Oregon House of Representatives District 27 candidate surveys, 2022
This article shows responses from candidates in the 2022 election for Oregon House of Representatives District 27 who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
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Candidates and election results
General election
General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 27
Incumbent Ken Helm defeated Sandra Nelson in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 27 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ken Helm (D) | 71.2 | 22,375 |
 | Sandra Nelson (R)  | 28.7 | 9,007 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 37 | ||
| Total votes: 31,419 | |||
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Sandra Nelson (R)
I care about people first and their flourishing in the area of economics. Decreasing taxes and cutting red tape will free more people to pursue their dreams. We need to show due respect towards all taxpayers.
I care about people first and their flourishing in the area of energy use. A thriving, affordable lifestyle depends to a large extent on clean, predictable, low-cost sources of energy. We need to show due respect for all citizens.
Sandra Nelson (R)
I am most passionate about reminding voters of foundational principles. When things are not working, we need to ask “Why?”
Knowing how to read is foundational to understanding the “why” questions. Although I have tutored people of all ages and from many different backgrounds in various subjects, helping children and adults learn how to read has given me the most satisfaction. Knowing how to read empowers people, opening up worlds of opportunities. Literacy gives them the basic and necessary tools to flourish and make good choices.
We know what is needed to teach children how to read, spell, and write well (it’s relatively easy and inexpensive), but politics has hijacked these essential skills from many of our children. It’s one of several reasons that I support school choice. The politics of the National Education Association and even of our state legislature have taken over our public schools, and they are no longer adequately teaching children the traditional skills needed to be successful in life.
I am also passionate about protecting the rights of parents, businesses, and citizens. Nearly all the decisions of our legislators affect our rights in one way or another, either protecting or promoting our rights or restricting and diminishing our rights.
A people overburdened by the state will flounder. Only a free people can flourish.
Sandra Nelson (R)
When he sees a problem, rather than looking at what’s wrong, he searches for people who are doing what’s right to solve the problem and concentrates on supporting their efforts and learning from them. He is a man of great compassion and humility, recognizing that he doesn’t have all the answers, but that there are a lot of good people out there who do. He calls himself a “radical pragmatist.”
Here is one of his prayers: “God give me the strength to tell and pursue truth, especially when it’s inconvenient to me.” His excellent book, Lessons from the Least of These, explains his set of 10 Woodson Principles of Neighborhood Enterprise Success. They are well-worth reading and adopting!
Sandra Nelson (R)
As a representative of the people in his district, he should not only have an open door to his constituents but often and regularly invite them to meet with him at times and locations that are convenient to his constituents. He is accountable to his constituents and needs to give frequent updates/reports and make the time to listen, as well, to the concerns of the people he represents.
An elected official should be honest and transparent with her constituents, not pandering to special interest groups above the general welfare of the people.
I think the most important principles that every legislator should uphold are summarized well in the preamble to the U.S. Constitution: establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense [even of our state borders if necessary], promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity. Those are very clear and noble, and we should honor those principles.
Sandra Nelson (R)
Sandra Nelson (R)
Sandra Nelson (R)
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