Earl Blumenauer

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Earl Blumenauer

| image = Earl Blumenauer, official portrait, 116th Congress 2.jpg

| caption = Official portrait, 2019

| state = Oregon

| district = {{ushr|OR|3|3rd}}

| term_start = May 21, 1996

| term_end = January 3, 2025

| predecessor = Ron Wyden

| successor = Maxine Dexter

| office1 = Portland City Commissioner

| term_start1 = January 5, 1987

| term_end1 = May 25, 1996

| predecessor1 = Mildred Schwab

| successor1 = Erik Sten

| office2 = Member of the Multnomah County Board of County Commissioners

| term_start2 = January 1979

| term_end2 = January 1987

| state_house3 = Oregon

| district3 = 11th

| term_start3 = January 8, 1973

| term_end3 = January 1, 1979

| predecessor3 = John W. Anunsen

| successor3 = Rick Bauman

| birth_name = Earl Francis Blumenauer

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|8|16}}

| birth_place = Portland, Oregon, U.S.

| death_date =

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| party = Democratic

| spouse = {{marriage|Margaret Kirkpatrick|2004}}

| children = 2

| education = Lewis and Clark College (BA, JD)

| website = {{url|blumenauer.house.gov|House website}}

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Earl Francis Blumenauer{{Cite web |url=https://soprweb.senate.gov/index.cfm?event=getFilingDetails&filingID=B4DC1A8C-68CC-4F67-A536-B3436574E5A0&filingTypeID=90 |title=Lobbying Contribution Report for Visa, Inc., Clerk of the House of Representatives |access-date=December 24, 2018 |archive-date=April 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422050429/https://soprweb.senate.gov/index.cfm?event=getFilingDetails&filingID=B4DC1A8C-68CC-4F67-A536-B3436574E5A0&filingTypeID=90 |url-status=dead }} ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|l|uː|m|ə|n|aʊ|.|ɚ}} {{Respell|BLOOM|ə|nowər}}; born August 16, 1948) is an American lawyer, author, and politician who served as the U.S. representative for {{ushr|OR|3}} from 1996 to 2025. The district includes most of Portland east of the Willamette River.

As a member of the Democratic Party, Blumenauer previously spent over 20 years as a public official in Portland, including serving on the Portland City Council from 1987 to 1996, when he succeeded Ron Wyden in the U.S. House of Representatives. Wyden was elected to the U.S. Senate after Bob Packwood resigned.

Blumenauer is known for his distinctive bow ties and neon bicycle lapel pins.{{Cite news |last=Hickman |first=Leo |date=2011-07-26 |title=It's big, it's green and everyone wants one |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jul/26/green-lapel-badge-bike-partisan |access-date=2024-08-03 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}{{Cite web |last1=Heil |first1=Emily |date=May 20, 2009 |first2=Elizabeth |last2=Brotherton |title=Heard on the Hill: Battle of the Bow Ties |url=https://rollcall.com/2009/05/20/heard-on-the-hill-battle-of-the-bow-ties/ |access-date=August 3, 2024 |website=Roll Call |language=en-US }} Blumenauer gifts his signature bike pins to fellow congressmen, interns, and staffers.{{Cite web |title=Ask Belle: The Blumenauer Bike Pin {{!}} Capitol Hill Style |url=https://caphillstyle.com/capitol/2010/08/17/ask-belle-the-blumenauer-bike-pin-html.html |access-date=2024-08-03 |website=caphillstyle.com}}

Since January 2025, Blumenauer serves as a senior fellow at Portland State University and as special advisor to university president Ann Cudd.{{Cite web |last=OPB |first=Tiffany Camhi |date=2024-09-11 |title=US Rep. Earl Blumenauer to join Portland State University after congressional term ends • Oregon Capital Chronicle |url=https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/09/11/us-rep-earl-blumenauer-to-join-portland-state-university-after-congressional-term-ends/ |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=Oregon Capital Chronicle |language=en-US}}

Early life and education

Blumenauer was born in Portland on August 16, 1948. In 1966, he graduated from Centennial High School on Portland's east side and then enrolled at Lewis & Clark College.{{cite web |url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=b000574 | title=Earl Blumenauer | work=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress | access-date=November 19, 2008 | archive-date=November 28, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111128020303/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000574 | url-status=live }} He majored in political science and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Lewis & Clark in 1970.{{cite web |url=http://www.bipac.net/php.asp?g=NFIB&page=Candidate_Guide&legdistrictid=5230 | title=Voter Guide for Oregon District 3 | publisher=National Federation of Independent Business | access-date=December 30, 2006 | archive-date=November 4, 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081104070201/http://www.bipac.net/php.asp?g=NFIB&page=Candidate_Guide&legdistrictid=5230 | url-status=live }} Blumenauer completed his education in 1976 when he earned a Juris Doctor degree from the school's Northwestern School of Law (now Lewis & Clark Law School).{{cite news | title=Blumenauer speaks at law commencement |url=http://www.lclark.edu/dept/public/blumenauer.html | work=Lewis & Clark Chronicle | publisher=Lewis & Clark College | date=Summer 2002 | access-date=December 30, 2006 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061108134859/http://www.lclark.edu/dept/public/blumenauer.html | archive-date=November 8, 2006 | df=mdy-all }} Before starting law school in 1970 and until 1977, he worked as an assistant to the president of Portland State University.{{cite web|url=http://www.earlblumenauer.com/cgi-bin/display.cgi?page=about |title=About Earl Blumenauer |publisher=Blumenauer for Congress |access-date=December 30, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061213193856/http://www.earlblumenauer.com/cgi-bin/display.cgi?page=about |archive-date=December 13, 2006 |url-status=dead }}

Early political career

In 1969–70, Blumenauer organized and led Oregon's "Go 19" campaign, an effort to lower the state voting age (while then unsuccessful, it supported the national trend that soon resulted in the Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which lowered the voting age to 18). In 1972, he was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives, representing the 11th district in Multnomah County.[https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/Pages/records/legislators_guide.aspx 1973 Regular Session (57th).] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212042920/https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/Pages/records/legislators_guide.aspx |date=December 12, 2020 }} Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on November 18, 2008. He was reelected in 1974 and 1976, and continued representing Portland and Multnomah County until the 1979 legislative session. From 1975 to 1981 he served on the board of Portland Community College. After his time in the Oregon legislature, he served on the Multnomah County Commission from 1979 to 1986. He lost a race for Portland City Council to Margaret Strachan in 1981.Durbin, Kathy (April 2, 1981). "Blumenauer learns from loss". The Oregonian, p. B1. He left the county commission in March 1986 to run again for city council.Mayes, Steve (March 18, 1986). "Blumenauer backs 'supercounty' plan". The Oregonian, p. B6.

