Brian Clem
{{Short description|American politician (born 1972)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Brian Clem
| image name =
| state_house = Oregon
| district = 21st
| term_start = January 8, 2007
| term_end = December 8, 2021
| preceded = Billy Dalto
| succeeded = Chris Hoy
| party = Democratic
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1972}}
| birth_place = Coos Bay, Oregon, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| education = Oregon State University
| residence = Salem, Oregon, U.S.
| religion =
|}}
Brian L. Clem (born 1972) is an American politician who served as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives for the 21st district (largely from 2007 to 2021.
Career
Claim was first elected to the House 2006, defeating incumbent Republican Billy Dalto. On July 6, 2009, Clem told the Oregonian newspaper that he was considering a run for governor of Oregon in 2010. However, he did not enter the race.[http://blog.oregonlive.com/mapesonpolitics/2009/07/clem_and_his_500k_ponder_race.html Clem, with his $500K, ponders race for governor] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090715113657/http://blog.oregonlive.com/mapesonpolitics/2009/07/clem_and_his_500k_ponder_race.html |date=2009-07-15 }}, Oregonian In late-October 2021, he resigned from the legislature, stating he was going to take care of his mother who has Alzheimer's disease.{{cite news |last1=Radnovich |first1=Connor |title=Salem Representative Brian Clem resigns from Oregon Legislature |url=https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/politics/2021/11/03/salem-oregon-democrat-rep-brian-clem-resigns-legislature-care-mother/6268946001/ |access-date=November 3, 2021 |publisher=Statesman Journal |date=November 3, 2021}}{{cite news |last1=Jaquiss |first1=Nigel |title=Rep. Brian Clem, One of the Longest Serving House Democrats, Resigns |url=https://www.wweek.com/news/2021/10/30/rep-brian-clem-one-of-the-longest-serving-house-democrats-resigns/ |access-date=November 3, 2021 |publisher=Willamette Week |date=October 30, 2021 |archive-date=November 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211103002426/https://www.wweek.com/news/2021/10/30/rep-brian-clem-one-of-the-longest-serving-house-democrats-resigns/ |url-status=live }}
Electoral history
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| title = 2006 Oregon State Representative, 21st 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 = Brian L. Clem
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 9,598
| percentage = 61.0}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Billy Dalto
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 6,025
| percentage = 38.3}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 101
| percentage = 0.6}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 15,724
| percentage = 100%}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2008 Oregon State Representative, 21st 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 = Brian Clem
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 14,786
| percentage = 95.7}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 660
| percentage = 4.3}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 15,446
| percentage = 100%}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2010 Oregon State Representative, 21st 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 = Brian Clem
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 9,028
| percentage = 57.9}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Marvin Sannes
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 6,494
| percentage = 41.7}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 59
| percentage = 0.4}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 15,581
| percentage = 100%}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2012 Oregon State Representative, 21st 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 = Brian Clem
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 11,542
| percentage = 59.0}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Dan Farrington
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 7,227
| percentage = 36.9}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Marvin Sannes
| party = Independent (United States)
| votes = 758
| percentage = 3.9}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 51
| percentage = 0.3}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 19,578
| percentage = 100%}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2014 Oregon State Representative, 21st 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 = Brian Clem
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 10,527
| percentage = 63.7}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Beverly J Wright
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 5,865
| percentage = 35.5}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 121
| percentage = 0.7}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 16,513
| percentage = 100%}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2016 Oregon State Representative, 21st 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 = Brian Clem
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 12,313
| percentage = 55.5}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Doug Rodgers
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 8,338
| percentage = 37.6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Alvin M Klausen Jr
| party = Independent (United States)
| votes = 1,420
| percentage = 6.4}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 106
| percentage = 0.5}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 22,177
| percentage = 100%}}
{{Election box end}}
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| title = 2018 Oregon State Representative, 21st 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 = Brian Clem
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 13,440
| percentage = 63.5}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Jack Esp
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 7,632
| percentage = 36.1}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 92
| percentage = 0.4}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 21,164
| percentage = 100%}}
{{Election box end}}
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| title = 2020 Oregon State Representative, 21st 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 = Brian Clem
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 16,433
| percentage = 60.6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Jack Esp
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 10,610
| percentage = 39.1}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 84
| percentage = 0.3}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 27,127
| percentage = 100%}}
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References
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{{Oregon House of Representatives}}
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Category:Democratic Party members of the Oregon House of Representatives
Category:People from Coos Bay, Oregon
Category:21st-century members of the Oregon Legislative Assembly
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