DemocratIn office since Nov 2016

Tawna Sanchez

Oregon State Representative, District 43 since 2016. Ran in 5 elections between 2016 and 2024, winning 5. 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 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 of Representatives, District 43	Won	D+87.3	D+89.9	−2.6
2024	Oregon House of Representatives, District 43	Won	D+84.5	D+89.9	−5.4
2022	Oregon House of Representatives, District 43	Won	D+83.7	D+88.8	−5.1
2020	Oregon House of Representatives, District 43	Won	—	—	—
2018	Oregon House of Representatives, District 43	Won	—	—	—
2016	Oregon House of Representatives, District 43	Won	—	—	—