Chris Gorsek

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Democratic Party

Oregon State Senate District 25
Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

3

Predecessor
Prior offices
Troutdale City Council
Oregon House of Representatives District 49
Successor: Zach Hudson
Predecessor: Matthew Wand

Compensation

Base salary

$35,052/year

Per diem

$157/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

University of Oregon

Graduate

University of Oregon

Ph.D

Portland State University

Personal
Profession
Professor
Contact

Official website

Campaign website

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Chris Gorsek (Democratic Party) is a member of the Oregon State Senate, representing District 25. He assumed office on January 11, 2021. His current term ends on January 13, 2025.

Gorsek (Democratic Party, Independent Party, Oregon Working Families Party) ran for re-election to the Oregon State Senate to represent District 25. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024. He advanced from the Democratic primary on May 21, 2024.

Gorsek served in the Oregon House of Representatives, representing District 49 from 2013 to 2021.

Biography

Chris Gorsek lives in Troutdale, Oregon. Gorsek earned a B.S. and M.A. from the University of Oregon and a Ph.D. in urban studies from Portland State University. His career experience includes working as a teacher with Mount Hood Community College and a police officer with the Portland Police Bureau.[1][2]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Gorsek was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

Gorsek was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

Gorsek was assigned to the following committees:

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2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Oregon committee assignments, 2017
• Human Services and Housing
• Judiciary

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Gorsek served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Gorsek served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Oregon State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Oregon State Senate District 25

Incumbent Chris Gorsek defeated Raymond Love in the general election for Oregon State Senate District 25 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Chris Gorsek
Chris Gorsek (D / Independent Party / Oregon Working Families Party)
 
55.9
 
28,543
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Raymond Love (R)
 
44.1
 
22,476

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 51,019
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oregon State Senate District 25

Incumbent Chris Gorsek advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon State Senate District 25 on May 21, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Chris Gorsek
Chris Gorsek
 
98.5
 
7,517
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.5
 
117

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 7,634
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oregon State Senate District 25

Raymond Love advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon State Senate District 25 on May 21, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Raymond Love
 
98.5
 
4,977
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.5
 
77

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,054
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2020

See also: Oregon State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Oregon State Senate District 25

Chris Gorsek defeated Justin Hwang in the general election for Oregon State Senate District 25 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Chris Gorsek
Chris Gorsek (D / Working Families Party)
 
51.9
 
30,206
Image of Justin Hwang
Justin Hwang (R / Independent) Candidate Connection
 
47.9
 
27,882
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
76

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 58,164
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oregon State Senate District 25

Chris Gorsek advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon State Senate District 25 on May 19, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Chris Gorsek
Chris Gorsek
 
98.5
 
10,596
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.5
 
159

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 10,755
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oregon State Senate District 25

Justin Hwang advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon State Senate District 25 on May 19, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Justin Hwang
Justin Hwang Candidate Connection
 
98.5
 
6,139
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.5
 
96

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 6,235
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2018

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2018

In addition to running as a Democratic Party candidate, Gorsek cross-filed to also run with the Working Families Party in 2018.[3]

General election

General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 49

Incumbent Chris Gorsek defeated Justin Hwang and Heather Ricks in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 49 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Chris Gorsek
Chris Gorsek (D)
 
51.3
 
11,045
Image of Justin Hwang
Justin Hwang (R)
 
44.8
 
9,658
Image of Heather Ricks
Heather Ricks (L) Candidate Connection
 
3.8
 
826
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
21

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 21,550
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 49

Incumbent Chris Gorsek advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 49 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Chris Gorsek
Chris Gorsek
 
100.0
 
2,700

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 2,700
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 49

Justin Hwang advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 49 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Justin Hwang
Justin Hwang
 
100.0
 
1,553

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 1,553
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2016

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 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 Chris Gorsek ran unopposed in the Oregon House of Representatives District 49 general election.[4][5]

Oregon House of Representatives, District 49 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Chris Gorsek Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Oregon Secretary of State


Incumbent Chris Gorsek ran unopposed in the Oregon House of Representatives District 49 Democratic primary.[6][7]

Oregon House of Representatives, District 49 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Chris Gorsek Incumbent (unopposed)



2014

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 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. Incumbent Chris Gorsek was unopposed in the Democratic primary. He also ran on the Working Families Party ticket. Gorsek defeated write-in candidate Bill Beckers (R) in the general election.[8][9][10]

Oregon House of Representatives District 49, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngChris Gorsek Incumbent 60.4% 9,527
     Republican Bill Beckers 38.9% 6,141
     None Miscellaneous 0.7% 107
Total Votes 15,775

2012

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2012

Gorsek won election in the 2012 election for Oregon House District 49. Gorsek was unopposed in the May 15 Democratic primary and defeated incumbent Matthew Wand (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[11][12][13]

Oregon House of Representatives, District 49, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngChris Gorsek 54.4% 11,459
     Republican Matthew Wand Incumbent 45.6% 9,602
Total Votes 21,061

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Chris Gorsek did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2014

Gorsek's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[14]

Education

  • Excerpt: "Chris knows that we have to invest in Oregon’s community college and state university system to ensure students from all walks of life have the ability to study, train and update their skills so they can compete for good-paying jobs today and be ready for the high-tech jobs of Oregon’s next economy."

Chris Gorsek. A neighbor who is tired of politicians selling us out.

  • Excerpt: "As our State Representative, Chris Gorsek will always stand up and fight for people like us—hard-working, middle-class families in East County who deserve a voice again in the State House."

Public Safety

  • Excerpt: "For too long, Chris has watched as short-sighted politicians cut funding for the state police and other first responders. Chris will work to ensure our families’ safety always comes first."

Economy

  • Excerpt: "Chris knows we have to make it easier to start a small business and hire workers by cutting government bureaucratic red tape. Chris Gorsek will also work to make small business loans more available for entrepreneurs and help returning veterans get the training they need to get back into the job market."

Campaign finance summary

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Chris Gorsek campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Oregon State Senate District 25Won general$144,730 $101,569
2020Oregon State Senate District 25Won general$287,780 N/A**
2018Oregon House of Representatives District 49Won general$68,663 N/A**
2016Oregon House of Representatives, District 49Won $36,744 N/A**
2014Oregon House of Representatives, District 49Won $46,764 N/A**
2012Oregon State House, District 49Won $557,459 N/A**
2000Oregon State Senate, District 11Lost $94,799 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Personal

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Gorsek and his wife, Jackie, have two children.[1]

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Oregon State Legislature, "Senator Chris Gorsek Biography," accessed March 23, 2021
    2. ↑ Chris Gorsek for Oregon Senate, "About Chris," accessed March 23, 2021
    3. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search Results: 2018 General Election," accessed October 30, 2018
    4. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
    5. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016 General Election official results," accessed December 21, 2016
    6. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed March 9, 2016
    7. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election Abstract of Votes President," accessed August 2, 2016
    8. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Official Results - May 20, 2014 Primary Election," accessed July 8, 2014
    9. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing," accessed March 17, 2014
    10. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Official general election results for 2014," accessed April 30, 2015
    11. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings for the House," accessed April 11, 2012
    12. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Official Results for May 15 Primary election," accessed April 30, 2015
    13. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Official General Results for 2012," accessed April 30, 2015
    14. ↑ Chris Gorsek, "Important Issues," accessed September 2, 2014

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    Laurie Monnes Anderson (D)     		Oregon State Senate District 25
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