Lori Chavez-DeRemer

Lori Michelle Chavez-DeRemer (born April 7, 1968)[1] is an American politician from Oregon.[2][3] As a member of the Republican Party, she represents Oregon's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.[4] She is the first Republican woman to represent Oregon in the House.

Lori Chavez-DeRemer
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Oregon's 5th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Preceded byKurt Schrader
Mayor of Happy Valley
In office
January 18, 2011 – January 15, 2019
Preceded byRob Wheeler
Succeeded byTom Ellis
Personal details
Born
Lori Michelle Chavez

(1968-04-07) April 7, 1968
Santa Clara, California, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseShawn DeRemer
Children2
EducationCalifornia State University, Fresno (BBA)
WebsiteHouse website

Education

Chavez-DeRemer is a graduate of Hanford High School in Kings County, California.[5] She earned a BBA degree in business administration and management from California State University, Fresno.[6]

Early political career

Chavez-DeRemer was elected to the city council of Happy Valley, Oregon, in 2004.[5] She was elected mayor twice, serving from 2010 to 2018.[7]

She ran unsuccessfully for the Oregon House of Representatives in 2016.[3]

After publicly considering a challenge to Republican front-runner Representative Knute Buehler for the 2018 nomination for governor,[8] she instead opted for a second run for Oregon House District 51. She again lost to Janelle Bynum.[9]

U.S. House of Representatives

2022
Main article: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon § District 5

Chavez-DeRemer won the May 2022 Republican primary for Oregon's 5th congressional district. The district, which had been represented for seven terms by moderate Democrat Kurt Schrader, was significantly altered in redistricting after Oregon gained a House seat. It lost its share of the Pacific coastline and the state capital of Salem, but stretched further south to gain rapidly-growing Bend. Schrader lost the Democratic primary to Jamie McLeod-Skinner.

Chavez-DeRemer defeated McLeod-Skinner in the November 8 general election.[10]

Both Chavez-DeRemer and McLeod-Skinner lived just outside the district at the time of the election. Under the U.S. Constitution, members of the U.S. House must be residents of their state, but do not have to live in the district.[11]

Committee assignments

Personal life

Chavez-DeRemer is married to Shawn DeRemer, an anesthesiologist. The couple lives in Happy Valley and has two children.[12]

Electoral history

2022
2022 U.S. House Election in Oregon's 5th district[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer 178,813 50.91
Democratic Jamie McLeod-Skinner 171,514 48.83
Write-in 906 0.26
Total votes 351,233 100.0
2022 Oregon's 5th congressional district Republican primary[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer 30,438 42.77
Republican Jimmy Crumpacker 20,631 28.99
Republican John Di Paola 11,486 16.14
Republican Laurel L. Roses 6,321 8.88
Republican Madison Oatman 1,863 2.62
Republican Write-in 429 0.60
Total votes 71,168 100.0

2018
2018 Oregon House of Representatives 51st district election[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Janelle Bynum (incumbent) 14,843 53.92
Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer 12,620 45.85
Write-in 63 0.23
Total votes 27,526 100.0
2018 Oregon House of Representatives 51st district Republican primary [16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer 2,453 97.77
Republican Write-in 56 2.23
Total votes 2,509 100.0

2016
2016 Oregon House of Representatives 51st district election[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Janelle Bynum 14,310 50.85
Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer 13,746 48.85
Write-in 86 0.30
Total votes 28,142 100.0
2016 Oregon House of Representatives 51st district Republican primary [18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer 3,255 96.14
Republican Write-in 96 2.86
Total votes 3,351 100.0

2014
Happy Valley mayoral election, 2014[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Lori Chavez-DeRemer (incumbent) 3,682 94.63
Write-in 209 5.37
Total votes 3,891 100.0

2010
Happy Valley mayoral election, 2010[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Lori DeRemer 2,749 94.63
Write-in 156 5.37
Total votes 2,905 100.0

See also

References
  1. "Incoming Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer". LegiStorm. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  2. "Oregon New Members 2023". The Hill. November 17, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  3. Shumway, Julia (October 27, 2022). "Rural Democrat, suburban Republican duke it out in Oregon's 5th Congressional District". Oregon Capital Chronicle.
  4. Flaccus, Gillian (November 13, 2022). "GOP's Chavez-DeRemer flips Oregon 5th Congressional District". AP News. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  5. "Candidate Information: Lori Chavez-DeRemer". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  6. "Lori Chavez-DeRemer". Archives of Women's Political Communication, Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics. Iowa State University of Science and Technology. November 2, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  7. "Lori Chavez-DeRemer". National Republican Congressional Committee.
  8. Rendleman, Raymond (August 7, 2017). "Mayor Lori Chavez-DeRemer may take on Rep. Knute Buehler". Clackamas Review. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  9. Miner, Colin (November 8, 2018). "Oregon Elections: Bynum Beats Back Challenge From Chavez-DeRemer". Across America, US Patch. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  10. Stringer, Grant (November 11, 2022). "Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer wins Oregon's 5th District seat in Congress, flipping longtime Democratic seat red". The Oregonian/OregonLive. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  11. Warner, Gary A. (November 14, 2022). "Republicans win key Oregon U.S. House seat in boost to bid for majority". Oregon Capital Insider. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  12. "Lori Chavez-DeRemer for Congress". Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  13. "November 8, 2022, General Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. p. 3. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  14. "May 17, 2022, Primary Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. p. 3. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  15. "November 6, 2018, General Election Abstract of Votes". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  16. "May 15, 2018, Primary Election Abstract of Votes". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  17. "November 8, 2016, General Election Abstract of Votes". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  18. "May 17, 2016, Primary Election Abstract of Votes". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  19. "Clackamas County, Oregon General Election Results 2014". Clackamas County Elections. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  20. "Nov. 2, 2010 General Election Final Results". Clackamas County Elections. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
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