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Member of the OregonHouseofRepresentatives
from the 43rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 9, 2017

Tawna Dee Sanchez (born August 23, 1961) is an American politician, currently serving as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives. She represents the 43rd district, which covers parts of north-central Portland.

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Early life and education

Sanchez was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. Sanchez is of Shoshone-Bannock, Ute, and Carrizo descent and was the second person of Native American descent elected to serve in the Oregon legislature (following Jackie Taylor) and the first to represent Portland. [1]

Sanchez graduated with a bachelor's degree from Marylhurst University and with a master's degree from Portland State University.

Career

She has worked with the Native American Youth and Family Center for much of her life. [2] [3]

Sanchez has served on the Oregon Child Welfare Advisory Commission and the Oregon Family Services Review Commission. [2]

She won election to the House in 2016, narrowly defeating Roberta Phillip-Robbins in the Democratic primary and running unopposed in the general election. [4] [5] [6] [7]

As of 2023 Sanchez is the co-chair of the Oregon legislature's joint Ways and Means committee, along with Senator Elizabeth Steiner. [8]

Electoral history

2016

2016 Oregon State Representative, 43rd district [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tawna Sanchez 31,052 98.5
Write-in 4571.5
Total votes31,509 100%

2018

2018 Oregon State Representative, 43rd district [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tawna Sanchez 31,885 98.7
Write-in 4251.3
Total votes32,310 100%

2020

2020 Oregon State Representative, 43rd district [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tawna Sanchez 39,274 98.8
Write-in 4791.2
Total votes39,753 100%

2022

2022 Oregon State Representative, 43rd district Democratic primary [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tawna Sanchez (incumbent) 13,247 99.34
Democratic Write-in880.66
Total votes13,335 100.0
2022 Oregon State Representative, 43rd district [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tawna Sanchez (incumbent) 33,466 91.80
Republican Tim LeMaster2,9438.07
Write-in 480.13
Total votes36,457 100.0

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References

  1. ↑ Edge, Sami (March 6, 2024). "Oregon planned to mark 250 years since Declaration of Independence without giving tribes a voice. 2 lawmakers changed that". OregonLive.com. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Tawna Sanchez's Biography". Project VoteSmart. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  3. ↑ Quirke, Steven (September 8, 2016). "Tawna Sanchez to bring a new perspective to Salem". Street Roots. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  4. ↑ "November 8, 2016, General Election Abstract of Votes". Oregon Secretary of State. Archived from the original on September 22, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  5. ↑ Hammill, Luke (May 20, 2016). "Closest race for Oregon Legislature decided: Tawna Sanchez wins". The Oregonian (OregonLive.com). Archived from the original on August 25, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  6. ↑ Hammill, Luke (May 18, 2016). "Controversial neck-and-neck race for Legislature may head for recount". The Oregonian (OregonLive.com). Archived from the original on August 22, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  7. ↑ Slovic, Beth (May 18, 2016). "In Surprising Reversal, Tawna Sanchez Now Leads Roberta Phillip-Robbins in House District 43". Willamette Week . Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  8. ↑ VanderHart, Dirk (March 23, 2023). "Budget writers unveil a no-frills plan for Oregon's next 2 years". Oregon Public Broadcasting . Archived from the original on July 31, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  9. ↑ "November 8, 2016, General Election Abstract of Votes". Oregon Secretary of State. Archived from the original on January 19, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  10. ↑ "November 6, 2018, General Election Abstract of Votes". Oregon Secretary of State. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  11. ↑ "November 3, 2020, General Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 12, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  12. ↑ "May 17, 2022, Primary Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 December 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
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