Pam Marsh

Pam Marsh

Democratic Party

Candidate, Oregon House of Representatives District 5

Oregon House of Representatives District 5

Tenure

2017 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

9

Compensation

Base salary

$43,440/year

Per diem

$178/day

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Next election

May 19, 2026

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Pam Marsh (Democratic Party) is a member of the Oregon House of Representatives, representing District 5. She assumed office in 2017. Her current term ends on January 11, 2027.

Marsh (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Oregon House of Representatives to represent District 5. She is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on May 19, 2026.^[source]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Marsh was assigned to the following committees:

• Agriculture and Land Use Committee
• House Energy and Environment Committee, Chair
• Revenue Committee
• Joint Conduct Committee
• Joint Tax Expenditures Committee

2021-2022

Marsh was assigned to the following committees:

• Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
• House Energy and Environment Committee, Chair
• House Housing Committee
• Revenue Committee
• Joint Information Management and Technology Committee
• Joint Tax Expenditures Committee

2019-2020

Marsh was assigned to the following committees:

• Joint Information Management and Technology Committee
• Economic Recovery and Prosperity Committee
• Revenue Committee, Vice-Chair
• Carbon Reduction Committee
• Tax Expenditures Committee, Co-Vice Chair

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Oregon committee assignments, 2017
• Economic Development and Trade, Vice chair
• Revenue
• Joint Tax Credits

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2026

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on May 19, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 5

Incumbent Pam Marsh (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 5 on May 19, 2026.

		Candidate
		Pam Marsh

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 5

Alexander Krigsvold (R) is running in the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 5 on May 19, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Alexander Krigsvold

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2024

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 5

Incumbent Pam Marsh defeated Katherine Green in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 5 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Pam Marsh (D / Independent Party)	64.1	25,300
	Submit photo	Katherine Green (R)	35.8	14,153
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	34

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 39,487
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 5

Incumbent Pam Marsh advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 5 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Pam Marsh	99.6	10,125
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	40

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,165
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 5

Katherine Green defeated Sandra Abercrombie in the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 5 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Katherine Green	63.5	3,070
		Sandra Abercrombie	35.4	1,713
		Other/Write-in votes	1.1	52

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,835
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 5

Incumbent Pam Marsh defeated Sandra Abercrombie in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 5 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Pam Marsh (D / Independent Party)	64.4	23,063
		Sandra Abercrombie (R)	35.6	12,740
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	29

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 35,832
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 5

Incumbent Pam Marsh advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 5 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Pam Marsh	99.6	10,071
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	37

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,108
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 5

Sandra Abercrombie advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 5 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sandra Abercrombie	98.3	3,972
		Other/Write-in votes	1.7	69

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,041
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2020

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 5

Incumbent Pam Marsh defeated Sandra Abercrombie in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 5 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Pam Marsh (D / Independent)	66.4	27,069
		Sandra Abercrombie (R)	33.5	13,678
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	47

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 40,794
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 5

Incumbent Pam Marsh advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 5 on May 19, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Pam Marsh	99.6	12,284
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	51

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,335
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 5

Sandra Abercrombie advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 5 on May 19, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sandra Abercrombie	98.7	4,472
		Other/Write-in votes	1.3	60

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,532
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2018

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2018

In addition to running as a Democratic Party candidate, Marsh cross-filed to also run as a Working Families Party candidate and as an independent write-in candidate in 2018.

General election

General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 5

Incumbent Pam Marsh defeated Sandra Abercrombie in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 5 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Pam Marsh (D)	68.0	24,643
		Sandra Abercrombie (R)	31.9	11,580
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	28

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 36,251
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 5

Incumbent Pam Marsh advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 5 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Pam Marsh	100.0	9,605

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 5

Sandra Abercrombie advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 5 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sandra Abercrombie	100.0	3,101

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2016

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Oregon House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 17, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 8, 2016. Incumbent Peter Buckley (D) did not seek re-election. Steve Richie replaced Alan DeBoer on the ballot after the primary election.

Pam Marsh defeated Steve Richie in the Oregon House of Representatives District 5 general election.

Oregon House of Representatives, District 5 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Pam Marsh	62.88%	22,480
	Republican	Steve Richie	37.12%	13,273
Total Votes				35,753
Source: Oregon Secretary of State

Pam Marsh ran unopposed in the Oregon House of Representatives District 5 Democratic primary.

Oregon House of Representatives, District 5 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Pam Marsh  (unopposed)

Alan DeBoer ran unopposed in the Oregon House of Representatives District 5 Republican primary.

Oregon House of Representatives, District 5 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Alan DeBoer  (unopposed)

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Pam Marsh campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024	Oregon House of Representatives District 5	Won general	$97,105	$73,945
2022	Oregon House of Representatives District 5	Won general	$145,563	$143,734
2020	Oregon House of Representatives District 5	Won general	$110,670	N/A**
2018	Oregon House of Representatives District 5	Won general	$72,845	N/A**
2016	Oregon House of Representatives, District 5	Won	$74,382	N/A**
Grand total			$500,565	$217,679
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards, State legislative scorecards in Oregon

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• 2025
• 2024
• 2023
• 2022
• 2021
• 2020
• 2019
• 2018
• 2017

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Oregon State Legislature in 2025.

• Humane Oregon — Legislators are scored on bills related to animal issues.
• Oregon League of Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes related to the environment.
• The Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Oregon State Legislature in 2024.

• Humane Oregon — Legislators are scored on bills related to animal issues.
• National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
• Oregon League of Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes related to the environment.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Oregon State Legislature in 2023.

• Humane Oregon — Legislators are scored on bills related to animal issues.
• Oregon AFSCME — Legislators are scored on their votes on labor issues.
• Oregon League of Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes related to the environment.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Oregon State Legislature in 2022.

• Humane Oregon — Legislators are scored on bills related to animal issues.
• National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
• Oregon AFSCME — Legislators are scored on their votes on labor issues.
• Oregon League of Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes related to the environment.
• Oregon State Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored on their stances related to taxes, economic development, housing, environmental regulations, and business.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Oregon State Legislature in 2021.

• Humane Oregon — Legislators are scored on bills related to animal issues.
• Oregon League of Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes related to the environment.
• Oregon State Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored on their stances related to taxes, economic development, housing, environmental regulations, and business.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Oregon State Legislature in 2020.

• Humane Oregon — Legislators are scored on bills related to animal issues.
• National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
• Stand for Children Oregon — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to education.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Oregon State Legislature in 2019.

• Humane Oregon — Legislators are scored on bills related to animal issues.
• Oregon League of Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored based on their voting record for bills relating to conservation.
• Oregon State Public Interest Research Group — Legislators are scored on their votes related to issues important to the organization.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Oregon State Legislature in 2018.

• National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to small business issues.
• Oregon State Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills affecting local businesses.
• Oregon State Public Interest Research Group — Legislators are scored on their votes related to issues important to the organization.
• SEIU 503 — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to the union's priorities.
• Stand for Children Oregon — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to education.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Oregon State Legislature in 2017.

• ACLU of Oregon — Legislators are scored based on their voting record for bills relating to civil liberties.
• Humane Oregon — Legislators are scored on bills related to animal issues.
• Oregon League of Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored based on their voting record for bills relating to conservation.
• Oregon State Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored based on their votes on House and Senate bills.
• Oregon State Public Interest Research Group — Legislators are scored based on their support of issues important to the organization.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

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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

Lamar Wise (D)

District 49

Zach Hudson (D)

District 50

Ricki Ruiz (D)

District 51

Matt Bunch (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 (37)

Republican Party (23)