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Kevin Chambers
Kevin Chambers (Republican Party) ran for election to the Oregon House of Representatives to represent District 20. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Chambers completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Kevin Chambers was born in Salem, Oregon. He attended Northwest Nazarene University, Chemeketa Community College, and University of Phoenix. His career experience includes working in small business and as a water well driller.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 20
Incumbent Paul Evans defeated Kevin Chambers in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 20 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Paul Evans (D / Independent Party) | 58.0 | 20,721 |
 | Kevin Chambers (R)  | 41.8 | 14,938 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 73 | ||
| Total votes: 35,732 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 20
Incumbent Paul Evans advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 20 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Evans | 98.8 | 6,177 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 77 | ||
| Total votes: 6,254 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 20
Kevin Chambers advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 20 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Chambers | 98.8 | 4,302 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 54 | ||
| Total votes: 4,356 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Chambers in this election.
Pledges
Chambers signed the following pledges.
2020
See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 20
Incumbent Paul Evans defeated Selma Pierce in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 20 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Evans (D / Working Families Party) | 51.8 | 20,573 |
 | Selma Pierce (R / Independent) | 47.9 | 19,012 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 102 | ||
| Total votes: 39,687 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 20
Incumbent Paul Evans advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 20 on May 19, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Evans | 98.4 | 8,281 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.6 | 131 | ||
| Total votes: 8,412 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 20
Selma Pierce defeated Kevin Chambers in the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 20 on May 19, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Selma Pierce | 50.7 | 3,772 |
| Kevin Chambers | 48.4 | 3,604 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 65 | ||
| Total votes: 7,441 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 20
Incumbent Paul Evans defeated Selma Pierce in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 20 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Evans (D) | 53.4 | 16,907 |
| Selma Pierce (R) | 46.3 | 14,652 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 84 | ||
| Total votes: 31,643 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 20
Incumbent Paul Evans advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 20 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Evans | 100.0 | 5,758 |
| Total votes: 5,758 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 20
Selma Pierce defeated Kevin Chambers in the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 20 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Selma Pierce | 60.0 | 3,460 |
| Kevin Chambers | 40.0 | 2,309 | |
| Total votes: 5,769 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kevin Chambers completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Chambers' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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2019 – 2020 West Salem Neighborhood Chair
2019 – Polk County Housing Authority Board Member
2019 – 2021 Oregon Water Resources Department Rules and Advisory Board Member
2022 – Current Benton County Natural Area’s and Park Board Member
2023 – Current Oregon Water Resources Department Continuing Education Board Member
October 2023 – Monmouth Budgeting and Planning Commission Board Member
During his time serving Kevin fought and stopped homeless camps in West Salem, fought to increase and brough more public safety and community resources, had a pathway for a new bridge in West Salem with support from Federal representatives. We made sure constitutional rights were heard by working with community leaders to ensure personal freedoms and liberties were not ignored.
Kevin owns and operates his own Water Well Drilling business. He is the youngest licensed and bonded well driller in Oregon, Washing, and Idaho with all 7 licenses across three states. While having run several other multi-state businesses, giving him the business background, we need to make sure the government is fiscally responsible.
Kevin overcame addiction, finally becoming sober on October 9th, 2021. He understands what is truly needed to help those suffering from addiction; as he had to win this battle himself.
In his free time Kevin will rodeo, rope, and ride his horses.- Hold government accountable. For to long, we've allowed the executive branch in Oregon to grab to much power; with diminishing results. While the executive branch through crafty manipulation controls the Judicial Branch.
- Career Politicians become Corrupt Politicians. At all levels of government, we see officials stay in government for decades, stay in one position for over a decade. It's when politicians stay this long that we see them bend the rules; we see them care less and less about the people. If elected, I promise to hold this position for no more than 4 terms.
- People aren't resources, resources are resources. To long we keep creating more and more taxes; yet the results are going backwards. We have actual resources we can utilize, and generate billions in revenue for this state; while creating high paying jobs.
1. Education, both K-12 and Higher Ed.
2. Emergency Management.
3. Infrastructure.
The legislature should limit the duration the Governor has for emergency powers. IE limit to 90 days, and if longer is needed the legislature must grant this extension in 90 day increments.
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2020
Kevin Chambers did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Kevin Chambers participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on May 7, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Kevin Chambers's responses follow below.[2]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | Education | ” |
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Small Business, less governmentCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[4]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Kevin Chambers answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?
| “ | Rand Paul, Terry Goodkind[4] | ” |
| “ | Sword of Truth bookseries[4] | ” |
| “ | Availability, honesty, integrity[4] | ” |
| “ | Dedicated, passionate, honest, driven[4] | ” |
| “ | To serve the people[4] | ” |
| “ | Taxes[4] | ” |
| “ | No[4] | ” |
| “ | Debt, education, housing, infrastructure[4] | ” |
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 19, 2024
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Kevin Chambers's responses," May 7, 2018
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
