Deb Patterson is an American politician from the state of

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, she has been a member of the

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since January 2021.

Career

Patterson has been an executive in the health care sector and for decades has been a local advocate in that field, served as a member of the Oregon Disabilities Commission and chaired the Marion County Health Advisory Board. She is a Congregational minister.Oregon primary: Deb Patterson wins race for Salem Senate seat
, '' Salem Statesman Journal'', Connor Radnovich, May 19, 2020. Retrieved February 9, 2021.

Elections

In November 2018, Patterson ran against incumbent Republican state senator

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and lost. Winters died in office. On November 3, 2020, Patterson defeated incumbent Republican appointee

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by 576 votes in a special general election to fill the remaining two years of Winters' term, although the results of the election were so close, they not certified until weeks after the election.After weeks of waiting, Deb Patterson wins race for Senate District 10
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'', Jake Thomas, November 19, 2020. Retrieved February 9, 2021.

Electoral history

References

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