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Oregon, State House, District 23

Oregon House of Representatives District 23
Current incumbentMike Nearman Republican Party

Oregon's twenty-third state house district is represented by Republican Representative Mike Nearman.

Oregon state representatives represent an average of 63,851 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 57,023 residents.

About the chamber

Members of the Oregon House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Oregon legislators assume office the second Monday in January.

Qualifications

Article 4, Section 8 of the Oregon Constitution states:

  • No person shall be a Senator or Representative who at the time of election is not a citizen of the United States; nor anyone who has not been for one year next preceding the election an inhabitant of the district from which the Senator or Representative may be chosen. However, for purposes of the general election next following the operative date of an apportionment under section 6 of this Article, the person must have been an inhabitant of the district from January 1 of the year following the reapportionment to the date of the election.
  • Senators and Representatives shall be at least twenty one years of age.
  • No person shall be a Senator or Representative who has been convicted of a felony during:
    • The term of office of the person as a Senator or Representative; or
    • The period beginning on the date of the election at which the person was elected to the office of Senator or Representative and ending on the first day of the term of office to which the person was elected.
  • No person is eligible to be elected as a Senator or Representative if that person has been convicted of a felony and has not completed the sentence received for the conviction prior to the date that person would take office if elected. As used in this subsection, “sentence received for the conviction” includes a term of imprisonment, any period of probation or post-prison supervision and payment of a monetary obligation imposed as all or part of a sentence.
  • Notwithstanding sections 11 and 15, Article IV of this Constitution:
    • The office of a Senator or Representative convicted of a felony during the term to which the Senator or Representative was elected or appointed shall become vacant on the date the Senator or Representative is convicted.
    • A person elected to the office of Senator or Representative and convicted of a felony during the period beginning on the date of the election and ending on the first day of the term of office to which the person was elected shall be ineligible to take office and the office shall become vacant on the first day of the next term of office.
  • Subject to subsection (4) of this section, a person who is ineligible to be a Senator or Representative under subsection (3) of this section may:
    • Be a Senator or Representative after the expiration of the term of office during which the person is ineligible; and
    • Be a candidate for the office of Senator or Representative prior to the expiration of the term of office during which the person is ineligible.
  • No person shall be a Senator or Representative who at all times during the term of office of the person as a Senator or Representative is not an inhabitant of the district from which the Senator or Representative may be chosen or has been appointed to represent. A person shall not lose status as an inhabitant of a district if the person is absent from the district for purposes of business of the Legislative Assembly. Following the operative date of an apportionment under section 6 of this Article, until the expiration of the term of office of the person, a person may be an inhabitant of any district.

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$24,216/year$144/day

The Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate receive twice as much salary as other legislators. These salaries have been determined by statute.

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the House, the Board of County Commissioners representing the vacant seat must select a replacement. This can only be done when the Legislature is in session or the vacancy happens more than 61 days before the next scheduled general election. The board must select a person from the political party that last held the vacant seat. Three candidates who are members of the party that last controlled the seat must be considered by the board. A replacement must be selected within 30 days of the vacancy. The person selected to fill the seat serves for the remainder of the unexpired term.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Oregon House of Representatives will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for May 19, 2020. The filing deadline is March 10, 2020.

2018

General election
General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 23

Incumbent Mike Nearman (R) defeated Danny Jaffer (D) and Mark Karnowski (L) in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 23 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Mike Nearman (R)
54.4
17,971

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Danny Jaffer (D)
43.3
14,317

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Mark Karnowski (L)
2.2
738
Other/Write-in votes
0.1
37

Total votes: 33,063
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 23

Danny Jaffer advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 23 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Danny Jaffer (D)
100
4,513

Total votes: 4,513
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 23

Incumbent Mike Nearman defeated Kris Morse Bledsoe in the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 23 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Mike Nearman (R)
74.0
5,708

Kris Morse Bledsoe (R)
26.0
2,009

Total votes: 7,717

2016

Elections for the Oregon House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 17, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 8, 2016.

Incumbent Mike Nearman defeated Jim Thompson, Alex Polikoff and Garrett Leeds in the Oregon House of Representatives District 23 general election.

Oregon House of Representatives, District 23 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Mike Nearman Incumbent 52.85% 17,563
Independent Jim Thompson 37.22% 12,370
Pacific Green Alex Polikoff 5.74% 1,906
Libertarian Garrett Leeds 4.20% 1,395
Total Votes 33,234
Source: Oregon Secretary of State

Incumbent Mike Nearman defeated Beth Jones in the Oregon House of Representatives District 23 Republican primary.

Oregon House of Representatives, District 23 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Mike Nearman Incumbent 57.89% 5,284
Republican Beth Jones 42.11% 3,843
Total Votes 9,127


2014

Elections for the Oregon House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 11, 2014. Wanda Davis was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Mike Nearman defeated incumbent Jim Thompson in the Republican primary. Davis also ran on the Working Families Party ticket. Mark Karnowski ran as a Libertarian candidate, while Alex Polikoff ran as a Pacific Green Party candidate. Nearman defeated Davis, Karnowski and Polikoff in the general election.

Oregon House of Representatives District 23, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMike Nearman 52.8% 14,474
Democratic Wanda Davis 36.1% 9,891
Green Alex Polikoff 4.6% 1,271
Libertarian Mark Karnowski 2.5% 679
None Miscellaneous 4.1% 1,116
Total Votes 27,431

Oregon House of Representatives, District 23 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMike Nearman 63% 4,263
Jim Thompson Incumbent 37% 2,501
Total Votes 6,764

2012

Elections for the office of Oregon House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on May 15, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 6, 2012. Incumbent Jim Thompson (R) defeated Ross Swartzendruber (D) and Alex Polikoff (Pacific Green) in the general election. Thompson and Swartzendruber were unopposed in their respective primaries.

Oregon House of Representatives, District 23, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJim Thompson Incumbent 59.2% 17,864
Democratic Ross Swartzendruber 32.9% 9,937
Pacific Green Alex Polikoff 7.9% 2,381
Total Votes 30,182

Campaign contributions

From 2012 to 2016, candidates for Oregon House of Representatives District 23 raised a total of $1,686,004. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $129,693 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Oregon House of Representatives District 23

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $400,597 5 $80,119
2014 $495,766 5 $99,153
2012 $789,641 3 $263,214
Total $1,686,004 13 $129,693