Pam Marsh

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
Representative Pam Marsh
File:State Representative Pam Marsh, Oregon House District 05.jpg
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
from the 5th district
Assumed office
January 9, 2017
Preceded by Peter J. Buckley
Member of the Ashland City Council
In office
December 2012 – January 2017
Personal details
Born (1954-11-04) November 4, 1954 (age 70)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Diarmuid McGuire
Children 4
Residence Ashland, Oregon, U.S.
Alma mater University of California, Berkeley
Southern Oregon University
Signature Pam Marsh's signature

Pam Marsh (born November 4, 1954) is an American Democratic politician currently serving in the Oregon House of Representatives. She represents the 5th district, which covers southern Jackson County, including the city of Ashland.

Career

Marsh attended the University of California, Berkeley from 1973 until 1975, and graduated from Southern Oregon University in 2005.[1] She lived in Palo Alto, California, where she served as field representative for state assemblymember Byron Sher and as city planning commissioner from 1985 until 1993, before moving to Ashland in 1994.[2]

Marsh served as a member of the Ashland Charter Review Commission from 2004 until 2006, and as chair of the Ashland City Planning Commission from 2006 until 2012.[1] She was appointed to the City Council in December 2012, in order to fill a vacancy.[2][3]

In February 2016, Marsh declared her candidacy for the Oregon House seat vacated by the retiring Peter J. Buckley.[4] She defeated Republican Steven Richie in the general election with 63% of the vote.[5]

Personal life

Marsh and her husband, Diarmuid McGuire, have four children: Kerry, Meghan, Padraic, and Molly. She is religiously unaffiliated.[1]

Electoral history

2016 Oregon State Representative, 5th district

[6]

Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pam Marsh 22,480 62.7
Republican Steven Richie 13,273 37.0
Write-in 88 0.2
Total votes 35,841 100%
2018 Oregon State Representative, 5th district

[7]

Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pam Marsh 24,643 68.0
Republican Sandra A Abercrombie 11,580 31.9
Write-in 28 0.1
Total votes 36,251 100%
2020 Oregon State Representative, 5th district

[8]

Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pam Marsh 27,069 66.4
Republican Sandra A Abercrombie 13,678 33.5
Write-in 47 0.1
Total votes 40,794 100%
2022 Oregon State Representative, 5th district

[9]

Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pam Marsh 23,063 64.4
Republican Sandra A Abercrombie 12,740 35.6
Write-in 29 0.1
Total votes 35,832 100%

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

Oregon House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
from the 4th district

2017–
Succeeded by
Incumbent