Cliff Thomason

Cliff Thomason

---

Education

High school

North Valley High School

Personal

Profession

Real estate agent

Contact

Personal website

float:right;
border:1px solid #FFB81F;
background-color: white;
width: 250px;
font-size: .9em;
margin-bottom:0px;

} .infobox p { margin-bottom: 0; } .widget-row { display: inline-block; width: 100%; margin-top: 1px; margin-bottom: 1px; } .widget-row.heading { font-size: 1.2em; } .widget-row.value-only { text-align: center; background-color: grey; color: white; font-weight: bold; } .widget-row.value-only.white { background-color: #f9f9f9; } .widget-row.value-only.black { background-color: #f9f9f9; color: black; } .widget-row.Democratic { background-color: #003388; color: white; font-weight: bold; } .widget-row.Republican { background-color: red; color: white; font-weight: bold; } .widget-row.Independent, .widget-row.Nonpartisan, .widget-row.Constitution { background-color: grey; color: white; font-weight: bold; } .widget-row.Libertarian { background-color: #f9d334; color: black; font-weight: bold; } .widget-row.Green { background-color: green; color: white; font-weight: bold; } .widget-key { width: 43%; display: inline-block; padding-left: 10px; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold; } .widget-value { width: 57%; float: right; display: inline-block; padding-left: 10px; word-wrap: break-word; } .widget-img { width: 150px; display: block; margin: auto; } .clearfix { clear: both; }

Cliff W. Thomason was a 2016 Independent Party of Oregon candidate for governor of Oregon. At the time of his October 2015 announcement, Thomason was the chief petitioner on a ballot measure related to lottery revenues. Thomason is the first gubernatorial candidate for the Independent Party since it became the third major party in the state in August 2015. Thomason defeated Patrick Barney in the May 17 primary election. He was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016.

Biography

Education

Thomason graduated from North Valley High School.

Career

Thomason is a realtor and the president of Orhempco, Inc. He also works as a contract hire and as a site acquisition specialist. He previously worked in sales and marketing, as a cost accountant and as a Dutch Bros. franchisee.

Elections

2016

See also: Oregon gubernatorial special election, 2016

Thomason ran for governor of Oregon in the 2016 special election to complete the term of Governor John Kitzhaber (D), who resigned in February 2015 and was replaced by Kate Brown (D). Thomason defeated Patrick Barney in the Independent Party of Oregon primary contest on May 17.

Incumbent Kate Brown defeated Bud Pierce, Cliff Thomason, James Foster, and Aaron Auer in the Oregon governor election.

Oregon Governor, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic/Working Families	Kate Brown Incumbent	50.70%	985,027
	Republican	Bud Pierce	43.53%	845,609
	Independent Party of Oregon	Cliff Thomason	2.44%	47,481
	Libertarian	James Foster	2.33%	45,191
	Constitution Party	Aaron Auer	1.00%	19,400
Total Votes				1,942,708
Source: Oregon Secretary of State

Cliff Thomason defeated Patrick Barney in the Independent Party of Oregon primary for governor.

Independent Party of Oregon primary for governor, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Cliff Thomason	35.92%	8,380
Patrick Barney	25.25%	5,892
Write-in votes	38.83%	9,060
Total Votes		23,332
Source: http://oregonvotes.gov/results/2016P/1314035914.html

2008

Thomason ran for Josephine County commissioner in 2008. He lost in a primary to Harry Mackin and Sandi Cassanelli, the latter of whom won and was recalled in December 2011.

Campaign themes

2016

Thomason's website said his campaign announcement in 2015 would focus on “local control, green jobs and common sense policies for Oregon.” The website also featured prominently a ballot measure that would give counties direct control over lottery revenue from county residents, a measure on which he was the chief petitioner.

The site read:

“	It’s to raise awareness of all local control issues. Until we can return the control of the public education dollars back to the school districts, we’re never going to resolve our graduation issues. And that I think is critical.	”

Thomason said before his announcement, "Too often, the state is spreading a wide blanket over counties and cities’ needs. And it isn’t a one-size-fits-all world anymore."

Personal

Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
Thomason lives in Grants Pass, Ore., and, in 2015, became one of 11 hemp farmers in the state.

External links

Suggest a link

• Make Oregon Great!, "Cliff Thomason for Governor"
• Oregon Secretary of State, "2014 Candidate Filing Search"