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Elise Hollamon
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Elise Hollamon (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Oregon House of Representatives to represent District 23. She lost in the Democratic primary on May 17, 2022.
Hollamon completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Elise Hollamon was born in Portland, Oregon. She attended Eastern University. Her career experience includes working in healthcare administration. Hollamon has been affiliated with the following organizations:[1]
- Providence Health and Services
- Community Wellness Collective
- Taste Newberg
Elections
2022
See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 23
Incumbent Anna Scharf defeated Kriss Wright in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 23 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Anna Scharf (R) | 63.2 | 22,294 |
 | Kriss Wright (D)  | 36.6 | 12,900 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 91 | ||
| Total votes: 35,285 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 23
Kriss Wright defeated Elise Hollamon in the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 23 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kriss Wright | 53.3 | 3,423 |
| Elise Hollamon | 45.0 | 2,886 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.7 | 110 | ||
| Total votes: 6,419 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 23
Incumbent Anna Scharf advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 23 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Anna Scharf | 98.5 | 7,446 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.5 | 114 | ||
| Total votes: 7,560 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Elise Hollamon completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hollamon's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Current Council President for Newberg City Council, running for House District 23 to advocate for amplification of shared community values. These past two years have demonstrated the need for both major parties to come back to the table to find solutions that work for our economy, housing, climate, health, and schools. Politics has become a zero sum game and no one is winning. My experience as a leader for COVID-19 response in one of the largest health systems in the state, a voice for community in a non-partisan elected office, and operationalization of a non-profit that runs a low barrier shelter in the community, will give me the ability to bring an n the trenches perspective to the legislature. Underserved communities and populations have always been at the center of my motivation as a leader. As we come out of the pandemic, we need moderate democrats from rural Oregon to be at the forefront of decision making for the future of Oregon. As a person with 8 years in recovery, I operate from a place of compassion and empathy as an elected official; keeping community at the center of all my decisions. We need leaders that can bring people together, not further drive our communities apart.
- Mental health, addiction, houslessness
- Economy and housing
- Agriculture and climate shift:
Mental health, addiction, houslessness: Although not always connected, these three concerns in our community need immediate attention. As a state where democrats have held the legislature for over a decade, there is no excuse for ranking 49 out of 50 states for access to mental health and addiction treatment. We need to lead the country in removing the stigma of mental health and addiction by prioritizing access and cost of care for services.
Economy and housing: As we recover economically from COVID-19, it is imperative we work with our businesses to support their needs to expand operations and thrive within the state. We need a balance between supporting businesses and supporting workers or we will continue to lose businesses to neighboring states. Housing needs to be addressed from a multi-faceted approach; city code, infrastructure requirements to build, and UGB swaps in order to create models to diversify.
My greatest role model is my dad, Ken Yarnell. He was a public educator in the Beaverton School District for over 30 years, the principal of Aloha High School where I attended. His leadership has always been one of service, loyalty, and immense work ethic. He believed in me in some of my darkest times of my personal journey through addiction and has always demonstrated unconditional love to me and those around him.
Integrity. Integrity plays out in every area of leadership. Whether I am reading a potential bill that will negatively effect my district, meeting with constituents that I may hold different believes from, working with my peers, I always operate from a place of rigorous honesty. Though we may not agree on every issue or every vote, those around me know that I will be direct and transparent with what and why I believe what I do on a topic. The integrity of many of our elected officials; locally and nationally are in question. We must restore honesty to the office if we truly believe in the future of our democracy.
At the end of the day, goals and accomplishments aside, hope to be a person that my kids will want to emulate. I am a mom to a 2-year-old, Lincoln and a bonus-mom to two; Abby and Mason.
911. Coming down the stairs as a 7th grader, seeing my mom crying, hearing the word "terrorism" for the first time.
Providence Health and Services - 10 years and still there!
