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State Representative

What does this office do?

  • 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

Stephanie Carkin is a Republican candidate for State Representative in State House District 26 (2024) in 2026.

Democratic · Incumbent

Sue Rieke Smith serves in the Oregon House and worked as a trauma and public health nurse, a teacher, and a school superintendent in Tigard-Tualatin and Springfield. She holds a doctorate in educational leadership and policy from the University of Oregon.

Records: Environment and Public Health 9 for, 1 against, Labor Rights 8 for, Corporate Accountability 5 for, 2 against,

Source: ballotpedia.org