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Tawna Sanchez
Democratic Party
Candidate, Oregon House of Representatives District 43
Oregon House of Representatives District 43
Tenure
2017 - Present
Term ends
2027
Years in position
9
Predecessor: Lew Frederick (D)
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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Tawna Sanchez (Democratic Party) is a member of the Oregon House of Representatives, representing District 43. She assumed office in 2017. Her current term ends on January 11, 2027.

Sanchez (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Oregon House of Representatives to represent District 43. She is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on May 19, 2026.[source]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Sanchez was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Sanchez was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Sanchez was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

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

Oregon committee assignments, 2017
• Human Services and Housing, Vice chair
• Judiciary

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 43

Incumbent Tawna Sanchez (D) and Cye Sterling (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 43 on May 19, 2026.

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Cye Sterling

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 43

Tim LeMaster (R) is running in the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 43 on May 19, 2026.

Candidate
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Tim LeMaster

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2024

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 43

Incumbent Tawna Sanchez defeated Tim LeMaster in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 43 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tawna Sanchez
Tawna Sanchez (D)
 
92.1
 
37,084
Image of Tim LeMaster
Tim LeMaster (R)
 
7.6
 
3,078
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
97

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 40,259
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 43

Incumbent Tawna Sanchez advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 43 on May 21, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tawna Sanchez
Tawna Sanchez
 
99.3
 
11,815
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
81

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 11,896
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 43

Tim LeMaster advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 43 on May 21, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tim LeMaster
Tim LeMaster
 
94.1
 
386
 Other/Write-in votes
 
5.9
 
24

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 410
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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 43

Incumbent Tawna Sanchez defeated Tim LeMaster in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 43 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tawna Sanchez
Tawna Sanchez (D)
 
91.8
 
33,466
Image of Tim LeMaster
Tim LeMaster (R) Candidate Connection
 
8.1
 
2,943
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
48

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 36,457
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 43

Incumbent Tawna Sanchez advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 43 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tawna Sanchez
Tawna Sanchez
 
99.3
 
13,247
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
88

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 13,335
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 43

Tim LeMaster advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 43 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tim LeMaster
Tim LeMaster Candidate Connection
 
97.6
 
449
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.4
 
11

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 460
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2020

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 43

Incumbent Tawna Sanchez won election in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 43 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tawna Sanchez
Tawna Sanchez (D / Working Families Party)
 
98.8
 
39,274
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.2
 
479

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 39,753
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 43

Incumbent Tawna Sanchez advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 43 on May 19, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tawna Sanchez
Tawna Sanchez
 
99.6
 
17,774
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
64

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 17,838
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2018

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2018

In addition to running as a Democratic Party candidate, Sanchez cross-filed to also run as a Working Families Party candidate, as a Republican write-in candidate, and as an independent write-in candidate in 2018.[1]

General election

General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 43

Incumbent Tawna Sanchez won election in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 43 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tawna Sanchez
Tawna Sanchez (D)
 
98.7
 
31,885
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.3
 
425

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 32,310
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 43

Incumbent Tawna Sanchez advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 43 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tawna Sanchez
Tawna Sanchez
 
100.0
 
9,727

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 9,727
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2016

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During the 2016 election cycle Sanchez was one of the candidates endorsed by President Barack Obama
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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 Lew Frederick (D) did not seek re-election.

Tawna Sanchez ran unopposed in the Oregon House of Representatives District 43 general election.[2][3]

Oregon House of Representatives, District 43 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Tawna Sanchez  (unopposed)
Source: Oregon Secretary of State


Tawna Sanchez defeated Roberta Phillip-Robbins and Robert Andrews, Jr. in the Oregon House of Representatives District 43 Democratic primary.[4][5]

Oregon House of Representatives, District 43 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Tawna Sanchez 49.38% 9,408
     Democratic Roberta Phillip-Robbins 48.49% 9,240
     Democratic Robert Andrews, Jr. 2.13% 406
Total Votes 19,054



Endorsements

In 2016, Sanchez's endorsements included the following:[6]

  • State Senator Chip Shields
  • State Senator Chuck Riley
  • State Representative Joe Gallegos
  • Multnomah Education Service District Board Member Stephen Marc Beaudoin
  • Woodburn City Councilor Teresa Alonso Leon
  • Former Commissioner Mike Lindberg
  • Wheeler County Judge Patrick Perry
  • Former Mayor Sam Adam
  • Former Mayor Tom Potter
  • Former Multnomah County Chair Beverly Stein
  • Former Multnomah County Commissioner Barbara Willer
  • Former Multnomah County Commissioner Maria Rojo De Steffey
  • Former PPS Board Member Ruth Adkins
  • Former PPS Board Member Matt Morton
  • Former Oregon City Commissioner Kathy Sherer Roth

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

Tawna Sanchez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Tawna Sanchez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Tawna Sanchez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2016

Sanchez's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[7]

Addressing Income Inequality

  • Excerpt: "Tawna will work closely with local businesses, unions, non-profit organizations and community groups to create better opportunities for workers stuck in low-wage jobs. She will push for a higher minimum wage and strong protections for workers’ rights."

Creating Long-Term Affordable Housing

  • Excerpt: "Tawna will push our state to make long-term investments in affordable housing that equitable, inclusive, and reach all parts of our community."

Providing Strong Schools for All Children

  • Excerpt: "Tawna will push hard to raise achievement, particularly for students of color, students living in poverty, and students still learning the English language."

Creating An Accountable Department of Human Services

  • Excerpt: "Our most vulnerable community members deserve an inclusive government that is responsive and accountable to meeting the needs of children in foster care, families in crisis, and people living with disabilities."

Advocating for Elders

  • Excerpt: "In addition to her hands on expertise, Tawna will work with our elder community to create a vision for broader policy reforms that best support the needs of our growing elder populations."

Campaign finance summary

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Tawna Sanchez campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024Oregon House of Representatives District 43Won general$298,178 $248,514
2022Oregon House of Representatives District 43Won general$241,634 $221,439
2020Oregon House of Representatives District 43Won general$33,345 N/A**
2018Oregon House of Representatives District 43Won general$36,008 N/A**
2016Oregon House of Representatives, District 43Won $113,665 N/A**
Grand total$722,830 $469,953
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.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search Results: 2018 General Election," accessed October 30, 2018
    2. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
    3. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016 General Election official results," accessed December 21, 2016
    4. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed March 9, 2016
    5. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election Abstract of Votes President," accessed August 2, 2016
    6. ↑ tawnasanchez.com, "Endorsements," accessed April 26, 2016
    7. ↑ tawnasanchez.com, "Priorities," accessed April 26, 2016

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