Nancy Nathanson

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Nancy Nathanson

| image name = Nancy Nathanson (cropped).jpg

| imagesize = 200px

| state_house = Oregon

| district = 13th

| termstart = 2006

| preceded = Robert Ackerman

| succeeded =

| office1 = Member of Eugene City Council from the 8th Ward

| term_start1 = 1993

| term_end1 = 2004

| preceded1 = Roger Rutan

| succeeded1 = Chris Pryor

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|09|29}}

| birth_place = Dallas, Texas, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| party = Democratic

| spouse = Steve Robinson

| profession = Supervisor

| residence = Eugene, Oregon, U.S.

| alma_mater = Northwestern University
University of Oregon (BS)

| religion =

| footnotes =

| signature = Nancy Nathanson Signature.jpg

}}

Nancy Louise Nathanson (born September 29, 1951 in Dallas, Texas) is a Democratic member of the Oregon House of Representatives, representing the 13th district. Nathanson attended Northwestern University, and later the University of Oregon where she received a Bachelor of Science in urban geography.{{cite web |url=http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=58128 |title=Representative Nancy Nathanson (OR) |work=Project Vote Smart |publisher=votesmart.org |access-date=March 9, 2010 |archive-date=September 30, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100930231620/http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=58128 |url-status=live }}

Political career

=Eugene City Council=

In 1992, Nathanson was elected to the Eugene City Council, succeeding Roger Rutan in Ward 8.{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=228VAAAAIBAJ&pg=6011,1128350&dq=nancy+nathanson&hl=en |title=Shifting city councils |date=November 6, 1992 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |access-date=March 9, 2010}} During her time on the council, Nathanson received multiple awards including; the "Outstanding Elected Official Award," presented by the Lane Council of Governments in 2001; the "James C. Richards Memorial Award," presented by the League of Oregon Cities in 2004;{{cite web |title=Nancy Nathanson's Biography |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/58128/nancy-nathanson |website=VoteSmart |publisher=Vote Smart |access-date=28 February 2025}} and the "Wetlands Appreciation Award" presented by the Wetland Executive Team in 2005.{{cite web |title=West Eugene Wetlands Annual Report 2005 |url=https://www.mitigationcreditdebit.com/WestEugene2005MonitoringReport.pdf#page=30 |publisher=City of Eugene, Lane Council of Governments |access-date=28 February 2025}} Nathanson ran for Mayor of Eugene in 2004,{{cite web |url=http://www.dailyemerald.com/2.2358/nancy-nathanson-supported-by-big-names-in-mayoral-race-1.213224 |title=Nancy Nathanson supported by big names in mayoral race |author=Parker Howell |date=May 12, 2004 |work=Oregon Daily Emerald |publisher=dailyemerald.com |access-date=March 9, 2010}} but lost in the primary election to her opponent, and former mayor Kitty Piercy.{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oHsVAAAAIBAJ&pg=3650,5661307&dq=nancy+nathanson&hl=en |title=Some Nathanson supporters were waiting for the general election race |date=June 25, 2004 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |access-date=March 25, 2018}}

=Oregon House of Representatives=

In 2006, Nathanson was elected to her first term in the Oregon House of Representatives, defeating the Republican candidate Monica Johnson.{{cite web |url=http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordpdf/6873552 |title=November 7, 2006, General Election Abstracts of Votes |work=State of Oregon |publisher=sos.oregon.gov |access-date=March 9, 2010 |archive-date=August 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822003922/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordpdf/6873552 |url-status=live }} According to The Oregonian, Nathanson votes with Democrats 98.68% of the time, and misses votes 0.66% of the time.{{cite web |url=http://gov.oregonlive.com/legislators/Nancy-Nathanson/ |title=Representative Nancy Nathanson |work=The Oregonian |publisher=gov.oregonlive.com |access-date=March 9, 2010 |archive-date=March 8, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100308204449/http://gov.oregonlive.com/legislators/Nancy-Nathanson/ |url-status=live }}

==Endorsements==

According to Nathanson, she is endorsed by multiple organizations including the Oregon AFL-CIO, Planned Parenthood, the Amalgamated Transit Union, Basic Rights Oregon, the American Federation of Teachers, the United Transportation Union, and Stand for Children.

==Committee assignments==

Committee on Ways and Means (Vice-Chair)

:*Subcommittee On Capital Construction and Info Technology

:*Subcommittee On General Government (Co-Chair)

:*Subcommittee On Public Safety

Personal

Nathanson resides in Eugene, Oregon, with her husband Steve Robinson.{{cite web |title=Trillium / About Representative Nancy Nathanson |url=https://blogs.uoregon.edu/uoday2021/trillium/ |website=UO Day at the Capitol 2021 |publisher=University of Oregon |access-date=28 February 2025}} Nathanson moved to Eugene in 1973.{{cite web |url=http://www.nancynathanson.org/aboutnancy.html |title=About Nancy |work=Nancy Nathanson for State Representative |publisher=nancynathanson.org |access-date=March 9, 2010 |archive-date=July 26, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090726050426/http://www.nancynathanson.org/aboutnancy.html |url-status=live }}{{Self-published source|date=February 2017}} She attended Hillcrest High School in Dallas, Texas.{{cite web |title=Representative Nancy Nathanson |url=https://web.eugenechamber.com/Elected-Officials/Representative-Nancy-Nathanson-3799 |website=Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce |access-date=27 March 2025}}

