Kevin Easton
Kevin Easton (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Oregon's 5th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on May 21, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Oregon's 5th Congressional District election, 2024
Oregon's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Republican primary)
Oregon's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Oregon District 5
Janelle Bynum defeated incumbent Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Brett Smith, Sonja Feintech, and Andrea Townsend in the general election for U.S. House Oregon District 5 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Janelle Bynum (D) | 47.7 | 191,365 |
 | Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R) | 45.0 | 180,420 | |
 | Brett Smith (Independent Party)  | 4.7 | 18,665 | |
 | Sonja Feintech (L) | 1.5 | 6,193 | |
| Andrea Townsend (Pacific Green Party) | 1.0 | 4,155 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 495 | ||
| Total votes: 401,293 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Andrew Aasen (No Party Affiliation)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5
Janelle Bynum defeated Jamie McLeod-Skinner in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Janelle Bynum | 69.4 | 55,473 |
 | Jamie McLeod-Skinner | 29.9 | 23,905 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 510 | ||
| Total votes: 79,888 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kevin Easton (D)
- Lynn Peterson (D)
- Cameron Pahl (D)
- Matthew Davie (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5
Incumbent Lori Chavez-DeRemer advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lori Chavez-DeRemer | 98.2 | 54,458 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.8 | 1,009 | ||
| Total votes: 55,467 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Easton in this election.
2022
See also: Oregon's 6th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Oregon District 6
Andrea Salinas defeated Mike Erickson and Larry McFarland in the general election for U.S. House Oregon District 6 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Andrea Salinas (D / Working Families Party / Independent Party) | 50.1 | 147,156 |
 | Mike Erickson (R) | 47.7 | 139,946 | |
| Larry McFarland (Constitution Party) | 2.1 | 6,073 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 513 | ||
| Total votes: 293,688 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 6
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 6 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andrea Salinas | 36.8 | 26,101 |
 | Carrick Flynn | 18.4 | 13,052 | |
 | Steven Cody Reynolds | 11.2 | 7,951 | |
 | Loretta Smith | 10.0 | 7,064 | |
 | Matt West | 8.0 | 5,658 | |
 | Kathleen Harder | 7.8 | 5,510 | |
 | Teresa Alonso Leon | 6.5 | 4,626 | |
 | Ricky Barajas | 0.4 | 292 | |
| Greg Goodwin | 0.3 | 217 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 508 | ||
| Total votes: 70,979 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brian Hylland (D)
- Kevin Easton (D)
- Derry Jackson (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 6
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 6 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Erickson | 34.7 | 21,675 |
 | Ron Noble | 17.6 | 10,980 | |
 | Amy Ryan Courser | 16.3 | 10,176 | |
 | Angela Plowhead | 13.2 | 8,271 | |
| Jim Bunn | 10.1 | 6,340 | ||
 | David Russ | 3.8 | 2,398 | |
 | Nate Sandvig | 3.6 | 2,222 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 432 | ||
| Total votes: 62,494 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Kevin Easton did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Kevin Easton completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Easton's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I grew up in Oregon, have a B.A. in Political Science with emphasis in U.S. Government and Election from the University of Oregon. A former political consultant, I ran and worked on several campaigns up and down the entire West Coast including as Campaign Manager for Congressman Peter DeFazio and Field Director for Congresswoman Lois Capps. I took years long breaks to work inside government on policy as Policy Manager for Portland Mayor Tom Potter, Field Representative for Congresswoman Darlene Hooley and Community Relations Coordinator for San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera. I've also worked in the non-profit sector as Executive Director of Equity Foundation.
I live in Salem with my husband, Jeremy and four cats.- Return empathy in policy making
- Expand the ACA to strive towards universal healthcare.
- Economic growth by raising minimum wage and investing in clean energy and the Green New Deal
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See also
2024 Elections
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