State Senator, 17th District
State Senate District 17; Oregon
My vote power
Above average
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: Above average · 65 out of 100
This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 136,924 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(4,254,293 ÷ 136,924) ÷ ln(50,000) = 65.88, measured against a statewide vote in OR (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Above average representation → My vote power: Above average.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
About this office
- Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
- Voting on how much money your local public schools get
- Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates
Republican · declared
John A. N. Chee is a self-employed software engineer who studied computer science and mathematics, with an associate degree from Portland Community College and a master's from Portland State University. He reports no prior governmental experience.
Democratic · Incumbent · declared
Lisa Reynolds is a pediatrician who was elected to the Oregon House in 2020 and appointed to the state Senate in 2024. She chairs the Senate committee on early childhood and behavioral health.
Records: Environment and Public Health 16 for, 1 against, Healthcare Affordability 17 for, Social Programs and Welfare 14 for,
Sources: sos.oregon.gov2 · washingtoncountyor.gov