Oregon Rainmaker Rankings

The Oregon Rainmaker Rankings are a transparent scoreboard tracking whether the actions of Oregon leaders, and organizations are making Oregon easier to live, work, and raise a family in.

Every week, significant news stories and public actions are scored from +3 (major Rainmaker action) to −3 (major action that makes Oregon harder to live, work, or raise a family in). Scores are cumulative and update automatically as new actions are reviewed.

Every score links to a specific article and includes a written explanation so readers can understand—and challenge—the reasoning behind every ranking.

Scoring Rubric

+3 Major Rainmaker action
+2 Strong constructive action
+1 Positive step
0 Neutral
-1 Minor setback
-2 Harmful action
-3 Major blocker

Full Methodology & Data

Every ranking is backed by a public Google Sheet containing:

  • “Website Rankings” - table above

  • “Overall Rainmaker Rankings” - table above with added context of who the people or organizations represent and for how long

  • “Weekly Rainmaker Rankings“ - weekly tabulation of scoring events

  • “Scoring Events” - articles scored including Headline, Link, Leader(s), What Happened, Issue Areas, Rainmaker Recommendation, Score, and Score Explanation