Karl Erickson
Karl Bjorn Erickson was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 20 of the Oregon House of Representatives.
Biography
Erickson earned his A.S. from Regent College in 1994 and attended the University of Kansas in 1989 and Seattle Pacific University from 1987 to 1989. His professional experience includes working as a children's author, as a tax auditor for the Oregon State Employment Department and as a revenue agent for the State of Oregon at the Department of Revenue.[1][2]
Campaign themes
2014
Erickson's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[3]
Two concrete proposals:
- Excerpt: "First, there are a number of state agencies with similar goals and responsibilities--not exact matches, but similar. A good example would be the Oregon Board of Accountancy and the Oregon Board of Tax Practitioners. Merging agencies with similar missions is a common sense approach to reduce costs. We need to avoid duplication!"
- Excerpt: "Second, there is an inherent conflict of interest when state human resource departments are tasked with completing a review of management behavior or management culture; their livelihood is dependent upon the maintaining of a certain status quo. I suggest the time has come to change the delivery mechanism for these services. It's time to move all (or most) human resource personnel out of the specific agencies where they currently work and locate them centrally--at DAS, for example. On a rotating basis, then, HR staff can be assigned to specific agencies as needed. This removes the conflict of interest, increases transparency, and reduces overhead costs."
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. Paul Evans was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Kathy Goss defeated James Owens, Karl Erickson and Terrence Taylor in the Republican primary. Evans also ran on the Working Families Party ticket. Evans defeated Goss in the general election.[4][5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Paul Evans |
51.2% | 12,400 | |
| Republican | Kathy B. Goss | 48.1% | 11,656 | |
| None | Miscellaneous | 0.7% | 165 | |
| Total Votes | 24,221 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Kathy Goss |
51.6% | 2,314 |
| Karl Erickson | 17.6% | 789 |
| Terrence Taylor | 16.9% | 760 |
| James Owens | 13.8% | 621 |
| Total Votes | 4,484 | |
Personal
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Erickson and his wife, Kimberly, have two children.[1]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Karl + Erickson + Oregon + House"
See also
- Oregon State Senate elections, 2014
- Oregon State Legislature
- Oregon House of Representatives
- Oregon House of Representatives District 20
External links
- Official campaign website
- Karl Erickson on Facebook
- Karl Erickson on Twitter
- Karl Erickson on YouTube
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Oregon Secretary of State - Candidate list
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Official campaign website, "Candidate & Author Bio," accessed April 24, 2014 (dead link) (dead link)
- ↑ www.karlerickson.com, "Resume," accessed April 24, 2014
- ↑ Official campaign website, "Oregon House District 20," accessed April 24, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ 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
