Kate Brown

An email from Gov. Kate Brown's campaign invites recipients to join a "Social Action Team" of volunteers who can resist the Trump administration.

(AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)

Correction appended.

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown is trying to amass a group of volunteers to resist the Trump administration while promoting her.

In an email her campaign sent to supporters Tuesday, Brown said Donald Trump's first actions as president "have attacked our values as Americans and as Oregonians."

"Now, more than ever, we must bring communities together to resist in a divided nation," the message continues.

The email invites recipients to join a "Social Action Team" of volunteers who can use social media to spread her message.

The message was sent after Oregon was left off an early list of priority infrastructure projects to receive federal funding from the Trump administration.

Oregon's Democratic congressional representatives have been harsh critics of Trump, who spent little time in Oregon during his campaign.

Liz Accola Meunier, communications director for Brown's reelection campaign, said the primary purpose of the outreach to voters isn't to mobilize them against Trump but to get them on board supporting Brown and the progressive issues she champions.

"These emails are about getting people to join our Social Action Team, to garner up our supporters about issues we care about, such as creating safer communities, investing in our schools, improving our local economy and more.

-- Anna Marum

amarum@oregonian.com

503-294-5911

@annamarum

Correction: This post has been updated to omit any reference to a hashtag. The hashtag was not visible in the original email and a technical glitch revealed it to The Oregonian/OregonLive.

