Brent Barton

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Brent Barton
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Prior offices
Oregon House of Representatives District 40
Successor: Mark Meek
Predecessor: Dave Hunt

Education

Bachelor's

Stanford University

Graduate

Stanford University

Law

Harvard Law School

Personal
Profession
Attorney
Contact

Brent Barton is a former Democratic member of the Oregon House of Representatives, representing District 40 from 2013 to 2017.

Barton did not seek re-election to the Oregon House of Representatives in 2016.

Barton served District 51 of the House from 2009 to 2011.

Biography

Barton earned his B.A. and M.A. from Stanford University and his J.D. from Harvard Law School. His professional experience includes working as an attorney for Perkins Coie, LLP, as an aide to Congresswoman Darleen Hooley and as a teacher of high school government and law courses.[1]

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

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

2009-2010

Prior to leaving the Oregon House of Representatives, Barton served on the following 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

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 Brent Barton (D) did not seek re-election.

Mark Meek defeated Evon Tekorius, Christine VanOrder and Jeffrey Langan in the Oregon House of Representatives District 40 general election.[2][3]

Oregon House of Representatives, District 40 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Mark Meek 51.16% 16,282
     Republican Evon Tekorius 43.45% 13,829
     Nonaffiliated Christine VanOrder 2.72% 865
     Libertarian Jeffrey Langan 2.67% 850
Total Votes 31,826
Source: Oregon Secretary of State


Mark Meek defeated Terry Gibson and Steven Cade in the Oregon House of Representatives District 40 Democratic primary.[4][5]

Oregon House of Representatives, District 40 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Mark Meek 42.34% 3,291
     Democratic Terry Gibson 29.75% 2,312
     Democratic Steven Cade 27.91% 2,169
Total Votes 7,772


Evon Tekorius ran unopposed in the Oregon House of Representatives District 40 Republican primary.[4][5]

Oregon House of Representatives, District 40 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Evon Tekorius  (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 Brent Barton was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Steve Newgard was unopposed in the Republican primary. Barton also ran on the Working Families Party ticket. Barton defeated Newgard in the general election.[6][7][8]

Oregon House of Representatives District 40, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBrent Barton Incumbent 53.7% 12,994
     Republican Steve Newgard 45.7% 11,059
     None Miscellaneous 0.5% 126
Total Votes 24,179

2012

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2012

Barton won election in the 2012 election for Oregon House of Representatives District 40. Barton was unopposed in the May 15 Democratic primary and defeated Steve Newgard (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9][10][11]

Oregon House of Representatives, District 40, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBrent Barton 50.6% 14,083
     Republican Steve Newgard 49.4% 13,735
Total Votes 27,818

2010

See also: Oregon State Senate elections, 2010

Barton did not seek re-election in 2010. Instead, he ran for Oregon State Senate, District 26. He was defeated by Chuck Thomsen (R).[12][13]

Campaign finance summary


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Brent Barton campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2014Oregon House of Representatives, District 40Won $843,031 N/A**
2012Oregon State House, District 40Won $636,224 N/A**
2010Oregon State Senate, District 26Lost $966,114 N/A**
2008Oregon State House, District 51Won $546,981 N/A**
Grand total$2,992,350 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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2017

In 2017, the 79th Oregon State Legislature, first session, was in session from February 1 through July 7. There was also an organizational session January 9.

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2016


2015


2014


2013


Endorsements

2014

In 2014, Barton's endorsements included the following:[14]

  • Clackamas County Sheriff Craig Roberts
  • Clackamas County District Attorney John S. Foote
  • Oregon State Fire Fighters Council
  • Oregon Education Association
  • American Federation of Teachers

  • Oregon Nurses Association
  • AFL-CIO
  • AFSCME
  • Oregon Building Trades Council
  • Oregon Small Business for Responsible Leadership

Personal

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Barton is married.[1]

Recent news

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See also

External links

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
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Oregon House of Representatives - District 51
2009–2011
Succeeded by
Patrick Sheehan (R)
Preceded by
Dave Hunt (D)
Oregon House of Representatives - District 40
2013–2017
Succeeded by
Mark Meek (D)


Current members of the Oregon House of Representatives
Leadership
Speaker of the House:Julie Fahey
Majority Leader:Ben Bowman
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Pam Marsh (D)
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Jami Cate (R)
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Ed Diehl (R)
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Ken Helm (D)
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Hai Pham (D)
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Rob Nosse (D)
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Thuy Tran (D)
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