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Andy Saultz
Andy Saultz (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Oregon House of Representatives to represent District 33. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 19, 2020.
Saultz completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Andy Saultz earned a bachelor's degree from Oregon State University, a master's degree from Lewis and Clark College, and a Ph.D. from Michigan State University. His career experience includes working as a professor of education policy at Pacific University.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 33
Incumbent Maxine Dexter defeated Dick Courter in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 33 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Maxine Dexter (D / Working Families Party)  | 75.6 | 33,707 |
| Dick Courter (R) | 24.2 | 10,796 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 59 | ||
| Total votes: 44,562 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 33
Incumbent Maxine Dexter defeated Christina Stephenson, Serin Bussell, and Andy Saultz in the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 33 on May 19, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maxine Dexter | 39.6 | 5,483 |
 | Christina Stephenson | 28.4 | 3,938 | |
| Serin Bussell | 16.5 | 2,280 | ||
| Andy Saultz | 15.4 | 2,134 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 23 | ||
| Total votes: 13,858 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 33
Dick Courter advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 33 on May 19, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dick Courter | 98.0 | 2,976 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.0 | 61 | ||
| Total votes: 3,037 | |||
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Endorsements
To view Saultz's endorsements in the 2020 election, please click here.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Andy Saultz completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Saultz's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I am running to improve Oregon's public education system, make healthcare affordable and accessible for all, find housing solutions for everyone experiencing houselessness, take bold action to combat climate change, and rebuild our economy from the COVID-19 pandemic. Of all the candidates running for this seat, I have the broadest coalition supporting me, having earned the support of over 30 current or former elected officials, including the district's sitting State Senator Elizabeth Steiner Hayward, the only chamber of commerce to endorse in this race, and six labor unions. This coalition demonstrates my ability to work with all parties to achieve our common goals, creating the robust and sustainable future for Oregon that we all desire.
- My experience in education will be instrumental in improving Oregon's public education system and raising our second-worst high school graduation rates in the country. As a teacher, school board member, and professor of education policy, I have demonstrated a commitment to progressive values and supporting public education. As a school board member in Okemos Michigan, I stood up for our teacher's health benefits when there were efforts to cut and privatize their health benefits and to privatize our district's school bus drivers and custodial staff, by a statewide group of people including, Betsy Devos. I took on Devos and led the resistance to these efforts of privatization. Instead of harming employees, we improved teacher professional dev
- I am the only candidate for this seat who grew up in the district and the only candidate who currently lives in Washington County, which is the majority of the district. I went through Beaverton Public Schools, learned to drive on Washington County roads, and learned to play sports in THPRD parks. I know how our community has changed over the past four decades and will be able to anticipate how it will change as our population continues to rapidly increase. This perspective will allow me to truly represent the community and address our needs in both the short and long term.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 4, 2020
