Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2002

Elections for the office of Oregon House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on May 21, 2002, and a general election on November 5, 2002. All 60 seats were up for election.

Qualifications

Article 4, Section 8 of the Oregon Constitution states:

• No person shall be a Senator or Representative who at the time of election is not a citizen of the United States; nor anyone who has not been for one year next preceding the election an inhabitant of the district from which the Senator or Representative may be chosen. However, for purposes of the general election next following the operative date of an apportionment under section 6 of this Article, the person must have been an inhabitant of the district from January 1 of the year following the reapportionment to the date of the election.

• Senators and Representatives shall be at least twenty one years of age.
• No person shall be a Senator or Representative who has been convicted of a felony during:
  • The term of office of the person as a Senator or Representative; or
  • The period beginning on the date of the election at which the person was elected to the office of Senator or Representative and ending on the first day of the term of office to which the person was elected.
• No person is eligible to be elected as a Senator or Representative if that person has been convicted of a felony and has not completed the sentence received for the conviction prior to the date that person would take office if elected. As used in this subsection, “sentence received for the conviction” includes a term of imprisonment, any period of probation or post-prison supervision and payment of a monetary obligation imposed as all or part of a sentence.
• Notwithstanding sections 11 and 15, Article IV of this Constitution:
  • The office of a Senator or Representative convicted of a felony during the term to which the Senator or Representative was elected or appointed shall become vacant on the date the Senator or Representative is convicted.
  • A person elected to the office of Senator or Representative and convicted of a felony during the period beginning on the date of the election and ending on the first day of the term of office to which the person was elected shall be ineligible to take office and the office shall become vacant on the first day of the next term of office.
• Subject to subsection (4) of this section, a person who is ineligible to be a Senator or Representative under subsection (3) of this section may:
  • Be a Senator or Representative after the expiration of the term of office during which the person is ineligible; and
  • Be a candidate for the office of Senator or Representative prior to the expiration of the term of office during which the person is ineligible.
• No person shall be a Senator or Representative who at all times during the term of office of the person as a Senator or Representative is not an inhabitant of the district from which the Senator or Representative may be chosen or has been appointed to represent. A person shall not lose status as an inhabitant of a district if the person is absent from the district for purposes of business of the Legislative Assembly. Following the operative date of an apportionment under section 6 of this Article, until the expiration of the term of office of the person, a person may be an inhabitant of any district.

Campaign contributions

This chart shows how many candidates ran for state house in Oregon in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in state house races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests. All figures come from Follow The Money.

Year	Number of candidates	Total contributions
2012	150	$20,282,835
2010	140	$14,996,656
2008	130	$16,963,664
2006	149	$15,003,199
2004	183	$10,967,119
2002	156	$11,000,936
2000	146	$11,077,518

During the 2002 election, the total contributions to the 156 House candidates was $11,000,936. The top 10 contributors were:

2002 Donors, Oregon House of Representatives
Donor	Amount
Oregon House Democrats	$793,786
Oregon Education Association	$425,166
Oregon House Republicans	$414,492
Oregon Victory Cmte	$367,500
Service Employees Local 503	$230,361
Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte	$170,000
Oregon Restaurant Association	$158,849
Associated Oregon Industries	$155,500
Oregon Forest Industries Council	$152,000
Friends of Karen Minnis	$149,840

List of candidates

District 1

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Dave Tilton a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Wayne Krieger a

November 5 General election candidates:

Dave Tilton: 7,733

Wayne Krieger: 15,523

District 2

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Bruce Cronk a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Susan Morgan a

November 5 General election candidates:

Bruce Cronk: 5,135

Susan Morgan: 14,771

District 3

May 21 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

May 21 GOP primary:

• Pat Fahey: 4,185
• Jack Feder: 517
• Gordon Anderson: 4,206 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Gordon Anderson: 14,404

Dale Matthews: 5,894

District 4

May 21 Democratic primary:

• The winner in this contest was disqualified, leaving a vacancy.

