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Mark Meek
Member of the Oregon Senate
from the 20th district

Incumbent

Assumed office
January 9, 2023
Preceded byBill Kennemer
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
from the 40th district
In office
January 9, 2017 – January 9, 2023
Preceded byBrent Barton
Succeeded byAnnessa Hartman
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseCindy
Children2
Residence(s)Gladstone, Oregon, U.S.
EducationPark University
Signature
Military service
Branch/service United States Air Force

Mark Meek is an American politician and businessman serving as a member of the Oregon State Senate for the 20th district. He previously represented the 40th district in the Oregon House of Representatives from 2017 to 2023.

Early life and education[edit]

Meek graduated from Park College and served in the United States Air Force.[1]

Career[edit]

Meek is the owner of Mt. Tabor Pub and Mark's Hawthorne Pub.[2] Meek served on the Clackamas County Planning Commission, the North Clackamas Chamber of Commerce, the committee of the Oregon Association of Realtors, and the committee of the Portland Metropolitan Association of Realtors.[1]

He won in the Democratic primary for the state House in 2016 to replace the retiring Brent Barton, and defeated Republican candidate Evon Tekorius in the general election with 51% of the vote.[3][4][5]

In October 2017, Meek announced he would seek re-election in 2018.[6]

In October 2021, Meek announced he would run for the redrawn Oregon Senate District 20 against incumbent Bill Kennemer, who was appointed to the seat in February of that year.[7] The district was drawn to have a stronger Democratic voter advantage.[8] Meek was unopposed in the May 2022 primary.

In the November 2022 general election, Meek narrowly defeated Kennemer by just over 500 votes in the most expensive state legislative race in the history of Oregon.[9]

Personal life[edit]

Meek and his wife, Cindy, have two children.[1]

Electoral history[edit]

2016[edit]

2016 Oregon State Representative, 40th district [10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark Meek 16,282 51.0
Republican Evon Tekorius 13,829 43.3
Independent Christine VanOrder 865 2.7
Libertarian Jeffrey J Langan 850 2.7
Write-in 83 0.3
Total votes 31,909 100%

2018[edit]

2018 Oregon State Representative, 40th district [11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark Meek 17,428 55.6
Republican Josh Hill 13,833 44.1
Write-in 72 0.2
Total votes 31,333 100%

2020[edit]

2020 Oregon State Representative, 40th district [12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark W Meek 21,168 54.6
Republican Josh Howard 17,535 45.2
Write-in 63 0.2
Total votes 38,766 100%

2022[edit]

2022 Oregon Senate 20th district election[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark Meek 31,317 50.33
Republican Bill Kennemer (incumbent) 30,814 49.52
Write-in 94 0.15
Total votes 62,225 100.0
2022 Oregon Senate 20th district Democratic primary [14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark Meek 11,334 98.83
Democratic Write-in 134 1.17
Total votes 11,468 100.0

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Mark Meek's Biography". Project VoteSmart. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  • ^ "State Representative Mark Meek". Democratic Party of Oregon. Archived from the original on June 19, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  • ^ "November 8, 2016, General Election Abstract of Votes". Oregon Secretary of State. Archived from the original on September 22, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  • ^ Rendleman, Raymond (May 17, 2016). "Local Realtor Mark Meek on track to replace State Rep. Brent Barton". Portland Tribune. Archived from the original on January 19, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  • ^ Rendleman, Raymond (November 9, 2016). "North Clackamas voters pick Mark Meek, Karin Power for Oregon House seats". Portland Tribune. Archived from the original on November 27, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  • ^ Rendleman, Raymond (October 9, 2017). "Rep. Mark Meek will try to hold onto seat for Democrats". Clackamas Review. Archived from the original on December 29, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  • ^ Shumway, Julia (October 15, 2021). "Clackamas County Rep. Mark Meek announces run for Oregon Senate". Oregon Capital Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2023-03-08. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  • ^ "Oregon Democrats Redrew One of Their Own Out of His District—When He Couldn't Defend Himself". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2023-03-08. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  • ^ "The Closest State Senate Race Last Week Was Also the Most Expensive Oregon Legislative Race Ever". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2023-03-08. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  • ^ "November 8, 2016, General Election Abstract of Votes". Oregon Secretary of State. Archived from the original on January 19, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  • ^ "November 6, 2018, General Election Abstract of Votes". Oregon Secretary of State. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  • ^ "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.
  • ^ "November 8, 2022, General Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 12, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  • ^ "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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