John Dallum
{{Short description|American politician}}
John H. Dallum is a former politician in the U.S. state of Oregon. He served in the Oregon House of Representatives for District 59, which covers The Dalles, Madras and John Day. Dallum, a Republican, was appointed to the legislature in June 2004 to the seat vacated by fellow Republican John Mabrey, who had resigned after being indicted for theft.{{cite news|last=Owen|first=Wendy|title=Dallum will step up to House District 59 seat|newspaper=The Oregonian|date=June 9, 2004|page=C6}}
He was subsequently elected twice to the House, defeating Democrats Jack Lorts in 2004 and Jim Gilbertson in 2006. Dallum announced July 16, 2007, that he would resign his seat effective the end of that month. His stated reason was to take a job as a school superintendent in Valier, Montana,{{cite news|last=Har|first=Janie|title=Lawmaker leaving for Montana to become school superintendent|newspaper=The Oregonian|date=July 17, 2007|page=B2}} a location nearer his grown children. Prior to his career as a politician, Dallum was an educator for 35 years in Oregon and Montana.
Electoral history
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| title = 2004 Oregon State Representative, 59th 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 = John H. Dallum
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 14,853
| percentage = 58.2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Jack E. Lorts
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 10,611
| percentage = 41.6}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 72
| percentage = 0.3}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 25,536
| percentage = 100%}}
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| title = 2006 Oregon State Representative, 59th 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 = John H. Dallum
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 10,733
| percentage = 50.6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Jim Gilbertson
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 10,453
| percentage = 49.3}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 32
| percentage = 0.2}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 21,218
| percentage = 100%}}
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References
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- {{cite news | last = Nichols | first = Rodger | title = Dallum will not seek re-election | work = The Dalles Chronicle (Online) | date = July 16, 2007 | url = http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/news/2007/07/news07-16-07-03.shtml | accessdate = 2007-08-21 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110102062719/http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/news/2007/07/news07-16-07-03.shtml | archivedate = January 2, 2011 }}
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Category:Republican Party members of the Oregon House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the Oregon Legislative Assembly
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:People from Pondera County, Montana
Category:Politicians from The Dalles, Oregon
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