May 21 GOP primary:

• Cherryl Walker: 3,653
• Dennis Richardson: 5,655 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Shayne Maxwell: 9,050

Dennis Richardson: 13,919

District 5

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Alan C. Bates a

May 21 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 5 General election candidates:

Alan C. Bates

District 6

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Barbara Davidson a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Sal Esquivel: 1,265
• Rob Patridge: 5,859 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Barbara Davidson: 7,684

Rob Patridge: 13,019

District 7

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Donald Nordin a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Cedric Lee Hayden: 3,339
• Jeff Kruse: 3,512 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Donald Nordin: 7,173

Jeff Kruse: 13,718

District 8

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Floyd Prozanski a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Greg McNeill a

November 5 General election candidates:

Floyd Prozanski: 14,990

Greg McNeill: 5,464

District 9

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Joanne Verger: 5,646 a

May 21 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 5 General election candidates:

Joanne Verger: 15,270

Valorie Holloway: 4,955

District 10

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Marcia Thompson a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Alan Brown a

November 5 General election candidates:

Marcia Thompson: 11,235

Alan Brown: 11,692

District 11

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Phil Barnhart: 5,168 a
• Al King: 2,705

May 21 GOP primary:

• Robert M. Bolanos a

November 5 General election candidates:

Phil Barnhart: 13,862

Robert M. Bolanos: 8,351

District 12

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Rick Henson: 1,994
• Elizabeth Terry Beyer: 2,564 a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Norm Fox a

November 5 General election candidates:

Elizabeth Terry Beyer: 8,213

Norm Fox: 7,250

District 13

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Robert Ackerman a

May 21 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 5 General election candidates:

Robert Ackerman: 13,796

Jay Bozievich: 5,011

District 14

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Araminta Hawkins a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Damon Wilson: 644
• Pat Farr: 3,432 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Araminta Hawkins: 9,237

Pat Farr: 10,377

District 15

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Joseph Novak: 3,844 a
• Larry Johnson: 1,711

May 21 GOP primary:

• Betsy Close a

November 5 General election candidates:

Joseph Novak: 10,569

Betsy Close: 11,423

District 16

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Kelley Wirth a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Scott Bisson a

November 5 General election candidates:

Kelley Wirth: 14,122

Scott Bisson: 6,508

District 17

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Donald Beale a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Jeff Kropf: 4,970 a
• Doug Denson: 1,178

November 5 General election candidates:

Donald Beale: 6,051

Jeff Kropf: 13,424

District 18

May 21 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

May 21 GOP primary:

• James Buchal: 2,002
• Tootie Smith: 4,249 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Tootie Smith: 14,433

Herman Joseph Baurer: 3,066

District 19

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Fred Fleischman a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Dan Doyle a

November 5 General election candidates:

Fred Fleischman: 7,390

Dan Doyle: 13,454

District 20

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Lloyd Kumley a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Greg Warnock: 3,057
• Vicki Berger: 3,405 a
• Irv Blake: 453

November 5 General election candidates:

Lloyd Kumley: 7,884

Vicki Berger: 13,408

District 21

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Mike Swaim a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Billy Dalto a

November 5 General election candidates:

Mike Swaim: 7,682

Billy Dalto: 8,593

District 22

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Betty Komp: 2,198 a
• Anthony Veliz: 1,195

May 21 GOP primary:

• Cliff Zauner a

November 5 General election candidates:

Betty Komp: 5,663

Cliff Zauner: 5,755

District 23

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Peter Leung a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Lane Shetterly a

November 5 General election candidates:

Peter Leung: 6,647

Lane Shetterly: 14,307

District 24

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Tim Duerfeldt a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Donna Nelson a

November 5 General election candidates:

Tim Duerfeldt: 8,547

Donna Nelson: 12,452

District 25

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Jonathan Bella a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Vic Backlund a

November 5 General election candidates:

Jonathan Bella: 4,942

Vic Backlund: 14,589

District 26

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Angela Weeks a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Jerr Krummel a

November 5 General election candidates:

Rick Ross: 7,368

Jerry Krummel: 12,928

District 27

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Mark Hass a

May 21 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 5 General election candidates:

Mark Hass

District 28

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Jeff Barker a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Patricia Kepler: 916
• Keith Parker: 1,877 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Jeff Barker: 7,568

Keith Parker: 7,528

Mark Vetanen: 628

District 29

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Chuck Riley a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Mary Gallegos: 2,264 a
• Ralph Brown: 1,564

November 5 General election candidates:

Chuck Riley: 6,425

Mary Gallegos: 6,859

District 30

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Aron Carleson a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Derrick Kitts: 2,650 a
• Dawn Phillips: 1,853

