Christine Drazan
2025 - Present
2027
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Christine Drazan (Republican Party) is a member of the Oregon House of Representatives, representing District 51. She assumed office on January 13, 2025. Her current term ends on January 11, 2027.
Drazan (Republican Party) ran for election to the Oregon House of Representatives to represent District 51. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
On November 9, 2024, Drazan was elected as State House Minority Leader, replacing Jeffrey Helfrich.[1]
Biography
Drazan earned a bachelor's degree in communications from George Fox University and worked as chief of staff for Oregon House Speaker Mark Simmons (R).[2] Drazan also worked as political coordinator for the Oregon Restaurant and Lodging Association from 2006 to 2011 and as executive director of the Cultural Advocacy Coalition from 2011 to 2018.[3]
Elections
2024
See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 51
Christine Drazan won election in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 51 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Christine Drazan (R) | 94.3 | 22,750 |
Other/Write-in votes | 5.7 | 1,377 |
Total votes: 24,127 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 51
Christine Drazan defeated incumbent James Hieb in the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 51 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Christine Drazan | 68.4 | 6,142 |
![]() | James Hieb ![]() | 31.5 | 2,824 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 7 |
Total votes: 8,973 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Matt Bunch (R)
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Oregon gubernatorial election, 2022
General election
General election for Governor of Oregon
The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of Oregon on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Tina Kotek (D / Working Families Party) | 47.0 | 917,074 | |
![]() | Christine Drazan (R) | 43.5 | 850,347 | |
Betsy Johnson (Independent) | 8.6 | 168,431 | ||
![]() | Donice Smith (Constitution Party) | 0.4 | 8,051 | |
![]() | R. Leon Noble (L) ![]() | 0.4 | 6,867 | |
![]() | Paul Romero (Constitution Party of Oregon) (Write-in) ![]() | 0.0 | 0 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 2,113 |
Total votes: 1,952,883 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Nathalie Paravicini (Pacific Green Party / Progressive Party)
- Tom Cox (L)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Oregon
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Governor of Oregon on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Tina Kotek | 56.0 | 275,301 | |
![]() | Tobias Read | 31.7 | 156,017 | |
Patrick Starnes ![]() | 2.1 | 10,524 | ||
![]() | George Carrillo ![]() | 1.9 | 9,365 | |
![]() | Michael Trimble ![]() | 1.0 | 5,000 | |
![]() | John Sweeney | 0.9 | 4,193 | |
![]() | Julian Bell ![]() | 0.8 | 3,926 | |
![]() | Wilson Bright ![]() | 0.5 | 2,316 | |
![]() | Dave Stauffer | 0.5 | 2,302 | |
![]() | Ifeanyichukwu Diru | 0.4 | 1,780 | |
Keisha Merchant | 0.4 | 1,755 | ||
Genevieve Wilson | 0.3 | 1,588 | ||
![]() | Michael Cross | 0.3 | 1,342 | |
David Beem | 0.3 | 1,308 | ||
![]() | Peter Hall | 0.2 | 982 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 2.8 | 13,746 |
Total votes: 491,445 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Peter Winter (D)
- Casey Kulla (D)
- Nicholas Kristof (D)
- Dave Lavinsky (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Oregon
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Oregon on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Christine Drazan | 22.5 | 85,255 |
![]() | Bob Tiernan | 17.5 | 66,089 | |
![]() | Stan Pulliam | 10.9 | 41,123 | |
![]() | Bridget Barton ![]() | 10.8 | 40,886 | |
![]() | Bud Pierce ![]() | 8.7 | 32,965 | |
![]() | Marc Thielman ![]() | 7.9 | 30,076 | |
![]() | Kerry McQuisten | 7.6 | 28,727 | |
Bill Sizemore | 3.5 | 13,261 | ||
![]() | Jessica Gomez | 2.6 | 9,970 | |
![]() | Tim McCloud ![]() | 1.2 | 4,400 | |
Nick Hess ![]() | 1.1 | 4,287 | ||
![]() | Court Boice | 1.1 | 4,040 | |
![]() | Brandon Merritt ![]() | 1.0 | 3,615 | |
Reed Christensen | 0.8 | 3,082 | ||
![]() | Amber Richardson ![]() | 0.5 | 1,924 | |
![]() | Raymond Baldwin | 0.1 | 459 | |
![]() | David Burch | 0.1 | 406 | |
John Presco | 0.0 | 174 | ||
![]() | Stefan Strek | 0.0 | 171 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 2.0 | 7,407 |
Total votes: 378,317 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Darin Harbick (R)
- John Fosdick III (R)
- Jim Huggins (R)
2020
See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 39
Incumbent Christine Drazan defeated Tessah Danel and Kenneth Sernach in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 39 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Christine Drazan (R / Independent) | 62.2 | 26,202 |
Tessah Danel (D) | 35.6 | 14,985 | ||
Kenneth Sernach (L) | 2.1 | 868 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 57 |
Total votes: 42,112 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 39
Tessah Danel defeated Julia Hill in the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 39 on May 19, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Tessah Danel | 59.5 | 4,222 | |
![]() | Julia Hill ![]() | 39.4 | 2,798 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 80 |
Total votes: 7,100 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 39
Incumbent Christine Drazan advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 39 on May 19, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Christine Drazan | 99.3 | 7,560 |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 55 |
Total votes: 7,615 | ||||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Oregon House of Representatives District 39
Kenneth Sernach advanced from the Libertarian convention for Oregon House of Representatives District 39 on July 6, 2020.
