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Teddy Keizer

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Teddy Keizer
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Education

High school

Marshall High School, 1990

Bachelor's

Brown University, 1994

Personal
Profession
Owner of Orca Tutoring Services
Contact

Teddy Keizer was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 42 of the Oregon House of Representatives.

Biography

Keizer earned his bachelor's degree in Biology and Geology from Brown University in 1994. His professional experience includes owning Orca Tutoring Services since 2011 and the co-founder of Oregonians for Renewable Energy Policy (OREP) since 2008.[1]

Campaign themes

2014

Keizer's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[2]

Protect Oregon's Natural Beauty

  • Excerpt: "As a native Oregonian and an avid hiker, Teddy cares deeply about keeping Oregon green. He has already helped pass legislation expanding Oregon's landmark Bottle Bill. Teddy has also served on the OLCV Multnomah County Steering Committee, volunteering his time to conservation issues. Teddy also supports tough new standards to prevent dumping of toxins in our rivers while encouraging collaboration between businesses and government to keep our rivers clean."

Promote Sustainable Economic Development

  • Excerpt: "Teddy Keizer will advocate for job creation and sustainable economic growth. In 2008, Teddy co-founded the nonprofit Oregonians for Renewable Energy Progress (OREP). With years of experience, Teddy has worked to create a stable environment for small, local solar companies. By creating new financing mechanisms for solar installations, there is the potential to create thousands of new family wage jobs right here in Oregon."

Make Health Care More Affordable

  • Excerpt: "As a legislator, I will advocate for a single statewide system of publicly funded health care in Oregon, where every family would enjoy better care regardless of how poor, sick, or unemployed they might be. We need a health care system that puts money into health care, not administration, allowing all Oregon families to afford the care they need."

Make our schools a model for the nation

  • Excerpt: "As a legislator, Teddy will also commit to working on lowering the cost of higher education by reinvesting in Oregon's public universities, community colleges, and trade schools."

Ensure that All Oregonians are Treated Equally

  • Excerpt: "All Oregonians, regardless of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation or gender deserve to be treated with fairness and respect. This is why Teddy has dedicated his time to volunteer with Basic Rights Oregon to work toward passing Marriage Equality legislation in Oregon. He is a strong supporter of a woman's right to choose and he serves on the board of NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon."

Elections

2014

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Oregon House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 11, 2014. Rob Nosse defeated John Sweeney, Kathleen O'Brien, Dan Shaw, Don Gavitte and Teddy Keizer in the Democratic primary. Nosse also ran on the Working Families Party ticket. Bruce Alexander Knight ran as a Libertarian candidate. Nosse defeated Knight in the general election.[3][4][5]

Oregon House of Representatives District 42, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRob Nosse Incumbent 90.6% 26,321
     Libertarian Bruce A. Knight 8.6% 2,493
     None Miscellaneous 0.8% 225
Total Votes 29,039
Oregon House of Representatives, District 42 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRob Nosse 49% 5,190
Teddy Keizer 35.5% 3,764
Don Gavitte 7.6% 810
Kathleen O'Brien 6.5% 685
John Sweeney 0.8% 83
Dan Shaw 0.6% 66
Total Votes 10,598

Endorsements

2014

In 2014, Keizer's endorsements included the following:[6]

Personal

Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
Keizer and his wife, Ann, have two children.[1]

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term "Teddy + Keizer + Oregon + House"

See also

External links

Footnotes


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