Deb Patterson
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Deb Patterson (Democratic Party) is a member of the Oregon State Senate, representing District 10. She assumed office on January 11, 2021. Her current term ends on January 11, 2027.
Patterson (Democratic Party, Independent Party) ran for re-election to the Oregon State Senate to represent District 10. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022. She advanced from the Democratic primary on May 17, 2022.
Biography
Deb Patterson earned a bachelor's and master's degree in music, a master's degree in health administration from Washington University School of Medicine, and a master's degree and doctorate from Eden Theological Seminary.[1] Patterson's career experience includes working as a healthcare administrator, with the senior management team of a multi-hospital health system, the executive director of the International Parish Nurse Resource Center, and the executive director of Northwest Parish Ministries.[1][2] She has served as a member of the Salem Rotary Club, Healthcare for All Oregon, and SEIU 503.[2]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Patterson was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Conduct Committee
- Senate Health Care Committee, Chair
- Housing and Development Committee
- Labor and Business Committee
- Joint Conduct Committee
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2021-2022
Patterson was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Health Care Committee, Chair
- Housing and Development Committee
- Natural Resources and Wildlife Recovery Committee
- Veterans and Emergency Preparedness Committee
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Sponsored legislation
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
2022
See also: Oregon State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Oregon State Senate District 10
Incumbent Deb Patterson defeated Raquel Moore-Green in the general election for Oregon State Senate District 10 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Deb Patterson (D / Independent Party) | 53.4 | 32,007 |
 | Raquel Moore-Green (R / L) | 46.5 | 27,853 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 83 | ||
| Total votes: 59,943 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Oregon State Senate District 10
Incumbent Deb Patterson advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon State Senate District 10 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Deb Patterson | 98.9 | 13,006 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 148 | ||
| Total votes: 13,154 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Oregon State Senate District 10
Raquel Moore-Green advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon State Senate District 10 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Raquel Moore-Green | 98.6 | 9,248 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.4 | 132 | ||
| Total votes: 9,380 | |||
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2020
See also: Oregon State Senate elections, 2020
General election
Special general election for Oregon State Senate District 10
Deb Patterson defeated incumbent Denyc Boles and Taylor Rickey in the special general election for Oregon State Senate District 10 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Deb Patterson (D / Working Families Party) | 48.5 | 37,725 |
 | Denyc Boles (R) | 47.8 | 37,149 | |
 | Taylor Rickey (L) | 3.6 | 2,775 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 145 | ||
| Total votes: 77,794 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for Oregon State Senate District 10
Deb Patterson defeated Charles Womble in the special Democratic primary for Oregon State Senate District 10 on May 19, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Deb Patterson | 89.6 | 14,162 |
| Charles Womble | 9.4 | 1,483 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 159 | ||
| Total votes: 15,804 | |||
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Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for Oregon State Senate District 10
Incumbent Denyc Boles advanced from the special Republican primary for Oregon State Senate District 10 on May 19, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Denyc Boles | 98.8 | 13,157 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 160 | ||
| Total votes: 13,317 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Special Libertarian convention for Oregon State Senate District 10
Taylor Rickey advanced from the special Libertarian convention for Oregon State Senate District 10 on July 6, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Taylor Rickey (L) |
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Endorsements
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2018
- See also: Oregon State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Oregon State Senate District 10
Incumbent Jackie Winters defeated Deb Patterson in the general election for Oregon State Senate District 10 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jackie Winters (R) | 53.9 | 33,145 |
| Deb Patterson (D) | 45.9 | 28,210 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 135 | ||
| Total votes: 61,490 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Oregon State Senate District 10
Deb Patterson defeated Timothy John Graham in the Democratic primary for Oregon State Senate District 10 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Deb Patterson | 88.1 | 9,313 |
| Timothy John Graham | 11.9 | 1,258 | |
| Total votes: 10,571 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Oregon State Senate District 10
Incumbent Jackie Winters advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon State Senate District 10 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jackie Winters | 100.0 | 10,578 |
| Total votes: 10,578 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Deb Patterson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Deb Patterson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Patterson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I spent 20 years connecting people with health care and saw far too many people forgo care they needed because they couldn't afford it. As a lifelong advocate for my adult daughter who has special needs, I've also experienced the challenges of navigating our health care system. We can and must do better. I've spent the last several years as an appointed member of Oregon Disabilities Commission, the Marion County Health Advisory Board, and the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Advisory Committee. On these boards, interacting with leaders at all levels of our state government, I've seen how we can work together to help people - it's similar to my work as a minister, providing support to parishioners and leading the congregation to rally around members when they need us. We must do the same in communities across our state. These are the values that drive my work and these are the values I'll bring to the state Capitol to represent the communities in this district."
