Michael Cross
Michael Cross (Republican Party) ran for election for Attorney General of Oregon. He lost in the Republican primary on May 21, 2024.
Biography
Michael Cross was born in Torrance, California. He served in the United States Air Force from 1984 to 1988. Cross graduated from the Community College of the Air Force in 1985. His career experience includes working as a software designer, professional driver, social services volunteer, and a crew chief assistant on Sikorsky rotary aircraft.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Oregon Attorney General election, 2024
General election
General election for Attorney General of Oregon
Dan Rayfield defeated Will Lathrop in the general election for Attorney General of Oregon on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Dan Rayfield (D / Working Families Party) | 54.4 | 1,156,489 |
![]() | Will Lathrop (R) | 45.5 | 967,964 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 2,612 |
Total votes: 2,127,065 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Attorney General of Oregon
Dan Rayfield defeated Shaina Maxey Pomerantz in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Oregon on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Dan Rayfield | 75.2 | 318,313 |
![]() | Shaina Maxey Pomerantz | 24.1 | 102,146 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 2,710 |
Total votes: 423,169 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Attorney General of Oregon
Will Lathrop defeated Michael Cross in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Oregon on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Will Lathrop | 64.2 | 190,995 |
![]() | Michael Cross | 35.2 | 104,813 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 1,811 |
Total votes: 297,619 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Robert Neuman (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Cross in this election.
2022
See also: Oregon gubernatorial election, 2022
General election
General election for Governor of Oregon
The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of Oregon on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Tina Kotek (D / Working Families Party) | 47.0 | 917,074 | |
![]() | Christine Drazan (R) | 43.5 | 850,347 | |
Betsy Johnson (Independent) | 8.6 | 168,431 | ||
![]() | Donice Smith (Constitution Party) | 0.4 | 8,051 | |
![]() | R. Leon Noble (L) ![]() | 0.4 | 6,867 | |
![]() | Paul Romero (Constitution Party of Oregon) (Write-in) ![]() | 0.0 | 0 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 2,113 |
Total votes: 1,952,883 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Nathalie Paravicini (Pacific Green Party / Progressive Party)
- Tom Cox (L)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Oregon
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Governor of Oregon on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Tina Kotek | 56.0 | 275,301 | |
![]() | Tobias Read | 31.7 | 156,017 | |
Patrick Starnes ![]() | 2.1 | 10,524 | ||
![]() | George Carrillo ![]() | 1.9 | 9,365 | |
![]() | Michael Trimble ![]() | 1.0 | 5,000 | |
![]() | John Sweeney | 0.9 | 4,193 | |
![]() | Julian Bell ![]() | 0.8 | 3,926 | |
![]() | Wilson Bright ![]() | 0.5 | 2,316 | |
![]() | Dave Stauffer | 0.5 | 2,302 | |
![]() | Ifeanyichukwu Diru | 0.4 | 1,780 | |
Keisha Merchant | 0.4 | 1,755 | ||
Genevieve Wilson | 0.3 | 1,588 | ||
![]() | Michael Cross | 0.3 | 1,342 | |
David Beem | 0.3 | 1,308 | ||
![]() | Peter Hall | 0.2 | 982 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 2.8 | 13,746 |
Total votes: 491,445 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Peter Winter (D)
- Casey Kulla (D)
- Nicholas Kristof (D)
- Dave Lavinsky (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Oregon
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Oregon on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Christine Drazan | 22.5 | 85,255 |
![]() | Bob Tiernan | 17.5 | 66,089 | |
![]() | Stan Pulliam | 10.9 | 41,123 | |
![]() | Bridget Barton ![]() | 10.8 | 40,886 | |
![]() | Bud Pierce ![]() | 8.7 | 32,965 | |
![]() | Marc Thielman ![]() | 7.9 | 30,076 | |
![]() | Kerry McQuisten | 7.6 | 28,727 | |
Bill Sizemore | 3.5 | 13,261 | ||
![]() | Jessica Gomez | 2.6 | 9,970 | |
![]() | Tim McCloud ![]() | 1.2 | 4,400 | |
Nick Hess ![]() | 1.1 | 4,287 | ||
![]() | Court Boice | 1.1 | 4,040 | |
![]() | Brandon Merritt ![]() | 1.0 | 3,615 | |
Reed Christensen | 0.8 | 3,082 | ||
![]() | Amber Richardson ![]() | 0.5 | 1,924 | |
![]() | Raymond Baldwin | 0.1 | 459 | |
![]() | David Burch | 0.1 | 406 | |
John Presco | 0.0 | 174 | ||
![]() | Stefan Strek | 0.0 | 171 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 2.0 | 7,407 |
Total votes: 378,317 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Darin Harbick (R)
- John Fosdick III (R)
- Jim Huggins (R)
2020
See also: Oregon Attorney General election, 2020
Oregon Attorney General election, 2020 (May 19 Republican primary)
Oregon Attorney General election, 2020 (May 19 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for Attorney General of Oregon
Incumbent Ellen Rosenblum defeated Michael Cross and Lars Hedbor in the general election for Attorney General of Oregon on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Ellen Rosenblum (D / Working Families Party / Independent) | 56.0 | 1,264,716 |
![]() | Michael Cross (R) ![]() | 41.3 | 934,357 | |
![]() | Lars Hedbor (L) | 2.3 | 52,087 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 8,490 |
Total votes: 2,259,650 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Attorney General of Oregon
Incumbent Ellen Rosenblum advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Oregon on May 19, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Ellen Rosenblum | 99.0 | 483,273 |
Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 4,661 |
Total votes: 487,934 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Attorney General of Oregon
Michael Cross advanced from the Republican primary for Attorney General of Oregon on May 19, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Michael Cross ![]() | 96.7 | 279,909 |
Other/Write-in votes | 3.3 | 9,537 |
Total votes: 289,446 | ||||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Attorney General of Oregon
Lars Hedbor advanced from the Libertarian convention for Attorney General of Oregon on July 6, 2020.