Blumenauer was elected to the Portland City Council in May 1986.Read, Richard; and Gordon Oliver (May 21, 1986). "Blumenauer clinches City Council seat". The Oregonian, p. B1. His first term began in January 1987,"Blumenauer takes oath" (January 6, 1987). The Oregonian, p. B8. and he remained on the council until 1996. From the start of his first term, he was named the city's Commissioner of Public Works, which made him the council member in charge of the Portland Bureau of Transportation (also known as the Transportation Commissioner).Oliver, Gordon; and Lane, Dee (December 17, 1986). "Bureau assignments announced by mayor". The Oregonian, p. 1. During his time on the council, Blumenauer was appointed by Oregon Governor Neil Goldschmidt to the state's commission on higher education, on which he served in 1990 and 1991.{{cite web |url=http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/b000574 | title=Members of Congress / Earl Blumenauer | work=The U.S. Congress Votes Database | publisher=washingtonpost.com | access-date=December 30, 2006 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070101035401/http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/b000574/ | archive-date=January 1, 2007 | df=mdy-all }} In 1992, Blumenauer was defeated by Vera Katz in an open race for mayor of Portland—to date, only the second time that Blumenauer has lost an election. At the time he was called "the man who probably knows the most about how Portland works", but he left local politics to run for Congress.{{cite news | first=John | last=Schrag | title=Battle of the Bleeding Hearts |url=http://wweek.com/___ALL_OLD_HTML/25-1992.html | newspaper=Willamette Week 25th Anniversary Edition | year=1999 | access-date=November 4, 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130331054157/http://wweek.com/___ALL_OLD_HTML/25-1992.html | archive-date=March 31, 2013 | df=mdy-all }} After winning election to Congress, he resigned from the city council in May 1996.Parente, Michele (May 26, 1996). "Councilman Blumenauer ends 10-year stint at City Hall". The Sunday Oregonian, p. C7. In 2010, Blumenauer received The Ralph Lowell Award for outstanding contributions to public television.{{cite web|url=http://www.cpb.org/aboutpb/awards/lowell/|title=Ralph Lowell Award|date=July 20, 2015|publisher=Corporation for Public Broadcasting|access-date=November 4, 2023|archive-date=October 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004215213/http://www.cpb.org/aboutpb/awards/lowell/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cpb.org/pressroom/release.php?prn=924|title=The Corporation for Public Broadcasting Honors Rep. Earl Blumenauer with Lowell Award|date=November 18, 2011|publisher=Corporation for Public Broadcasting|access-date=November 4, 2023|archive-date=October 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004234057/http://www.cpb.org/pressroom/release.php?prn=924|url-status=dead}}

U.S. House of Representatives

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=Tenure=

Blumenauer was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1996 in a special election to fill the vacancy caused by the election of Ron Wyden to the U.S. Senate. He received 69% of the vote, defeating Republican Mark Brunelle.{{cite news | title=Election Results Final Agate Tally | date=May 25, 1996 | work=The Oregonian | pages=D2}} He was elected to a full term that November, and was reelected 10 times without serious difficulty in what has long been Oregon's most Democratic district, never with less than 66% of the vote.

Blumenauer served as Oregon campaign chair for both John Kerry's and Barack Obama's presidential campaigns.{{cite web |url=http://www.katu.com/news/local/16316371.html | title=Clinton, Obama campaigns headed Oregon's way | publisher=KATU | date=March 5, 2008 | access-date=August 23, 2010 | archive-date=June 4, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604052538/http://www.katu.com/news/local/16316371.html | url-status=live }}

In Congress, Blumenauer is noted for his advocacy for mass transit, such as Portland's MAX Light Rail and the Portland Streetcar,

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}} and, as a strong supporter of legislation promoting bicycle commuting, cycles from his Washington residence to the Capitol and even to the White House for meetings.{{cite news

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Among the bills Blumenauer has sponsored that have become law are the Bunning-Bereuter-Blumenauer Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004{{cite web|url=http://blumenauer.house.gov/issues/LegislationSummary.aspx?NewsID=899&IssueID=7 |title=THE FLOOD INSURANCE REFORM ACT OF 2004 |access-date=December 30, 2006 |publisher=Rep. Blumenauer’s office |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061227193651/http://blumenauer.house.gov/issues/LegislationSummary.aspx?NewsID=899&IssueID=7 |archive-date=December 27, 2006 |url-status=dead }} and the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005.{{cite web|url=http://www.blumenauer.house.gov/Issues/Issue.aspx?SubIssueID=129 |title=President Signs Water for the Poor Act Into Law |access-date=December 30, 2006 |publisher=Rep. Blumenauer’s office |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061227181030/http://www.blumenauer.house.gov/Issues/Issue.aspx?SubIssueID=129 |archive-date=December 27, 2006 |url-status=dead }} In addition, the Legal Timber Protection Act passed as part of the 2008 Farm Bill, while the Bicycle Commuter Act passed with the 2008 bailout bill.{{cite web |url=http://green.blogs.nytimes.com//2008/10/13/buried-in-the-bailout-the-bicycle-commuter-act/ | title=Buried in the Bailout: The Bicycle Commuter Act | work=The New York Times | date=October 13, 2008 | access-date=August 15, 2015 | author=Kannapell, Andrea | archive-date=October 9, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009212937/http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/13/buried-in-the-bailout-the-bicycle-commuter-act/ | url-status=live }}

