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Elizabeth Petersen
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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

May 21, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Chamberlain College of Nursing, 2010

Personal
Birthplace
Spokane, Wash.
Religion
Spiritual
Profession
Project manager

Elizabeth Petersen (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Oregon House of Representatives to represent District 48. She lost in the Democratic primary on May 21, 2024.

Petersen completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Elizabeth Petersen was born in Spokane, Washington. She earned a bachelor's degree from the Chamberlain College of Nursing in 2010. Her career experience includes working as a project manager. Petersen has been affiliated with the Association for Clinical Research Professionals and Oncology Nursing Society.[1]

Elections

2024

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 48

Incumbent Hoa Nguyen defeated John Masterman in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 48 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Hoa Nguyen
Hoa Nguyen (D / Independent Party / Working Families Party)
 
52.9
 
14,451
Image of John Masterman
John Masterman (R) Candidate Connection
 
46.8
 
12,773
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
69

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

Total votes: 27,293
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 48

Incumbent Hoa Nguyen defeated Elizabeth Petersen in the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 48 on May 21, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Hoa Nguyen
Hoa Nguyen
 
73.7
 
3,496
Image of Elizabeth Petersen
Elizabeth Petersen Candidate Connection
 
25.1
 
1,190
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.2
 
56

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

Total votes: 4,742
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 48

John Masterman defeated Andrew Morrison in the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 48 on May 21, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of John Masterman
John Masterman Candidate Connection
 
69.3
 
2,345
Image of Andrew Morrison
Andrew Morrison
 
29.8
 
1,010
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.9
 
29

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

Total votes: 3,384
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Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Elizabeth Petersen completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Petersen's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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My background is in Oncology Nursing and Oncology research, with almost two decades in the field of cancer research. I am passionate about seeing everyone get access to affordable healthcare, mental health care, and drug treatment when they need it. I support initiatives that strengthen unions and workers rights, create apprentice programs into skilled labor and find ways to create a thriving wage with benefits that families need. Education is a high priority as it creates hope, opportunity, and momentum early in life. I am very passionate about programs for urban development that protect soil, wildlife and reduce CO2.
  • I am running to make a positive changes in the place my family lives, and grandchildren will go to school. I want to make living more affordable, schools better, green spaces healthier
  • My priorities are Education, Healthcare, Cost of Living, Protection of Environment
  • I will strongly advocate for steps that make access to voting easier
-Taxes are very high however the schools in our district are under funded

-Possession of many substances has been decriminalized however availability of free or affordable treatment is scarce creating a crisis in Portland of homelessness, overdose, and child poisonings. Treatment needs to be easily available
-Moving forward all urban planning should incorporate ways to preserve soil, retain green spaces, add in methods for removing CO2 from the environment.

- I would support labor unions, expansion of labor unions and apprentice programs that did community and school outreach so that people knew of opportunities in skilled labor.
Marie Curie- First woman to become a professor at the University of Paris, first to win two Nobel prizes in two different scientific fields, and did pioneering work in the field of radioactivity

Elizabeth Blackwell - First female Dr. in the US and started her own school to teach other women to be physicians before that was traditional.

Usain Bolt - Greates sprinter of all time! - He has demonstrated what persistance, determination, and hard work are capable of.
Compassion, resilience, empathy, tenacity, gracious, accountable, approachable.
Compassion, resilience, empathy, tenacity, grace, accountable, approachable.
Provide the means for the government to meet the needs of the people it serves.
I like to leave things better than I found them. When I was a nurse I wanted to make sure when I left the room the patient was better off then when I entered it every time. When I walk in my kitchen it looks better when I leave it. When I talk to people I want them to feel better when we finish. I want them to get something worthwhile out of the conversation, I want my garden looking a little neater after I've spent a half hour in it

That is what I want for my time in office. I want people to feel heard, critical things to be better when I'm done than when I got here and for people that I've worked with and for to feel like they got something worthwhile out of the time they got from me/together. I want to see progress being made at the end of the day that makes people breath a little easier every day.
I was 10 when Mt St Helens blew and was in Spokane WA at the time that it happened. Around 2 pm the sky was red. By mid-afternoon it was pitch black, like it was the middle of the night then the ash started to fall as if it was snowing.
First job was working in a family owned burger place in the food court of a mall. I also got paid to help my grandparents on their farm as a kid, stacking bails of hay (they weighed more than me!), gathering eggs, picking fruit, planting and picking veggies, prepping fruits and veggies for the freezer, feeding animals, milking a cow, etc.
I don't have a favorite. I love to read and have a few favorite authors Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman, Edgar Allen Poe, HP Lovecraft. I also read a lot of DIY stuff especially in pottery, gardening, home repair
I always liked Xena she was a great nearly human super hero. I also like a Terry Pratchett character Nanny Ogg, she's a very exuberant outspoken elderly woman with many grandchildren and a love of life.
MnaMna - Muppet Show
Witnessing injustice and bullying in the world and not being able to do anything to help.
Act as an advocate for the people, pay close attention to the issues being discussed and those that people are asking for help with, the important issue requiring urgent resolution, and push forward for solutions, answers, and keep bringing attention back to where it needs to be.
Cost of living versus availability of jobs and average wage, healthcare and mental health care, homelessness, environment, and education.
Not always. Some experienced legislators are very effective, however often time they get stuck doing the same thing over and over and can't see any other way of doing things. Sometimes a fresh perspective is more helpful.
Yes. I think it's beneficial to build as many relationships as possible. Understanding other peoples perspectives only helps. It helps with communication and moving forward on goals, creating solutions that people feel good about, understanding where differences are can help to see what obstacles there are in trying to make progress when dealing with opposing political parties. If you know why they hold their opinions and what motivates them at least you have somewhere to start a dialogue even if you don't agree.
No, I will do what is the best right thing, has the greatest humanitarian and environmental impact and look for ways to make the community safter and more enjoyable for everyone to spend time in.
Undecided, possibly US Congress.
I know a family that recently lost the male head of their household to a fentanyl overdose. The loss and grief this has caused the mother and his 12 year old daughter is more than words can describe. He was loved and sorely missed and his loss had a ripple effect of grief that touched dozens of people. Imagine how many lives we could save from this sort of pain if we could get people the help they need before it is too late.
A string walks into a bar and the bartender says "Hey get out...we don't serve strings here!" Dejected the string walks back outside, ties himself in a knot and rubs his head furiously against the brick wall, then walks back inside. The bartender says "Wait a minute! Aren't you that string I just threw outa' here?!" The string says nope I'm a frayed knot!"
Yes, in extreme situations, e.g. natural disaster, terrorist attack etc.
Compromise is necessary and desirable to ensure that you can come to solutions that not only work for everyone but will be sustained long term, or until better solutions present themselves. However, I would not compromise on important core values to come to those agreements. Human rights, health and well being, the protection and improvement of the environment and peoples access to education, healthcare, voting, housing, and ability to feel that they live in a safe and inclusive community is important and should not be compromised
Provide funding for school repairs and STEM programs K-12 and community college tuition grants for people transitioning from back into the workforce from homelessness or domestic violence.
None Yet
Anything addressing homelessness, environment, school funding, access to healthcare/mental healthcare, access to voting

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Elizabeth Petersen campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Oregon House of Representatives District 48Lost primary$0 $0
Grand total$0 $0
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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  1. ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 5, 2024


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