Josh Smith
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Josh Smith was a 2014 Pacific Green Party candidate for District 25 of the Oregon House of Representatives.
Campaign themes
2014
Smith's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[1]
Lower Taxes for the Middle Class and Small Businesses
- Excerpt: "Oregon's tax system needs dramatic reform. The poor and middle class pay way too much in taxes. The Oregon tax bracket should be restructured so that Corporations and the wealthy pay their fair share and the middle class and small businesses pay less."
Oregon Health Plan for All
- Excerpt: "I propose high quality universal healthcare for all Oregonians with everybody in and nobody out. Everyone should have their choice of doctor and be able to keep their doctor. Universal health care will relieve the burden on small businesses of finding affordable health insurance for their employees while providing health care to all Oregonians."
Legalization of Industrial Hemp and Marijuana
- Excerpt: "Hemp is the strongest fiber in the world. It is a renewable resource that can be used to make biodegradable plastics, soaps, paper, etc...The legalization of hemp and marijuana would create high paying manufacturing jobs for Oregonians in numerous industries and give farmers a high paying crop."
Public Bank for Oregon
- Excerpt: "If elected, I will propose the creation of a state-owned bank in Oregon, modeled after the highly successful Bank of North Dakota, that would lend to farmers, small businesses, students, and homebuyers, in order to strengthen Oregon’s economy."
A Living Wage for Oregon
- Excerpt: "I propose a minimum wage of $15/hr to help raise workers out of poverty."
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. Bill Post defeated Barbara Jensen in the Republican primary. He also ran on the Libertarian party ticket. Josh Smith ran as a Pacific Green Party candidate. Post defeated Chuck Lee (I, WFP) and Smith in the general election.[2][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Bill Post |
54.8% | 12,555 | |
| Independent | Chuck Lee | 41.8% | 9,574 | |
| Green | Josh Smith | 3.1% | 715 | |
| None | Miscellaneous | 0.2% | 50 | |
| Total Votes | 22,894 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Bill Post |
77.8% | 4,608 |
| Barbara Jensen | 22.2% | 1,313 |
| Total Votes | 5,921 | |
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for "Josh + Smith + Oregon + House"
- All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.
See also
- Oregon House of Representatives
- Oregon House of Representatives District 25
- Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2014
- Oregon State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Josh Smith for Green Liberty, "Issues," accessed August 29, 2014
- ↑ 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
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
Hoa Nguyen (D)
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)
Democratic Party (37)
Republican Party (23)
