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Democratic Party

Oregon House of Representatives District 27
Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

1

Predecessor
Prior offices
Oregon House of Representatives District 34
Successor: Lisa Reynolds
Predecessor: Chris Harker

Compensation

Base salary

$35,052/year

Per diem

$157/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

Bend Senior High School

Bachelor's

Willamette University

Law

Willamette University College of Law

Personal
Profession
Attorney
Contact

Official website

Campaign website

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Ken Helm (Democratic Party) is a member of the Oregon House of Representatives, representing District 27. He assumed office on January 9, 2023. His current term ends on January 13, 2025.

Helm (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Oregon House of Representatives to represent District 27. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Helm served as State Representative for Oregon House of Representatives District 34 from 2015-2023.

Biography

Ken Helm graduated from Bend Senior High School. Helm earned his B.A. in history and political science from Willamette University and his J.D. from Willamette University College of Law. His career experience includes working as a baker, clerking for the Land Use Board of Appeals, for Metro, the regional government in the Portland area that manages the urban growth boundary, and as a lawyer at his own law firm.[1]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Helm was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

Helm was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

Helm 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, Chair
• Joint Marijuana Regulation

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Helm served on the following committees:

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 27

Incumbent Ken Helm defeated Victoria Kingsbury in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 27 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ken Helm
Ken Helm (D)
 
74.3
 
17,326
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Victoria Kingsbury (R)
 
25.6
 
5,958
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
28

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 23,312
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 27

Incumbent Ken Helm advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 27 on May 21, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ken Helm
Ken Helm
 
99.4
 
6,500
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
39

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 6,539
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 27

Sandra Nelson advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 27 on May 21, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Sandra Nelson
Sandra Nelson Candidate Connection
 
98.7
 
2,017
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.3
 
27

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,044
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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 27

Incumbent Ken Helm defeated Sandra Nelson in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 27 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ken Helm
Ken Helm (D)
 
71.2
 
22,375
Image of Sandra Nelson
Sandra Nelson (R) Candidate Connection
 
28.7
 
9,007
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
37

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 31,419
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 27

Incumbent Ken Helm defeated Tammy Carpenter in the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 27 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ken Helm
Ken Helm
 
60.1
 
5,781
Image of Tammy Carpenter
Tammy Carpenter Candidate Connection
 
39.6
 
3,811
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
33

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 9,625
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 27

Sandra Nelson advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 27 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Sandra Nelson
Sandra Nelson Candidate Connection
 
97.3
 
2,384
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.7
 
65

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,449
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2020

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 34

Incumbent Ken Helm won election in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 34 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ken Helm
Ken Helm (D / Working Families Party / R)
 
96.7
 
26,867
 Other/Write-in votes
 
3.3
 
904

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 27,771
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 34

Incumbent Ken Helm advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 34 on May 19, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ken Helm
Ken Helm
 
99.4
 
8,586
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
50

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 8,636
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 34

Incumbent Ken Helm advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 34 on May 19, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ken Helm
Ken Helm (Write-in)
 
11.9
 
30
 Other/Write-in votes
 
88.1
 
222

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 252
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2018

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2018

In addition to running as a Democratic Party candidate, Helm cross-filed to also run as an independent write-in candidate in 2018.[2]

General election

General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 34

Incumbent Ken Helm defeated Michael Ngo and Joshua Johnston in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 34 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ken Helm
Ken Helm (D)
 
69.2
 
19,470
Image of Michael Ngo
Michael Ngo (R) Candidate Connection
 
25.0
 
7,041
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Joshua Johnston (L)
 
5.5
 
1,558
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
49

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 28,118
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 34

Incumbent Ken Helm advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 34 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ken Helm
Ken Helm
 
100.0
 
4,879

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 4,879
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 34

Michael Ngo advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 34 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Michael Ngo
Michael Ngo Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
1,694

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 1,694
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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 Ken Helm defeated Donald Hershiser in the Oregon House of Representatives District 34 general election.[3][4]

Oregon House of Representatives, District 34 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Ken Helm Incumbent 65.33% 18,606
     Independent Donald Hershiser 34.67% 9,875
Total Votes 28,481
Source: Oregon Secretary of State


Incumbent Ken Helm ran unopposed in the Oregon House of Representatives District 34 Democratic primary.[5][6]

Oregon House of Representatives, District 34 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Ken Helm Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Oregon House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 11, 2014. Ken Helm defeated Brian Tosky and Jason Yurgel in the Democratic primary. Helm defeated write-in candidate Brenden King (R) in the general election. King ran as a Libertarian candidate and Helm ran on the Working Families Party ticket.[7][8][9]

Oregon House of Representatives District 34, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngKen Helm 66.1% 13,475
     Republican Brenden King 33.4% 6,807
     None Miscellaneous 0.5% 108
Total Votes 20,390
Oregon House of Representatives, District 34 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngKen Helm 48.6% 2,276
Brian Tosky 39.6% 1,852
Jason Yurgel 11.8% 554
Total Votes 4,682

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Ken Helm did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Ken Helm did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Ken Helm did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2014

Helm's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[10]

Strengthen our economy

  • Excerpt: "As a small business owner himself, Ken understands the challenges small businesses face . Ken will help bring predictability to how and where our cities and counties grow, work to rebuild our infrastructure and support clean energy development to create the jobs of tomorrow and protect Oregon’s natural legacy."

Invest in Better Schools

  • Excerpt: "As a parent, Ken knows investments in early childhood education and smaller class sizes are vital to our children’s future. He will work to give our children the education they need to succeed."

Improve Healthcare

  • Excerpt: "Ken will work to make sure all Oregonians have access to quality, affordable care and politicians never stand between women and the health care they need."

Campaign finance summary

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Ken Helm campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Oregon House of Representatives District 27Won general$35,450 $35,302
2022Oregon House of Representatives District 27Won general$143,616 $135,218
2020Oregon House of Representatives District 34Won general$41,825 N/A**
2018Oregon House of Representatives District 34Won general$77,960 N/A**
2016Oregon House of Representatives, District 34Won $72,968 N/A**
2014Oregon House of Representatives, District 34Won $189,544 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Endorsements

2014

In 2014, Helm's endorsements included the following:[11]

  • Oregon League of Conservation Voters
  • SEIU (Service Employees International Union)
  • AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees)
  • NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon
  • Beaverton Education Association
  • Oregon Education Association
  • United Food and Commercial Workers
  • Oregon Nurses Association
  • Brad Avakian, Labor Commissioner
  • Chris Harker, State Representative

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Official campaign website, "About Ken," accessed April 24, 2014
    2. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search Results: 2018 General Election," accessed October 30, 2018
    3. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
    4. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016 General Election official results," accessed December 21, 2016
    5. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed March 9, 2016
    6. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election Abstract of Votes President," accessed August 2, 2016
    7. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Official Results - May 20, 2014 Primary Election," accessed July 8, 2014
    8. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing," accessed March 17, 2014
    9. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Official general election results for 2014," accessed April 30, 2015
    10. ↑ Official campaign website, "Why Ken is running?" accessed April 24, 2014
    11. ↑ Official campaign website, "Endorsements," accessed April 24, 2014

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