- Let's work together to build an Oregon that works for everyone. We each need a fair shot - with access to good schools, vocational education and higher education, affordable childcare, healthcare, housing, and secure retirements.
- I want more people to have access to better healthcare, for less cost.
- Let's invest for the future in living wage clean energy jobs, renewable resources, green construction and transportation, for a strong economy and healthy environment.
Access to affordable, accessible healthcare for all, services for people with disabilities and seniors, development of small business opportunities, and climate action, along with economic fairness in our economy. I want to work for an Oregon that works for everyone!
I'm a fan of Florence Nightengale, who was really data driven, but also put her life on the line to make a difference for people around access to healthcare - and to assure that they got the best quality of care available at the time (and improve it!) I have worked with nurses for many years, and wrote my doctoral thesis on Florence Nightengale, and I want people to know that she is way more than just "the lady with the lamp." She also was an expert at Greek, and wrote a grammar that was used in universities, contributed to the field of mathematics in statistical analysis, and published extensively on public health. She was also a theologian and an avid essayist. A remarkable woman.
I have loved all the books written by Democratic presidential candidates in the last 15 or 20 years.
Honesty, hard work, collaboration, flexibility, patience, and commitment.
I'm hardworking, diligent, a fast learner, and a good collaborator. I'm patient, I really like people, and I'm passionately interested in public policy, particularly in the areas mentioned above.
Listening to others, learning about the issues, showing up and representing the best interests of the people one is elected to serve.
I want to leave office having assured that every Oregonian has access to quality, affordable healthcare. I want more people to have better healthcare with less cost.
I was very young when President Kennedy was killed. His assassination, along with Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King's, and Bobby Kennedy's, affected me a great deal. I still feel it's important to put your values on the line.
Aside from summer jobs as a college student, my first job I was as a teaching assistant in music in graduate school for two years.
I have a book by a retired minister named Richard Hasler, called, "Surprises Around the Bend: 50 Adventurous Walkers." It's about 50 folks from around the world (past and present) who are dedicated walkers, and the influence that daily practice played or plays in their lives.
Honestly, I don't read much fiction - I read nonfiction almost exclusively. But the fiction I enjoy tends to be about women who have overcome a lot, and I'm really drawn to literature from around the world. It gives one such a window into the world.
During this pandemic, I find myself coming back to that song, "Don't Worry, Be Happy." It makes me smile....
There are so many good things to work on in life, and a person has to make choices!
I very much appreciate the checks and balances of the two chambers and the compromises made on most bills to help them get through the chambers with bipartisan support. In Oregon currently, the tenure of many Senators is much longer than that of most Representatives, so they tend to bring more history, which has both pluses and minuses.
I believe it is important for state legislators to have served in some elected or appointed capacities prior to serving in office, for it helps them to understand the processes involved in crafting legislation and in moving things forward.
We are in for quite a budget challenge with a possible (probable?) recession following the pandemic, and there has been a great partisan divide lately. But Oregon has so much potential, and I am confident that we can move forward to a bright future.
I believe that there should be good communications on both sides, with a balance of power.
Absolutely! How else can you work together?
There are several that I would be particularly interested in: Healthcare; Human Services; Education; Labor and Business; and Environment and Natural Resources.
It's unlikely freshman Senators would be eligible for leadership, but I would be interested, moving forward.
While I am sorry for the Ethics situation with which Gov. Kitzhaber became embroiled related to his partner, I very much admired his vision and leadership around access to healthcare for all Oregonians.
Too soon to say.
