Amber Richardson

Amber Richardson (Republican Party) ran for election for Governor of Oregon. She lost in the Republican primary on May 17, 2022.

Richardson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Amber Richardson was born in Corvallis, Oregon. She earned a graduate degree from Rogue Community College in 2013. Her career experience includes working as a licensed massage therapist.^[1]

Elections

2022

General election

General election for Governor of Oregon

The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of Oregon on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Tina Kotek (D / Working Families Party)	47.0	917,074
	Christine Drazan (R)	43.5	850,347
	Betsy Johnson (Independent)	8.6	168,431
	Donice Smith (Constitution Party)	0.4	8,051
	R. Leon Noble (L)	0.4	6,867
	Paul Romero (Constitution Party of Oregon) (Write-in)	0.0	0
	Other/Write-in votes	0.1	2,113

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,952,883
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Nathalie Paravicini (Pacific Green Party / Progressive Party)
Tom Cox (L)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Oregon

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Governor of Oregon on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tina Kotek	56.0	275,301
		Tobias Read	31.7	156,017
		Patrick Starnes	2.1	10,524
		George Carrillo	1.9	9,365
		Michael Trimble	1.0	5,000
		John Sweeney	0.9	4,193
		Julian Bell	0.8	3,926
		Wilson Bright	0.5	2,316
		Dave Stauffer	0.5	2,302
		Ifeanyichukwu Diru	0.4	1,780
	Submit photo	Keisha Merchant	0.4	1,755
	Submit photo	Genevieve Wilson	0.3	1,588
		Michael Cross	0.3	1,342
	Submit photo	David Beem	0.3	1,308
		Peter Hall	0.2	982
		Other/Write-in votes	2.8	13,746

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 491,445
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Oregon

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Oregon on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christine Drazan	22.5	85,255
		Bob Tiernan	17.5	66,089
		Stan Pulliam	10.9	41,123
		Bridget Barton	10.8	40,886
		Bud Pierce	8.7	32,965
		Marc Thielman	7.9	30,076
		Kerry McQuisten	7.6	28,727
	Submit photo	Bill Sizemore	3.5	13,261
		Jessica Gomez	2.6	9,970
		Tim McCloud	1.2	4,400
		Nick Hess	1.1	4,287
		Court Boice	1.1	4,040
		Brandon Merritt	1.0	3,615
	Submit photo	Reed Christensen	0.8	3,082
		Amber Richardson	0.5	1,924
		Raymond Baldwin	0.1	459
		David Burch	0.1	406
	Submit photo	John Presco	0.0	174
		Stefan Strek	0.0	171
		Other/Write-in votes	2.0	7,407

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 378,317
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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

Amber Richardson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Richardson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I'm a young driven true honest patriot for Oregon. I was born and raised in southern Oregon, I'm an America First, Oregon First candidate! I want full audits on all government funded agencies, and an audit on all spending and payrolls. I'm a LMT at a chiropractic office in Medford, Oregon and I've been at my practice for 11 years. I've never been spoon fed my entire life, and I wont start now, I've had to work really hard for everything. My story isn't a sob story, my story is the American dream story. I've had to work two jobs the majority of my life to get where I'am today. Owning a home and having a business is the American dream, this plan and goal has been stripped away from our youth, this needs to change. Trade schools , and careers shouldn't be discouraged in Oregon, there should also be more support for trade education. Our constitution was written for our states and government to be ran for the people by the people. We have got to get back to our roots. That is why the grassroots movement is so important. No more extreme money politics, all that shows, is clearly is what we already know. The lack of conservative spending. My campaign is about a very conservative budget, campaign for what you need, a youth tour to get our youth involved in politics in the right direction, get our elections back, medical freedom, standing up for our rights, Caring about generations after! not just the next election.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

HONESTY is something we haven't seen in a long time, I will provide honesty, we have been lied to weather its through public forum, taxes, bills, measures, the list goes on and on, there is no trust.
A patriot is someone who cares more about the generations after, not just about the next election. We need more real people running, career politicians are over, term limits, no more blanket rules and privileges. Most of our career politicians get a degree and never use it, that is like becoming a lawyer and never having a case, becoming a doctor and never having a patient. It is no wonder most of our politicians that write policies that don't apply to the everyday person, the application to reality is lost. We need the working day business entrepreneur in political office in our state, with the America first, Oregon first agenda. NO more bluestateeconomy#
Why I would be a good Governor is because I'am a Oregonian born and raised. Also being a southern Oregonian I think is important, we have had too much of the up north power, it is time to stretch the strength across our state. People have always felt that the rest of the state is forgotten, which a huge portion of the rural farming and agricultural portion of the state supports our cities. Because of the tyrannical Kate Brown our state is left feeling divided, this is not the Oregon I was born and raised in. We need our state back, we used to be a state built on community, love and support. Growing up in Oregon it was not this way, the time is now to restore the beauty of our state, heal our counties from the tyranny and unite.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

