Jennifer Williamson (Oregon)
Jennifer Williamson (Democratic Party) was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives, representing District 36. She assumed office in 2013. She left office on December 30, 2019.
Williamson (Democratic Party) ran for election for Oregon Secretary of State. She did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on May 19, 2020.
Williamson resigned from the House to focus on her campaign for secretary of state.[1]
On July 9, 2015, Williamson was named the house majority leader for the 2016 legislative session. She replaced Val Hoyle (D), who stepped down from the position to explore a run for secretary of state. Williamson stepped down as house majority leader in July 2019.[2][3]
Biography
Williamson earned her B.S. in political science/Women's Studies from the University of Oregon in 1996 and her J.D. from Willamette University. Her professional experience includes working for Education Research Nonprofit, as an assistant vice-president for Communications and Public Affairs at Portland State University and as an attorney at Davis Wright Tremaine, Portland.[4]
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Williamson was assigned to the following committees:
- Joint Legislative Counsel Committee
- Joint Legislative Administration Committee
- Judiciary Committee, Chair
- House Rules Committee, Vice-Chair
- Capitol Culture Committee, Co-Chair
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Oregon committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Judiciary, Vice chair |
| • Rules, Chair |
| • Joint Legislative Administration |
| • Joint Legislative Counsel |
| • Joint Ways and Means |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Williamson served on the following committees:
| Oregon committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Joint Ways and Means |
| • Higher Education, Innovation and Workforce Development |
| • Judiciary, Vice-Chair |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Williamson served on the following committees:
| Oregon committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Judiciary |
| • Ways and Means |
Sponsored legislation
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
2020
See also: Oregon Secretary of State election, 2020
Oregon Secretary of State election, 2020 (May 19 Democratic primary)
Oregon Secretary of State election, 2020 (May 19 Republican primary)
General election
General election for Oregon Secretary of State
Shemia Fagan defeated Kim Thatcher, Nathalie Paravicini, and Kyle Markley in the general election for Oregon Secretary of State on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Shemia Fagan (D / Working Families Party) | 50.3 | 1,146,370 |
 | Kim Thatcher (R / Independent) | 43.2 | 984,597 | |
 | Nathalie Paravicini (Pacific Green Party / Progressive Party) | 3.6 | 82,211 | |
 | Kyle Markley (L) | 2.8 | 62,985 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 2,340 | ||
| Total votes: 2,278,503 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Oregon Secretary of State
Shemia Fagan defeated Mark Hass and Jamie McLeod-Skinner in the Democratic primary for Oregon Secretary of State on May 19, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shemia Fagan | 36.2 | 209,682 |
 | Mark Hass | 35.5 | 205,230 | |
 | Jamie McLeod-Skinner | 27.5 | 159,430 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 4,395 | ||
| Total votes: 578,737 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jennifer Williamson (D)
- Cameron Smith (D)
- Ryan Wruck (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Oregon Secretary of State
Kim Thatcher defeated Dave Stauffer in the Republican primary for Oregon Secretary of State on May 19, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kim Thatcher | 85.6 | 312,296 |
 | Dave Stauffer | 13.4 | 48,839 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 3,625 | ||
| Total votes: 364,760 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Oregon Secretary of State
Kyle Markley advanced from the Libertarian convention for Oregon Secretary of State on July 6, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Kyle Markley (L) |
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Pacific Green Party convention
Pacific Green Party convention for Oregon Secretary of State
Nathalie Paravicini advanced from the Pacific Green Party convention for Oregon Secretary of State on June 6, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Nathalie Paravicini (Pacific Green Party) |
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2018
In addition to running as a Democratic Party candidate, Williamson cross-filed to also run with the Working Families Party in 2018.[5]
General election
General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 36
Incumbent Jennifer Williamson won election in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 36 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jennifer Williamson (D) | 98.0 | 28,081 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.0 | 559 | ||
| Total votes: 28,640 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 36
Incumbent Jennifer Williamson advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 36 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jennifer Williamson | 100.0 | 8,427 |
| Total votes: 8,427 | |||
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2016
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| During the 2016 election cycle Williamson was one of the candidates endorsed by President Barack Obama |
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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 Jennifer Williamson defeated Amanda Burnham in the Oregon House of Representatives District 36 general election.[6][7]
| Oregon House of Representatives, District 36 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Jennifer Williamson Incumbent |
89.14% | 28,875 | |
| Libertarian | Amanda Burnham | 10.86% | 3,519 | |
| Total Votes | 32,394 | |||
| Source: Oregon Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Jennifer Williamson ran unopposed in the Oregon House of Representatives District 36 Democratic primary.[8][9]
| Oregon House of Representatives, District 36 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Jennifer Williamson Incumbent (unopposed) | |
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 Jennifer Williamson was unopposed in the Democratic primary. She also ran in the Working Families Party ticket. Amanda Burnham ran as a Libertarian candidate. Williamson defeated Burnham in the general election.[10][11][12]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Jennifer Williamson Incumbent |
