Oregon's 21st Senate district
Oregon's 21st Senate district | |
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Senate district | |
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Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
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• State Senator | Kathleen Taylor (D) |
District 21 of the Oregon State Senate comprises parts of Clackamas and Multnomah counties, including parts of southeast Portland, as well as Milwaukie and Oak Grove. It is currently represented by Democrat Kathleen Taylor of Portland.
List of members representing the districts
Member | Party | Years | District Home | Electoral history |
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Democratic | 1963-1987 | Eugene | Elected in 1963
Re-elected multiple times Resigned | |
Larry Hill | Democratic | 1987-1993 | Springfield | Elected in 1986
Re-elected in 1990 Resigned |
Bill Dwyer | Democratic | 1993-1999 | Eugene | Elected in 1992
Re-elected in 1994 Resigned |
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Democratic | 1999-2003 | Springfield | Elected in 1998
Resigned to take position in the Oregon Public Utility Commission |
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Democratic | 2005-2009 | Portland | Elected in 2004
Resigned when elected Secretary of State |
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Democratic | 2009-2017 | Portland | Elected in 2008
Re-elected in 2012 Retired |
Democratic | 2017-present | Portland | Elected in 2016
Re-elected in 2020 Incumbent |
Election results
District boundaries have changed over time, therefore, senators before 2013 may not represent the same constituency as today. From 1993 until 2003, the district covered parts of the Eugene metropolitan area, and from 2003 until 2013 it covered a slightly different area in the southern Portland metropolitan area.
In 2012, local businessman Cliff Hutchison announced that he would challenge incumbent Senator Rosenbaum.
In 2016, three candidates ran to replace the retiring Senator Rosenbaum. Democratic State Representative Kathleen Taylor; Oregon Progressive Party candidate James Ofsink, a health analyst; and accountant Josh Howard running on the Libertarian ticket. Ofsink ran as a more progressive alternative to Taylor while Howard represented both Libertarians and Republicans in the district.
Year | Candidate | Party | Percent | Opponent | Party | Percent | Opponent | Party | Percent |
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1982 | Edward Fadeley | Democratic | 64.5% | Mike Cross | Republican | 35.5% | |||
1986 | Larry Hill | Democratic | 62.1% | Jack Roberts | Republican | 37.9% | |||
1990 | Larry Hill | Democratic | 70.2% | Ralf Walters | Republican | 29.8% | |||
1992 | Bill Dwyer | Democratic | 82.7% | Tonie Nathan | Libertarian | 17.3% | |||
1994 | Bill Dwyer | Democratic | 76.2% | Kathy Sniezko | Nonpartisan | 23.8% | |||
1998 | Lee Beyer | Democratic | 62.9% | Bill Lioio | Republican | 28.2% | Tonie Nathan | Libertarian | 8.9% |
2004 | Kate Brown | Democratic | 86.5% | Theresa A. Reed | Libertarian | 7.6% | Paul deParrie | Constitution | 5.2% |
2008 | Diane Rosenbaum | Democratic | 97.7% | Unopposed | |||||
2012 | Diane Rosenbaum | Democratic | 84.3% | Cliff Hutchison | Republican | 15.4% | |||
2016 | Kathleen Taylor | Democratic | 84.3% | James Ofsink | Progressive | 14.6% | Josh Howard | Libertarian | 8.2% |
2020 | Kathleen Taylor | Democratic | TBD |
References
- ^ "OR State Senate 21". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 23, 2017.