Blumenauer was active in pressuring the United States to take greater action during the Darfur conflict.The Genocide Intervention Network gave Blumenauer a grade of A on its DarfurScores.com web site for his legislative actions between 2006 and 2009. {{cite web |url=http://www.darfurscores.org/earl-blumenauer | title=DarfurScores.org: Earl Blumenauer | access-date=December 30, 2006 | publisher=Genocide Intervention Network | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100705161102/http://www.darfurscores.org/earl-blumenauer | archive-date= July 5, 2010 | df=mdy-all }}

In the political aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Blumenauer noted that he was among those who had pointed out the vulnerability of New Orleans and encouraged Congress to help that city and the gulf coast get better prepared:

2004: "Barely have we recovered from Hurricane Hugo and we are seeing Hurricane Ivan pose the threat that has long been feared by those in Louisiana, that this actually might represent the loss of the City of New Orleans. Located 15 feet below sea level, there is the potential of a 30-foot wall of water putting at risk $100 billion of infrastructure and industry and countless lives."{{cite web|url=https://blumenauer.house.gov/Issues/FloorSpeechSummary.aspx|title=Issues|website=Congressman Earl Blumenauer|access-date=November 20, 2017|archive-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033204/https://blumenauer.house.gov/Issues/FloorSpeechSummary.aspx|url-status=live}}
2005: "I recently had the opportunity to view the devastation in Southeast Asia as a result of the tsunami. As appalled as I was by what I saw, I must confess that occasionally my thoughts drifted back to the United States. What would have happened if last September, Hurricane Ivan had veered 40 miles to the west, devastating the city of New Orleans? One likely scenario would have had a tsunami-like 30-foot wall of water hitting the city, causing thousands of deaths and $100 billion in damage...The experience of Southeast Asia should convince us all of the urgent need for congressional action to prevent wide-scale loss of life and economic destruction at home and abroad. Prevention and planning will pay off. Maybe the devastation will encourage us to act before disaster strikes."{{cite web|url=http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/9/4/233718/2082|title=DAMNING Congressional Record: Cries for Help Ignored By The Federal Government [updated]|access-date=December 23, 2006|archive-date=November 28, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061128134453/http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/9/4/233718/2082|url-status=live}}

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Blumenauer supports the World Trade Organization[http://blumenauer.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1014&Itemid=160 "U.S. Should Remain Active in the WTO,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091202191545/http://blumenauer.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1014&Itemid=160 |date=December 2, 2009 }} Rep. Earl Blumenauer and has voted for free trade agreements with Peru, Australia, Singapore, Chile,{{cite web |url=http://www.ontheissues.org/House/Earl_Blumenauer_Free_Trade.htm | title=Earl Blumenauer on Free Trade | publisher=Ontheissues.org | access-date=August 23, 2010 | archive-date=June 11, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611152742/http://www.ontheissues.org/House/Earl_Blumenauer_Free_Trade.htm | url-status=live }} Africa, and the Caribbean.{{cite web |url=http://www.votesmart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?cs_id=8461&can_id=367 | title=Project Vote Smart – Representative Blumenauer on HR 434 – Africa Free Trade bill | publisher=Votesmart.org | access-date=August 23, 2010 | archive-date=August 6, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806083740/https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bills | url-status=live }} His support for these agreements has angered progressives, environmental and labor activists. In 2004, he voted against the Central America Free Trade Agreement. On September 24, 2007, four labor and human rights activists were arrested in Blumenauer's office protesting his support for the Peru Free Trade Agreement.{{cite news

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In February 2009, after a domesticated chimpanzee in Connecticut severely mauled a woman, gaining national attention, Blumenauer sponsored the Captive Primate Safety Act to bar the sale or purchase of non-human primates for personal possession between states and from outside the country.{{cite web | work=OpenCongress | title=H.R.80 Captive Primate Safety Act |url=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h80/show | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090213045801/http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h80/show | archive-date=February 13, 2009 | df=mdy-all }} In June 2008, Blumenauer had sponsored legislation to ban interstate trafficking of great apes, which had passed in the House but been tabled by the Senate.{{cite news | agency=The Oregonian | first=Charles | last=Pope | title=House passes Blumenauer bill to restrict primate sales | date=February 24, 2009 |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/02/house_passes_blumenauer_bill_t.html | access-date=February 27, 2009 | archive-date=February 27, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227083533/http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/02/house_passes_blumenauer_bill_t.html | url-status=live }}