THESE ARE NOT IN ORDER, THEY ARE ALL VERY IMPORTANT:

PUBLIC SAFETY
MENTAL HEALTH
HUMAN TRAFFICKING, SEXUAL ASSAULT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
ELECTION INTEGRITY
EDUCATION/ SCHOOL CHOICE
MEDICAL FREEDOM
FIRES/ FOREST MANAGEMENT
HOUSING
ENERGY INDEPENDENCE
FARMING
VETTED CITIZENSHIP
GUN RIGHTS
WATER
MARIJUANA /HEMP REFORM COMMON SENSE POLICIES

PRECIOUS METALS

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Wow this one is so hard and so easy. I have so many good examples. I would sincerely have to say every one of my parents, step parents included. My sisters, and my grandparents. My two amazing bosses would be Jimy Angel, and Gail Flock. I have had so many positive influences in my life I'm so incredibly grateful. To narrow it down I will have to say my mother gave me so much strength, she was such a force, she had grit, grace, and heck of a lot of that extra something special that not everyone has. She was a very special women and I miss her everyday. Without my Grandma Pruitt of course we wouldn't all be here, it is really her fault this earth got all of us strong women. She started it all. Grandma Pruitt gave me the guidance to always stand up for myself and to always seek knowledge and to learn and make something out of myself no matter what it was. Which then gave me my sisters the pleasure in inspiring me daily with courage, my sisters face the world head on, no matter what life throws at them. My sisters are strong and vibrant and have taught me so much in facing my fears even when they are really hard. Finally my dad has always been there, even when I have fallen, to help me pick up the pieces and get back on the horse. I have been so blessed in my life with such amazing parents. My step parents as I like to call them, my bonus parents they have both been in my life, and have helped me every step of the way as well. When my parents got divorced when I was young I always told everyone I went from having two amazing parents to having 4. Some people don't even get one good parent. I was surrounded by a lot of love, that is worth more money than the richest person in the world.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

a case for Christ its an amazing book, just read it. I'm not a politician I'm a patriot.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

be honest/ be transparent/ follow through/ be a good leader/ follow the law

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

I'm a great leader, I can offer you honesty, transparency, money doesn't impress me,

what I want is our state back, and great future for our generations to follow

that's it. I'm a great with business, and being a great resource for others to create more relationships with other businesses. I'm good with people, and I'm a great at the art of compromise. I would be a great asset to our state to get our state to unite and start working towards the Oregon I remembered.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

getting our elections systems up to date! election integrity

public safety
be honest
follow through
transparency
Listening
AUDITING
GIVING OUR STUDENTS A CHANCE!!!!!
TAKING CARE OF our ELDERLY
doing their job!!!!!

Taking care of their citizens and their state/ but not being a dictator/ common sense /

What legacy would you like to leave?

For other youth to become strong Republican business owners,

and home owners and lead other young youth to follow. Teach them to
shoot, be tough, and smart, let them know they can be everything and
more. as long as you work hard you will get rewarded. Be proud to be an
american . Respect the flag and always help others, stay strong with god,

and you will always be strong in everything.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

9/11/2001

16 years old

they say women's intuition is 99% correct,

When I woke up on 9/11/2001

I got ready for school as usual, I was very excited. My mom bought me new
school clothes I had a long red plaid checked skirt a black shirt with TWIN
TOWERS and red glitter with leopard print shoes. When I got to class the TV
on the rollers were pulled up to the front as students walked liked
mannequins. NEWS EVERYWHERE SMOKE PLANES TEARS NO
SOUND, I kept looking down at my shirt like why did you wear this.
no sound, just tears, everyone walked around liked mannequins that day.
They didn't even send us home early, just all day we stared at the tv on rollers at the front of the class,
one kid at school said , " real F###king funny Amber, nice shirt" like I some how wore the shirt on purpose?
and why would it be funny? emotions were high.

