Mark Gamba

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In 2020, Gamba announced his intent to run for the Democratic nomination for United States House of Representatives in Oregon's 5th congressional district. Gamba was attempting to unseat long-term incumbent Kurt Schrader. Gamba, a progressive, noted his concerns with Schrader's moderate and sometimes conservative stances on various issues, namely his support for gun rights, [7] [8] "A-" rating from the NRA Political Victory Fund, [9] and opposition to the Green New Deal and Medicare for All Act. [10]

Gamba lost to Schrader in the primary. Schrader was successfully defeated in the primary in the next election by progressive Jamie McLeod-Skinner, who lost to Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer in the general election.

State representative

In 2022, Gamba announced his intention to run for the Oregon House of Representatives in District 41 after incumbent Karin Power decided to resign to focus on her main job. Gamba ran against nonprofit executive Kaliko Castille and former transit operator Christopher Draus in the primary, easily defeating them both. [11] In the general election, Gamba defeated Milwaukie Public Safety Committee member Rob Reynolds. [12] [13]

Electoral history

Mark Gamba
Member of the OregonHouseofRepresentatives
from the 41st district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 9, 2023
2022 Oregon State Representative, 41st district [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mark Gamba 29,187 78.2
Republican Rob Reynolds8,08821.7
Write-in 450.1
Total votes37,320 100%

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