Pam Marsh
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix =
| name = Pam Marsh
| honorific-suffix =
| state_house = Oregon
| district = 5th
| term_start = January 9, 2017
| term_end =
| predecessor = Peter J. Buckley
| successor =
| office1 = Member of the Ashland City Council
| term_start1 = December 2012
| term_end1 = January 2017
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| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|11|04}}
| birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
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| citizenship =
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| party = Democratic
| spouse = Diarmuid McGuire
| children = 4
| residence = Ashland, Oregon, U.S.
| education =
| alma_mater = University of California, Berkeley
Southern Oregon University
| occupation =
| signature= Pam Marsh Signature.png
| image = State_Representative_Pam_Marsh,_Oregon_House_District_05.jpg
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Pam Marsh (born November 4, 1954) is an American Democratic politician serving in the Oregon House of Representatives. She represents the 5th district, which covers southern Jackson County, including the city of Ashland.
Career
Marsh attended the University of California, Berkeley from 1973 until 1975, and graduated from Southern Oregon University in 2005. She lived in Palo Alto, California, where she served as field representative for state assemblymember Byron Sher and as city planning commissioner from 1985 until 1993, before moving to Ashland in 1994.{{cite web|url=http://dpo.org/people/pam-marsh|title=State Representative Pam Marsh|publisher=Democratic Party of Oregon|accessdate=January 15, 2017|archive-date=January 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118114647/http://dpo.org/people/pam-marsh|url-status=live}}
Marsh served as a member of the Ashland Charter Review Commission from 2004 until 2006, and as chair of the Ashland City Planning Commission from 2006 until 2012. She was appointed to the City Council in December 2012, in order to fill a vacancy.{{cite web|url=http://www.roguevalleymessenger.com/public-profile-pam-marsh-ashland-city-council-and-executive-director-ashland-emergency-food-bank/|title=Public Profile: Pam Marsh|author=Busse, Phil|publisher=The Rogue Valley Messenger|date=September 17, 2015|accessdate=January 15, 2017|archive-date=January 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118065200/http://www.roguevalleymessenger.com/public-profile-pam-marsh-ashland-city-council-and-executive-director-ashland-emergency-food-bank/|url-status=live}}
In February 2016, Marsh declared her candidacy for the Oregon House seat vacated by the retiring Peter J. Buckley.{{cite news|url=http://www.mailtribune.com/article/20160211/NEWS/160219891|title=Ashland Councilor Pam Marsh to run for state representative|author=Mann, Damian|newspaper=The Mail Tribune|date=February 11, 2016|accessdate=January 15, 2017|archive-date=January 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116203331/http://www.mailtribune.com/article/20160211/NEWS/160219891|url-status=live}} She defeated Republican Steven Richie in the general election with 63% of the vote.{{cite web|url=http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873777|title=November 8, 2016, General Election Abstract of Votes|publisher=Oregon Secretary of State|accessdate=January 15, 2017|archive-date=September 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922111443/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873777|url-status=live}}
Personal life
Marsh and her husband, Diarmuid McGuire, have four children: Kerry, Meghan, Padraic, and Molly. She is religiously unaffiliated.{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/168022/pam-marsh#.WHwLs3fMwZc|title=Pam Marsh's Biography|publisher=Project VoteSmart|accessdate=January 15, 2017|archive-date=April 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424175637/http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/168022/pam-marsh#.WHwLs3fMwZc|url-status=live}}
Electoral history
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2016 Oregon State Representative, 5th 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 = Pam Marsh
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 22,480
| percentage = 62.7}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Steven Richie
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 13,273
| percentage = 37.0}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 88
| percentage = 0.2}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 35,841
| percentage = 100%}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2018 Oregon State Representative, 5th 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 = Pam Marsh
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 24,643
| percentage = 68.0}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Sandra A Abercrombie
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 11,580
| percentage = 31.9}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 28
| percentage = 0.1}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 36,251
| percentage = 100%}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2020 Oregon State Representative, 5th 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 = Pam Marsh
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 27,069
| percentage = 66.4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Sandra A Abercrombie
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 13,678
| percentage = 33.5}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 47
| percentage = 0.1}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 40,794
| percentage = 100%}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2022 Oregon State Representative, 5th 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 = Pam Marsh
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 23,063
| percentage = 64.4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Sandra A Abercrombie
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 12,740
| percentage = 35.6}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 29
| percentage = 0.1}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 35,832
| percentage = 100%}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2024 Oregon State Representative, 5th 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 = Pam Marsh
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 25,300
| percentage = 64.1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Katherine Green
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 14,153
| percentage = 35.8}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 34
| percentage = 0.1}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 39,487
| percentage = 100%}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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External links
- [http://representativepammarsh.com Campaign website]
- [https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/marsh Legislative website]
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