85% | 21,626 | |
| Libertarian | Amanda Burnham | 14.2% | 3,602 | |
| None | Miscellaneous | 0.8% | 202 | |
| Total Votes | 25,430 | |||
2012
Williamson won election in the 2012 election for Oregon House District 36. Williamson defeated Sharon Meieran and Benjamin Jay Barber in the May 15 Democratic primary and defeated Bruce Neal (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[13][14][15]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Jennifer Williamson |
82.5% | 26,785 | |
| Republican | Bruce Neal | 17.5% | 5,664 | |
| Total Votes | 32,449 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Jennifer Williamson |
53.3% | 5,418 |
| Sharon Meieran | 44.3% | 4,509 |
| Benjamin Jay Barber | 2.4% | 240 |
| Total Votes | 10,167 | |
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2014
Williamson's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[16]
Putting Public Education First
- Excerpt: "Jennifer strongly supports Pay It Forward, Pay It Back legislation to increase access to our public universities and community colleges. Qualified students could go to a public university or community college tuition-free with a binding contract to pay a small, fixed percentage of their annual adjusted gross incomes after they graduate."
Proven Pro-Choice Champion
- Excerpt: "Jennifer has been a lifelong pro-choice leader — having served as a clinic escort and is a member of the board of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon. She recognizes the serious threat facing women’s basic rights around the nation. In Salem, Representative Williamson will continue to stand up to any attempt to roll back our reproductive rights."
Promoting Economic Progress for Oregon
- Excerpt: "Jennifer supports smart investments in career and technical education to help graduates find jobs and stay here in Oregon."
Patients before Profits
- Excerpt: "Jennifer will keep working to move us closer to universal coverage for all Oregonians."
Progressive Ideas on Public Safety
- Excerpt: "She will continue to stand up for common sense gun laws like tougher penalties for illegal transfers of high capacity magazines."
Campaign finance summary
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2020
In 2020, the Oregon State Legislature was in session from February 3 to March 5. Special sessions were convened from June 24 to June 26 and on August 10.
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2019
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In 2019, the Oregon State Legislature was in session from January 22 through June 30.
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2018
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In 2018, the 79th Oregon State Legislature, second session, was in session from February 5 through March 3. There was also a one-day special session on May 21, 2018.
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2017
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In 2017, the 79th Oregon State Legislature, first session, was in session from February 1 through July 7. There was also an organizational session January 9.
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2016
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In 2016, the 78th Oregon State Legislature, second session, was in session from February 1 through March 3.
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2015
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In 2015, the 78th Oregon State Legislature, first session, was in session from February 2 through July 6.
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2014
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In 2014, the 77th Oregon State Legislature, second session, was in session from February 3 to March 10.
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2013
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In 2013, the 77th Oregon State Legislature, first session, was in session from February 4 to July 9.
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Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Williamson's endorsements included the following:[17]
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Personal
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Williamson is married to her husband, Paul.[4]
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for "Jennifer + Williamson + Oregon + House"
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See also
2020 Elections
- Oregon House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Oregon State Legislature
- Joint Committees
- Oregon state legislative districts
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Official campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Jennifer Williamson on Facebook
- Jennifer Williamson on Twitter
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2012
Footnotes
- ↑ Willamette Week, "Rep. Jennifer Williamson Will Resign Her Seat This Month to Campaign for Secretary of State," December 13, 2019
- ↑ Oregon Live, "Jennifer Williamson named Oregon House Majority Leader," accessed July 9, 2015
- ↑ Willamette Week, "Oregon House Dems Elect Barbara Smith Warner as New Majority Leader," July 7, 2019
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Project Vote Smart, "Biography of Rep. Williamson," accessed May 25, 2014
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search Results: 2018 General Election," accessed October 30, 2018
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016 General Election official results," accessed December 21, 2016
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed March 9, 2016
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election Abstract of Votes President," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Official Results - May 20, 2014 Primary Election," accessed July 8, 2014
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing," accessed March 17, 2014
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Official general election results for 2014," accessed April 30, 2015
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings for the House," accessed April 11, 2012
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Official Results for May 15 Primary election," accessed April 30, 2015
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Official General Results for 2012," accessed April 30, 2015
- ↑ Jennifer for Oregon, "Issues," accessed August 29, 2014
- ↑ Jennifer for Oregon, "Supporters," accessed August 29, 2014
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