DemocratIn office since Nov 2016

Pam Marsh

Oregon State Representative, District 5 since 2016. Ran in 5 elections between 2016 and 2024, winning 5. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.

Oregon State Representative, District 5Born 1954

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 9 yrs; Since 2016
Bills became law: 22; 47 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 2.3%; Chamber median 9.4%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +28.2; Won 2024
Elections: 6; 2016–2026

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

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Conduct · alternate
Conduct · alternate
Higher Education · vice chair
Housing and Homelessness · chair
Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources and Water
Climate, Energy and Environment
Revenue

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 47 sponsored · 22 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 4052 Relating to a tax credit for de novo banks; and prescribing an effective date.
Became law Apr 2026

HB 4124 Relating to the state post-secondary education system; and declaring an emergency.
Became law Apr 2026

HB 4123 Relating to landlord disclosure of confidential information; and prescribing an effective date.
Became law Apr 2026

HB 4149 Relating to homeless students.
Became law Apr 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Marsh sits in the Oregon House of Representatives

Marsh is closer to the center than 35% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Jules Walters, Susan McLain, Thuy Tran

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

With Marsh’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills37%

Black tick: the average of Democrats 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: Marsh’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Marsh	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Mar 3, 2026	SB 1590: Relating to public lands; and declaring an emergency.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 35–12
Mar 3, 2026	SB 1576: Relating to accessibility standards for housing; and prescribing an effective date.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 34–10
Feb 27, 2026	HB 4124: Relating to the state post-secondary education system; and declaring an emergency.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 36–6
Feb 27, 2026	HB 4089: Relating to criminal offenses related to work.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 33–9
Feb 19, 2026	HB 4128: Relating to sale of single-family residences.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 38–16

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

Career

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

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Oregon House of Representatives, District 5

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 House of Representatives, District 5	Counting	D+36.6	D+28.9	+7.7
2024	Oregon House of Representatives, District 5	Won	D+28.2	D+28.9	−0.7
2022	Oregon House of Representatives, District 5	Won	D+28.8	D+31.5	−2.7
2020	Oregon House of Representatives, District 5	Won	D+32.8	—	—
2018	Oregon House of Representatives, District 5	Won	D+36.0	—	—
2016	Oregon House of Representatives, District 5	Won	D+25.7	—	—