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David Gomberg
Democratic Party
Candidate, Oregon House of Representatives District 10
Oregon House of Representatives District 10
Tenure
2013 - Present
Term ends
2027
Years in position
13
Predecessor: Jean Cowan (D)
Compensation
Base salary
$43,440/year
Per diem
$178/day
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Next election
May 19, 2026
Education
Bachelor's
Oregon State University
Graduate
Oregon State University, Willamette University
Contact
Official website
Official Facebook
Campaign website
Personal Facebook
Personal YouTube
Personal LinkedIn

David Gomberg (Democratic Party) is a member of the Oregon House of Representatives, representing District 10. He assumed office in 2013. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.

Gomberg (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Oregon House of Representatives to represent District 10. He is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on May 19, 2026.[source]

In January of 2025, Gomberg was elected as State House Speaker Pro Tempore, replacing Paul Holvey (D).[1]

Biography

Gomberg earned his bachelor's degree in political science from Oregon State University in 1977, his master's degree in economics, history and political science from Oregon State University in 1977 and his MBA from Willamette University in 1981. His professional experience includes being the President of Northwest Winds Kite Stores and Gomberg Kite Productions, and working as an Administrative Law Judge for the Motor Vehicles Division from 1985 to 1987.[2]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Gomberg was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Gomberg was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Gomberg was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Oregon committee assignments, 2017
• Economic Development and Trade
• Joint Ways and Means

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Gomberg served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Gomberg served on the following committees:

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.


Elections

2026

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on May 19, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 10

Incumbent David Gomberg (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 10 on May 19, 2026.

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David Gomberg

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Republican primary

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2024

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 10

Incumbent David Gomberg won election in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 10 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of David Gomberg
David Gomberg (R / D / Independent Party)
 
97.4
 
28,672
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.6
 
775

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 29,447
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 10

Incumbent David Gomberg advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 10 on May 21, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of David Gomberg
David Gomberg
 
99.4
 
6,827
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
43

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 6,870
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 10

Incumbent David Gomberg advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 10 on May 21, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of David Gomberg
David Gomberg (Write-in)
 
15.3
 
53
 Other/Write-in votes
 
84.7
 
293

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 346
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 10

Incumbent David Gomberg defeated Celeste McEntee in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 10 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of David Gomberg
David Gomberg (D / Independent Party / Working Families Party)
 
56.7
 
21,158
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Celeste McEntee (R)
 
43.2
 
16,115
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
50

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 37,323
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 10

Incumbent David Gomberg advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 10 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of David Gomberg
David Gomberg
 
98.4
 
8,376
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.6
 
136

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 8,512
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 10

Celeste McEntee advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 10 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Celeste McEntee
 
98.3
 
5,368
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.7
 
94

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,462
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2020

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 10

Incumbent David Gomberg defeated Max Sherman in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 10 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of David Gomberg
David Gomberg (D / Independent)
 
52.4
 
20,294
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Max Sherman (R)
 
47.5
 
18,383
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
55

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 38,732
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 10

Incumbent David Gomberg advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 10 on May 19, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of David Gomberg
David Gomberg
 
98.4
 
8,717
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.6
 
139

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 8,856
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 10

Max Sherman advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 10 on May 19, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Max Sherman
 
98.8
 
5,786
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.2
 
72

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,858
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2018

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2018

In addition to running as a Democratic Party candidate, Gomberg cross-filed to also run as a Working Families Party candidate and as an independent write-in candidate in 2018.[3]

General election

General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 10

Incumbent David Gomberg defeated Thomas Donohue in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 10 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of David Gomberg
David Gomberg (D)
 
57.2
 
17,713
Image of Thomas Donohue
Thomas Donohue (R)
 
42.7
 
13,232
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
44

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 30,989
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 10

Incumbent David Gomberg advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 10 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of David Gomberg
David Gomberg
 
100.0
 
6,646

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 6,646
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 10

Thomas Donohue advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 10 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Thomas Donohue
Thomas Donohue
 
100.0
 
3,749

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 3,749
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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 David Gomberg defeated Thomas Donohue in the Oregon House of Representatives District 10 general election.[4][5]

Oregon House of Representatives, District 10 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png David Gomberg Incumbent 56.41% 17,499
     Republican Thomas Donohue 43.59% 13,524
Total Votes 31,023
Source: Oregon Secretary of State


Incumbent David Gomberg ran unopposed in the Oregon House of Representatives District 10 Democratic primary.[6][7]

Oregon House of Representatives, District 10 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png David Gomberg Incumbent (unopposed)


Thomas Donohue ran unopposed in the Oregon House of Representatives District 10 Republican primary.[6][7]

Oregon House of Representatives, District 10 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Thomas Donohue  (unopposed)

2014

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Oregon House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 11, 2014. Incumbent David Gomberg was unopposed in the Democratic primary. He also ran on the Republican party, Independent party and Working Families Party tickets. Gomberg was unchallenged in the general election.[8][9][10]

2012

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2012

Gomberg won election in the 2012 election for Oregon House District 10. Gomberg was unopposed in the May 15 Democratic primary and defeated Jerome Grant (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[11][12][13]

Oregon House of Representatives, District 10, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Gomberg 59.2% 15,978
     Republican Jerome Grant 40.8% 11,028
Total Votes 27,006

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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David Gomberg campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024Oregon House of Representatives District 10Won general$166,796 $146,462
2022Oregon House of Representatives District 10Won general$291,026 $266,257
2020Oregon House of Representatives District 10Won general$109,445 N/A**
2018Oregon House of Representatives District 10Won general$113,579 N/A**
2016Oregon House of Representatives, District 10Won $99,545 N/A**
2014Oregon House of Representatives, District 10Won $78,123 N/A**
2012Oregon State House, District 10Won $182,366 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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Personal

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Gomberg has a wife, Susan.[2]


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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Philomath News, "Gomberg nominated for speaker pro tempore," December 3, 2024
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Project Vote Smart, "Biography of Rep. Gomberg," accessed May 25, 2014
    3. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search Results: 2018 General Election," accessed October 30, 2018
    4. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
    5. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016 General Election official results," accessed December 21, 2016
    6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed March 9, 2016
    7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election Abstract of Votes President," accessed August 2, 2016
    8. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Official Results - May 20, 2014 Primary Election," accessed July 8, 2014
    9. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing," accessed March 17, 2014
    10. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Official general election results for 2014," accessed April 30, 2015
    11. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings for the House," accessed April 11, 2012
    12. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Official Results for May 15 Primary election," accessed April 30, 2015
    13. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Official General Results for 2012," accessed April 30, 2015

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