Oregon's 50th State House of Representatives district | |||
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Demographics | 76.8%% White 3.1%% Black 18.4%% Hispanic 6.5%% Asian 3.0%% Native American 1.3%% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 7.7%% Other | ||
Population (2022) | 71,997 |
District 50 of the Oregon House of Representatives is one of 60 House legislative districts in the state of Oregon. It is currently represented by Democrat Ricki Ruiz of Gresham.[1]
As of 2022, the boundary for the district includes a portion of Multnomah County including most of Gresham south of Stark Street and a small portion of east Portland.
List of members representing the district
Member | Party | Years | Home | Electoral history |
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![]() Laurie Monnes Anderson |
Democratic | 2001-2005 | Re-districted from the 22nd district.
Re-elected in 2002. Retired to run for Oregon State Senate. | |
![]() John Lim |
Republican | 2005-2009 | Eugene | Elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006. Lost re-election |
Greg Matthews | Democratic | 2009-2015 | Gresham | Elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012 Retired when appointed Chief of the Gresham Fire Department. |
![]() Carla Piluso |
Democratic | 2015-2021 | Gresham | Elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016. Retired. |
![]() Ricki Ruiz |
Democratic | 2021-Present | Gresham | Elected in 2020. |
Election results
District boundaries have changed over time; therefore, representatives before 2013 may not represent the same constituency as today. General election results from 2000 to present[2][3] are as follows:
Year | Candidate | Party | Percent | Opponent | Party | Percent | Opponent | Party | Percent | Opponent | Party | Percent |
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2000 | Rob Patridge | Republican | 62.25% | Barbara Davidson | Democratic | 37.75% | ||||||
2002[lower-alpha 1] | Laurie Monnes Anderson | Democratic | 60.80% | Ernest Hodgin | Republican | 38.70% | Write-ins | 0.50% | ||||
2004 | John Lim | Republican | 52.31% | Jim Buck | Democratic | 47.69% | ||||||
2006 | John Lim | Republican | 62.87% | Jill Selman-Ringer | Democratic | 33.78% | Brian Lowery | Libertarian | 3.08% | Write-ins | 0.27% | |
2008 | Greg Matthews | Democratic | 54.54% | John Lim | Republican | 45.18% | Write-ins | 0.28% | ||||
2010 | Greg Matthews | Democratic | 53.97% | Andre Wang | Republican | 45.79% | Write-ins | 0.24% | ||||
2012 | Greg Matthews | Democratic | 66.00% | Logan Boettcher | Republican | 33.52% | Write-ins | 0.48% | ||||
2014 | Carla Piluso | Democratic | 54.75% | Dan Chriestenson | Republican | 44.69% | Write-ins | 0.55% | ||||
2016 | Carla Piluso | Democratic | 50.25% | Stella Armstrong | Republican | 30.79% | Michael Calcagno | Independent | 18.82% | Write-ins | 0.14% | |
2018 | Carla Piluso | Democratic | 93.83% | Write-ins | 6.17% | |||||||
2020 | Ricki Ruiz | Democratic | 53.6% | Amelia Salvador | Republican | 46.3% | Write-ins | 0.1% | ||||
2022 | Ricki Ruiz | Democratic | 51.8% | Amelia Salvador | Republican | 48.1% | Write-ins | 0.1% |
- ↑ Laurie Monnes Anderson was the incumbent in this election. She previously represented District 22, but was moved to this district due to redistricting following the 2000 United States Census.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Representative Ricki Ruiz Biography". www.oregonlegislature.gov. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
- ↑ "OR State House 50 - History". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
- ↑ "Election History: Oregon Statewide Election Results". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
- ↑ "Monnes Anderson, Laurie". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.