Chris Vaughn (Oregon)

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Chris Vaughn

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

May 19, 2020

Education

Associate

Central Oregon Community College, 1989

Bachelor's

University of Northern Iowa, 1992

Personal

Birthplace

Bend, Ore.

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Chris Vaughn (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Oregon's 2nd Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 19, 2020.

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Biography

Chris Vaughn was born in and lives in Bend, Oregon. He earned an associate degree from Central Oregon Community College in 1989. He earned a bachelor's degree in secondary education social studies from the University of Northern Iowa in 1992.

Elections

2020

See also: Oregon's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020

Oregon's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (May 19 Republican primary)

Oregon's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (May 19 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Oregon District 2

Cliff Bentz defeated Alex Spenser and Robert Werch in the general election for U.S. House Oregon District 2 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cliff Bentz (R)	59.9	273,835
		Alex Spenser (D)	36.9	168,881
		Robert Werch (L)	3.1	14,094
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	623

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 457,433
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Patrick Archer (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 2

Alex Spenser defeated Nick Heuertz, Chris Vaughn, Jack Howard, and John Holm in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 2 on May 19, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alex Spenser	32.1	23,482
		Nick Heuertz	31.0	22,685
		Chris Vaughn	18.2	13,351
		Jack Howard	8.3	6,047
		John Holm	8.1	5,908
		Other/Write-in votes	2.4	1,734

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 73,207
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Isabella Tibbetts (D)
• Raz Mason (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 2

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 2 on May 19, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cliff Bentz	31.3	37,488
		Knute Buehler	22.1	26,405
		Jason Atkinson	19.5	23,274
		Jimmy Crumpacker	18.0	21,507
		Travis Fager	3.6	4,265
		Jeff Smith	2.1	2,539
	Submit photo	Justin Livingston	1.1	1,350
		Mark Roberts	1.1	1,336
		David Campbell	0.3	418
		Glenn Carey	0.2	283
		Kenneth Medenbach	0.2	267
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	450

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 119,582
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Justus Mayo (R)

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Oregon District 2

Robert Werch advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Oregon District 2 on July 6, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Robert Werch (L)

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Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Chris Vaughn completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Vaughn's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Why I want to fight for you. I believe in family values. The family values I believe in are respect and justice for all, Medicare for All, racial justice, equal rights for women and LGBTQ rights. I will fight to end family separation of immigrants and for a living wage for all Americans. I will fight for policies that stop or reverse our Climate Emergency. America and Oregon need to be prepared to save our planet and environment for our children and grandchildren. I am an Independent thinker and will fight for these family values as a Democrat for Oregon Congressional District 2.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Medicare for All
• The Climate Emergency
• Immigration Reform

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

For far too long our Congress has consisted of millionaires. The Center for Responsible Politics did a study of 534 members from Congress from 2012 and found that over half had a net worth of $1 million or more. The median net worth of House members was $896,000. The net worth for Senators was $2.5 million. These members don't represent the interest of working class Americans. In a time when corporations are bringing in record profits the average American and Oregonian workers are struggling to get by.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

I look up to strong independent people that try to make bold change in the World. People such as Martin Luther King Jr. and racial equality. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez,and political representation of working class American's. Greta Thunberg and fighting the climate emergency. And Cesar Chavez and workers rights. These are all people that selflessly have worked to make the World a better place.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

I believe the ability to understand both sides of an issue. Also being bold in making decisions for the right reasons regardless of political party affiliation.

What legacy would you like to leave?

I would like my legacy to be that I worked hard on issues that concern working class Oregonian's and all Americans. And that I pushed policies that helped make the World and our climate better for our children and grandchildren.

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Footnotes

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Oregon's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Jeff Merkley (D)

Ron Wyden (D)

Representatives

District 1

Suzanne Bonamici (D)

District 2

Cliff Bentz (R)

District 3

Maxine Dexter (D)

District 4

Val Hoyle (D)

District 5

Janelle Bynum (D)

District 6

Andrea Salinas (D)

Democratic Party (7)

Republican Party (1)