Blumenauer received some media attention during the political debate over health care reform for sponsoring an amendment to the America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 to change procedures to mandate that Medicare pay for end-of-life counseling.{{cite news | agency=The Associated Press | first=Ricardo | last=Alonso-Zaldivar | title=It's alive! End-of-life counseling in health bill | date=October 29, 2009 |url=http://www.kansascity.com/437/story/1537859.html}} The amendment, as introduced, was based on an earlier proposal cosponsored by Blumenauer and Republican Representative Charles Boustany of Louisiana.{{cite web| last = Goldberg| first = Michelle| author-link = Michelle Goldberg| title = The Health-Care Lie Machine| publisher = The Daily Beast| date = August 4, 2009|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-08-04/the-right-wing-lie-machine/full| access-date = August 11, 2009| archive-date = May 5, 2010| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505035105/http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-08-04/the-right-wing-lie-machine/full| url-status = live}} The amendment generated controversy, with conservative figures, such as 2008 vice presidential nominee and former Alaska governor Sarah Palin, suggesting that the amendment, if made law, would be used as a cover for the federal government to set up "death panels" that would be used to determine which people received medical treatment.{{cite news| last = Farber| first = Daniel| title = Palin Weighs In on Health Care Reform| agency = CBS News| date = August 8, 2009|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/08/08/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry5226795.shtml| access-date = August 11, 2009| archive-date = September 19, 2009| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090919065051/http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/08/08/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry5226795.shtml| url-status = live}} Blumenauer called the claim "mind-numbing" and an "all-time low." His rebuke was echoed by Republican Senator Johnny Isakson of Georgia, who called the death panels claim "nuts."{{cite news | first=Matthew | last=Daly | date=August 14, 2009 | agency=Associated Press |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Palin+stands+by+%27death+panel%27+claim-a01611965921 | title=Palin stands by 'death panel claim }}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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On July 24, 2014, Blumenauer introduced the Emergency Afghan Allies Extension Act of 2014 (H.R. 5195; 113th Congress), a bill that would authorize an additional 1,000 emergency Special Immigrant Visas that the United States Department of State could issue to Afghan translators who served with U.S. troops during the War in Afghanistan.{{cite web|title=H.R. 5195 – Summary|url=https://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5195|publisher=United States Congress|access-date=August 1, 2014}}{{cite web|title=Blumenauer, Kinzinger Hail Passage of the Emergency Afghan Allies Extension Act|url=http://blumenauer.house.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/2375-blumenauer-kinzinger-hail-passage-of-passage-of-the-emergency-afghan-allies-extension-act|publisher=House Office of Earl Blumenauer|access-date=August 1, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140801001222/http://blumenauer.house.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/2375-blumenauer-kinzinger-hail-passage-of-passage-of-the-emergency-afghan-allies-extension-act|archive-date=August 1, 2014}} He argued that "a failure to provide these additional visas ensures the many brave translators the U.S. promised to protect in exchange for their services would be left in Afghanistan, hiding, their lives still threatened daily by the Taliban."

Blumenauer skipped all of President Trump's State of the Union addresses, saying, "I refuse to be a witness to his continued antics."{{Cite news|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sotu-democrats-boycott-earl-blumenauer_n_5c58b817e4b00187b5543d23|title=Some Democrats Refuse To Attend Trump's State of the Union|last=Karanth|first=Sanjana|date=February 4, 2019|work=Huffington Post|access-date=February 14, 2019|language=en-US|archive-date=February 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214024818/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sotu-democrats-boycott-earl-blumenauer_n_5c58b817e4b00187b5543d23|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/418960-322575-blumenauer-to-skip-trumps-state-of-the-union-again|title=Blumenauer to skip Trump's State of the Union again|last=Group|first=Pamplin Media|work=Portland Tribune|date=February 5, 2019|language=en-gb|access-date=May 15, 2019|archive-date=May 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515091607/https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/418960-322575-blumenauer-to-skip-trumps-state-of-the-union-again|url-status=live}} In 2019 he was one of the first lawmakers to come out in support of the Green New Deal.{{Cite web|url=https://www.axios.com/green-new-deal-house-resolution-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-9bca3bd8-3932-43e8-87c9-caf2011ed533.html|title=The first lawmakers lining up behind Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal resolution|website=Axios|language=en|access-date=May 15, 2019|archive-date=May 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515093204/https://www.axios.com/green-new-deal-house-resolution-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-9bca3bd8-3932-43e8-87c9-caf2011ed533.html|url-status=live}}

In July 2019, Blumenauer voted against a House resolution introduced by Representative Brad Schneider opposing efforts to boycott the State of Israel and the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement targeting the existence of Israel, and the return of Jewish sovereignty.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/23/politics/no-votes-house-resolution-israel-boycott-movement/index.html|title=Who voted 'no' on the House resolution opposing Israel boycott movement|author=Clare Foran|website=CNN|date=July 24, 2019|access-date=July 25, 2019|archive-date=July 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724223830/https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/23/politics/no-votes-house-resolution-israel-boycott-movement/index.html|url-status=live}} The resolution passed 398–17.{{Cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/246|title=H.Res.246 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Opposing efforts to delegitimize the State of Israel and the Global Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement targeting Israel.|last=Schneider|first=Bradley Scott|date=July 23, 2019|website=congress.gov|access-date=July 25, 2019|archive-date=July 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724073952/https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/246|url-status=live}}

In November 2020, Blumenauer was named a candidate for Secretary of Transportation in the incoming Biden administration.{{Cite news|title=Meet the contenders for Biden's Cabinet|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/07/joe-biden-cabinet-picks-possible-choices-433431|access-date=November 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107164319/https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/07/joe-biden-cabinet-picks-possible-choices-43343|archive-date = November 7, 2020|date = November 7, 2020|work=Politico|language=en}} Pete Buttigieg was eventually chosen instead.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/15/politics/pete-buttigieg-transportation-secretary/index.html|title=Joe Biden picks Pete Buttigieg to be transportation secretary|website=CNN|date=December 15, 2020|access-date=July 14, 2021|archive-date=December 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201216023413/https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/15/politics/pete-buttigieg-transportation-secretary/index.html|url-status=live}}

During the 117th Congress, Blumenauer voted with President Joe Biden's stated position 99.1% of the time according to a FiveThirtyEight analysis.{{Cite web |last1=Bycoffe |first1=Aaron |last2=Wiederkehr |first2=Anna |date=April 22, 2021 |title=Does Your Member Of Congress Vote With Or Against Biden? |url=https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-congress-votes/house/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423141050/https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-congress-votes/house/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 23, 2021 |access-date=November 15, 2023 |website=FiveThirtyEight |language=en}}

Blumenauer voted to provide Israel with support following the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.{{Cite news |last=Demirjian |first=Karoun |date=October 25, 2023 |title=House Declares Solidarity With Israel in First Legislation Under New Speaker |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/25/us/politics/house-israel-vote.html |access-date=October 30, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web |last1=Washington |first1=U. S. Capitol Room H154 |last2=p:225-7000 |first2=DC 20515-6601 |date=October 25, 2023 |title=Roll Call 528 Roll Call 528, Bill Number: H. Res. 771, 118th Congress, 1st Session |url=https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023528 |access-date=October 30, 2023 |website=Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives |language=en}}

