RepublicanIn office since

Matt Bunch

Oregon State Representative, District 51. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.

Oregon State Representative, District 51

Bills became law
0
2 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
14.2%
Chamber median 9.4%
With party
84%
On votes splitting the parties
Elections
1
2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Early Childhood
  • Economic Development, Small Business and Trade
  • Labor and Workforce Development Interim
  • Legislative Audits

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 2 sponsored · 0 became law

No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Bunch sits in the Oregon House of Representatives

Bunch is closer to the center than 75% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianBunchMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Kim Wallan, Emily McIntire, Bobby Levy

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

With Bunch’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans84%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills69%

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: Bunch’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

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

Career

Offices held, and every time Bunch 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 House of Representatives, District 51CountingR+19.8R+19.4+0.4

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

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$84.3K
Spent
$71.4K

Source: Oregon Secretary of State (ORESTAR) filings through Oct 7, 2026Updated Oct 15, 2026, 1:03 AM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

Friends of Matt Bunch
State
Active

Source: Oregon Secretary of State (ORESTAR) filings through Oct 7, 2026Updated Oct 15, 2026, 1:03 AM ET

How we know Bunch

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET