Blair Reynolds

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Blair Reynolds

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

May 19, 2020

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U.S. Army

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Birthplace

San Jose, Calif.

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Blair Reynolds (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Oregon's 5th Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 19, 2020.

Reynolds completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Blair Reynolds was born in San Jose, California. He served in the U.S. Army.

Elections

2020

See also: Oregon's 5th Congressional District election, 2020

Oregon's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (May 19 Democratic primary)

Oregon's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (May 19 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Oregon District 5

Incumbent Kurt Schrader defeated Amy Ryan Courser and Matthew Rix in the general election for U.S. House Oregon District 5 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kurt Schrader (D)	51.9	234,683
		Amy Ryan Courser (R)	45.2	204,372
		Matthew Rix (L)	2.8	12,640
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	771

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 452,466
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5

Incumbent Kurt Schrader defeated Mark Gamba and Blair Reynolds in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5 on May 19, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kurt Schrader	68.8	73,060
		Mark Gamba	22.9	24,327
		Blair Reynolds	7.5	7,910
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	841

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 106,138
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5

Amy Ryan Courser defeated G. Shane Dinkel, Joey Nations, and Angela Roman in the Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5 on May 19, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Amy Ryan Courser	53.3	41,417
	Submit photo	G. Shane Dinkel	20.1	15,626
		Joey Nations	17.4	13,534
		Angela Roman	7.9	6,155
		Other/Write-in votes	1.3	1,003

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 77,735
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Oregon District 5

Matthew Rix advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Oregon District 5 on July 6, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Matthew Rix (L)

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Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Blair Reynolds completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Reynolds' 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.

Blair Reynolds is small business owner and former bartender living in Portland, Oregon, and running for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Born in San Jose, CA, he attended St. Francis High School and worked various jobs in software development, until enlisting in the US Army National Guard as a medic. Once out of training, he attended Santa Rosa Junior College, studying Fire Investigation and Computer Science, and earning a degree in Liberal Arts. He has called Oregon home since 2007, and has planted roots here, starting two Oregon-based businesses.

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?

• Prosperity for the people, increase your income and make sure every person and corporation is paying their fair share.
• Restore the balance of power, bringing it back to the people through reforming elections and removing corporate and special interests.
• Change the priorities in Washington DC. Our environment, and our impact on it, is not up for debate, and must be preserved before life becomes unsustainable.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Climate change. The Earth as we know it, our one and only home, is deteriorating at a never before seen pace. Profit and war are too high of a priority in Government, and before long, there will be no more resources for our generations to come. This is an issue that impacts everyone, whether they agree with it or not. We must keep the air we breathe and the water we drink safe and sustainable for as long as possible.

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

Fleetwood Mac - The Chain

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Footnotes

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Oregon's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Jeff Merkley (D)

Ron Wyden (D)

Representatives

District 1

Suzanne Bonamici (D)

District 2

Cliff Bentz (R)

District 3

Maxine Dexter (D)

District 4

Val Hoyle (D)

District 5

Janelle Bynum (D)

District 6

Andrea Salinas (D)

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Republican Party (1)