"The Middle," by Grey, Maren Morris, and Zedd
Previous expertise in any field the legislature supports is important and valuable. That said, my four years on the Newberg City Council has given me experience I wouldn't have guessed I would need running for the legislature. Organizationally understanding government has been a steep learning curve; realizing there are pieces of "red tape" that support democracy as an institution, but others that are unnecessary and no business would survive under. Through the political turmoil in Newberg, it has allowed me to find my leadership style as an elected official; one that is calm and level-headed, but knows which hills are important to die on. Those hills for me are advocacy for underserved communities and programs or processes that will aid in allowing our community to make significant progress in the years to come. Without this experience as an elected official, I would be experienced in an area of expertise, but not ready to serve with a true understanding of the complexity of the issues that confront us in the coming years.
Betsy Johnson has always been a political role model for me. Although I don't agree completely on every political stance she has made, she is a person of conviction and principle. She has stood up against her caucus on issues that matter to her constituents and has demonstrated that value of a community-based legislator. I plan to be a legislator that values my caucus, but is willing to vote against the caucus at the risk of losing personal power or control. I foresee that the economy will be an area I disagree with my caucus and will need to engage in "Betsy Johnson-like" courage in that area. I think if my fellow democratic legislatures were honest with themselves, we all want to get back to a day when there is less power in a party, but we recognize the necessity of the structure with current campaign finance rules in Oregon. I hope for a day, and commit myself as a legislator, that will not vote based on re-election, but rather what will serve the best interests of my constituents.
Yes! We have gotten to the place as a society where compromise is viewed as the abandonment of conviction, when in reality it's what has held together our democracy for the last 250 years. The current supermajority is tough for rural Oregonians to feel like their voice and concerns are legitimately heard and that decisions are made with full understanding of rural issues. I have always modeled a nonpartisan approach as a city councilor. Party has no barring in my attention to my constituents. I've had the opportunity to walk through really divisive times in Newberg this past year and have sincerely tried to listen before speaking, recognizing that my voice should be shared after fully understanding both sides of a concern. "Meet me in the middle," my campaign slogan, is how I have lived my life as a friend, leader in healthcare, and elected official.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 18, 2022
Current members of the Oregon House of Representatives
Leadership
Speaker of the House:Julie Fahey
Majority Leader:Ben Bowman
Minority Leader:Lucetta Elmer
Representatives
District 1
Court Boice (R)
District 2
Virgle Osborne (R)
District 3
Dwayne Yunker (R)
District 4
Alek Skarlatos (R)
District 5
Pam Marsh (D)
District 6
Kim Wallan (R)
District 7
John Lively (D)
District 8
Lisa Fragala (D)
District 9
Boomer Wright (R)
District 10
David Gomberg (D)
District 11
Jami Cate (R)
District 12
Darin Harbick (R)
District 13
Nancy Nathanson (D)
District 14
Julie Fahey (D)
District 15
District 16
Sarah McDonald (D)
District 17
Ed Diehl (R)
District 18
Rick Lewis (R)
District 19
Tom Andersen (D)
District 20
Paul Evans (D)
District 21
Kevin Mannix (R)
District 22
Lesly Muñoz (D)
District 23
Anna Scharf (R)
District 24
Lucetta Elmer (R)
District 25
Ben Bowman (D)
District 26
Sue Rieke Smith (D)
District 27
Ken Helm (D)
District 28
Dacia Grayber (D)
District 29
Susan McLain (D)
District 30
Nathan Sosa (D)
District 31
Darcey Edwards (R)
District 32
Cyrus Javadi (D)
District 33
Shannon Isadore (D)
District 34
Mari Watanabe (D)
District 35
Farrah Chaichi (D)
District 36
Hai Pham (D)
District 37
Jules Walters (D)
District 38
Daniel Nguyen (D)
District 39
April Dobson (D)
District 40
Annessa Hartman (D)
District 41
Mark Gamba (D)
District 42
Rob Nosse (D)
District 43
Tawna Sanchez (D)
District 44
Travis Nelson (D)
District 45
Thuy Tran (D)
District 46
Willy Chotzen (D)
District 47
District 48
Vacant
District 49
Zach Hudson (D)
District 50
Ricki Ruiz (D)
District 51
Christine Drazan (R)
District 52
Jeffrey Helfrich (R)
District 53
Emerson Levy (D)
District 54
Jason Kropf (D)
District 55
E. Reschke (R)
District 56
Emily McIntire (R)
District 57
Greg Smith (R)
District 58
Bobby Levy (R)
District 59
District 60
Mark Owens (R)
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