Richard Anderson is an American politician currently in the

Oregon State Senate The Oregon State Senate is the upper house of the statewide legislature for the US state of Oregon. Along with the lower chamber Oregon House of Representatives it makes up the Oregon Legislative Assembly. There are 30 members of the state Sena ...

from Oregon's 5th district. He was elected to the seat after the incumbent Democrat decided not to run for reelection. He defeated

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candidate Melissa Cribbins in the general election, winning 49.4% to 46.5%, with 4.2% of the vote going to other candidates.

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