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Paul Holvey
Democratic Party
Prior offices:
Oregon House of Representatives District 8
Years in office: 2004 - 2025
Successor: Lisa Fragala (D)
Elections and appointments
Last election
October 3, 2023

Paul Holvey (Democratic Party) was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives, representing District 8. He assumed office in 2004. He left office on January 13, 2025.

Holvey (Democratic Party) retained his position in the recall election on October 3, 2023.

Biography

Holvey attended Lane Community College, Central Washington University and the University of Oregon. He also earned a certificate from the University of Oregon Labor Education and Research Center. His professional experience includes working as a carpenter, foreman and project superintendent under various contractors. Holvey has also worked as a real estate agent, a union representative for the Pacific Northwest Carpenters and as a Community Relations Representative for The Northwest Carpenters.[1]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Holvey was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Holvey was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Holvey 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
• Business and Labor, Chair
• Energy and Environment
• Rules
• Joint Ways and Means

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Holvey served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Holvey served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Holvey served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Holvey served on these committees:

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

2024

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2024

Paul Holvey did not file to run for re-election.

2023

See also: Paul Holvey recall, Oregon House of Representatives (2023)

Paul Holvey recall, 2023

Paul Holvey won the Oregon House of Representatives District 8 recall election on October 3, 2023.

Recall
 Vote
%
Votes
Yes
 
10.0
 
 1,349
✔
No
 
90.0
 
 12,084
Total Votes
 13,433

It has been certified. Source

2022

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 8

Incumbent Paul Holvey defeated Michael Moore in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 8 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Paul Holvey
Paul Holvey (D)
 
84.7
 
24,696
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Michael Moore (R)
 
15.0
 
4,376
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
75

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

Total votes: 29,147
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 8

Incumbent Paul Holvey advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 8 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Paul Holvey
Paul Holvey
 
99.0
 
9,267
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.0
 
89

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

Total votes: 9,356
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 8

Michael Moore advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 8 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Michael Moore
 
95.5
 
904
 Other/Write-in votes
 
4.5
 
43

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

Total votes: 947
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2020

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 8

Incumbent Paul Holvey defeated Timothy Aldal and Martha Sherwood in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 8 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Paul Holvey
Paul Holvey (D / Working Families Party)
 
67.7
 
27,886
Image of Timothy Aldal
Timothy Aldal (R) Candidate Connection
 
29.1
 
11,993
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Martha Sherwood (L)
 
3.0
 
1,239
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
76

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

Total votes: 41,194
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 8

Incumbent Paul Holvey defeated Joseph Reilly in the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 8 on May 19, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Paul Holvey
Paul Holvey
 
87.1
 
11,588
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Joseph Reilly
 
12.3
 
1,641
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
71

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

Total votes: 13,300
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 8

Timothy Aldal advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 8 on May 19, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Timothy Aldal
Timothy Aldal Candidate Connection
 
97.9
 
3,133
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.1
 
66

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

Total votes: 3,199
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Oregon House of Representatives District 8

Martha Sherwood advanced from the Libertarian convention for Oregon House of Representatives District 8 on July 6, 2020.

Candidate
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Martha Sherwood (L)

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

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2018

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2018

In addition to running as a Democratic Party candidate, Holvey cross-filed to also run as a Working Families Party candidate and as an independent write-in candidate in 2018.[2]

General election

General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 8

Incumbent Paul Holvey defeated Martha Sherwood in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 8 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Paul Holvey
Paul Holvey (D)
 
79.8
 
25,835
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Martha Sherwood (L)
 
19.5
 
6,310
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
210

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

Total votes: 32,355
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 8

Incumbent Paul Holvey advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 8 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Paul Holvey
Paul Holvey
 
100.0
 
8,466

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

Total votes: 8,466
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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 Paul Holvey defeated Mary Tucker and Martha Sherwood in the Oregon House of Representatives District 8 general election.[3][4]

Oregon House of Representatives, District 8 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Paul Holvey Incumbent 69.47% 24,300
     Republican Mary Tucker 26.43% 9,244
     Libertarian Martha Sherwood 4.10% 1,434
Total Votes 34,978
Source: Oregon Secretary of State


Incumbent Paul Holvey ran unopposed in the Oregon House of Representatives District 8 Democratic primary.[5][6]

Oregon House of Representatives, District 8 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Paul Holvey Incumbent (unopposed)


Mary Tucker ran unopposed in the Oregon House of Representatives District 8 Republican primary.[5][6]

Oregon House of Representatives, District 8 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Mary Tucker  (unopposed)

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. Incumbent Paul Holvey was unopposed in the Democratic primary. He also ran as a write-in candidate on the Republican party and Working Families Party tickets. Holvey was unchallenged in the general election.[7][8][9]

2012

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2012

Holvey won re-election in the 2012 election for Oregon House of Representatives District 8. Holvey was unopposed in the May 15 Democratic primary and defeated Aaron Baker (R) and Lucian Blansett (C) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[10][11][12]

Oregon House of Representatives, District 8, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Holvey Incumbent 70.8% 21,681
     Republican Aaron Baker 26.2% 8,014
     Constitution Lucian Blansett 3.1% 946
Total Votes 30,641

2010

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2010

Holvey won re-election to District 8 in 2010. He had no primary opposition but was challenged by Simone Gordon in the general election which took place on November 2, 2010.[13][14]

Oregon State House, District 8
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Paul Holvey (D) 17,715
Simone Gordon (R) 6,581

2008

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Holvey won re-election to Oregon State House District 8.[15][16] He ran unopposed.

Holvey raised $91,928 for his campaign.[17]

Oregon State House District 8
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Paul Holvey (D) 23,366
Misc. 483

Campaign themes

2022

Paul Holvey did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Paul Holvey did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.

Paul Holvey campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Oregon House of Representatives District 8Won general$170,743 $161,224
2020Oregon House of Representatives District 8Won general$138,630 N/A**
2018Oregon House of Representatives District 8Won general$146,145 N/A**
2016Oregon House of Representatives, District 8Won $120,905 N/A**
2014Oregon House of Representatives, District 8Won $95,312 N/A**
2012Oregon State House, District 8Won $87,891 N/A**
2010Oregon State House, District 8Won $79,804 N/A**
2008Oregon State House, District 8Won $91,928 N/A**
2006Oregon State House, District 8Won $51,822 N/A**
2004Oregon State House, District 8Won $84,836 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography of Rep. Paul Holvey," accessed May 24, 2014
  2. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search Results: 2018 General Election," accessed October 30, 2018
  3. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
  4. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016 General Election official results," accessed December 21, 2016
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed March 9, 2016
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election Abstract of Votes President," accessed August 2, 2016
  7. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Official Results - May 20, 2014 Primary Election," accessed July 8, 2014
  8. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing," accessed March 17, 2014
  9. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Official general election results for 2014," accessed April 30, 2015
  10. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "2012 Candidate Filings for the House," accessed May 24, 2014
  11. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Official Results for May 15 Primary election," accessed April 30, 2015
  12. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Official General Results for 2012," accessed April 30, 2015
  13. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "2010 Oregon Primary Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015
  14. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "2010 General Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015
  15. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "2008 Oregon Primary Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015
  16. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "2008 General Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015
  17. ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 Campaign contributions," accessed May 23, 2014

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