On October 30, 2023, Blumenauer announced he would not run for re-election in 2024.{{cite news|last=Jaquiss|first=Nigel|date=October 30, 2023|title=Earl Blumenauer Will Not Run for Reelection|url=https://www.wweek.com/news/2023/10/30/earl-blumenauer-will-not-run-for-re-election/|url-status=live|work=Willamette Week|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031010247/https://www.wweek.com/news/2023/10/30/earl-blumenauer-will-not-run-for-re-election/|archive-date=October 31, 2023|access-date=October 30, 2023}}

On July 10, 2024, Blumenauer called for Joe Biden to withdraw from the 2024 United States presidential election.{{cite web |title=Blumenauer becomes ninth House Democrat calling for Biden to step aside |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4765184-blumenauer-house-democrat-biden-withdraw/ |website=The Hill |date=July 10, 2024 |access-date=11 July 2024}}

=Committee assignments=

=Caucus memberships=

Congressional Progressive Caucus{{cite web|title=Caucus Membrs|url=https://progressives.house.gov/caucus-members|publisher=US House of Representatives|access-date=January 3, 2021|archive-date=January 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114215407/https://progressives.house.gov/caucus-members|url-status=live}}
Congressional Cannabis Caucus{{cite web|url=http://fortune.com/2017/02/16/congress-cannabis-caucus/|title=Pro-Pot Lawmakers Have Launched a Congressional Cannabis Caucus|work=Fortune|date=February 16, 2017|access-date=February 18, 2017|archive-date=November 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120195433/https://fortune.com/2017/02/16/congress-cannabis-caucus/|url-status=live}}
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus
[http://www.house.gov/inslee/SEEC/index.html Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition]
National Guard and Reserve Component Caucus
[https://web.archive.org/web/20110618151311/http://animalprotectioncaucus.moran.house.gov/ Animal Protection Caucus]
Historic Preservation Caucus
International Conservation Caucus
Congressional Coalition on Adoption{{Cite web|title=Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute|url=https://www.ccainstitute.org|language=en}}
Fitness Caucus
Bosnia Caucus
Korea Caucus
Diabetes Caucus
[http://blumenauer.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=280&Itemid=162 Congressional Bike Caucus]
Caucus to Control and Fight Methamphetamine
Human Rights Commission
[https://web.archive.org/web/20110602141003/http://farr.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=731%3Ahouse-oceans-caucus&catid=32%3Aabout-sam House Oceans Caucus]
Internet Caucus
Congressional Asian and Pacific American Caucus
Dem Caucus Congressional Taskforce on Seniors
Wild Salmon Caucus
High Performance Building
Congressional Human Trafficking Caucus
Congressional Land Conservation Caucus
Urban Caucus
Wine Caucus
Small Brewers Caucus
Quality Care Caucus
Congressional Arts Caucus{{cite web|title=Membership|url=https://artscaucus-slaughter.house.gov/membership|publisher=Congressional Arts Caucus|access-date=March 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140644/https://artscaucus-slaughter.house.gov/membership|archive-date=June 12, 2018|url-status=dead}}
United States Congressional International Conservation Caucus{{cite web|title=Our Members|url=https://royce.house.gov/internationalconservation/members.html|publisher=U.S. House of Representatives International Conservation Caucus|access-date=August 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801155201/https://royce.house.gov/internationalconservation/members.html|archive-date=August 1, 2018|url-status=dead}}
Climate Solutions Caucus{{cite web|title=90 Current Climate Solutions Caucus Members|url=https://citizensclimatelobby.org/climate-solutions-caucus/|publisher=Citizen´s Climate Lobby|access-date=October 20, 2018|archive-date=May 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515162947/https://citizensclimatelobby.org/climate-solutions-caucus/|url-status=live}}
U.S.-Japan Caucus{{cite web|title=Members|url=https://usjapancaucus-castro.house.gov/members|publisher=U.S. - Japan Caucus|access-date=December 1, 2018|archive-date=September 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160907010723/https://usjapancaucus-castro.house.gov/members|url-status=live}}
Medicare for All Caucus
Congressional Caucus for the Equal Rights Amendment{{cite web|title=Membership|author=|url=https://bush.house.gov/era/about/membership|format=|publisher=Congressional Caucus for the Equal Rights Amendment|date=|accessdate=17 September 2024}}

Post-congress

On September 10, 2024, Portland State University announced that following his term, Blumenauer would be joining the faculty as a senior fellow and as special advisor to University President Ann Cudd.{{Cite web |title=US Rep. Earl Blumenauer to join Portland State University after congressional term ends |url=https://www.opb.org/article/2024/09/10/us-rep-earl-blumenauer-portland-state-university-congressional-term/ |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=opb |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=PSU to Hire Congressman Earl Blumenauer to Bolster Portland’s Future {{!}} Portland State University |url=https://www.pdx.edu/news/psu-hire-congressman-earl-blumenauer-bolster-portlands-future |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=www.pdx.edu}} He also serves as a Presidential Fellow of the Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies.{{Cite web |title=Meet Earl Blumenauer {{!}} Portland State University |url=https://www.pdx.edu/president/meet-earl-blumenauer |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=www.pdx.edu}} Blumenauer began his role on January 3, 2025.{{Cite web |last=OPB |first=Tiffany Camhi |date=2024-09-11 |title=US Rep. Earl Blumenauer to join Portland State University after congressional term ends • Oregon Capital Chronicle |url=https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/09/11/us-rep-earl-blumenauer-to-join-portland-state-university-after-congressional-term-ends/ |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=Oregon Capital Chronicle |language=en-US}}

Political positions

In 1996, Blumenauer's first year in Congress, he voted in support of the Defense of Marriage Act, which passed that year. The law was found unconstitutional in 2013 and repealed.{{cite web | title=Meet the Democrats Who Voted for the Defense of Marriage Act |url=http://reason.com/blog/2013/06/27/meet-the-democrats-who-voted-for-the-def | date=June 27, 2013 | publisher=Reason Foundation | access-date=July 10, 2013 | archive-date=July 14, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130714034912/http://reason.com/blog/2013/06/27/meet-the-democrats-who-voted-for-the-def | url-status=live }} Since then he has supported LGBTQ rights.{{Cite web|url=https://blumenauer.house.gov/issues|title=Issues|access-date=March 24, 2018|archive-date=March 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324223731/https://blumenauer.house.gov/issues|url-status=live}}

