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Paul Evans (Oregon politician)

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Paul Evans


Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 20th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2015
Preceded by	Vicki Berger
Mayor of Monmouth, Oregon
In office January 1999 – December 2002
Member of the City Council ofMonmouth, Oregon
In office January 1989 – December 1992

Personal details
Born	(1970-05-22) May 22, 1970 (age 54) Salem, Oregon, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Air University Oregon State University (MA) Air Force Officer Training School Western Oregon University (BS)
Profession	Politician
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Air Force
Years of service	1993-2013

Paul Lynn Evans (born May 22, 1970) is an American politician. He has served in the Oregon House of Representatives since 2015, representing District 20, which includes parts of Marion and Polk counties. He was the mayor of Monmouth from 1999 to 2002.^[1]^{[self-published source]}

Biography

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Evans earned his B.S. in Public Policy and Administration from Western Oregon University in 1992 and his M.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies (Environmental Policy, Rhetoric and Social Influence, and American Politics) from Oregon State University in 2001. His professional experience includes working as a volunteer fireman with the Polk County Fire District #1, a teacher at Western Oregon University, Chemeketa Community College and Oregon State University and President of Northwest Passage Trading Company. He served in the United States Air Force from 1993 to 1997, and in the Oregon Air National Guard from 1997-Jul 2010. Evans served in the United States Air Force for 20 years before retiring in 2013. During that time, he participated in combat missions in Afghanistan and Iraq, including Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

In 2014, Evans defeated Republican candidate Kathy Goss, becoming the only Democrat to win a seat previously held by a Republican in the Oregon House of Representatives that year.^[2] In 2016, he retained his seat by defeating Republican challenger Laura Morett.^[3] In 2018 he defeated Republican challenger Selma Pierce to retain his seat for a third term.

Electoral history

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2006 Oregon State Senator, 10th district ^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jackie Winters	24,641	53.6
	Democratic	Paul Evans	21,232	46.2
	Write-in		99	0.2
Total votes			45,972	100%

2014 Oregon State Representative, 20th district ^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Evans	12,400	51.2
	Republican	Kathy B Goss	11,656	48.1
	Write-in		165	0.7
Total votes			24,221	100%

2016 Oregon State Representative, 20th district ^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Evans	17,408	52.9
	Republican	Laura S Morett	15,409	46.8
	Write-in		77	0.2
Total votes			32,894	100%

2018 Oregon State Representative, 20th district ^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Evans	16,907	53.4
	Republican	Selma Pierce	14,652	46.3
	Write-in		84	0.3
Total votes			31,643	100%

2020 Oregon State Representative, 20th district ^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Evans	20,573	51.8
	Republican	Selma Pierce	19,012	47.9
	Write-in		102	0.3
Total votes			39,687	100%

2022 Oregon State Representative, 20th district ^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Evans	17,316	54.2
	Republican	Dan Farrington	14,077	44.1
	Libertarian	Taylor A Rickey	502	1.6
	Write-in		32	0.1
Total votes			31,927	100%

References

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^ "Resume". Archived from the original on February 3, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2015.

^ "Democrats stiff-arm Republicans' effort to take House: Oregon election results 2014". The Oregonian. November 4, 2014. Archived from the original on November 8, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2015.

^ "November 8, 2016, General Election Abstract of Votes". Oregon Secretary of State. State of Oregon. p. 29. Archived from the original on September 22, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

^ "Official Results | November 7, 2006". Oregon Secretary of State. Archived from the original on September 10, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.

^ "November 4, 2014, General Election, Official Abstract of Votes". Oregon Secretary of State. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.

^ "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 October 30, 2023.