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Cheri Helt
Cheri Helt (Republican Party) was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives, representing District 54. She assumed office in 2019. She left office on January 10, 2021.
Helt ran for election for Oregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Helt was the Zone 1 representative on the Bend-La Pine Schools school board in Oregon from 2010 to 2019.
Biography
Helt's professional experience includes serving on the Oregon School Boards Association Legislative Policy Committee and the PERS Legislative Advisory Committee. She earned her B.S. in psychology from Michigan State University.[1]
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Helt was assigned to the following committees:
- House Education Committee, Vice-Chair
- Human Services and Housing Committee
- Student Success Committee
Elections
2022
See also: Oregon Labor Commissioner election, 2022
General election
General election for Oregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries
Christina Stephenson defeated Cheri Helt in the general election for Oregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Christina Stephenson (Nonpartisan)  | 60.7 | 916,455 |
 | Cheri Helt (Nonpartisan) | 38.6 | 582,609 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 9,826 | ||
| Total votes: 1,508,890 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Oregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries
The following candidates ran in the primary for Oregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Christina Stephenson (Nonpartisan) | 47.2 | 421,619 |
| ✔ | | Cheri Helt (Nonpartisan) | 19.2 | 171,168 |
 | Casey Kulla (Nonpartisan) | 14.1 | 126,036 | |
 | Brent Barker (Nonpartisan) | 11.4 | 101,576 | |
| Robert Neuman (Nonpartisan) | 3.6 | 32,331 | ||
 | Chris Henry (Nonpartisan) | 2.6 | 22,936 | |
| Aaron Baca (Nonpartisan) | 1.6 | 14,217 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 3,922 | ||
| Total votes: 893,805 | |||
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2020
See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 54
Jason Kropf defeated incumbent Cheri Helt in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 54 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jason Kropf (D / Working Families Party) | 60.0 | 27,999 |
| Cheri Helt (R / L / Independent) | 38.9 | 18,153 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 480 | ||
| Total votes: 46,632 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 54
Jason Kropf advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 54 on May 19, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jason Kropf | 99.1 | 10,098 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 93 | ||
| Total votes: 10,191 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 54
Incumbent Cheri Helt advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 54 on May 19, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cheri Helt | 98.2 | 5,605 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.8 | 102 | ||
| Total votes: 5,707 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Oregon House of Representatives District 54
Incumbent Cheri Helt advanced from the Libertarian convention for Oregon House of Representatives District 54 on July 6, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Cheri Helt (L) |
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2018
In addition to running as a Republican Party candidate, Helt cross-filed to also run as an independent write-in candidate in 2018.[2]
General election
General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 54
Cheri Helt defeated Nathan Boddie and Amanda La Bell in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 54 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cheri Helt (R) | 58.1 | 21,134 |
 | Nathan Boddie (D) | 24.7 | 9,000 | |
| Amanda La Bell (Working Families Party) | 15.3 | 5,560 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.8 | 670 | ||
| Total votes: 36,364 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 54
Nathan Boddie advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 54 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nathan Boddie | 100.0 | 6,747 |
| Total votes: 6,747 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 54
Cheri Helt advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 54 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cheri Helt | 100.0 | 4,143 |
| Total votes: 4,143 | |||
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2017
- See also: Bend-La Pine Schools elections (2017)
Four of the seven seats on the Bend-La Pine Schools school board were up for general election on May 16, 2017. All four incumbents filed for re-election and each won another term on the board. Zone 1 incumbent Cheri Helt faced challenger Angela Chisum. Zone 2 incumbent Julie Craig ran unopposed. Zone 4 incumbent Stuart Young faced Richard Asadoorian. At-Large Zone 7 incumbent Carrie Douglass faced Ricardo Olegario and Troy Reinhart.[3][4]
Results
| Bend-La Pine Schools, Zone 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Cheri Helt Incumbent |
53.08% | 11,590 |
| Angela Chisum | 46.57% | 10,168 |
| Write-in votes | 0.35% | 76 |
| Total Votes | 21,834 | |
| Source: Deschutes County, "Past Election Results," accessed June 15, 2017 | ||
Funding
The filing deadline in Oregon for a campaign transaction is typically no later than 30 calendar days. However, beginning on the 42nd day before an election day and through the date of the election, a transaction is due no later than seven calendar days after the date it occurred. The dates for the beginning and ending of the seven-day reporting period for the 2017 Oregon school board elections were:[5]
- April 4, 2017 (Seven day campaign finance reporting begins)
- May 16, 2017 (Seven day campaign finance reporting ends)
A school board candidate in Oregon must form a candidate committee unless he or she meets all of the following conditions:[6][7]
- The candidate elects to serve as his or her own treasurer.
- The candidate does not have an existing candidate committee.
- The candidate does not expect to receive or spend more than $750 during a calendar year (including personal funds).
A candidate committee must file a Statement of Organization with the Elections Division of the Oregon Secretary of State within three business days of first receiving or spending money. A form including campaign account information must accompany the Statement of Organization.[6][8]
Candidate committees that expect to receive or spend $3,500 or more in a calendar year are required to report all transactions. A committee that does not expect to receive or spend this much is still required to file a Statement of Organization and designate a campaign bank account, but does not have to file transactions. Instead, they must file a Certificate of Limited Contributions and Expenditures.[6][9]
Endorsements
Helt received an official endorsement from Stand for Children.[10]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Cheri Helt did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Cheri Helt did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
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2020
In 2020, the Oregon State Legislature was in session from February 3 to March 5. Special sessions were convened from June 24 to June 26 and on August 10.
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2019
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In 2019, the Oregon State Legislature was in session from January 22 through June 30.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Bend-La Pine Schools, "Cheri Helt," accessed May 3, 2017
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search Results: 2018 General Election," accessed October 30, 2018
- ↑ Deschutes County, "District Candidate Filings," accessed March 23, 2017
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Unofficial Special Election Results," accessed May 16, 2017
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Oregon Elections Calendar," accessed April 17, 2017
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Oregon Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance Manual - 2014," accessed January 13, 2014
- ↑ Oregon Revised Statutes, "Chapter 260, Section 043," accessed January 13, 2014
- ↑ Oregon Revised Statutes, "Chapter 260, Section 039," accessed January 13, 2014
- ↑ Oregon Revised Statutes, "Chapter 260, Section 057," accessed January 13, 2014
- ↑ Stand for Children, "School Board Endorsements 2017," accessed May 15, 2017
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Succeeded by Jason Kropf (D) |
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