On October 1, 2015, following the Umpqua Community College shooting, Blumenauer tweeted{{Cite tweet |user=repblumenauer |number=649694486210183168 |date=October 1, 2015 |title=I hope we can summon political courage to stop gun violence. We need more than thoughts & prayers. We need action. http://1.usa.gov/1Jm6MUY}} his report{{cite web |url=http://blumenauer.house.gov/images/pdf/enough_is_enough.pdf |title=Enough is Enough: A Comprehensive Plan to Improve Gun Safety |last1=Blumenauer |first1=Earl |website=Congressman Earl Blumenauer |year=2015 |access-date=October 4, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20151011222121/http%3A//blumenauer.house.gov/images/pdf/enough_is_enough.pdf |archive-date=October 11, 2015 }} addressing the issue of gun violence in America, Enough is Enough: A Comprehensive Plan to Improve Gun Safety, which he had published earlier that year.{{cite news |url=http://koin.com/2015/02/09/blumenauers-gun-plan-enough-is-enough/ |title=Blumenauer's gun plan: 'Enough is enough' |last1=Oesch |first1=Elishah |newspaper=Koin.com |date=February 9, 2015 |publisher=Koin 6 News |access-date=October 4, 2015 |location=Portland, OR |archive-date=August 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150802084249/http://koin.com/2015/02/09/blumenauers-gun-plan-enough-is-enough/ |url-status=live }}

Blumenauer has supported alternative energy sources, health care reform, and continuing federal support for education. He has supported animal welfare, introducing the Captive Primate Safety Act in 2024.{{Cite web |date=May 1, 2024 |title=Blumenthal, Blumenauer, & Fitzpatrick Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Ban Private Possession of Primates |url=https://www.blumenthal.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/blumenthal-blumenauer-and-fitzpatrick-introduce-bipartisan-bicameral-legislation-to-ban-private-possession-of-primates |access-date=September 3, 2024 |website=Richard Blumenthal (US Senator)}} He is also known as one of the most fervent advocates for the legalization of marijuana, co-founding the Congressional Cannabis Caucus.{{Cite news|url=https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/04/24/pot-marijuana-2018-congress-218069|title=Legal Marijuana's Big Moment|last=Higdon|first=James|date=April 24, 2018|work=POLITICO Magazine|access-date=April 24, 2018|archive-date=April 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410002727/https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/04/24/pot-marijuana-2018-congress-218069/|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.nj.com/marijuana/2018/04/heres_what_the_senates_top_democrat_now_says_about.html|title=Here's what U.S. Senate's top Democrat now says about weed|last=Salant|first=Jonathan D.|date=April 20, 2018|work=NJ.com|access-date=April 24, 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=April 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424073017/http://www.nj.com/marijuana/2018/04/heres_what_the_senates_top_democrat_now_says_about.html|url-status=live}} He was the chief sponsor of a bill to expand the research of medical cannabis and its drug derivatives that passed the House in July 2022 and the Senate in November.{{Cite web |last=Salant |first=Jonathan D. |date=November 17, 2022 |title=Cannabis legislation clears Congress for the first time and is heading to Biden |url=https://www.nj.com/marijuana/2022/11/cannabis-legislation-clears-congress-for-the-first-time-and-is-heading-to-biden.html |access-date=November 22, 2022 |website=NJ.com |language=en |archive-date=November 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122044137/https://www.nj.com/marijuana/2022/11/cannabis-legislation-clears-congress-for-the-first-time-and-is-heading-to-biden.html |url-status=live }}

Personal life

Blumenauer has been married to Margaret Kirkpatrick since 2004.{{Cite web|url=https://childinst.org/who-we-are/board-of-directors/margaret-d-kirkpatrick/|title=Margaret D. Kirkpatrick - Pearl Legal Group|access-date=December 24, 2019|archive-date=December 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224231402/https://childinst.org/who-we-are/board-of-directors/margaret-d-kirkpatrick/|url-status=live}}

An avid cyclist, Blumenauer is the founder and was co-chair of the Congressional Bike Caucus.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/13/science/earth/13profile.html|title=A Bicycle Evangelist with the Wind Now at His Back|newspaper=The New York Times|date=January 12, 2009|last1=Dean|first1=Cornelia|access-date=December 24, 2019|archive-date=December 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224225857/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/13/science/earth/13profile.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://blumenauer.house.gov/congressional-bike-caucus|title=The Congressional Bike Caucus|date=September 13, 2016|access-date=December 24, 2019|archive-date=December 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224225900/https://blumenauer.house.gov/congressional-bike-caucus|url-status=live}}

Each year, in the weeks leading up to Christmas, Blumenauer bakes and delivers hundreds of fruitcakes to his colleagues on the Hill.Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/f-lKVTynL5I Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20181224013133/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-lKVTynL5I Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-lKVTynL5I| title = Fruitcake brings cheer to both sides of the aisle in Congress | website=YouTube| date = December 23, 2018 }}{{cbignore}}{{Cite web|url=https://saltandstraw.com/blogs/news/fruitcake-and-1000-bikes|title=Fruitcake and 1,000 Bikes|date=November 25, 2015|access-date=December 24, 2019|archive-date=December 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224225856/https://saltandstraw.com/blogs/news/fruitcake-and-1000-bikes|url-status=live}}

Electoral history

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|+ {{ushr|Oregon|3

}: Results 1996–2022{{cite web|title=Election Statistics, 1920 to Present|url=http://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/Election-Statistics/|website=History, Art and Archives United States House of Representatives|publisher=United States House of Representatives Office of the Historian|access-date=March 25, 2019|archive-date=January 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130103115258/http://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/Election-Statistics/|url-status=live}}