I think about that day often, I remember going to protest after 911, when our rights were getting stripped away then, I was so young. I think now look at us.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

25 cent face painting with my best friend Brandie when we were about 8 and 9 years old. We had zero customers, we also had zero over head, so all in all not to bad for our first business. As a kid I was always trying to earn money, my first real job was when I was 16 years old. I worked at Albertson's as a courtesy clerk. How it went in our home was you had to get a job by your 16th birthday or you couldn't come home...... now was that true I don't know, no one tested the waters. I'm one of three girls, my parents said if you had a job on your birthday they would buy us our first car. There was a 500$ limit, which still got you a decent car, no radio, no nothing like that. Also my father made sure it was a boat so if you hit anything you didn't feel it! This way we would also get our first bill which was our car insurance. Our first banking account as well. My mother told me, this will be the only time in your life where you will make money and you will not have a ton of bills. It was a chance where we learned how to save,or spend too much, we only had the one bill which was our car insurance. I worked at Albertson's about 2 years but also started another job at the end of my two years at Ablertson's . My mother was right as usual it was one of the best times in life where I made money, with not a lot of bills. My mother was right about a lot of things.

What is your favorite book? Why?

to many books
kid book I loved was anne of green gables, and secret garden.

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

Daria

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

save our children by Burden

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

I'm too hard on my self about my weight. like most women

A governor is the top executive authority in his or her state. What does that mean do you?

It is a tremendous responsibility that takes great care, not dictatorship. Understanding balance, communication, honesty, and transparency. Our state has suffered greatly under poor leadership, a lack of trust, and zero balance. The constitution was written very clearly, and should be upheld, it is not. I will uphold the documents, for the people by the people. It is very simple.

Governors have many responsibilities, which vary from state to state. Which of those do you personally consider the most important in your state?

all responsibilities are important, are state has been destroyed by very poor leadership. This has to change.

Different states require governors to have different degrees of responsibility for the state budgeting process. If it were your choice, what do you believe is the appropriate degree of gubernatorial involvement with this process in your state?

we need balance in our budget. We need a full audit on government funded agencies and all government spending. Business can run as usual while an audit is happening, I want to have a full forensic audit. We can't talk honestly about money, taxes, or anything until we have a clear idea on what has been happening. We keep dumping money into funding programs, and nothing changes, its not good business, and it is not good budgeting.

In most states, governors have the power to make line-item vetoes. If that is true in your state, what would be your philosophy for how and when to use this power?

It is allowed in the state of Oregon, I will use it when needed. If something is written that will not be good for " we the people" than it will have to go.

If the governor's office in your state does not have the line-item veto power, do you believe it should? Why or why not?

n/a it is allowed in our state

What do you believe is the ideal relationship between the governor and state legislature?

The legislatures are the one's who write law, in Oregon that hasn't been happening. OAR's are being used and enforced. Nothing is actually being ran the way it is supposed to be. The law isn't being upheld now, it is absurd what is happening, and how no one is holding anyone accountable. There should be law and order and there isn't. The constitution is written very clearly with checks and balances so that if it isn't for "we the people" then it doesn't go through. When the constitution isn't upheld we are left with people who try and work around the constitution, we can't have that anymore!!!

What do you love most about your state?

Oregon is my HOME, I was born and raised here. I love that you can go to beach, then drive to the mountains all in one day if you desire. You have the farm life and the city life. Oregon wasn't divided this way, Oregon didn't have such hate. Oregon was the place where you wanted to start a family and where you wanted to retire. What I love about Oregon is its the best of both worlds, at least it used to be. We need to get our state back. No more politicians, we need a patriot, I think the grassroots movement is so important for that very reason.

What do you perceive to be your state's greatest challenges over the next decade?

Well I think we will need to focus on energy, and getting our timber industry back. Our education system will be destroyed, our small businesses, basically every department in economic growth. Kate Brown and the establishment will leave Oregon in the most destructive and decimated ruins we have ever seen. That is not to sound helpless, because once we get a real people in office the great changes will turn this state around. I have a great plan, get our state back. The hardest challenges will be if our state votes in another democrat. We need this Red Wave now, we need our elections back.

Tell us your favorite joke.

there is too many, honestly that is my secret profession. I want to be a stand up comedian one day.

Under what circumstances should the governor of your state be able to use emergency powers?

The Emergency powers are to be used in emergency's. Clearly Kate Brown has abused her powers, this is and will go down in history, where Governors were Dictators and really hurt people. Our children are being really abused the most and no one cares. Executive Orders will have to be written to take some of Kate Brown's away, and that is not fair to the people because you take their vote away. Here is what I will do. For every one Executive Order I write I will remove 3 of Kate Browns. That is a promise. On day one I will remove the ridiculous Emergency Order she has been abusing for two-three years now. The constitution will be upheld! When I'm in office, I have a back bone, and I will not allow the this to go on any longer. Our state, our families, our children, our businesses, we have suffered enough!

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2022

General election

General election for Governor of Oregon

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