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Bradley Witt
Image of Bradley Witt
Prior offices
Oregon House of Representatives District 31
Successor: Brian Stout

Elections and appointments
Last election

May 17, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Graduate

University of Oregon

Contact

Bradley Witt (Democratic Party) was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives, representing District 31. He assumed office in 2005. He left office on January 9, 2023.

Witt (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Oregon House of Representatives to represent District 19. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 17, 2022.

Witt served as State Representative for Oregon House of Representatives District 31 from 2005-2023.

Biography

Witt earned his B.A. from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and his M.S. from the University of Oregon. His professional experience includes serving as a labor union representative and lobbyist.[1]

Committee assignments

Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.

2021-2022

Witt was assigned to the following committees:

  • Note: As of April 19, 2021, Witt temporarily stepped down as chair of the Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee. Click here to learn more.[2]

2019-2020

Witt was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Oregon committee assignments, 2017
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Transportation Policy

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Witt served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Witt served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Witt served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Witt served on these committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2022

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 19

Tom Andersen defeated T. J. Sullivan in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 19 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tom Andersen
Tom Andersen (D / Independent Party / Progressive Party / Working Families Party)
 
54.4
 
15,289
T. J. Sullivan (R)
 
45.5
 
12,779
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
40

Total votes: 28,108
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 19

Tom Andersen defeated Jacqueline Leung and incumbent Bradley Witt in the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 19 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tom Andersen
Tom Andersen
 
36.5
 
2,592
Image of Jacqueline Leung
Jacqueline Leung
 
32.1
 
2,285
Image of Bradley Witt
Bradley Witt
 
30.8
 
2,188
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
45

Total votes: 7,110
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 19

T. J. Sullivan advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 19 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
T. J. Sullivan
 
98.6
 
3,937
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.4
 
55

Total votes: 3,992
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2022

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2022

Bradley Witt did not file to run for re-election.

2020

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 31

Incumbent Bradley Witt defeated Brian Stout in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 31 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Bradley Witt
Bradley Witt (D / Independent / Working Families Party)
 
50.5
 
21,536
Image of Brian Stout
Brian Stout (R) Candidate Connection
 
49.3
 
21,025
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
59

Total votes: 42,620
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 31

Incumbent Bradley Witt advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 31 on May 19, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Bradley Witt
Bradley Witt
 
98.0
 
8,366
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.0
 
173

Total votes: 8,539
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 31

Brian Stout defeated William Spencer in the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 31 on May 19, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brian Stout
Brian Stout Candidate Connection
 
86.6
 
6,056
William Spencer
 
12.6
 
879
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.9
 
61

Total votes: 6,996
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2018

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 31

Incumbent Bradley Witt defeated Brian Stout in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 31 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Bradley Witt
Bradley Witt (D)
 
53.9
 
17,491
Image of Brian Stout
Brian Stout (R)
 
45.8
 
14,870
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
73

Total votes: 32,434
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 31

Incumbent Bradley Witt advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 31 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Bradley Witt
Bradley Witt
 
100.0
 
5,615

Total votes: 5,615
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 31

Brian Stout advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 31 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brian Stout
Brian Stout
 
100.0
 
3,368

Total votes: 3,368
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2016

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Oregon House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 17, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 8, 2016.

Incumbent Brad Witt defeated Robert Miller in the Oregon House of Representatives District 31 general election.[3][4]

Oregon House of Representatives, District 31 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Brad Witt Incumbent 81.14% 25,003
     Libertarian Robert Miller 18.86% 5,812
Total Votes 30,815
Source: Oregon Secretary of State


Incumbent Brad Witt ran unopposed in the Oregon House of Representatives District 31 Democratic primary.[5][6]

Oregon House of Representatives, District 31 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Brad Witt Incumbent (unopposed)



2014

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Oregon House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 11, 2014. Incumbent Bradley Witt was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Witt also ran on the Working Families Party ticket. Robert Miller ran as a Libertarian candidate. Witt defeated write-in candidate Larry Ericksen (R) and Robert Miller (L) in the general election.[7][8][9]

Oregon House of Representatives District 31, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBradley Witt Incumbent 54.4% 13,633
     Republican Larry Ericksen 40.8% 10,224
     Libertarian Robert Miller 4.3% 1,086
     None Miscellaneous 0.4% 96
Total Votes 25,039