! Year

! Democratic

! Votes

! Pct

! Republican

! Votes

! Pct

! 3rd Party

! Party

! Votes

! Pct

! 3rd Party

! Party

! Votes

! Pct

! 3rd Party

! Party

! Votes

! Pct

| 1996

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | {{nowrap| Earl Blumenauer}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |165,922

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |67%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Scott Bruun

| {{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |65,259

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |26%

| {{Party shading/Independent}} |Joe Keating

| {{Party shading/Independent}} | Pacific

| {{Party shading/Independent}} align="right" |9,274

| {{Party shading/Independent}} align="right" |4%

| {{Party shading/Libertarian}} |Bruce A. Knight

| {{Party shading/Libertarian}} | Libertarian

| {{Party shading/Libertarian}} align="right" |4,474

| {{Party shading/Libertarian}} align="right" |2%

| {{Party shading/Socialist}} |Victoria P. Guillebeau

| {{Party shading/Socialist}} |Socialist

| {{Party shading/Socialist}} align="right" |2,449

| {{Party shading/Socialist}} align="right" |1%

| *

| 1998

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Earl Blumenauer

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |153,889

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |84%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | (no candidate)

| {{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |

| {{Party shading/Libertarian}} | {{nowrap|Bruce A.}} Knight

| {{Party shading/Libertarian}} | Libertarian

| {{Party shading/Libertarian}} align="right" |16,930

| {{Party shading/Libertarian}} align="right" |9%

| {{Party shading/Socialist}} |Walt Brown

| {{Party shading/Socialist}} |Socialist

| {{Party shading/Socialist}} align="right" |10,199

| {{Party shading/Socialist}} align="right" |6%

| {{Party shading/Independent}} | Write-ins

| {{Party shading/Independent}} |

| {{Party shading/Independent}} align="right" |2,333

| {{Party shading/Independent}} align="right" |1%

| 2000

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Earl Blumenauer

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |181,049

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |67%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | {{nowrap|Jeffery L. Pollock}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |64,128

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |24%

| {{Party shading/Green}} | Tre Arrow

| {{Party shading/Green}} | Pacific Green

| {{Party shading/Green}} align="right" |15,763

| {{Party shading/Green}} align="right" |6%

| {{Party shading/Libertarian}} | {{nowrap|Bruce A.}} Knight

| {{Party shading/Libertarian}} | Libertarian

| {{Party shading/Libertarian}} align="right" |4,942

| {{Party shading/Libertarian}} align="right" |2%

| {{Party shading/Socialist}} |Walt Brown

| {{Party shading/Socialist}} |Socialist

| {{Party shading/Socialist}} align="right" |4,703

| {{Party shading/Socialist}} align="right" |2%

| *

| 2002

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Earl Blumenauer

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |156,851

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |67%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Sarah Seale

| {{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |62,821

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |27%

| {{Party shading/Socialist}} |Walt Brown

| {{Party shading/Socialist}} |Socialist

| {{Party shading/Socialist}} align="right" |6,588

| {{Party shading/Socialist}} align="right" |3%

| {{Party shading/Libertarian}} |Kevin Jones

| {{Party shading/Libertarian}} | Libertarian

| {{Party shading/Libertarian}} align="right" |4,704

| {{Party shading/Libertarian}} align="right" |2%

| {{Party shading/ConstitutionUSA}} |David Brownlow

| {{Party shading/ConstitutionUSA}} | Constitution

| {{Party shading/ConstitutionUSA}} align="right" |3,495

| {{Party shading/ConstitutionUSA}} align="right" |1%

| *

| 2004

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Earl Blumenauer

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |245,559

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |71%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Tami Mars

| {{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |82,045

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |24%

| {{Party shading/Socialist}} |Walt Brown

| {{Party shading/Socialist}} |Socialist

| {{Party shading/Socialist}} align="right" |10,678

| {{Party shading/Socialist}} align="right" |3%

| {{Party shading/ConstitutionUSA}} |Dale Winegarden

| {{Party shading/ConstitutionUSA}} | Constitution

| {{Party shading/ConstitutionUSA}} align="right" |7,119

| {{Party shading/ConstitutionUSA}} align="right" |2%

| {{Party shading/Independent}} | Write-ins

| {{Party shading/Independent}} |

| {{Party shading/Independent}} align="right" |1,159

| {{Party shading/Independent}} align="right" |<1%

| 2006

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Earl Blumenauer

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |186,380

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |73%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | {{nowrap|Bruce Broussard}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |59,529

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |23%

| {{Party shading/ConstitutionUSA}} |David Brownlow

| {{Party shading/ConstitutionUSA}} | Constitution

| {{Party shading/ConstitutionUSA}} align="right" |7,003

| {{Party shading/ConstitutionUSA}} align="right" |3%

| {{Party shading/Independent}} | Write-ins

| {{Party shading/Independent}} |

| {{Party shading/Independent}} align="right" |698

| {{Party shading/Independent}} align="right" |<1%

| 2008

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Earl Blumenauer

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |254,235

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |75%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | {{nowrap|Delia Lopez}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |71,063

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |21%

| {{Party shading/Green}} |Michael Meo

| {{Party shading/Green}} | Pacific Green

| {{Party shading/Green}} align="right" |15,063

| {{Party shading/Green}} align="right" |4%

| {{Party shading/Independent}} | Write-ins

| {{Party shading/Independent}} |

| {{Party shading/Independent}} align="right" |701

| {{Party shading/Independent}} align="right" |<1%

| 2010

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Earl Blumenauer

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |193,104

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |70%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | {{nowrap|Delia Lopez}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |67,714