Candidate | ||
✔ | ![]() | Lars Hedbor (L) |
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Michael Cross did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Cross’ campaign website stated the following:
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I HAVE A TRACK RECORD OF STANDING UP FOR JUSTICE I headed up the Recall campaign against Kate Brown, (Flush Down Kate Brown.) There were a myriad of reasons for this effort, but perhaps the most pressing was her outright defiance of established Oregon law; specifically (ORS) 433.441 . This law allowed only two time periods of 14 days each, to close the state due to a pandemic. Any more than that required Legislative approval, which she didn't even bother to get! A good Attorney General would have stopped this egregious abuse of power and abuse of the law. In this case, the law is quite clear, yet she did it anyway-at a cost of BILLIONS of dollars in loss of business, income, etc. Many businesses were PERMANENTLY CLOSED. Some even took their own life, as they had extreme difficulty during this extremely trying time. Most of us ended up getting Covid anyway, the point is: Governor Brown violated the law. I need to be your next Attorney General, to PROTECT OREGONIANS from FUTURE abuses of power. We learned our lesson last time, did we not? ANOTHER ABUSE OF POWER BY A GOVERNOR: You may remember when Glamour Salon opened her business in spite of the unlawful closure order from Governor Brown. This triggered a massive response of support and media attention that Glamour Salon was open. As a result, Kate Brown also knew about this audacious act. What did she do? Well, it's not proven that she DIRECTLY did this, but the owner of the Salon soon found Child Services at her door Investigating a completely baseless and frivolous allegation of child neglect. Here's another case: A volunteer of our Recall against Kate Brown happened to work for Oregon Department of Transportation, (ODOT.) This employee was threatened with the loss of their job, if they continued to help in the recall effort! It was further stated that if they stopped helping the Recall, that they would be promoted soon! Can you believe this obviously egregious ABUSE of POWER?!?! This is another reason, that Michael Cross needs to be your next Oregon Attorney General- to STOP an ABUSE of POWER, against Oregonians. MICHAEL'S POSITION ON ISSUES THAT MATTER TO OREGONIANS: HUMAN TRAFFICKING
LIFE, LIBERTY, & THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS
SOCIAL MEDIA CENSORSHIP
WE NEED TO FEEL SAFE AGAIN!
ABSOLUTE POWER CORRUPTS ABSOLUTELY Our Founding Fathers wisely set up our Government with checks and balances.
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—Michael Cross' campaign website (2024)[3] |
2022
Michael Cross did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Michael Cross completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Cross' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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|Micheal spearheaded an initiative petition drive which narrowly failed to invoke a recall election against current governor Kate Brown. In his community he has volunteered in a variety of capacities and has been an active member of civic organizations like the Salem Elks lodge.
Michael meets all of the requirements to be elected and serve as Oregon's attorney general. Whatever your party affiliation, single-party rule among our statewide office holders is never desirable. Unlike his primary opponent, Michael is not a part of the political establishment and is dedicated to holding the executive branch accountable to the U.S. and Oregon constitutions while ensuring the attorney general's office functions in a non-partisan manner to advance the interests of all Oregonians.- HOLDING GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABLE - Regardless of party affiliation, Michael will work to ensure transparency throughout the executive branch and will call out and fight against unconstitutional acts. As attorney general, Michael will be your lawyer in state government, not the establishment's.
- ENHANCING PUBLIC SAFETY - Michael will use his authority as attorney general to prioritize the enforcement of laws designed to protect you, your family, those you love, and businesses which underpin our economic security and prosperity. The incumbent inexplicably litigated to block arrests and stop officers from wearing protective riot gear. The highest priority of law enforcement is to protect live and property, both public and private.
- PROTECTING YOUR RIGHTS - Everyone has the right to peacefully assemble for political and religious reasons. I support law enforcement, but also see an absolute obligation to protect peaceful protesters, First Amendment rights, Second Amendment rights, and all of the other rights guaranteed to all of us through the US and Oregon constitutions.
The Ruling Class is willing to use government power in unconstitutional ways to impose their vision and thereby restrict our private behaviour and business activity. While perhaps well meaning in some cases, the Ruling Class has shown proved willing to exceed their constitutional authority believing that the ends justify the means. In other cases, particularly with respect to my main opponent and the Oregon governor, the Covid pandemic and violent protests have been used gain political advantage.
All of these are manifestations of public policy which collide with the law. Applying limited resources like money, staff, and even time in a way that serves the people best is an exercise in prioritization. If elected, Michael will prioritize public safety, the preservation of private and public property, the transparency of public officials and, of course, the preservation of constitutional rights for all Oregonians.
It is through this responsibility that the attorney general can provide legal opinions on matters relating to the enforcement of laws which relate to the protection of life, liberty, and property, while ensuring that public officials are limited to acting within their constitutional authority.
More important than formal experience is a dedication to the individual rights of Oregonians as provided for in the U.S. and state constitutions, common sense, and a non-partisan approach to serving in office. Michael knows many trustworthy experienced attorneys who he will bring on staff to give him legal advice that will help him skilfully serve as Oregon's attorney general when legal advice is needed.
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 5, 2020
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Michael Cross' campaign website, “Platform,” accessed April 24, 2024
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