Christine Drazan
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RepublicanIn office since Nov 2018

Christine Drazan

Oregon State Senator, District 26 since 2018. Lost the 2026 race for Oregon Governor.

Oregon State Senator, District 26Born 1972

In office
7 yrs
Since 2018
Bills became law
2
42 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
23.6%
Chamber median 9.4%
With party
88%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
−9.6
Lost 2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 11:01 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Commerce and General Government Interim · vice chair
  • Human Services
  • Information Management and Technology
  • Labor and Business

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 42 sponsored · 2 became law
BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw
SB 1593 Relating to recreation; declaring an emergency.
Failed in the Senate Mar 2026
HB 4051 Relating to first-time homeownership; declaring an emergency.
Failed in committee Mar 2026
SB 1572 Relating to education; prescribing an effective date.
Failed in committee Mar 2026
SB 1573 Relating to syringe service programs.
Failed in committee Mar 2026
HB 3474 Relating to the Secretary of State conducting a study of changes to the U.S. Postal Service.
Became law Aug 2025

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Drazan sits in the Oregon House of Representatives

Drazan is closer to the center than 46% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianDrazanMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Ed Diehl, Rick Lewis, Jeff Helfrich

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:59 PM ET

With Drazan’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans88%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills46%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Oregon House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Drazan’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

DateBillDrazanRep. majorityDem. majorityResult
Jun 26, 2025SB 537: Relating to violence in health care settings.NoNoYesPassed 37–12
Jun 25, 2025HB 2005: Relating to behavioral health; and declaring an emergency.NoNoYesPassed 38–13
Jun 23, 2025HB 3179: Relating to public utilities; and declaring an emergency.Not votingNoYesPassed 35–8
Jun 10, 2025HB 3908: Relating to party membership registration requirements; and declaring an emergency.NoNoYesPassed 31–26
May 29, 2025SB 550: Relating to a right to repair consumer equipment.Not votingNoYesPassed 40–9

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Drazan was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026Oregon GovernorLostD+9.6D+14.9+5.3
2022Governor of OregonLostD+3.4——
2020Oregon House of Representatives, District 39WonR+26.6——
2018Oregon House of Representatives, District 39WonR+18.3——

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Oregon Secretary of State and civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Seats Drazan has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Drazan has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Oregon Secretary of State and civicAPI (unofficial)

In the polls

Included in 8 polls; Drazan’s best result was 48% (Oregon Governor).

Drazan’s polls in the database →

Source: Polls: The New York Times and Wikipedia poll lists

How we know Drazan

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 11:01 PM ET