2012

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2012

Witt won re-election in the 2012 election for Oregon House of Representatives District 31. Witt was unopposed in the May 15 Democratic primary and won re-election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[10][11][12]

Oregon House of Representatives, District 31, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBrad Witt Incumbent 53.3% 15,650
     Republican Lew Barnes 41.8% 12,262
     Constitution Ray Biggs 2.7% 782
     Libertarian Robert Miller 2.3% 665
Total Votes 29,359

2010

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2010

Witt won re-election to District 31 in 2010. He had no primary opposition but was challenged by Ed DeCoste in the general election which took place on November 2, 2010.[13][14]

Oregon State House, District 31
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Bradley Witt (D) 13,804
Ed DeCoste (R) 10,300

2008

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Witt won re-election to Oregon State House District 31.[15][16] He was unchallenged in the primary and general elections.

Oregon State House District 31
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Bradley Witt (D) 20,499
Misc. 786

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Bradley Witt did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Bradley Witt did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary


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Bradley Witt campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Oregon House of Representatives District 19Lost primary$142,965 $70,053
2020Oregon House of Representatives District 31Won general$327,161 N/A**
2018Oregon House of Representatives District 31Won general$172,464 N/A**
2016Oregon House of Representatives, District 31Won $158,356 N/A**
2014Oregon House of Representatives, District 31Won $165,905 N/A**
2012Oregon State House, District 31Won $130,663 N/A**
2010Oregon State House, District 31Won $113,550 N/A**
2008Oregon State House, District 31Won $59,642 N/A**
2006Oregon State House, District 31Won $72,045 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Noteworthy events

Voluntary removal as chair of the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee (2021)

According to an FM News 101 KXL report, Witt voluntarily stepped down as chair of the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee following an accusation of sexual harassment by a colleague on April 19, 2021. The colleague alleged that Witt texted her a "suggestive quid-pro-quo: his vote in exchange for a meeting away from work settings."[17] Witt "believes he will be exonerated but would not function as committee chair until an investigation was finished." As of April 28, 2021, the removal was temporary pending the results of the investigation.[2]

On June 1, 2021, the House Conduct Committee determined that Witt violated House rules against sexual harassment and created a hostile work environment.[17] However, it also found that Witt did not "intend to create a quid pro quo arrangement" with his colleague.[17] House Speaker Tina Kotek (D) removed Witt from his committee assignments, including his leadership role on the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, on June 7, 2021.[18]

Scorecards

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2023

In 2023, the Oregon State Legislature was in session from January 17 to June 25.

Legislators are scored on bills related to animal issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on labor issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes related to the environment.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.


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2011

See also


External links

Footnotes

  1. Project Vote Smart, "Biography of Rep. Witt," accessed May 24, 2014
  2. 2.0 2.1 FM News 101 KXL, "Oregon Lawmaker Steps Down As Committee Chair After Misconduct Allegation," April 19, 2021
  3. Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
  4. Oregon Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016 General Election official results," accessed December 21, 2016
  5. Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed March 9, 2016
  6. Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election Abstract of Votes President," accessed August 2, 2016
  7. Oregon Secretary of State, "Official Results - May 20, 2014 Primary Election," accessed July 8, 2014
  8. Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing," accessed March 17, 2014
  9. Oregon Secretary of State, "Official general election results for 2014," accessed April 30, 2015
  10. Oregon Secretary of State, "2012 Candidate Filings for the House," accessed May 24, 2014
  11. Oregon Secretary of State, "Official Results for May 15 Primary election," accessed April 30, 2015
  12. Oregon Secretary of State, "Official General Results for 2012," accessed April 30, 2015
  13. Oregon Secretary of State, "2010 Oregon Primary Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015
  14. Oregon Secretary of State, "2010 General Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015
  15. Oregon Secretary of State, "2008 Oregon Primary Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015
  16. Oregon Secretary of State, "2008 General Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015
  17. 17.0 17.1 17.2 Oregon Public Broadcasting, "Oregon Rep. Brad Witt violated harassment rule with texts, committee finds," June 2, 2021
  18. Oregon Public Broadcasting, "Rep. Brad Witt will lose committee roles over text exchange," June 7, 2021

Political offices
Preceded by
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Oregon House of Representatives District 31
2005-2023
Succeeded by
Brian Stout (R)


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