Carolyn Tomei
{{Short description|American politician (born 1936)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2011}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Carolyn Tomei
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| state_house = Oregon
| district = 41st
| termstart = 2001
| termend = 2015
| preceded = Jane Lokan
| succeeded = Kathleen Taylor
| office1 = Mayor of Milwaukie, Oregon
| term_start1 = 1998
| term_end1 = 2001
| predecessor1 = Donald Graf
| successor1 = James Bernard
| constituency1 =
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1936}}
| birth_place = Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Democratic
| profession = Social worker
| alma_mater = Portland State University
| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110316112633/http://www.leg.state.or.us/tomei/ Legislative website]
| religion =
| footnotes =
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Carolyn Tomei (born 1936) is a Democratic politician from the US state of Oregon. She served in the Oregon House of Representatives for District 41, representing Milwaukie and parts of Southeast Portland, including Sellwood and Eastmoreland from 2001 to 2015.
Early life and career
Tomei was born in Charleston, West Virginia. She earned a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in social work from Portland State University.{{cite web
|title=Carolyn Tomei
|url=http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=46486
|publisher=Project VoteSmart
|accessdate=March 2, 2011
|archive-date=October 30, 2010
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101030144601/http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=46486
|url-status=live
}}
Political career
Tomei served on the Milwaukie Planning Commission in the 1990s and was elected to the Milwaukie City Council in 1996. In 1998, she ran for mayor of Milwaukie, and won a three-person race by 2–1 margin over her closest competitor.{{cite news
|title=Mayoral victory margin surprises Tomei
|newspaper=The Oregonian
|date=March 13, 1998
|last=McCarthy
|first=Dennis}}
Tomei was first elected mayor in a special election held March 10, 1998. The election was held following the recall of Mayor Craig Lomnicki. Tomei won the three-way race with 2,003 votes over Councilor Rob Kappa's 952 votes and former councilor Rick Farley's 819 votes.Kohler, Vince. "Milwaukie voters choose Tomei as Mayor." Oregonian, March 11, 1998. In the November, 1998 election, Tomei ran unopposed.McCarthy, Dennis. "Milwaukie Council Ballot Looks Like Recall Rematch." Oregonian, October 14, 1998. In 2000, she ran for an open seat in the Oregon House of Representatives, previously held by Republican Jane Lokan. In the general election, Tomei defeated Republican Dick Jones.{{cite news
|title=Smith, Lee in tight race in District 10
|newspaper=The Oregonian
|date=November 8, 2000
|last=Kohler
|first=Vince}}
She was re-elected to the same seat six times.{{cite web
|url=http://www.leg.state.or.us/tomei/bio.htm
|title=Representative Carolyn Tomei
|publisher=Oregon House of Representatives
|accessdate=March 3, 2011
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611151901/http://www.leg.state.or.us/tomei/bio.htm
|archivedate=June 11, 2011
|df=mdy
}}
In March 2014 she announced she would not run for another term.{{Cite web|url = http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/03/rep_carolyn_tomei_milwaukie_de.html|title = Rep. Carolyn Tomei, Milwaukie Democrat, won't run for re-election|date = March 8, 2014|access-date = January 20, 2015|archive-date = January 20, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150120184344/http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/03/rep_carolyn_tomei_milwaukie_de.html|url-status = live}}
Personal
Beliefs
Raised Roman Catholic, Tomei later identified herself as a secular humanist."Kinship with the natural World." Dennis McCarthy, Oregonian, November 19, 1998. In January, 2013, while leading the Oregon House in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance Tomei changed the words "one nation under God" to "one nation under love."Oregonian, January 16, 2013 In December, 2013, Tomei was endorsed by the Freethought Equality PAC because of her "commitment to promote a more secular government and a will to protect the rights of all people, including the now 20 percent of Americans that don't identify with any particular religion."Oregonian, December 19, 2013
Electoral history
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2004 Oregon State Representative, 41st district{{cite web
| title = Official Results | November 2, 2004
| url = http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873503
| website = Oregon Secretary of State
| access-date = October 30, 2023
| archive-date = September 10, 2023
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230910004416/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873503
| url-status = live }}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Carolyn Tomei
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 20,549
| percentage = 72.7}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Steven D. Rowe
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 6,953
| percentage = 24.6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Rita Lynn
| party = Constitution Party (United States)
| votes = 655
| percentage = 2.3}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 116
| percentage = 0.4}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 28,273
| percentage = 100%}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2006 Oregon State Representative, 41st 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 = Carolyn Tomei
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 15,998
| percentage = 96.9}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 510
| percentage = 3.1}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 16,508
| percentage = 100%}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2008 Oregon State Representative, 41st 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 = Carolyn Tomei
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 21,302
| percentage = 80.1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Randy Uchytil
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 5,181
| percentage = 19.5}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 110
| percentage = 0.4}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 26,593
| percentage = 100%}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2010 Oregon State Representative, 41st 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 = Carolyn Tomei
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 17,092
| percentage = 75.8}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Hugo Schulz
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 5,385
| percentage = 23.9}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 66
| percentage = 0.3}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 22,543
| percentage = 100%}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2012 Oregon State Representative, 41st 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 = Carolyn Tomei
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 22,530
| percentage = 72.3}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Timothy E McMenamin
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 8,559
| percentage = 27.5}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 67
| percentage = 0.2}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 31,156
| percentage = 100%}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110316112633/http://www.leg.state.or.us/tomei/ Legislative website]
- [http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=46486 Project VoteSmart biography]
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