Charles Gallia

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Charles Gallia
Image of Charles Gallia
Elections and appointments
Last election

May 17, 2022

Education

High school

Clackamas High School

Bachelor's

Portland State University, 1986

Graduate

Portland State University

Ph.D

Portland State University, 2008

Personal
Birthplace
St. Helens, Ore.
Religion
Unitarian Universalist
Profession
Health care services research
Contact

Charles Gallia (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Oregon House of Representatives to represent District 40. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 17, 2022.

Gallia completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

In addition to running as a Democratic Party candidate, Gallia cross-filed to also run with the Working Families Party in 2018.[1]

Gallia was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 39 of the Oregon House of Representatives.[2] Gallia issued the following statement regarding his bid for office: "Set and achieve highest standards for ethics, equity, and well being. Reframe resource allocation decisions to be complementary between education, health, public safety and the environment, rather than competitive."[3]

Biography

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Gallia was born in St. Helens, Oregon. He earned a B.S. in political science and his Ph.D. in public administration and policy from Portland State University. Since 2001 he has worked as a senior health policy advisor for the Oregon Health Authority. Prior to that he was the president of both Paramount Outdoor Gear and Pacific Region Group, Inc.[3]

Organizations and affiliations

  • Clackamas County Parks Advisory Board, Co-Chair
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, National Advisory Council, Subcommittee on Children's Healthcare Quality Measures
  • Advisory Board, American Indian Multi-State Cancer Study, STOP Colorectal Cancer
  • American Society of Public Administration
  • American Public Health Association
  • AcademyHealth
  • Academy of Political Science
  • National Committee for Quality Assurance Expert Panels: Measures for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services *Measuring Care Coordination
  • National Quality Forum, measures expert panel
  • Oregon Pediatric Improvement Partnership, founder, board member
  • Oregon Health Research and Evaluation Collaborative (OHREC), Co-founder[3]

Elections

2022

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 40

Annessa Hartman defeated Adam Baker in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 40 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Annessa Hartman
Annessa Hartman (D / Independent Party)
 
50.2
 
16,632
Adam Baker (R / L)
 
49.7
 
16,451
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
35

Total votes: 33,118
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 40

Annessa Hartman defeated Charles Gallia and James Farley in the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 40 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Annessa Hartman
Annessa Hartman
 
58.2
 
4,433
Image of Charles Gallia
Charles Gallia Candidate Connection
 
31.0
 
2,363
James Farley
 
10.1
 
766
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
52

Total votes: 7,614
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 40

Adam Baker defeated Daniel Tooze Sr. in the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 40 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Adam Baker
 
59.7
 
3,281
Daniel Tooze Sr.
 
39.8
 
2,186
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
25

Total votes: 5,492
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Endorsements

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2018

See also: Oregon State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Oregon State Senate District 20

Incumbent Alan Olsen defeated Charles Gallia and Kenny Sernach in the general election for Oregon State Senate District 20 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Alan Olsen
Alan Olsen (R)
 
51.8
 
33,685
Image of Charles Gallia
Charles Gallia (D) Candidate Connection
 
46.1
 
29,927
Kenny Sernach (L)
 
1.9
 
1,245
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
111

Total votes: 64,968
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oregon State Senate District 20

Charles Gallia advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon State Senate District 20 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Charles Gallia
Charles Gallia Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
7,860

Total votes: 7,860
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oregon State Senate District 20

Incumbent Alan Olsen advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon State Senate District 20 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Alan Olsen
Alan Olsen
 
100.0
 
8,042

Total votes: 8,042
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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 Bill Kennemer defeated Charles Gallia and Kenny Sernach in the Oregon House of Representatives District 39 general election.[4][5]

Oregon House of Representatives, District 39 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Bill Kennemer Incumbent 64.92% 22,160
     Democratic Charles Gallia 32.12% 10,963
     Libertarian Kenny Sernach 2.96% 1,009
Total Votes 34,132
Source: Oregon Secretary of State


Charles Gallia ran unopposed in the Oregon House of Representatives District 39 Democratic primary.[6][7]

Oregon House of Representatives, District 39 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Charles Gallia  (unopposed)


Incumbent Bill Kennemer ran unopposed in the Oregon House of Representatives District 39 Republican primary.[6][7]

Oregon House of Representatives, District 39 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Bill Kennemer Incumbent (unopposed)

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Charles Gallia completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Gallia's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Born in St. Helens, Oregon and raised in Clackamas County (literally off Roots Road) Gallia attended local public schools. He went on to get a Bachelor’s in Political Science, a Middle East Specialist Certificate, and a Ph.D. in Public Administration and Policy from Portland State University. He recently earned a certificate in Non-profit Finance from Cornell.

Charles is active in the local community. He is a co-founder of the Oregon Pediatric Improvement Partnership (OPIP). OPIP is a public-private partnership that has successfully worked to ensure that Oregon children with special health care needs are identified and receive appropriate care.

His service hasn’t stopped there. Charles served as Treasurer of the Clackamas County Community Health Council, a member of the campaign advisory council for the Clackamas Volunteers in Medicine/Clackamas Community College Partnership for Community Health and Education, on the Clackamas County Parks Advisory Board, as Chair of the Clackamas County Economic Development Commission, Chair of the Clackamas Fire District #1 Budget Committee, and Chair of Democratic Party of Clackamas County.
The intersection of healthcare and education, workforce and economic development, and social justice.

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