November 5 General election candidates:

Aron Carleson: 8,363

Derrick Kitts: 8,540

John McCartney: 590

District 31

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Betsy Johnson a

May 21 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 5 General election candidates:

Betsy Johnson: 14,643

Bob Ekstrom: 5,261

Mervin Arnold: 1,979

District 32

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Elaine Hopson a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Joe Meyer a

November 5 General election candidates:

Elaine Hopson: 11,678

Joe Meyer: 11,045

District 33

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Mitch Greenlick: 3,742 a
• Carol Robinson: 2,899

May 21 GOP primary:

• Erik Hartung: 2,591 a
• Brian Devore: 2,069

November 5 General election candidates:

Mitch Greenlick: 14,173

Erik Hartung: 9,086

Anthony Ambrose: 1,043

District 34

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Brad Avakian a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Bob Steringer: 1,938
• John Scruggs: 2,089 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Brad Avakian: 9,220

John Scruggs: 7,430

Kevin Schumleffle: 710

District 35

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Geoff Sinclair a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Max Williams a

November 5 General election candidates:

Geoff Sinclair: 6,436

Max Williams: 11,352

Carla Shults: 1,145

District 36

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Mary Nolan a

May 21 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 5 General election candidates:

Mary Nolan

District 37

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Bill Gleason a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Randy Miller a

November 5 General election candidates:

Bill Gleason: 7,486

Randy Miller: 13,152

District 38

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Greg Macpherson: 4,409 a
• Katherine Cowan: 2,801

May 21 GOP primary:

• Anthony Azadeh: 1,795
• Jim Zupancic: 4,810 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Greg Macpherson: 14,275

Jim Zupancic: 11,989

District 39

May 21 Democratic primary:

• John F. Williams, Jr.: 1,457
• Martha Schrader: 3,696 a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Wayne Scott a

November 5 General election candidates:

Martha Schrader: 9,743

Wayne Scott: 10,350

District 40

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Dave Hunt a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Dick Jones a

November 5 General election candidates:

Dave Hunt: 9,717

Dick Jones: 8,397

District 41

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Carolyn Tomei a

May 21 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 5 General election candidates:

Carolyn Tomei: 14,516

Matt Fisher: 3,499

District 42

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Diane Rosenbaum a

May 21 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 5 General election candidates:

Diane Rosenbaum: 18,087

Theresa Reed: 2,129

Socialist Party of Oregon - Charley Nims: 1,652

District 43

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Deborah Kafoury: 6,889 a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Ivars Bitans: 381
• Shirley Freeman: 784 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Deborah Kafoury: 16,918

Shirley Freeman: 2,091

Herb Booth: 749

District 44

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Gary Hansen: 4,415 a
• Sheila Pryor Scott: 1,507

May 21 GOP primary:

• The winner in this contest was disqualified, leaving a vacancy.

November 5 General election candidates:

Gary D. Hansen: 11,692

Martin M. Kennedy: 1,879

Socialist Party of Oregon - Thomas W. Albright: 1,202

District 45

May 21 Democratic primary:

• John Dean Toran: 1,318
• Jackie Dingfelder: 7,516 a

May 21 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 5 General election candidates:

Jackie Dingfelder: 17,294

Socialist Party of Oregon - Art Scarborough: 1,524

District 46

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Joe Tompkins: 1,025
• Steve March: 5,517 a

May 21 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 5 General election candidates:

Steve March: 14,150

Eric Dickman: 3,171

District 47

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Jeff Merkley a

May 21 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 5 General election candidates:

Jeff Merkley

District 48

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Mick Wagner: 988
• Randy Leonard: 2,771 a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Michael Wrathell a

November 5 General election candidates:

Mike Schaufler: 7,732

Michael Wrathell: 5,610

Jeremy Bowen: 812

District 49

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Pamela Spradling a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Karen Minnis a

November 5 General election candidates:

Pamela Spradling: 5,780

Karen Minnis: 8,868

District 50

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Laurie Monnes Anderson a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Ernest Hodgin a

November 5 General election candidates:

Laurie Monnes Anderson: 10,368

Ernest Hodgin: 6,599

District 51

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Roger Obrist: 1,063
• Jan Lee: 2,961 a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Linda Flores a

