Chris Edwards (Oregon politician)

{{Infobox officeholder

| name=Chris Edwards

| image name=Chris Edwards (Oregon politician).jpg

| state_senate = Oregon State

| district = 7th

| term_start = 2009

| term_end = 2016

| predecessor = Vicki Walker

| successor = James Manning Jr.

| constituency =

| majority =

| state_house2 = Oregon

| district2 = 14th

| term_start2 = 2006

| term_end2 = 2009

| predecessor2 =

| successor2 = Val Hoyle{{cite web|title=State Representative Val Hoyle|url=http://www.leg.state.or.us/hoyle/|publisher=Oregon State Legislature|access-date=2010-03-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100317174704/http://www.leg.state.or.us/hoyle/|archive-date=2010-03-17|url-status=dead}}

| party=Democratic

| birth_date={{birth year and age|1973}}

| birth_place=Roseburg, Oregon

| death_date=

| death_place=

| alma_mater=Oregon State University

| occupation=Family business

| spouse= Ali, divorced 2012

| residence=Eugene, Oregon

| children=Simon and Anna

|}}

Chris Edwards (born 1973 in Roseburg, Oregon) is an American politician and university administrator from Oregon; he is a member of the Democratic party.

Edwards currently works in an administrative role at the University of Oregon overseeing the creation of the new Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact, he came to this job having served in the Oregon State Senate, representing District 7, for six years.{{cite news|title=Eugene state Sen. Chris Edwards stepping down for administrative job at UO|work=The Register Guard|date=November 23, 2016|accessdate=2016-12-24|url=http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/35017500-75/eugene-state-sen.-chris-edwards-stepping-down-for-administrative-job-at-uo.csp|archive-date=2020-05-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200503230613/http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/35017500-75/eugene-state-sen.-chris-edwards-stepping-down-for-administrative-job-at-uo.csp|url-status=live}} Previously, Edwards served in the Oregon House of Representatives, representing District 14 from 2006 until his appointment to the Senate.{{cite news|title=Eugene's Edwards selected for Senate|work=The Register Guard|date=August 6, 2009|accessdate=2009-08-06|url=http://registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/18226425-41/story.csp|archive-date=2009-08-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090808195223/https://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/18226425-41/story.csp|url-status=live}}

Electoral history

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| title = 2006 Oregon State Representative, 14th 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 = Chris Edwards

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 12,320

| percentage = 52.1}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Debi Farr

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 11,257

| percentage = 47.6}}

{{Election box write-in with party link no change

| votes = 56

| percentage = 0.2}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 23,633

| percentage = 100%}}

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| title = 2008 Oregon State Representative, 14th 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 = Chris Edwards

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 20,552

| percentage = 97.0}}

{{Election box write-in with party link no change

| votes = 630

| percentage = 3.0}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 21,182

| percentage = 100%}}

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| title = 2010 Oregon State Senator, 7th 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 = Chris Edwards

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 29,308

| percentage = 62.3}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Karen Bodner

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 17,511

| percentage = 37.2}}

{{Election box write-in with party link no change

| votes = 210

| percentage = 0.4}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 47,029

| percentage = 100%}}

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| title = 2014 Oregon State Senator, 7th 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 = Chris Edwards

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 30,550

| percentage = 95.0}}

{{Election box write-in with party link no change

| votes = 1,607

| percentage = 5.0}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 32,157

| percentage = 100%}}

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20080406034151/http://www.leg.state.or.us/edwardsc/ Oregon State House - Chris Edwards] official government website
[http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=57072 Project Vote Smart - Representative Chris Edwards (OR)] profile
Follow the Money - Chris Edwards
[http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=80621 2006] campaign contributions

Category:1973 births

Category:Living people

Category:Members of the Oregon House of Representatives

Category:Oregon state senators

Category:21st-century members of the Oregon Legislative Assembly