Deb Patterson
Oregon State Senator, District 10 since 2020. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.
- In office
- 6 yrs
- Since 2020
- Bills became law
- 37
- 113 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 3.7%
- Chamber median 3.4%
- With party
- 98%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +6.9
- Won 2022
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Health Care · chair
- Conduct
- Conduct
- Early Childhood and Behavioral Health
- Finance and Revenue
- Housing and Development
- Labor and Business
- Legislative Administration
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law Apr 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Patterson sits in the Oregon State Senate
Patterson is closer to the center than 6% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Wlnsvey Campos, James Manning, Floyd Prozanski
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:59 PM ET
With Patterson’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats98%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills32%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Oregon State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Patterson’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Patterson | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2026 | HB 4142: Relating to marijuana for medical use; and prescribing an effective date. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 20–8 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | HB 4075: Relating to hospital finance; and declaring an emergency. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 16–12 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | HB 4089: Relating to criminal offenses related to work. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 26–2 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | HB 4144: Relating to batteries. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 20–8 |
| Mar 5, 2026 | HB 4134: Relating to funding for natural resource matters; prescribing an effective date; and… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 20–9 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Patterson 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.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oregon Senate District 10 | Counting | D+18.3 | D+16.1 | +2.2 |
| 2022 | Oregon State Senate, District 10 | Won | D+6.9 | — | — |
| 2020 | Oregon State Senate, District 10 (special) | Won | D+0.7 | — | — |
| 2018 | Oregon State Senate, District 10 | Lost | R+8.0 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Oregon Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $443.1K
- Spent
- $364.2K
Source: Oregon Secretary of State (ORESTAR) filings through Oct 8, 2026Updated Oct 15, 2026, 1:03 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Friends of Deb Patterson State | Active |
Source: Oregon Secretary of State (ORESTAR) filings through Oct 8, 2026Updated Oct 15, 2026, 1:03 AM ET
Seats Patterson has held
- Oregon State Senate, District 10 · since 2020
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Patterson has run against
- Angela Plowhead (R) · 2026 general
- Raquel Moore-Green (R) · 2022 election, won
- Denyc Boles (R) · 2020 special election, won
- Jackie Winters (R) · 2018 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Oregon Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Patterson
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/6c867cbf-9d0b-4dd8-9537-55e834a42dc4
- Wikidata Q105365908
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET