DemocratIn office since Nov 2016

Tawna Sanchez

Oregon State Representative, District 43 since 2016. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Oregon State Representative, District 43Born 1961

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 9 yrs; Since 2016
Bills became law: 7; 16 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 7.5%; Chamber median 9.4%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +87.3; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

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

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Conduct · co-chair
Conduct · co-chair
Legislative Audits · co-chair
Ways and Means · co-chair
Transportation Funding Interim

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 16 sponsored · 7 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 4137 Relating to the transfer of interest in motor vehicles.
Became law Apr 2026

HB 4002 Relating to legislative measures; declaring an emergency.
Failed in committee Mar 2026

HB 3321 Relating to primary prevention of substance use.
Became law Aug 2025

HB 2069 Relating to tribal consultation; and declaring an emergency.
Became law Aug 2025

HB 3953 Relating to public charter school sponsorship.
Became law Jul 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Sanchez sits in the Oregon House of Representatives

Sanchez is closer to the center than 14% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Nancy Nathanson, Lisa Fragala, Jason Kropf

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

With Sanchez’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills25%

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

Date	Bill	Sanchez	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 Sanchez 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 43

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 District 43	Won	D+87.3	D+89.9	−2.6
2024	Oregon House of Representatives, District 43	Won	D+84.5	—	—
2022	Oregon House of Representatives, District 43	Won	D+83.7	—	—
2020	Oregon House of Representatives, District 43	Won	—	—	—
2018	Oregon House of Representatives, District 43	Won	—	—	—
2016	Oregon House of Representatives, District 43	Won	—	—	—