Candidate | ||
✔ | Kenneth Sernach (L) |
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2018
In addition to running as a Republican candidate, Drazan cross-filed to also run as a Libertarian candidate in 2018.[4]
General election
General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 39
Christine Drazan defeated Elizabeth Graser-Lindsey in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 39 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Christine Drazan (R) | 59.1 | 19,732 |
Elizabeth Graser-Lindsey (D) | 40.7 | 13,611 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 63 |
Total votes: 33,406 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 39
Elizabeth Graser-Lindsey advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 39 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Elizabeth Graser-Lindsey | 100.0 | 3,736 |
Total votes: 3,736 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 39
Christine Drazan defeated John Lee, Seth Rydmark, and Ken Kraft in the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 39 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Christine Drazan | 39.6 | 2,640 |
John Lee | 28.5 | 1,901 | ||
![]() | Seth Rydmark | 16.1 | 1,072 | |
Ken Kraft | 15.8 | 1,053 |
Total votes: 6,666 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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Campaign website
Drazan’s campaign website stated the following:
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Governor Brown made the wrong decision when she chose a never-ending state of emergency and heavy-handed mandates. I opposed her mask and vaccine mandates and repeatedly urged her to repeal them. Oregonians understand how to make decisions for themselves and their families – they don’t need their state government telling them how to live their life.
Violent crime in Oregon is out of control, especially in Portland, which is experiencing an all-time high in murders. When police were being attacked, Kate Brown and Portland politicians ignored it. Under my administration, the days of treating police like criminals and criminals like victims will end. I will support law enforcement, the overwhelming majority of whom do their jobs with courage and distinction, and I will increase funding for our state troopers. I will ensure that laws are being enforced fairly. And when Portland politicians refuse to stop the nightly riots and bring peace to the streets, as Governor, I will.
Under Kate Brown and Tina Kotek’s leadership, the problem of Oregonians living on our streets has exploded. We’re spending more taxpayer dollars per year on this crisis than ever before, yet it feels like things just keep getting worse. We’re funding conversations that lead to additional conversations and meetings and discussions that – at the end of the day – do very little to get people off the street. As Governor, I will address the root causes of homelessness – addiction, mental health, and affordability – and work with our nonprofits, the faith community, and local governments to get people off the streets. We must help those looking for assistance. And when people commit criminal behavior, I will ensure they are prosecuted instead of given a pass. We cannot continue to enable this any longer.
Inflation is a tax on working families. Here in Oregon, it is being compounded by a regulatory and tax environment that has led to additional price increases for many of the goods and services Oregonians rely on every day. We need leadership that understands the impact inflation is having on family budgets and will act with urgency to address our state’s affordability crisis. As governor, I will lead by vetoing new taxes, repealing costly regulations, and by supporting policies that allow Oregonians to keep more of their money in their own pockets.
Oregon’s reputation as an anti-jobs state is well earned. In addition to some of the highest tax rates in the nation, we have one of the most complicated and expensive regulatory environments in the country. These costs add up and get passed on to consumers, and businesses look to more welcoming states to grow. It’s no wonder Oregon has the fourth highest cost of living in the country, we face a homelessness crisis, and continue to see companies like Intel investing billions of dollars and good-paying jobs in other states. As governor, I will fight for lower taxes for families and businesses and streamline regulations that make it expensive to build everything from new housing to new factories. I will work with our job creators to bring new investments to our state. I will support critical industries like timber, trucking, and manufacturing. We will invest in job training and technical education programs to prepare Oregonians to pursue careers as electricians, plumbers, and other trades. And we will get the government off the backs of our small businesses by reining in our state agencies and anti-business regulatory environment.
In March of 2020, Governor Brown signed an executive order establishing a cap-and-trade style program in Oregon. This overreach is going to harm critical industries like timber, manufacturing and trucking and result in price increases across the board for Oregonians. I will repeal Governor Brown’s climate scheme on my first day in office.
We spend more on education today than ever before, but our kids are still falling behind. Class sizes continue to grow and test scores remain stubbornly low. The politicians and education bureaucracy in charge of our schools are robbing our kids with their misplaced priorities and agendas. Enough. As Governor, I will lead by keeping our schools open full time and in person, get back to the basics in the classroom, give parents a forum to be heard, and leave the politics at home where it belongs. I will restore the graduation requirements that Kate Brown eliminated and ensure that our kids know how to read, write, and do math before they enter the real world. And I will expand access to school choice so that students can learn in the education environment that best fits their needs. I will stand up for parents’ rights and ensure that they have a voice in where and how their child gets an education.
My efforts to secure our elections started during my time as the Republican leader in the Oregon house. They continued as a member of the Republican State Leadership Committee’s Commission on Election Integrity, where I worked with GOP elections experts from across the country to identify policies that would make it easier to vote but harder to cheat. I sponsored legislation that would ban ballot harvesting and advocated for an independent redistricting commission that would undo the gerrymandered political maps that have rigged our elections. I have the background and policy ideas to start restoring faith in our elections on Day One. As governor, I will:
Identify And Prosecute Waste, Fraud And Abuse In Government For too long, fraudsters have taken taxpayers for a ride by stealing money from the unemployment program, rental assistance programs, and other government benefits. The state has a duty to protect taxpayer dollars by aggressively investigating and prosecuting instances of fraud and using all legal means to recover stolen money. Fraud of any kind will not be tolerated by my administration.
Restore Rural Oregon Our rural communities have suffered under Governor Brown’s leadership and our state’s decade of decline. Incomes are lower, good jobs are harder to find, and Portland politicians treat rural communities like an afterthought instead of the backbone of our state. I was born in Klamath Falls to a family that was dependent on the natural resource industry. I understand the challenges our rural communities face because I’ve seen them firsthand. As governor, I will end the one-size-fits-all approach to policy making, prioritize local control and restore the voices of rural Oregonians in their state government. The days of Portland politicians trying to tell our rural communities what is best for them are over.
As someone who grew up in a rural community, I understood from a young age the importance of being able to protect yourself and your family. During my time in the legislature, I earned an A rating from the NRA for my record of voting to uphold the Second Amendment. Under my administration, I will always stand with you in defense of your rights.
I am endorsed by Oregon Right to Life and am proud of my record of standing up for life during my time in the legislature.[5] |
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—Christine Drazan’s campaign website (2022)[6] |
2020
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Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Drazan was assigned to the following committees:
- House Health Care Committee
- House Rules Committee, Vice chair
- Joint Legislative Administration Committee
- Joint Legislative Counsel Committee
- Joint Ways and Means Committee
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2019-2020
Drazan was assigned to the following committees:
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2022
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2020
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Footnotes
- ↑ Oregon Capital Chronicle, "Oregon House Republicans bring back Christine Drazan as leader," accessed November 19, 2024
- ↑ East Oregonian, "Oregon House Republicans vote in new leadership," September 18, 2019
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Christine Drazan," accessed March 24, 2022
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search Results: 2018 General Election," accessed October 30, 2018
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Christine Drazan’s campaign website, "Issues," accessed June 30, 2022
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Preceded by James Hieb (R) |
Oregon House of Representatives District 51 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
Preceded by Bill Kennemer (R) |
Oregon House of Representatives District 39 2019-2022 |
Succeeded by James Hieb (R) |