Brad Witt
{{short description|American Democratic politician|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Brad Witt
| image = Brad Witt.jpg
| state_house = Oregon
| state = Oregon
| district = 31st
| term_start = 2005
| term_end = 2023
| predecessor = Betsy Johnson
| successor = Brian Stout
| party = Democratic
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1952}}
| birth_place = Ware, Massachusetts
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater = University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Oregon
| occupation = union official
| spouse =
| residence = Clatskanie, Oregon
| module = {{Listen|pos=center|embed=yes|filename=Brad Witt voice.ogg|title=Brad Witt's voice|type=speech|description=Witt in an interview before the 2020 Oregon House of Representatives election
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Bradley Witt (born 1952) is an American Democratic politician who served in the Oregon House of Representatives for District 31 from 2005 to 2023, representing most of Columbia and parts of Clatsop and Multnomah counties.
Witt was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the special election in Oregon's 1st congressional district to replace David Wu, who resigned from Congress before the end of his term due to allegations of sexual misconduct.{{cite news
|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/07/rep_david_wu_resigns.html
|title=Rep. David Wu announces he will resign after accusations of sexual misconduct
|newspaper=The Oregonian
|date=July 26, 2011
|accessdate=July 26, 2011
|archive-date=December 16, 2018
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216004949/https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/07/rep_david_wu_resigns.html
|url-status=live
|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/07/oregon_rep_brad_witt_joins_wha.html
|title=Oregon Rep. Brad Witt joins what may be crowded congressional primary race against David Wu
|last=Mapes
|first=Jeff
|date=July 7, 2011
|accessdate=July 26, 2011
|publisher=The Oregonian
|archive-date=April 8, 2016
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408215117/http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/07/oregon_rep_brad_witt_joins_wha.html
|url-status=live
}} Witt lost in the Democratic primary to state senator Suzanne Bonamici.
Electoral history
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| title = 2006 Oregon State Representative, 31st district{{cite web
| title = Official Results | November 7, 2006
| url = http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873552
| website = Oregon Secretary of State
| access-date = October 30, 2023
| archive-date = September 10, 2023
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230910004315/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873552
| url-status = live }}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Brad Witt
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 13,975
| percentage = 58.7}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Mike Kocher
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 6,955
| percentage = 29.2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Bob Ekström
| party = Constitution Party (United States)
| votes = 2,802
| percentage = 11.8}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 62
| percentage = 0.3}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 23,794
| percentage = 100%}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2008 Oregon State Representative, 31st district{{cite web
| title = Official Results | November 4, 2008
| url = http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873598
| website = Oregon Secretary of State
| access-date = October 30, 2023
| archive-date = September 10, 2023
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230910004214/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873598
| url-status = live }}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Brad Witt
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 20,499
| percentage = 96.3}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 786
| percentage = 3.7}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 21,285
| percentage = 100%}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2010 Oregon State Representative, 31st district{{cite web
| title = Official Results November 2, 2010
| url = http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873642
| website = Oregon Secretary of State
| access-date = October 30, 2023
| archive-date = August 31, 2023
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230831080329/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873642
| url-status = live }}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Brad Witt
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 13,804
| percentage = 57.1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Ed DeCoste
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 10,300
| percentage = 42.6}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 91
| percentage = 0.4}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 24,195
| percentage = 100%}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2012 Oregon State Representative, 31st district{{cite web
| title = Official Results | November 6, 2012
| url = http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873690
| website = Oregon Secretary of State
| access-date = October 30, 2023
| archive-date = April 6, 2023
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230406223358/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873690
| url-status = live }}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Brad Witt
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 15,650
| percentage = 53.2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Lew Barnes
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 12,262
| percentage = 41.7}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Ray Biggs
| party = Constitution Party (United States)
| votes = 782
| percentage = 2.7}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Robert Miller
| party = Libertarian Party (United States)
| votes = 665
| percentage = 2.3}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 44
| percentage = 0.1}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 29,403
| percentage = 100%}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2014 Oregon State Representative, 31st district{{cite web
| title = November 4, 2014, General Election, Official Abstract of Votes
| url = http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873735
| website = Oregon Secretary of State
| access-date = October 30, 2023
| archive-date = April 6, 2023
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230406223359/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873735
| url-status = live }}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Brad Witt
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 13,633
| percentage = 54.4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Larry C Ericksen
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 10,224
| percentage = 40.8}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Robert Miller
| party = Libertarian Party (United States)
| votes = 1,086
| percentage = 4.3}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 96
| percentage = 0.4}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 25,039
| percentage = 100%}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2016 Oregon State Representative, 31st district{{cite web
| title = November 8, 2016, General Election Abstract of Votes
| url = http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873777
| website = Oregon Secretary of State
| access-date = October 30, 2023
| archive-date = January 19, 2023
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230119071743/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873777
| url-status = live }}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Brad Witt
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 25,003
| percentage = 80.5}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Robert Miller
| party = Libertarian Party (United States)
| votes = 5,812
| percentage = 18.7}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 252
| percentage = 0.8}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 31,067
| percentage = 100%}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2018 Oregon State Representative, 31st district{{cite web
| title = November 6, 2018, General Election Abstract of Votes
| url = http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873825
| website = Oregon Secretary of State
| access-date = October 30, 2023
| archive-date = April 6, 2023
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230406153942/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873825
| url-status = live }}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Brad Witt
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 17,491
| percentage = 53.9}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Brian G Stout
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 14,870
| percentage = 45.8}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 73
| percentage = 0.2}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 32,434
| percentage = 100%}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2020 Oregon State Representative, 31st district{{cite web
| title = November 3, 2020, General Election Abstract of Votes
| url = https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2020.pdf
| website = Oregon Secretary of State
| access-date = October 30, 2023
| archive-date = November 12, 2022
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221112205917/https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2020.pdf
| url-status = live }}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Brad Witt
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 21,536
| percentage = 50.5}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Brian G Stout
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 21,025
| percentage = 49.3}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 59
| percentage = 0.1}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 42,620
| percentage = 100%}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/witt Oregon State House - Brad Witt] official government website
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110714153556/http://www.wittforcongress.com/ Campaign website]
- [http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=46474 Project Vote Smart - Representative Bradley 'Brad' Witt (OR)] profile
- Follow the Money - Brad Witt
- [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=80695 2006] campaign contributions
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Category:People from Ware, Massachusetts
Category:Democratic Party members of the Oregon House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the Oregon Legislative Assembly
Category:People from Clatskanie, Oregon
Category:Long stubs with short prose
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