November 5 General election candidates:

Jan Lee: 7,759

Linda Flores: 10,692

District 52

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Larry Cramblett a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Patti Smith a

November 5 General election candidates:

Larry Cramblett: 7,184

Patti Smith: 12,949

District 53

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Cylvia Hayes (write-in) a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Ben Westlund a

November 5 General election candidates:

Cylvia Hayes: 7,705

Ben Westlund: 16,644

Curt Wagoner: 883

District 54

May 21 Democratic primary:

• James Bradfield a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Tim Knopp a

November 5 General election candidates:

Les Lambert: 8,492

Tim Knopp: 13,715

District 55

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Karole Stockton a

May 21 GOP primary:

• George Gilman a

November 5 General election candidates:

Karole Stockton: 7,026

George Gilman: 12,674

District 56

May 21 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

May 21 GOP primary:

• Bill Garrard a

November 5 General election candidates:

Bill Garrard

District 57

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Elizabeth Scheeler a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Greg Smith a

November 5 General election candidates:

Elizabeth Scheeler: 6,382

Greg Smith: 13,025

District 58

May 21 Democratic primary:

• William Phinney (write-in) a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Bob Jenson a

November 5 General election candidates:

Bob Jenson

District 59

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Jim Gilbertson: 2,400 a
• Patrick Davis: 1,972

May 21 GOP primary:

• John Mabrey a

November 5 General election candidates:

Jim Gilbertson: 9,129

John Mabrey: 11,197

District 60

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Roxanna Swann a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Tom Butler a

November 5 General election candidates:

Roxanna Swann: 5,027

Tom Butler: 13,002

External links

• Oregon Secretary of State, official 2002 primary election results
• Oregon Secretary of State, official 2002 general election results

Footnotes

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Current members of the Oregon House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Julie Fahey

Majority Leader:Ben Bowman

Minority Leader:Lucetta Elmer

Representatives

District 1

Court Boice (R)

District 2

Virgle Osborne (R)

District 3

Dwayne Yunker (R)

District 4

Alek Skarlatos (R)

District 5

Pam Marsh (D)

District 6

Kim Wallan (R)

District 7

John Lively (D)

District 8

Lisa Fragala (D)

District 9

Boomer Wright (R)

District 10

David Gomberg (D)

District 11

Jami Cate (R)

District 12

Darin Harbick (R)

District 13

Nancy Nathanson (D)

District 14

Julie Fahey (D)

District 15

Shelly Boshart Davis (R)

District 16

Sarah McDonald (D)

District 17

Ed Diehl (R)

District 18

Rick Lewis (R)

District 19

Tom Andersen (D)

District 20

Paul Evans (D)

District 21

Kevin Mannix (R)

District 22

Lesly Muñoz (D)

District 23

Anna Scharf (R)

District 24

Lucetta Elmer (R)

District 25

Ben Bowman (D)

District 26

Sue Rieke Smith (D)

District 27

Ken Helm (D)

District 28

Dacia Grayber (D)

District 29

Susan McLain (D)

District 30

Nathan Sosa (D)

District 31

Darcey Edwards (R)

District 32

Cyrus Javadi (D)

District 33

Shannon Isadore (D)

District 34

Mari Watanabe (D)

District 35

Farrah Chaichi (D)

District 36

Hai Pham (D)

District 37

Jules Walters (D)

District 38

Daniel Nguyen (D)

District 39

April Dobson (D)

District 40

Annessa Hartman (D)

District 41

Mark Gamba (D)

District 42

Rob Nosse (D)

District 43

Tawna Sanchez (D)

District 44

Travis Nelson (D)

District 45

Thuy Tran (D)

District 46

Willy Chotzen (D)

District 47

Andrea Valderrama (D)

District 48

Vacant

District 49

Zach Hudson (D)

District 50

Ricki Ruiz (D)

District 51

Christine Drazan (R)

District 52

Jeffrey Helfrich (R)

District 53

Emerson Levy (D)

District 54

Jason Kropf (D)

District 55

E. Reschke (R)

District 56

Emily McIntire (R)

District 57

Greg Smith (R)

District 58

Bobby Levy (R)

District 59

Vikki Breese-Iverson (R)

District 60

Mark Owens (R)

Democratic Party (36)

Republican Party (23)

Vacancies (1)

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