Dick Anderson (Oregon)

Dick Anderson

Republican Party

Oregon State Senate District 5

Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

3

Predecessor

Arnie Roblan

Compensation

Base salary

$35,052/year

Per diem

$157/day

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Personal

Profession

Business executive

Contact

Official website

Campaign website

Campaign Facebook

Personal Facebook

Personal LinkedIn

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Dick Anderson (Republican Party) is a member of the Oregon State Senate, representing District 5. He assumed office on January 11, 2021. His current term ends on January 13, 2025.

Anderson (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Oregon State Senate to represent District 5. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Dick Anderson's career experience includes working as a director with Fannie Mae, the senior vice president with First Interstate Bank, and the senior vice president with Pacific First Mortgage Corporation.

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Anderson was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Conduct Committee, Chair
• Senate Education Committee, Vice Chair
• Housing and Development Committee, Vice Chair
• Joint Conduct Committee, Co-Chair
• Joint Ways and Means Committee

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2021-2022

Anderson was assigned to the following committees:

• Housing and Development Committee
• Human Services, Mental Health and Recovery Committee, Vice chair
• Joint Legislative Policy and Research Committee
• Joint Ways and Means 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

2024

See also: Oregon State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Oregon State Senate District 5

Incumbent Dick Anderson defeated Jo Beaudreau in the general election for Oregon State Senate District 5 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dick Anderson (R)	53.7	40,418
		Jo Beaudreau (D)	46.2	34,761
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	110

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 75,289
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oregon State Senate District 5

Jo Beaudreau advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon State Senate District 5 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jo Beaudreau	98.9	12,848
		Other/Write-in votes	1.1	142

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,990
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oregon State Senate District 5

Incumbent Dick Anderson advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon State Senate District 5 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dick Anderson	98.7	10,297
		Other/Write-in votes	1.3	133

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,430
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Endorsements

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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Anderson in this election.

2020

See also: Oregon State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Oregon State Senate District 5

Dick Anderson defeated Melissa Cribbins and Shauleen Higgins in the general election for Oregon State Senate District 5 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dick Anderson (R)	49.4	37,807
		Melissa Cribbins (D / Independent / Working Families Party)	46.5	35,620
		Shauleen Higgins (Pacific Green Party)	4.1	3,107
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	72

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 76,606
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oregon State Senate District 5

Melissa Cribbins advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon State Senate District 5 on May 19, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Melissa Cribbins	98.0	15,210
		Other/Write-in votes	2.0	316

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,526
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oregon State Senate District 5

Dick Anderson advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon State Senate District 5 on May 19, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dick Anderson	98.3	12,306
		Other/Write-in votes	1.7	208

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,514
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2016

See also: Oregon State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Oregon State Senate 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 Arnie Roblan defeated Dick Anderson and Dan Souza in the Oregon State Senate District 5 general election.

Oregon State Senate, District 5 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Arnie Roblan Incumbent	48.24%	30,388
	Republican	Dick Anderson	47.68%	30,039
	Libertarian	Dan Souza	4.08%	2,568
Total Votes				62,995
Source: Oregon Secretary of State

Incumbent Arnie Roblan ran unopposed in the Oregon State Senate District 5 Democratic primary.

Oregon State Senate, District 5 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Arnie Roblan Incumbent (unopposed)

Dick Anderson ran unopposed in the Oregon State Senate District 5 Republican primary.

Oregon State Senate, District 5 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Dick Anderson  (unopposed)

Endorsements

In 2016, Anderson's endorsements included the following:

• Ken Messerle, former Oregon State Senator
• Alan Brown, former Oregon State Representative and Les Schwab business owner
• National Federation of Independent Business - Oregon (NFIB)
• National Rifle Association (NRA)
• Chester Noreikis, Lincoln City City Councilor
• Roger Sprague, Lincoln City City Councilor, and Linda Sprague
• Terry Buggenhagen, Chairman, North Lincoln Health District Board of Directors
• Cece Buggenhagen, North Lincoln Samaritan Foundation Board Member
• Bette Ruth Gamester, North Lincoln Health District Board Director
• Mike Holden, former Lincoln City Mayor and Lincoln City Police Chief, Retired and Bonnie Holden

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Dick Anderson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Dick Anderson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Dick Anderson campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Oregon State Senate District 5	Won general	$391,666	$269,731
2020	Oregon State Senate District 5	Won general	$990,268	N/A**
Grand total			$1,381,934	$269,731
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2023

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In 2023, the Oregon State Legislature was in session from January 17 to June 25. Humane Oregon: Senate and House Legislators are scored on bills related to animal issues. Oregon AFSCME Legislators are scored on their votes on labor issues. Oregon League of Conservation Voters: Senate and House Legislators are scored on their votes related to the environment. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2022

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In 2022, the Oregon State Legislature was in session from February 1 to March 4. Humane Oregon: Senate and House Legislators are scored on bills related to animal issues. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. Oregon AFSCME Legislators are scored on their votes on labor issues. Oregon League of Conservation Voters: Senate and House Legislators are scored on their votes related to the environment. Oregon State Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their stances related to taxes, economic development, housing, environmental regulations, and business.

2021

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In 2021, the Oregon State Legislature was in session from January 21 to June 26. Humane Oregon: Senate and House Legislators are scored on bills related to animal issues. Oregon League of Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their votes related to the environment. Oregon State Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their stances related to taxes, economic development, housing, environmental regulations, and business. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

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Current members of the Oregon State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Rob Wagner

Majority Leader:Kathleen Taylor

Minority Leader:Daniel Bonham

Senators

District 1

David Smith (R)

District 2

Art Robinson (R)

District 3

Jeff Golden (D)

District 4

Floyd Prozanski (D)

District 5

Dick Anderson (R)

District 6

Cedric Hayden (R)

District 7

James Manning (D)

District 8

Sara Gelser Blouin (D)

District 9

Fred Girod (R)

District 10

Deb Patterson (D)

District 11

Kim Thatcher (R)

District 12

Brian Boquist (I)

District 13

Aaron Woods (D)

District 14

Kate Lieber (D)

District 15

Janeen Sollman (D)

District 16

Suzanne Weber (R)

District 17

Vacant

District 18

WInsvey Campos (D)

District 19

Rob Wagner (D)

District 20

Mark Meek (D)

District 21

Kathleen Taylor (D)

District 22

Lew Frederick (D)

District 23

Michael Dembrow (D)

District 24

Kayse Jama (D)

District 25

Chris Gorsek (D)

District 26

Daniel Bonham (R)

District 27

Tim Knopp (R)

District 28

Dennis Linthicum (R)

District 29

Bill Hansell (R)

District 30

Lynn Findley (R)

Democratic Party (16)

Republican Party (12)

Independent Party of Oregon (1)

Vacancies (1)

Political offices
Preceded by Arnie Roblan (D)	Oregon State Senate District 5 2021-Present	Succeeded by -