Laura Cooper
Laura D. Cooper was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 13 of the Oregon House of Representatives.
Campaign themes
2014
Cooper's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[1]
Healthcare
- Excerpt: "As a legislator, my primary focus will be to help to develop true affordable healthcare financing alternatives for Oregonians apart from the current top-down, one-size-fits-all government approach of the fraud-filled CoverOregon monstrosity. I will also work to assure that those who are responsible for the CoverOregon disaster will be held accountable."
Social Services
- Excerpt: "For that reason, it is critical that Oregon create health and long-term care models that make the most use out of precious tax dollars and create tax and savings policies that will encourage citizens to provide for their own retirement and health security to the maximum extent possible – while providing a sensible safety-net for truly vulnerable citizens."
Creating Jobs
- Excerpt: "Until those tax policies are rationalized to invite business and capital to relocate permanently to Oregon, our state will have a difficult time sustaining meaningful economic development. Thus, one of my first priorities will be to support legislation that creates business and capital-friendly tax policies."
Education
- Excerpt: "As a legislator, I will support efforts to resist implementation of Common Core."
Elections
2016
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 Nancy Nathanson defeated Laura Cooper and Christopher Tsekouras in the Oregon House of Representatives District 13 general election.[2][3]
| Oregon House of Representatives, District 13 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Nancy Nathanson Incumbent |
66.45% | 21,648 | |
| Republican | Laura Cooper | 30.32% | 9,879 | |
| Libertarian | Christopher Tsekouras | 3.23% | 1,052 | |
| Total Votes | 32,579 | |||
| Source: Oregon Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Nancy Nathanson ran unopposed in the Oregon House of Representatives District 13 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Oregon House of Representatives, District 13 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Nancy Nathanson Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Laura Cooper ran unopposed in the Oregon House of Representatives District 13 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Oregon House of Representatives, District 13 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Laura Cooper (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 Nancy Nathanson was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Laura Cooper was unopposed in the Republican primary. She also ran on the Libertarian ticket. Nathanson defeated Cooper in the general election.[6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Nancy Nathanson Incumbent |
69.2% | 16,854 | |
| Republican | Laura D. Cooper | 30.4% | 7,408 | |
| None | Miscellaneous | 0.4% | 104 | |
| Total Votes | 24,366 | |||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Laura + Cooper + Oregon + House"
See also
- Oregon State Senate elections, 2016
- Oregon State Legislature
- Oregon House of Representatives
- Oregon House of Representatives District 13
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Laura Cooper, "Issues," accessed August 28, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed March 9, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 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