Nathanson was employed at academic libraries in Oregon and Washington (including the University of Oregon), where she held library supervisory and technical jobs. She also owned and operated an entrepreneurial small business called Photoscapes. She was also a tap dance instructor in Eugene for several years.{{cite news |last1=Wright |first1=Jeff |title=Rating Eugene's council |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aUZWAAAAIBAJ&lpg=PA37&dq=%22nancy%20nathanson%22%20%22tap%20dance%22&pg=PA37#v=onepage&q=%22nancy%20nathanson%22%20%22tap%20dance%22&f=false |access-date=28 February 2025 |work=Register-Guard |volume = 126 |issue=331 | others = Section F: Oregon Life |date=September 19, 1993}}

Electoral history

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| title = 2006 Oregon State Representative, 13th 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 = Nancy Nathanson

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 17,505

| percentage = 72.3}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Monica Johnson

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 6,622

| percentage = 27.4}}

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

| votes = 73

| percentage = 0.3}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 24,200

| percentage = 100%}}

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| title = 2008 Oregon State Representative, 13th 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 = Nancy Nathanson

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 22,899

| percentage = 97.4}}

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

| votes = 618

| percentage = 2.6}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 23,517

| percentage = 100%}}

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| title = 2010 Oregon State Representative, 13th 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 = Nancy Nathanson

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 15,967

| percentage = 64.8}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Bill Young

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 7,890

| percentage = 32.0}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Mark Callahan

| party = Pacific Green Party

| votes = 749

| percentage = 3.0}}

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

| votes = 40

| percentage = 0.2}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 24,646

| percentage = 100%}}

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| title = 2012 Oregon State Representative, 13th 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 = Nancy Nathanson

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 19,110

| percentage = 68.7}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Mark Callahan

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 8,651

| percentage = 31.1}}

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

| votes = 56

| percentage = 0.2}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 27,817

| percentage = 100%}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = 2014 Oregon State Representative, 13th 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 = Nancy Nathanson

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 16,854

| percentage = 69.2}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Laura D Cooper

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 7,408

| percentage = 30.4}}

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

| votes = 104

| percentage = 0.4}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 24,366

| percentage = 100%}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = 2016 Oregon State Representative, 13th 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 = Nancy Nathanson

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 21,648

| percentage = 66.3}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Laura D Cooper

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 9,879

| percentage = 30.3}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Christopher Tsekouras

| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| votes = 1,052

| percentage = 3.2}}

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

| votes = 71

| percentage = 0.2}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 32,650

| percentage = 100%}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = 2018 Oregon State Representative, 13th 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 = Nancy Nathanson

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 21,387

| percentage = 96.7}}

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

| votes = 725

| percentage = 3.3}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 22,112

| percentage = 100%}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = 2020 Oregon State Representative, 13th 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 = Nancy Nathanson

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 27,723

| percentage = 70.6}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = David J Smith

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 11,488

| percentage = 29.3}}

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

| votes = 54

| percentage = 0.1}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 39,265

| percentage = 100%}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = 2022 Oregon State Representative, 13th district{{cite web

| title = November 8, 2022, General Election Abstract of Votes

| url = https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2022.pdf

| website = Oregon Secretary of State

| access-date = October 30, 2023

| archive-date = June 12, 2023

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230612205817/https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2022.pdf

| url-status = live }}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Nancy Nathanson

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 23,543

| percentage = 65.2}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Timothy S Sutherland

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 12,501

| percentage = 34.6}}

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

| votes = 59

| percentage = 0.2}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 36,103

| percentage = 100%}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = 2024 Oregon State Representative, 13th district{{cite web

| title = November 5, 2024, General Election Abstract of Votes

| url = https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2024-results.pdf

| website = Oregon Secretary of State

| access-date = December 12, 2024

| archive-date = December 12, 2024

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20241212212240/https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2024-results.pdf

| url-status = live }}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Nancy Nathanson

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 27,143

| percentage = 66.5}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Timothy S Sutherland

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 13,630

| percentage = 33.4}}

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

| votes = 52

| percentage = 0.1}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 40,825

| percentage = 100%}}

References

External links

[http://www.leg.state.or.us/nathanson/ Official Government Web Site]
[http://www.nancynathanson.org/index.html Re-election Web Site]
[http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=58128 Nathanson at Project Vote Smart]
[https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/6d9c19b4c6ae478d837146de21cfab2d Capsule biography at Oregon Cybersecurity Advisory Council: offices held, board and committee seats, awards]

Category:1951 births

Category:Living people

Category:Oregon city council members

Category:Democratic Party members of the Oregon House of Representatives

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

Category:Women state legislators in Oregon

Category:Politicians from Dallas

Category:University of Oregon alumni

Category:Northwestern University alumni

Category:Women city councillors in Oregon

Category:21st-century American women politicians