Lee Beyer

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Lee Beyer
Democratic Party
Prior offices:
Oregon State Senate District 6
Years in office: 2011 - 2023
Predecessor: Bill Morrisette (D)
Successor: Cedric Hayden (R)
Oregon House of Representatives
Years in office: 1991 - 1998
Springfield City Councilor
Years in office: 1986 - 1993
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 6, 2018
Education
Bachelor's
University of Oregon, 1974
Military
Service / branch
U.S. Air Force
Personal
Religion
Christian: Lutheran
Contact
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Lee Beyer (Democratic Party) was a member of the Oregon State Senate, representing District 6. He assumed office in 2011. He left office on January 9, 2023.

Beyer (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Oregon State Senate to represent District 6. He won in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Beyer previously served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 1991-1998. He served as State Senator for Oregon State Senate District 6 from 2011-2023. Beyer also served on the Oregon Public Utility Commission.

Biography

Beyer earned a B.S. in Management from the University of Oregon in 1974. His professional experience includes working as a management analyst with the Oregon Executive Department, as a business advisor to the City of Eugene and as an executive director of Metro Partnership Inc. Beyer served in the U.S. Air Force.[1]

Committee assignments

2021-2022

Beyer was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Beyer was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Oregon committee assignments, 2017
• Business and Transportation, Chair
• Health Care
• Rules
• Joint Marijuana Regulation
• Joint Transportation and Economic Development, Chair

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Beyer served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Beyer served on the following committees:

2011-2012

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2022

See also: Oregon State Senate elections, 2022

Lee Beyer did not file to run for re-election.

2018

See also: Oregon State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Oregon State Senate District 6

Incumbent Lee Beyer defeated Robert Schwartz in the general election for Oregon State Senate District 6 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Lee Beyer
Lee Beyer (D)
 
59.1
 
32,925
Image of Robert Schwartz
Robert Schwartz (R)
 
40.7
 
22,671
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
121

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 55,717
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oregon State Senate District 6

Incumbent Lee Beyer advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon State Senate District 6 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Lee Beyer
Lee Beyer
 
100.0
 
9,770

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 9,770
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oregon State Senate District 6

Robert Schwartz defeated Christine Ruck in the Republican primary for Oregon State Senate District 6 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Robert Schwartz
Robert Schwartz
 
51.1
 
4,114
Image of Christine Ruck
Christine Ruck
 
48.9
 
3,943

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 8,057
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2014

See also: Oregon State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the Oregon State Senate 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 Lee Beyer was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Michael Spasaro was unopposed in the Republican primary. Beyer also ran on the Working Families Party ticket and Spasaro also ran on the Libertarian ticket. Beyer defeated Spasaro in the general election.[2][3][4]

Oregon State Senate District 6, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLee Beyer Incumbent 93% 26,080
     Republican Michael P. Spasaro 6.4% 1,799
     None Miscellaneous 0.6% 165
Total Votes 28,044

2010

See also: Oregon State Senate elections, 2010

Beyer defeated Michael Spasaro (R) and Scott Reynolds (I) in the November 2 general election.[5][6]

Oregon State Senate, District 6 (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Lee Beyer (D) 23,705
Michael Spasaro (R) 19,626
Scott Reynolds (I) 2,304

Campaign themes

2010

Beyer's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

  • Jobs: "My first priority as your state senator will be to focus on bringing jobs back to Oregon. Without profitable businesses and their workers making an income, there just won’t be the tax revenue necessary to support our children’s education or other vital services. I have always believed the best social service is a well-paying job...We can and must get more efficient and more accountable."
  • Education: "It’s time to realistically prioritize public services. My top priority is education. We owe it to Oregon’s youth to provide them with the knowledge and skills to be successful. But, beyond this social commitment, we must realize our state economy is dependent on this emerging workforce."
  • Healthcare: "As a civilized society, we also need to find ways to care for those among us who can’t care for themselves, such as the elderly and disabled. And we must work to assure everyone has reasonable access to affordable health care. While the national health care legislation will address access over time, it does not address cost control. As member of a hospital board for 10 years, I firmly believe we can do a better job of controlling cost."

Campaign finance summary

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Lee Beyer campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2018Oregon State Senate District 6Won general$341,298 N/A**
2014Oregon State Senate, District 6Won $248,650 N/A**
2010Oregon State Senate, District 6Won $139,540 N/A**
1998Oregon State Senate, District 21Won $52,757 N/A**
1996Oregon State House, District 42Won $13,433 N/A**
1994Oregon State House, District 42Won $32,378 N/A**
1992Oregon State House, District 42Won $38,111 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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Recent news

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Lee Beyer News Feed

See also

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography of Sen. Beyer," accessed May 23, 2014
    2. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Official Results - May 20, 2014 Primary Election," accessed July 8, 2014
    3. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing," accessed March 15, 2014
    4. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Official general election results for 2014," accessed April 30, 2015
    5. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "2010 General Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015
    6. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "2010 Oregon Primary Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015

    Political offices
    Preceded by
    Bill Morrisette (D)     		Oregon State Senate District 6
    2011-2023    		 Succeeded by
    Cedric Hayden (R)
    Preceded by
    -     		Oregon House of Representatives
    1991-1998    		 Succeeded by
    -
    Preceded by
    -     		Springfield City Councilor
    1986-1993    		 Succeeded by
    -


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