E. Werner Reschke

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E. Werner Reschke
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Oregon House of Representatives District 55
Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

1

Predecessor
Prior offices
Oregon House of Representatives District 56
Successor: Emily McIntire
Predecessor: Gail Whitsett

Compensation

Base salary

$35,052/year

Per diem

$157/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

Sunset High School

Bachelor's

Oregon State University, 1988

Personal
Profession
Business Owner
Contact

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E. Werner Reschke (Republican Party) is a member of the Oregon House of Representatives, representing District 55. He assumed office on January 9, 2023. His current term ends on January 13, 2025.

Reschke (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Oregon House of Representatives to represent District 55. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Reschke served as State Representative for Oregon House of Representatives District 56 from 2017 to 2023.

Biography

E. Werner Reschke graduated from Sunset High School. Reschke earned a B.A. in business administration from Oregon State University in 1988. His career experience includes working as a business owner, in sales at Dynatran Software, as a web marketing manager at Tektronix, and as a president of a web development company.[1] Reschke served on the board of directors of the Klamath County Chamber of Commerce.[2]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Reschke was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

Reschke was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

Reschke 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
Economic Development and Trade
Energy and Environment
Higher Education and Workforce Development

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 House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 55

Incumbent E. Werner Reschke defeated James Williamson in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 55 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of E. Werner Reschke
E. Werner Reschke (R)
 
69.2
 
19,264
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
James Williamson (D)
 
30.6
 
8,525
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
41

Total votes: 27,830
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 55

James Williamson advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 55 on May 21, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
James Williamson
 
97.9
 
2,929
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.1
 
62

Total votes: 2,991
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 55

Incumbent E. Werner Reschke advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 55 on May 21, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of E. Werner Reschke
E. Werner Reschke
 
99.2
 
8,845
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
74

Total votes: 8,919
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 55

Incumbent E. Werner Reschke defeated Brian Lepore in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 55 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of E. Werner Reschke
E. Werner Reschke (R)
 
68.7
 
24,371
Image of Brian Lepore
Brian Lepore (D / Independent Party) Candidate Connection
 
31.1
 
11,041
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
44

Total votes: 35,456
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 55

Brian Lepore advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 55 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brian Lepore
Brian Lepore Candidate Connection
 
97.4
 
3,539
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.6
 
93

Total votes: 3,632
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 55

Incumbent E. Werner Reschke advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 55 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of E. Werner Reschke
E. Werner Reschke
 
98.2
 
8,037
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.8
 
151

Total votes: 8,188
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2020

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 56

Incumbent E. Werner Reschke defeated Faith Leith in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 56 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of E. Werner Reschke
E. Werner Reschke (R)
 
72.6
 
23,604
Image of Faith Leith
Faith Leith (D) Candidate Connection
 
27.2
 
8,859
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
55

Total votes: 32,518
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 56

Faith Leith advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 56 on May 19, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Faith Leith
Faith Leith Candidate Connection
 
97.4
 
3,013
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.6
 
81

Total votes: 3,094
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 56

Incumbent E. Werner Reschke advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 56 on May 19, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of E. Werner Reschke
E. Werner Reschke
 
98.8
 
9,026
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.2
 
111

Total votes: 9,137
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2018

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2018

In addition to running as a Republican candidate, Reschke cross-filed to also run as a Libertarian candidate and as an independent write-in candidate in 2018.[3]

General election

General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 56

Incumbent E. Werner Reschke defeated Taylor Tupper in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 56 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of E. Werner Reschke
E. Werner Reschke (R)
 
71.8
 
18,312
Image of Taylor Tupper
Taylor Tupper (D) Candidate Connection
 
27.9
 
7,130
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
68

Total votes: 25,510
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 56

Taylor Tupper advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 56 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Taylor Tupper
Taylor Tupper Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
2,258

Total votes: 2,258
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 56

Incumbent E. Werner Reschke advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 56 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of E. Werner Reschke
E. Werner Reschke
 
100.0
 
6,082

Total votes: 6,082
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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 Gail Whitsett (R) did not seek re-election.

E. Werner Reschke defeated Al Switzer and Jonah Hakanson in the Oregon House of Representatives District 56 general election.[4][5]

Oregon House of Representatives, District 56 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png E. Werner Reschke 48.77% 13,272
     Democratic Al Switzer 40.35% 10,983
     Independent Jonah Hakanson 10.88% 2,961
Total Votes 27,216
Source: Oregon Secretary of State



E. Werner Reschke ran unopposed in the Oregon House of Representatives District 56 Republican primary.[6][7]

Oregon House of Representatives, District 56 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png E. Werner Reschke  (unopposed)


Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

E. Werner Reschke did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

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2016

Reschke's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[8]

As your State Representative Werner will work toward:
  • Decreasing state regulations on businesses, farms and ranches to foster greater profitability.
  • Improving education by encouraging private and home schooling opportunities.
  • Fighting for Oregon’s right to reclaim lands currently controlled by the Federal Government.
  • An energy policy that puts common sense and rate payers first, not special interests — including augmenting hydroelectric power.
  • Protecting Oregonians against State laws that infringe on the Constitution and Bill of Rights.[9]

Campaign finance summary


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E. Werner Reschke campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Oregon House of Representatives District 55Won general$53,203 $54,814
2022Oregon House of Representatives District 55Won general$137,355 $118,940
2020Oregon House of Representatives District 56Won general$151,481 N/A**
2018Oregon House of Representatives District 56Won general$104,028 N/A**
2016Oregon House of Representatives, District 56Won $45,529 N/A**
Grand total$491,595 $173,754
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal 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.

Endorsements

2016

In 2016, Reschke's endorsements included the following:[10]

  • Oregon Firearms Federation
  • Oregon Right To Life

Scorecards

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Vikki Breese-Iverson (R)
Oregon House of Representatives District 55
2023-Present
Succeeded by
-
Preceded by
Gail Whitsett (R)
Oregon House of Representatives District 56
2017-2023
Succeeded by
Emily McIntire (R)


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