I have heard so many! But the stories that really pull at me and keep me going are of those who have lost loved ones, and then faced financial ruin due to the expense of healthcare that wasn't covered by adequate insurance.
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2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Deb Patterson participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 14, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Deb Patterson's responses follow below.[3]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Affordable and accessible quality healthcare for all 2) Improved graduation rates and affordable college and vocational education opportunities |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | I have worked for 20 years in healthcare advocacy - for a decade as the executive director of an international healthcare organization. I know we can have affordable, accessible, quality healthcare for all here in Oregon, and across the US.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[5]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Deb Patterson answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?
| “ | My hero is Elizabeth Warren, who stands up for public policies that address gross inequities, particularly those which are based on unfair advantages or gaming the system.[5] | ” |
| “ | "This Fight is Our Fight: The Battle to Save America's Middle Class" by Elizabeth Warren. Americans are being played off each other by the very wealthy - we need to stand together and work together for the common good.[5] | ” |
| “ | Honesty, a willingness to work hard, an interest in learning, an ability to listen to and include diverse voices, a sense of humor, and a balanced sense of self.[5] | ” |
| “ | I am a good listener, a quick study, a hard worker, a kind person, and I have a heart for social justice. I'm also able to be fair and listen to and consider differing opinions. And I have 20 years of experience in managing organizations - people, programs, and budgets.[5] | ” |
| “ | To listen to the concerns, vision, and values of their constituents, and to work collaboratively with other elected leaders to move the district and state forward toward the common good - for the people, the environment, and the economy.[5] | ” |
| “ | I would like to be a part of getting healthcare for all in Oregon, getting 100% of our kids through high school and into college or vocational training programs and then into good jobs, and helping all residents have housing and food security.[5] | ” |
| “ | President Kennedy being shot - I was a young child. It was a scary time as seen through the eyes of a child, and was, of course, devastating for the country.[5] | ” |
| “ | I was a helper for my neighbor's catering business, and I helped her for several years. I still love the hospitality industry, and know how hard folks in catering and restaurants work.[5] | ” |
| “ | I have been married a long time...[5] | ” |
| “ | I love the 4th of July, because of the home-town parades, the fireworks, the time with friends, the food, and the celebration of that which is wonderful about this country.[5] | ” |
| “ | It's usually the last one that I'm reading - right now I'm reading about George McGovern.[5] | ” |
| “ | I really loved Wonder Woman - smart, strong, and compassionate.[5] | ” |
| “ | My piano, because I love to relax at the keyboard.[5] | ” |
| “ | "This Land is Your Land"[5] | ” |
| “ | I have a daughter with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and it has been a struggle to help her get the services she needed, but it was and is worth every minute to see her succeed. I want to stand for other families who have children living with disabilities.[5] | ” |
| “ | Yes, and I have experience in several appointed positions, as well as 20 years of experience in senior leadership positions in management.[5] | ” |
| “ | Stable funding for education, healthcare, housing, and job development.[5] | ” |
| “ | One that involves good communication, and mutual support.[5] | ” |
| “ | Absolutely. Good government is not a solitary enterprise. It involves collaboration with many stakeholders, and good relationships with other legislators is a key component of that collaboration.[5] | ” |
| “ | I favor the state legislature being responsible for redistricting.[5] | ” |
| “ | I would be most interested in serving on the Senate Heatth Care Committee, Human Services, or Education.[5] | ” |
| “ | Something to consider for the future....[5] | ” |
| “ | After Elizabeth Warren, I'm a big fan of Claire McCaskill in Missouri and Maxine Waters of California.[5] | ” |
| “ | No.[5] | ” |
| “ | I've visited so many people in their homes, and there are many compelling stories. People struggling with health issues is what I find the most troubling, because I know that the health issue is hard enough, without worrying about possibly losing your home because of the bills.[5] | ” |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Oregon State Legislature, "Senator Deb Patterson Biography," accessed March 23, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 5, 2020
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Deb Patterson's responses," April 14, 2018
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 5.20 5.21 5.22 5.23 5.24 5.25 5.26 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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| Preceded by Denyc Boles (R) |
Oregon State Senate District 10 2021-Present |
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