Karin Power | |
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Member of the OregonHouseofRepresentatives from the 41st district | |
In office January 9, 2017 –January 9, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Kathleen Taylor |
Succeeded by | Mark Gamba |
Member of the Milwaukie City Council,Position 4 | |
In office January 1,2015 –January 8,2017 | |
Preceded by | Mike Miller |
Succeeded by | Shane Abma |
Personal details | |
Born | 1982or1983(age 41–42) |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Megan Elston |
Children | 1 |
Residence(s) | Milwaukie,Oregon,U.S. |
Alma mater | Lewis &Clark Law School |
Karin Power (born 1982/83) is an American lawyer and Democratic politician who previously served in the Oregon House of Representatives. She represented the 41st district,which covers parts of Clackamas County and Multnomah County,including Milwaukie,Oak Grove,and parts of southeast Portland.
Power moved to Southeast Portland from Boston,Massachusetts in 2009 in order to attend Lewis &Clark Law School. She later moved to Milwaukie in October 2012,and was elected to the City Council in 2014. [1]
She won election to the House in 2016,defeating Republican candidate Timothy E. McMenamin with 71% of the vote. [2] [3]
In 2018 she ran unopposed,receiving 97.1% of the vote,however turnout in this election was lower than previous elections. [4]
In 2020,she won the Democratic Primary unopposed with 99.32% of the vote (12,928). 88 individuals wrote in other names. [5] In November 2020,she defeated Republican challenger and combat veteran Michael Newgard. [6] [7]
In February 2022,Power announced (along with fellow state Representatives Rachel Prusak and Anna Williams) that she would not seek reelection at the end of her current term ending in January 2023. [8] [9]
Power was succeeded by former Milwaukie mayor Mark Gamba. [10]
Power and her wife,Megan Elston,live in Milwaukie with their son,Grady. [3] [11]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Karin Power | 24,589 | 71.3 | |
Republican | Tim McMenamin | 9,799 | 28.4 | |
Write-in | 76 | 0.2 | ||
Total votes | 34,464 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Karin Power | 23,638 | 97.1 | |
Write-in | 696 | 2.9 | ||
Total votes | 24,334 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Karin Power | 30,725 | 73.7 | |
Republican | Michael Newgard | 10,878 | 26.1 | |
Write-in | 62 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 41,665 | 100% |
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