com/news/government-politics/2026/02/23/oregon-senate-passes-bill-to-reschedule-gas-tax-referral-to-may-despite-gop-opposition-next-stop-is-the-house/ 

House R’s boycott afternoon session slowing the vote on SB1599: https://www.opb.org/article/2026/02/23/house-republicans-boycot-oregon-legislature/ 

Kalshi market wild swings between Drazan and Diehl: https://oregoncatalyst.com/94918-chart-market-predictions-show-wild-duel-drazan-diehl.html 

Jason Kropf resigns from his powerful House judiciary committee chairmanship over his alleged bullying of fellow Dem Tran: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/02/democratic-lawmaker-resigns-from-committee-that-could-review-his-behavior-as-republicans-boycott-oregon-house.html 

Trump’s profound opportunity tonight at the SOTU speech: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/02/democratic-lawmaker-resigns-from-committee-that-could-review-his-behavior-as-republicans-boycott-oregon-house.html 

Hypocrite NY City mayor Mamdani demands ID to shovel snow, but not to vote: https://thefederalist.com/2026/02/24/new-york-democrats-demand-id-to-shovel-snow-but-not-to-vote/ 

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