Oregon's 50th House district

District 50 of the Oregon House of Representatives is one of 60 House legislative districts in the state of Oregon. It is currently represented by Democrat Ricki Ruiz of Gresham.[1]

Oregon's 50th State
House of Representatives
district
Map of the district
Representative
  Ricki Ruiz
D–Gresham
Demographics76.8%% White
3.1%% Black
18.4%% Hispanic
6.5%% Asian
3.0%% Native American
1.3%% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
7.7%% Other
Population (2022)71,997

As of 2022, the boundary for the district includes a portion of Multnomah County including most of Gresham south of Stark Street and a small portion of east Portland.

List of members representing the district
Member Party Years Home Electoral history

Laurie Monnes Anderson		 Democratic 2001-2005 Re-districted from the 22nd district.

Re-elected in 2002.

Retired to run for Oregon State Senate.


John Lim		 Republican 2005-2009 Eugene Elected in 2004.

Re-elected in 2006.

Lost re-election

Greg Matthews Democratic 2009-2015 Gresham Elected in 2008.

Re-elected in 2010.

Re-elected in 2012

Retired when appointed Chief of the Gresham Fire Department.


Carla Piluso		 Democratic 2015-2021 Gresham Elected in 2014.

Re-elected in 2016.

Re-elected in 2018.

Retired.


Ricki Ruiz		 Democratic 2021-Present Gresham Elected in 2020.

Re-elected in 2022.

Election results

District boundaries have changed over time; therefore, representatives before 2013 may not represent the same constituency as today. General election results from 2000 to present[2][3] are as follows:

Year Candidate Party Percent Opponent Party Percent Opponent Party Percent Opponent Party Percent
2000 Rob Patridge Republican 62.25% Barbara Davidson Democratic 37.75%
2002[lower-alpha 1] Laurie Monnes Anderson Democratic 60.80% Ernest Hodgin Republican 38.70% Write-ins 0.50%
2004 John Lim Republican 52.31% Jim Buck Democratic 47.69%
2006 John Lim Republican 62.87% Jill Selman-Ringer Democratic 33.78% Brian Lowery Libertarian 3.08% Write-ins 0.27%
2008 Greg Matthews Democratic 54.54% John Lim Republican 45.18% Write-ins 0.28%
2010 Greg Matthews Democratic 53.97% Andre Wang Republican 45.79% Write-ins 0.24%
2012 Greg Matthews Democratic 66.00% Logan Boettcher Republican 33.52% Write-ins 0.48%
2014 Carla Piluso Democratic 54.75% Dan Chriestenson Republican 44.69% Write-ins 0.55%
2016 Carla Piluso Democratic 50.25% Stella Armstrong Republican 30.79% Michael Calcagno Independent 18.82% Write-ins 0.14%
2018 Carla Piluso Democratic 93.83% Write-ins 6.17%
2020 Ricki Ruiz Democratic 53.6% Amelia Salvador Republican 46.3% Write-ins 0.1%
2022 Ricki Ruiz Democratic 51.8% Amelia Salvador Republican 48.1% Write-ins 0.1%
  1. Laurie Monnes Anderson was the incumbent in this election. She previously represented District 22, but was moved to this district due to redistricting following the 2000 United States Census.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Representative Ricki Ruiz Biography". www.oregonlegislature.gov. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  2. "OR State House 50 - History". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  3. "Election History: Oregon Statewide Election Results". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  4. "Monnes Anderson, Laurie". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
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