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Carolyn Tomei
| Carolyn Tomei | ||
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| Oregon House of Representatives District 41 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2003-Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 12, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 10 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $21,936/year | |
| Per diem | $123/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | 2002 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Prior offices | ||
| Mayor, Milwaukie, Oregon | ||
| 1998-2001 | ||
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | Portland State University | |
| Master's | Portland State University | |
| Personal | ||
| Place of birth | Charleston, WV | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Tomei holds a MSW, Social Work, from Portland State University. She is a Group Home Specialist, Adolescents at the Children's Services Division. In addition, Tomei has been a School Consultant for Multnomah County Mental Health, teacher at Portland Community College and Child Development Specialist for Portland Public Schools.
Tomei is a member of NARAL's (National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League) Political Action Committee and on the Advisory Council for Oregon Passenger Rail.
Tomei and her husband, Gary Michael, have seventeen children/step children/foster children. [1]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Tomei served on the following committees:
| Oregon Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Human Services and Housing, Chair | ||||
| • Judiciary | ||||
| • Ways and Means | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Tomei served on these committees:
| Oregon Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Judiciary | ||||
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Tomei served on these committees:
| Oregon Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Consumer Protection | ||||
| • Human Services, Chair | ||||
| • Judiciary | ||||
Issues
Lottery reform
Tomei introduced three bills to reform the Oregon state lottery in January of 2013, including HB 2167 which would cap the total amount the Oregon general fund could receive annually from the lottery and place any excess lottery funds in the state's rainy-day fund.[2]
Elections
2012
Tomei won re-election in the 2012 election for Oregon House of Representatives District 41. Tomei was unopposed in the May 15 Democratic primary and defeated Timothy McMenamin (R) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[3][4]
| Oregon House of Representatives, District 41, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Carolyn Tomei Incumbent |
72.5% | 22,530 | |
| Republican | Timothy McMenamin | 27.5% | 8,559 | |
| Total Votes | 31,089 | |||
2010
Tomei won re-election to the 41st District Seat in 2010. She had no primary opposition but was challenged by Hugo Schulz in the general election which took place on November 2, 2010.[5]
| Oregon State House, District 41 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Carolyn Tomei (D)
|
17,092 | |||
| Hugo Schulz (R) | 5,385 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Tomei won re-election to Oregon State House District 41.[6]
| Oregon State House District 41 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Carolyn Tomei (D)
|
21,302 | |||
| Uchytil (R) | 5,181 | |||
| Misc. | 110 | |||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
Tomei collected $46,148 in campaign donations in 2010. The largest donors to the campaign are listed below.[7]
| Oregon House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Top contributors to Carolyn Tomei's campaign in 2010 | |
| Douglas County Physicians | $3,750 |
| Oregon Public Employees Local 503 | $3,000 |
| Oregon Health Care Association | $2,500 |
| Oregon Nurses Association | $2,500 |
| Oregon Medical Association | $2,000 |
| Total Raised in 2010 | $46,148 |
2008
In 2008 Tomei collected $72,891 in donations.[8]
These were the largest contributions in 2008.
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| OREGON HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION | $6,000 |
| OREGON MEDICAL ASSOCIATION | $3,000 |
| OREGON PUBLIC EMPLOYEES LOCAL 503 | $2,699 |
| CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE GRAND RONDE | $2,500 |
| OREGON ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY | $2,500 |
| CREDIT UNION ASSOCIATION OF OREGON | $2,500 |
External links
- Oregon House of Representative - Rep. Carolyn Tomei
- Project Vote Smart biographical profile
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000
References
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Tomei
- ↑ John Charles, Cascade Policy Institute, "Oregon Legislature Should End Its General Fund Lottery Addiction," January 30, 2013
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings for the Senate," Accessed April 11, 2012
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, Official Primary Results
- ↑ Oregon Live Election, Election Results
- ↑ "Oregon State House official election results for 2008"
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2010 donors
- ↑ 2008 campaign contributions
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