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Selma Pierce
Selma Pierce (Republican Party, Independent) ran for election to the Oregon House of Representatives to represent District 20. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020. She advanced from the Republican primary on May 19, 2020.
Pierce completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Pierce also ran for election to the Oregon House of Representatives to represent District 20 in 2018. Pierce was defeated in the general election on November 6, 2018. In addition to running as a Republican Party candidate, Pierce cross-filed to also run as an independent write-in candidate in 2018.[1]
Pierce died after being struck by a car on December 1, 2020.[2]
Biography
Selma Pierce was born in San Francisco, California. She obtained a B.A. in biochemistry from the University of California, Berkeley, in June 1976 and a doctor of dental surgery (D.D.S.) from the University of California, Los Angeles, in June 1980. She worked as a dentist.[3]
Pierce was on the board of trustees of the OHSU Foundation and on the board of directors of the Chemeketa Community College Foundation, the Inspire Foundation, the Salem Leadership Foundation, and the Marion-Polk Dental Society. She was also on the Oregon Tech Dental Hygiene Advisory Board, a grant evaluator for the Oregon Community Foundation, a mentor for ASPIREOregon, and was involved with Medical Teams International, SEDCOR (the Strategic Economic Development Corporation of Salem, Oregon), Rotary, and the Assistance League of Salem-Keizer.[3]
Elections
2020
See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 20
Incumbent Paul Evans defeated Selma Pierce in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 20 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Paul Evans (D / Working Families Party) | 51.8 | 20,573 |
 | Selma Pierce (R / Independent)  | 47.9 | 19,012 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 102 | ||
| Total votes: 39,687 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 20
Incumbent Paul Evans advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 20 on May 19, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Evans | 98.4 | 8,281 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.6 | 131 | ||
| Total votes: 8,412 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 20
Selma Pierce defeated Kevin Chambers in the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 20 on May 19, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Selma Pierce | 50.7 | 3,772 |
 | Kevin Chambers | 48.4 | 3,604 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 65 | ||
| Total votes: 7,441 | |||
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Endorsements
To view Pierce's endorsements in the 2020 election, please click here.
2018
General election
General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 20
Incumbent Paul Evans defeated Selma Pierce in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 20 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Evans (D) | 53.4 | 16,907 |
| Selma Pierce (R) | 46.3 | 14,652 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 84 | ||
| Total votes: 31,643 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 20
Incumbent Paul Evans advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 20 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Evans | 100.0 | 5,758 |
| Total votes: 5,758 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 20
Selma Pierce defeated Kevin Chambers in the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 20 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Selma Pierce | 60.0 | 3,460 |
| Kevin Chambers | 40.0 | 2,309 | |
| Total votes: 5,769 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Selma Pierce completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Pierce's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Education and training
- Small Business support
- Transportation/infrastructure
It is also important than an elected official be able to work with other legislators. When we go to the Capitol, we are not working alone, but with others to craft and pass legislation. So, it is most important that one be able to connect with others to find creative solutions that work for many people.
I am a person who will be in the Legislature to get things done. I have always worked with many different types of people. Being in the legislature is a people business, whether dealing with constituents or fellow legislators. Developing relationships and connections is what brings people together. If they can be cordial and respectful to each other, there is always room for people to work together and create good policy.
Bill Withers passed away recently, and this song is apt for our times. In this time of COVID-19, we all lean on each other. When we come together, work together, help each other, much can be accomplished.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search Results: 2018 General Election," accessed October 30, 2018
- ↑ Statesman Journal, "Selma Pierce dies after being struck in West Salem; Salem Police investigating", Dec. 1, 2020
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 8, 2020
