Dan Rayfield

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On October 11, 2023, Rayfield announced his campaign for Oregon Attorney General in the 2024 election. [15] [16]

Personal life

Rayfield lives in Corvallis with his wife Amanda and their son. His mother was an activist and small business owner that reveled in dragging her son to events promoting progressive causes throughout his youth. His father, a retired colonel in the Air Force Reserve Command and commercial insurance executive had more conservative views. [17] [ self-published source ]

In the community, Rayfield has served numerous roles including Commissioner on the Linn-Benton Housing Authority, member of the New Roots Housing Board, Past-President of the Linn-Benton Bar Association, past chair of the Linn and Benton Judicial Screening Committee, past president of the Majestic Theater Management Board, former Linn County Peer Court Judge, and former coach of the Oregon State University Mock Trial Team. [2]

Electoral history

Dan Rayfield
Dan Rayfield - Oregon Attorney.jpg
68th Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives
In office
February 1, 2022 –March 7, 2024
2010 Oregon State Senator, 8th district [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Frank Morse 26,466 55.0
Democratic Dan Rayfield21,56344.8
Write-in 1230.3
Total votes48,152 100%
2014 Oregon State Representative, 16th district [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dan Rayfield 16,797 72.1
Republican Jacob D Vandever6,37927.4
Write-in 1130.5
Total votes23,289 100%
2016 Oregon State Representative, 16th district [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dan Rayfield 17,921 58.1
Republican Judson McClure6,47421.0
Progressive Sami Al-AbdRabbuh4,93416.0
Libertarian Andrew Freborg1,4844.8
Write-in 580.2
Total votes30,871 100%
2018 Oregon State Representative, 16th district [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dan Rayfield 23,158 97.4
Write-in 6092.6
Total votes23,767 100%
2020 Oregon State Representative, 16th district [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dan Rayfield 25,742 75.9
Republican Jason Hughes8,09923.9
Write-in 910.3
Total votes33,932 100%
2022 Oregon State Representative, 16th district [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dan Rayfield 22,483 75.2
Republican Keith Lembke7,36224.6
Write-in 650.2
Total votes29,910 100%

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