Cyrus Javadi recall, Oregon House of Representatives (2025)
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The two efforts to recall Cyrus Javadi (D) from the District 32 seat in the Oregon House of Representatives began in 2025. Supporters of the initial recall effort had 90 days—until September 24, 2025—to gather over 5,417 signatures in order to trigger a recall election. That petition was later withdrawn and replaced with a new recall attempt.[1] Supporters of the second recall effort have until December 8, 2025, to turn in 5,417 signatures.[2]
Supporters of the second recall effort criticize Javadi's party switch, support for tax increases, votes related to parental rights in education, and co-sponsorship of a bill affecting law enforcement. On September 5, 2025, Javadi announced that he switched his party affiliation from Republican to Democrat.[3]
Javadi was first elected to the chamber in 2022 and was re-elected in 2024 with 52.1% of the vote.
Recall supporters
First recall
Katrina Nelson initiated the first recall effort. The recall petition listed the following reasons for recall:[4][5]
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I demand a recall for Cyrus Javadi for the following reasons. First, he is clearly out of touch with his constituents with his yes vote on SB1098, in favor of keeping porn in schools forever. Second, he voted in favor of HR3, in support of recognizing black drag queens. Which does not reflect conservative moral order or values. Lastly, he voted yes on HB5006, in favor of the "Christmas Tree" bill. Which is a pork-barrel filled wish list for more taxpayer funded projects.[6] |
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Second recall
Katrina Nelson initiated the second recall effort. The recall petition lists the following reasons for recall:[7]
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Cyrus Javadi lied to his constituents' and violated his oath of office. He is supposed to represent us, but instead he misrepresents our ability to self-govern and chooses to rule over us. He changed his political affiliation during his term, thereby failing to uphold the commitments he made to the electorate. We opposed new taxes due to wasteful spending and fraud by Oregon's Department of Transportation. Although Javadi consistently expressed agreement with our position, he nonetheless supported Oregon's largest tax increase, H83991. He's voted for tax increases that will disproportionately impact low-income families, reduce job growth and raise prices in rural areas like ours. He said, "I'm going to fight back by cutting taxes, fees, and excessive regulations". He campaigned on opposing income, property, regulatory, and sales taxes. Yet he disregards Oregonian's concerns. He ignores parental rights and voted to protect porn in schools forever, instead of allowing public debate first. His voting record fails to uphold parental rights over educational materials. He advocates for an increased role for bureaucrats in drafting laws and determining tax policy. He co-sponsored a bill that endangers law enforcement agents. His lack of competence will harm Oregon. Take action here: recalljavadi.com[6] |
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Recall opponents
First recall
State Rep. Cyrus Javadi issued the following response to the first recall effort: "It’s (the recall petition) not for corruption or accusing me of anything. It’s just simply that she didn’t like the way I voted," he said. "I think she’s just kind of in that mindset right now that if you don’t do exactly what we say, then we’ll pull you. We’ll recall you if you’re not 'Trump enough' or 'MAGA enough.'"[1]
Second recall
State Rep. Cyrus Javadi issued the following response to the second recall effort: "This recall is about disagreement over votes, not misconduct. My focus remains on serving House District 32: fixing roads, protecting rural health care, affordable housing, protecting and creating jobs, and keeping our communities safe. I’ll keep listening to all voices, whether they agree with me or not."[2]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Oregon
The number of valid signatures required to force a recall election is 15% of the total number of votes cast in the public officer’s electoral district for all candidates for Governor at the last election at which a candidate for Governor was elected to a full term. The chief petitioner must turn in the required number of signatures no later than 90 days after the prospective petition has been filed.
First recall
Supporters of the first recall effort had until September 24, 2025, to gather more than 5,417 signatures in order to trigger a recall election. The recall petition was withdrawn and replaced with a second recall effort.
Second recall
Supporters of the second recall effort have until December 8, 2025, to collect more than 5,417 signatures to require a recall election.
Historical state legislative recalls
Ballotpedia tracked 186 recall efforts against 168 state lawmakers from 1913 to 2024. During that time, 40 recalls made the ballot and 22 state legislators were successfully recalled.[8] A breakdown of the state legislative recall efforts by year is displayed in the chart below:
Michigan state legislators drew more recall petitions than any other from 1913 to 2024. Three of those 60 recall efforts have been successful. Wisconsin and California followed with 32 and 25 recall efforts, respectively. Wisconsin led all states with six legislators recalled, while California had five. The most recent successful recall effort against a state lawmaker was in 2018 with California state Senator Josh Newman (D). A breakdown of the various recall efforts is displayed in the chart below:
Recall context
- See also: Ballotpedia's Recall Report
Ballotpedia covers recall efforts across the country for all state and local elected offices. A recall effort is considered official if the petitioning party has filed an official form, such as a notice of intent to recall, with the relevant election agency.
The chart below shows how many officials were included in recall efforts from 2012 to 2024 as well as how many of them defeated recall elections to stay in office and how many were removed from office in recall elections.
Election history
2024
See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 32
Incumbent Cyrus Javadi defeated Andy Davis in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 32 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cyrus Javadi (R) | 52.1 | 20,409 |
 | Andy Davis (D / Working Families Party) | 47.7 | 18,692 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 68 | ||
| Total votes: 39,169 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Logan Laity (D)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 32
Logan Laity advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 32 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Logan Laity | 98.5 | 6,125 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.5 | 96 | ||
| Total votes: 6,221 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 32
Incumbent Cyrus Javadi defeated Glenn Gaither in the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 32 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cyrus Javadi | 72.0 | 4,584 |
 | Glenn Gaither | 27.5 | 1,751 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 30 | ||
| Total votes: 6,365 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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2022
See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 32
Cyrus Javadi defeated Logan Laity in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 32 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cyrus Javadi (R) | 51.2 | 17,846 |
| Logan Laity (D / Independent Party / Progressive Party / Working Families Party) | 48.7 | 17,002 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 41 | ||
| Total votes: 34,889 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 32
Logan Laity advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 32 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Logan Laity | 98.1 | 6,210 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.9 | 123 | ||
| Total votes: 6,333 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 32
Cyrus Javadi defeated Glenn Gaither in the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 32 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cyrus Javadi | 58.2 | 3,676 |
| Glenn Gaither | 41.1 | 2,597 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 41 | ||
| Total votes: 6,314 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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See also
- Ballotpedia's Recall Report
- Oregon House of Representatives
- Recall campaigns in Oregon
- Political recall efforts, 2025
- State legislative recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Oregon Capitol Chronicle, "Conservative who once backed Republican state Rep. Cyrus Javadi attempts to get him recalled," July 1, 2025
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Astorian, "Oregon Rep. Javadi recall petition filed — again," September 8, 2025
- ↑ OPB, "Oregon state Rep. Cyrus Javadi switches political teams, registers as a Democrat," September 5, 2025
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Prospective Petition - Recall (SEL 350)," accessed July 9, 2025
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Initiatives, Referendums, Referrals and Recall," accessed July 21, 2025
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Prospective Petition - Recall (SEL 350)," accessed September 10, 2025
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "Recall of State Officials," accessed August 13, 2021
