Madison Oatman

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Madison Oatman

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

May 17, 2022

Personal

Birthplace

Bend, Ore.

Religion

Christian

Profession

Construction

Contact

Campaign website

Campaign Instagram

Madison Oatman (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Oregon's 5th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on May 17, 2022.

Oatman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Madison Oatman was born in Bend, Oregon. His career experience includes working in construction.

Elections

2022

See also: Oregon's 5th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Oregon District 5

Lori Chavez-DeRemer defeated Jamie McLeod-Skinner in the general election for U.S. House Oregon District 5 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R)	50.9	178,813
		Jamie McLeod-Skinner (D / Independent Party / Working Families Party)	48.8	171,514
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	906

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 351,233
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5

Jamie McLeod-Skinner defeated incumbent Kurt Schrader in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jamie McLeod-Skinner	54.6	47,148
		Kurt Schrader	44.8	38,726
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	537

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 86,411
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5

Lori Chavez-DeRemer defeated Jimmy Crumpacker, John Di Paola, Laurel Roses, and Madison Oatman in the Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lori Chavez-DeRemer	42.8	30,438
		Jimmy Crumpacker	29.0	20,631
		John Di Paola	16.1	11,486
		Laurel Roses	8.9	6,321
		Madison Oatman	2.6	1,863
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	429

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 71,168
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Amy Ryan Courser (R)

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Madison Oatman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Oatman's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am Madison Oatman I am 30 years old, and I am a construction worker. I was born in Oregon and raised by hard working, loving, blue collar parents.

I was inspired to run for Congress to be the voice for all blue collar, family oriented, wholesome valued Oregonians and Americans alike. Our country has been impacted by a decrease of individuals who are willing to roll up their sleeves and build our future. I am here to represent all of us who understand the importance of working hard to provide.

Our individual freedoms that we have been given to us by God must be maintained. Since our country has lost a sense of this, I vow to restore these freedoms. As a God-fearing man I must encourage our community to support our basic constitutional rights as they were written; freedom of speech, freedom of religion and our right to bear arms.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Term limits for the U.S. House of Representatives as well as the U.S. Senate. We have had people in public office and in the same positions for longer than I have been alive. Something needs to change in Washington D.C.
• I am Pro-Life and I believe that every unborn child has a right to live. I will fight to preserve those innocent lives as well protect them.
• 2nd Amendment rights are crucial to protect citizens and their families. I am a gun owner as well as an avid hunter we need to protect our rights to own guns and protect our families from a tyrannical government.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I am personally passionate about protecting the freedoms of Americans. I am passionate about smaller government as the government has a time and a place in our society. The federal government does not need to be involved in certain areas of our lives. The government does not get to co-parent your children it is not the governments place to teach your children about gender orientation or racism that is between the parents and children. The government has no place telling us if we need to wear a mask in public or if we need to be vaccinated to live our daily lives. I hope to make the government presence in our daily lives as minimal as possible.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

I look up to my father and would love to follow my father's example on how to be a good man and a good leader.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

Equilibrium is a very good film based on the government suppressing the citizens.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

The most important characteristics is honesty, integrity, and leadership. Most important principles should be to let people who elected them to be their voice.

What legacy would you like to leave?

I would like to leave the legacy of inspiring people to do things that they did not think was possible.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

9/11 Was the first historical event that I remember. I was 9 years old at that time.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

I worked as a bus boy for a restaurant in high school and moved up to be a line cook throughout my tenure. I worked at that job for 8 years.

What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?

As an institution it is unique because there are 435 individuals that serve as public representatives. There is a lot of diversity in the House of Representatives.

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

I do not believe it is because we built our nation on the fact that anyone person can run for political office.

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

I believe that the biggest challenges as a nation will be getting the economy back on track after covid and getting our country out of debt. We need to get people back to work and make it easier for businesses to operate in the United States. We less spending on a federal level and we need to quit sending money to other countries. We need to adopt the American first policies that we had in place.

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

I believe we need term limits and that two terms each three years long would be the best term length.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

All government officials need term limits. Government officials should not be able to make a career out of politics. Our constitution was built on anyone can run for office and you do not have to be rich to do so.

Is there a particular representative, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?

No

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

I believe compromise is not only desirable but necessary to get things done. However, if one side is not willing to compromise why should the other it takes two sides to compromise and come to an agreement. I also will not compromise on my beliefs as a God-fearing man and other policies I am passionate about.

The Constitution says that all bills for raising revenue must originate in the House. What role would this power play in your priorities if elected?

I would vote not to raise any revenue through taxing the American people.

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Campaign website

Oatman’s campaign website stated the following:

“	Term Limits I am against the career politicians that have been in office for decades. Some of the politicians have been in office longer than I have been alive. I believe our country should have term limits for the congress just like we do for our presidents. ​ Immigration Our current administration is for open borders in America and is letting people into the country without vetting anyone entering the United States. I will advocate for secure borders and to insure a secure America. We have rules in place for people to become an American citizen I believe those rules should be maintained. Education I believe that the government should not co-parent your children. We need to keep critical race theory and sexual orientation out of schools. Teachers need to keep politics and personal opinions out of the classroom. Those are subjects that are between the child and their parents the government or school board should not be involved. Small Business I believe whole heartedly in entrepreneurship and in creating your own business. We need to make it easier to start businesses and more feasible for businesses to thrive in Oregon and America. I am a strong supporter of less taxes and less government involvement in small business. I will stand up for small business and entrepreneurs alike. Big Government/Government Presence Government has a time and place and as of late our government has been putting its nose where it does not belong. Like social issues and your individual freedoms. I will advocate for a smaller government presence in the areas where government presence is not beneficial. ​ 2nd Amendments Rights We the people have feared what life would look like without our second amendment rights. Our second amendment rights were designed to aid in our protection against a tyrannical government and invasion. Without our second amendment rights how are we expected to protect and sustain our cherished households against a tyrannical government? I will advocate to sustain and protect our individual freedoms to bear arms.	”
—Madison Oatman’s campaign website (2022)

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Footnotes

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Oregon's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Jeff Merkley (D)

Ron Wyden (D)

Representatives

District 1

Suzanne Bonamici (D)

District 2

Cliff Bentz (R)

District 3

Maxine Dexter (D)

District 4

Val Hoyle (D)

District 5

Janelle Bynum (D)

District 6

Andrea Salinas (D)

Democratic Party (7)

Republican Party (1)