Brian Samp
Brian Samp (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Oregon House of Representatives to represent District 59. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Samp completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Brian Samp graduated from Agoura High School. He earned an associate degree from Pierce College in 1983 and an associate degree from the College of the Redwoods in 1999. His career experience includes working as an electrician, scuba instructor/repair technician, sheriff's search and rescue dive team member, sheriff's deputy, and probation officer. He has been affiliated with IBEW Local 280.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 59
Incumbent Vikki Breese-Iverson defeated Brian Samp in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 59 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Vikki Breese-Iverson (R) | 71.6 | 29,431 |
Brian Samp (D)  | 28.1 | 11,561 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 100 | ||
| Total votes: 41,092 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 59
Brian Samp advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 59 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brian Samp | 97.5 | 3,207 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.5 | 83 | ||
| Total votes: 3,290 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 59
Incumbent Vikki Breese-Iverson defeated Joseph Goodwin and Austyn Goody in the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 59 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Vikki Breese-Iverson | 88.9 | 9,803 |
| Joseph Goodwin | 7.6 | 838 | ||
 | Austyn Goody | 3.2 | 348 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 36 | ||
| Total votes: 11,025 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Samp in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Brian Samp completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Samp'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 good at what I do. I have had an assortment of life experiences. There are multiple ways to get to the same destination, I do prefer the scenic route.
- I am concerned about our Environment. The destruction of our lands and scenic places in the name of a quick buck does no good. Especially if someone else has to clean up the mess.
- I am a Volunteer at Heart. But to be an effective Volunteer one needs to be able to take care of their own needs, and the needs of their Family. Good paying steady Employment is a stepping stone to pay it forward.
Jacques Cousteau, also for his Environmental and exploration advocacy.
Not everyone is going to get their way all the time, but to be able to stop and listen, negotiate, and come to an arrangement that is acceptable to all is is preferable over a "My Way or Nothing" Approach.
Prior to that I made "Latch Hook" rugs for a needle arts company.... piece work.
Not a bad thing in the long term.
I have always set a goal for myself in all things that I do.... When it stops being FUN it is time to move on.
One dark night, When the moon was bright, Two dead boys got up to fight.
Back to Back they faced each other, drew their swords and shot each other.
I was part of an Emergency Response Team. We did not need to have a committee review before hand. A post action review and reload is a better way of looking at this.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 11, 2024
