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Charlie Conrad
Charlie Conrad (Independent Party of Oregon) was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives, representing District 12. He assumed office on January 9, 2023. He left office on January 13, 2025.
Conrad (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Oregon House of Representatives to represent District 12. He lost in the Republican primary on May 21, 2024.
Conrad announced he would leave the Republican party on June 20, 2024, and changed his party registration to the Independent Party of Oregon.[1]
Biography
Charlie Conrad was born in Corvallis, Oregon. He earned a bachelor's degree from Oregon State University in 1994 and a graduate degree from the University of Colorado in 2012. His career experience includes working in public administration.[2]
Sponsored legislation
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.
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.
2023-2024
Conrad was assigned to the following committees:
Elections
2024
See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 12
Darin Harbick defeated Michelle Emmons in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 12 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Darin Harbick (R) | 57.7 | 23,256 |
 | Michelle Emmons (D) | 42.2 | 17,012 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 62 | ||
| Total votes: 40,330 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 12
Michelle Emmons advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 12 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michelle Emmons (Write-in) | 34.6 | 655 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 65.4 | 1,238 | ||
| Total votes: 1,893 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 12
Darin Harbick defeated incumbent Charlie Conrad in the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 12 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Darin Harbick | 82.5 | 6,709 |
 | Charlie Conrad | 17.2 | 1,397 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 23 | ||
| Total votes: 8,129 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Conrad in this election.
2022
See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 12
Charlie Conrad defeated Michelle Emmons in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 12 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Charlie Conrad (R) | 57.5 | 20,410 |
| Michelle Emmons (D / Independent Party) | 42.4 | 15,073 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 40 | ||
| Total votes: 35,523 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 12
Michelle Emmons advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 12 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michelle Emmons | 98.0 | 5,108 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.0 | 105 | ||
| Total votes: 5,213 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 12
Charlie Conrad defeated Nicole De Graff, Bill Ledford, and Jeff Gowing in the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 12 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Charlie Conrad | 30.5 | 2,400 |
| Nicole De Graff | 29.2 | 2,301 | ||
| Bill Ledford | 24.5 | 1,926 | ||
 | Jeff Gowing | 15.5 | 1,223 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 18 | ||
| Total votes: 7,868 | |||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Charlie Conrad did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Charlie Conrad completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Conrad's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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• Springfield Police Department - police officer and detective - 14 yrs • League of Oregon Cities - Research Coordinator - 2 yrs • Lane County - Parks and Lane Events Center - 5 yrs
As a public employee for the past 23 years and as a volunteer member on various public advisory committees, including the Lane County Planning Commission, I have seen how people’s lives are improved by good legislation and responsible government, and how the opposite is also true. I believe it is time for Oregon to be fiscally responsible, less intrusive in everyday life and operate more efficiently, so people can live their lives and earn a living as they see fit.- People come before politics - the government is there to enforce the rule of law, provide public goods, and maintain equal opportunities for everyone.
- Taxes need to be spent wisely and which provide a positive return on investment for the tax payers.
- The focus should be developing and providing opportunities for the working class - they are the backbone of our economy. This includes improving education so that our children will have opportunities when they join the working class.
Wisdom, Moderation, Courage, Justice
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
In 2024, the Oregon State Legislature was in session from Februrary 5 to March 7.
- Legislators are scored on bills related to animal issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes related to the environment.
2023
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In 2023, the Oregon State Legislature was in session from January 17 to June 25.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Oregon Public Broadcast, "Only Oregon Republican lawmaker who supports abortion rights is now an Independent," June 20, 2024
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 5, 2022
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| Preceded by John Lively (D) |
Oregon House of Representatives District 12 2023-2025 |
Succeeded by Darin Harbick (R) |
