
Shelly Boshart Davis
Oregon State Representative, District 15 since 2018. Ran in 4 elections between 2018 and 2024, winning 4. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.
- In office
- 7 yrs
- Since 2018
- Bills became law
- 4
- 24 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 32.3%
- Chamber median 9.4%
- With party
- 98%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +17.5
- Won 2024
- Elections
- 5
- 2018–2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Transportation Interim · vice chair
- Transportation Oversight Interim · co-vice chair
- Interstate 5 Bridge
- Labor and Workforce Development Interim
- Special Committee On Referendum Petition 2026-302
- Transportation Funding Interim
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Davis sits in the Oregon House of Representatives
Davis is closer to the center than 25% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Darin Harbick, Court Boice, Werner Reschke
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:59 PM ET
With Davis’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans98%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills57%
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: Davis’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Davis | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2026 | SB 1590: Relating to public lands; and declaring an emergency. | Not voting | No | Yes | Passed 35–12 |
| Mar 3, 2026 | SB 1576: Relating to accessibility standards for housing; and prescribing an effective date. | Not voting | No | Yes | Passed 34–10 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | HB 4124: Relating to the state post-secondary education system; and declaring an emergency. | Not voting | No | Yes | Passed 36–6 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | HB 4089: Relating to criminal offenses related to work. | Not voting | No | Yes | Passed 33–9 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | HB 4128: Relating to sale of single-family residences. | No | No | Yes | Passed 38–16 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Davis 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 House of Representatives, District 15 | Counting | R+3.2 | R+3.7 | −0.5 |
| 2024 | Oregon House of Representatives, District 15 | Won | R+17.5 | R+3.7 | +13.8 |
| 2022 | Oregon House of Representatives, District 15 | Won | R+20.1 | R+3.3 | +16.8 |
| 2020 | Oregon House of Representatives, District 15 | Won | R+19.7 | — | — |
| 2018 | Oregon House of Representatives, District 15 | Won | R+17.7 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Oregon Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $556.3K
- Spent
- $533.1K
Source: Oregon Secretary of State (ORESTAR) filings through Oct 6, 2026Updated Oct 15, 2026, 1:03 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Friends of Shelly Boshart Davis State | Active |
Source: Oregon Secretary of State (ORESTAR) filings through Oct 6, 2026Updated Oct 15, 2026, 1:03 AM ET
Seats Davis has held
- Oregon House of Representatives, District 15 · since 2018
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Davis has run against
- Joanna Robinson (D) · 2026 election
- Terrence Virnig (D) · 2024 election, won
- Benjamin Watts (D) · 2022 election, won
- Miriam G. Cummins (D) · 2020 election, won
- Jerred Taylor (D) · 2018 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Oregon Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Davis
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/52af68c5-c141-4e35-912b-11d71b83af33
- Wikidata Q64747004
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET