Oregon State Senate District 6 candidate surveys, 2022
This article shows responses from candidates in the 2022 election for Oregon State Senate District 6 who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
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Candidates and election results
General election
General election for Oregon State Senate District 6
Cedric Hayden defeated Ashley Pelton in the general election for Oregon State Senate District 6 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cedric Hayden (R) | 65.2 | 45,104 |
 | Ashley Pelton (D / Independent Party)  | 34.6 | 23,926 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 124 | ||
| Total votes: 69,154 | |||
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Survey responses from candidates in this race
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Ashley Pelton (Democratic, Independent)
Filling Cracks and Bridging Gaps!
We need substantive and engaged leaders, not politicians who rely on their party association to win elections.
Ashley Pelton (Democratic, Independent)
Public Safety- Of the Oregon inmate population, 32.2% have moderate to severe mental health needs and 53.4% have dependence and addiction issues. The Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion Program diverts people who commit low level crimes stemming from social service and mental health issues into intensive case management services in lieu of being arrested. Accountability is retained with the D.A. to ensure engagement in the program. Additionally, we need to increase capacity at the Oregon State Hospital for people experiencing serious mental health issues.
Affordable Housing- Limited Equity Cooperatives (LEC) expand homeownership opportunities to Oregonians and allow people with shared affinity (i.e. Veterans, seniors, people with disabilities, single parent families) to live cooperatively and build equity. LECs can be formed with existing single family homes, multiplexes and apartment buildings and they maintain affordable housing for future generations to come.
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