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |25%

| {{Party shading/Libertarian}} |Jeff Lawrence

| {{Party shading/Libertarian}} | Libertarian

| {{Party shading/Libertarian}} align="right" |8,380

| {{Party shading/Libertarian}} |3%

| {{Party shading/Green}} |Michael Meo

| {{Party shading/Green}} | Pacific Green

| {{Party shading/Green}} align="right" |6,197

| {{Party shading/Green}} align="right" |2%

| {{Party shading/Independent}} | Write-ins

| {{Party shading/Independent}} |

| {{Party shading/Independent}} align="right" |407

| {{Party shading/Independent}} align="right" |<1%

| 2012

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Earl Blumenauer

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |264,979

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |74%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | {{nowrap|Ronald Green}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |70,325

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |20%

| {{Party shading/Green}} |Woodrow Broadnax

| {{Party shading/Green}} | Pacific Green

| {{Party shading/Green}} align="right" |13,159

| {{Party shading/Green}} |4%

| {{Party shading/Libertarian}} |Michael Meo

| {{Party shading/Libertarian}} | Libertarian

| {{Party shading/Libertarian}} align="right" |6,640

| {{Party shading/Libertarian}} align="right" |2%

| {{Party shading/Independent}} | Write-ins

| {{Party shading/Independent}} |

| {{Party shading/Independent}} align="right" |772

| {{Party shading/Independent}} align="right" |<1%

| 2014

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Earl Blumenauer

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |211,748

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |72%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | {{nowrap|James Buchal}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |57,424

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |20%

| {{Party shading/Green}} |Michael Meo

| {{Party shading/Green}} | Pacific Green

| {{Party shading/Green}} align="right" |12,106

| {{Party shading/Green}} |4%

| {{Party shading/Libertarian}} |Jeffrey J. Langan

| {{Party shading/Libertarian}} | Libertarian

| {{Party shading/Libertarian}} align="right" |6,381

| {{Party shading/Libertarian}} align="right" |2%

| {{Party shading/Independent}} |David Walker

| {{Party shading/Independent}} | Non-affiliated

| {{Party shading/Independent}} align="right" |1,089

| {{Party shading/Independent}} align="right" |1%

| *

| 2016

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Earl Blumenauer

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |274,687

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |72%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | No candidate

| {{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |

| {{Party shading/Independent}} |David W. Walker

| {{Party shading/Independent}} | Independent

| {{Party shading/Independent}} align="right" |78,154

| {{Party shading/Independent}} |20%

| {{Party shading/Progressive}} |David Delk

| {{Party shading/Progressive}} | Progressive

| {{Party shading/Progressive}} align="right" |27,978

| {{Party shading/Progressive}} align="right" |7%

| {{Party shading/Independent}} |Write-ins

| {{Party shading/Independent}} |

| {{Party shading/Independent}} align="right" |1,536

| {{Party shading/Independent}} align="right" |<1%

| 2018

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Earl Blumenauer

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |279,019

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |73%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Tom Harrison

| {{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |76,187

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |20%

| {{Party shading/Independent}} | Marc Koller

| {{Party shading/Independent}} | Independent

| {{Party shading/Independent}} align="right" |21,352

| {{Party shading/Independent}} |6%

| {{Party shading/Libertarian}} | Gary Dye

| {{Party shading/Libertarian}} | Libertarian

| {{Party shading/Libertarian}} align="right" |5,767

| {{Party shading/Libertarian}} align="right" |2%

| {{Party shading/ConstitutionUSA}} | Michael Marsh

| {{Party shading/ConstitutionUSA}} | Constitution

| {{Party shading/ConstitutionUSA}} align="right" |1,487

| {{Party shading/ConstitutionUSA}} align="right" |<1%

| *

| 2020

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Earl Blumenauer

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |343,574

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |73%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Joanna Harbour

| {{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |110,570

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |24%

| {{Party shading/Green}} | Alex DiBlasi

| {{Party shading/Green}} | Pacific Green

| {{Party shading/Green}} align="right" |8,872

| {{Party shading/Green}} |2%

| {{Party shading/Libertarian}} | Josh Solomon

| {{Party shading/Libertarian}} | Libertarian

| {{Party shading/Libertarian}} align="right" |6,869

| {{Party shading/Libertarian}} align="right" |2%

| {{Party shading/Independent}} | Write-ins

| {{Party shading/Independent}} |

| {{Party shading/Independent}} align="right" |621

| {{Party shading/Independent}} align="right" |<1%

| 2022

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Earl Blumenauer

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |212,119

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |69%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Joanna Harbour

| {{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |79,766

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |26%

| {{Party shading/Green}} | David E Delk

| {{Party shading/Green}} | Pacific Green

| {{Party shading/Green}} align="right" |10,982

| {{Party shading/Green}} |3%

| {{Party shading/Independent}} | Write-ins

| {{Party shading/Independent}} |

| {{Party shading/Independent}} align="right" |467

| {{Party shading/Independent}} align="right" |<1%

Write-in and minor candidate notes: In 1996, write-ins received 531 votes. In 2000, write-ins received 576 votes. In 2002, write-ins received 1094 votes. In 2014, write-ins received 1,089 votes. In 2018, write-ins received 514 votes.

References

External links

[http://blumenauer.house.gov/ Congressman Earl Blumenauer] official U.S. House website
[https://www.earlblumenauer.com/ Campaign website]
{{C-SPAN|43809}}

{{CongLinks | congbio=b000574 | votesmart=367 | fec=H6OR03064 | congress=earl-blumenauer/99 }}

Oregon Secretary of State:
[http://oregonvotes.org/pages/history/archive/may2196/pamphlet/3rdspelc/bulmene.html May special election],
[http://oregonvotes.org/pages/history/archive/may2196/pamphlet/fedcan/blumenE.html November general election]
Willamette Week:
November 1997: [https://web.archive.org/web/20051129072309/http://wweek.com/html/player110597.html The Player]
November 2002: [http://www.wweek.com/story.php?story=3271 Fall Voter's Guide 2002] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050502230504/http://www.wweek.com/story.php?story=3271 |date=May 2, 2005 }}, with a Blumenauer endorsement
February 2004: [http://www.wweek.com/story.php?story=4823 The Earl of Trolleys] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040307034301/http://www.wweek.com/story.php?story=4823 |date=March 7, 2004 }}