Pam Marsh

Pam Marsh
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 5th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 9, 2017
Preceded by	Peter J. Buckley
Member of the Ashland City Council
In office December 2012 – January 2017
Personal details
Born	(1954-11-04) November 4, 1954 (age 70) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Diarmuid McGuire
Children	4
Residence(s)	Ashland, Oregon, U.S.
Alma mater	University of California, Berkeley Southern Oregon University
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Pam Marsh (born November 4, 1954) is an American Democratic politician serving in the Oregon House of Representatives. She represents the 5th district, which covers southern Jackson County, including the city of Ashland.

Career

Marsh attended the University of California, Berkeley from 1973 until 1975, and graduated from Southern Oregon University in 2005.[1] She lived in Palo Alto, California, where she served as field representative for state assemblymember Byron Sher and as city planning commissioner from 1985 until 1993, before moving to Ashland in 1994.[2]

Marsh served as a member of the Ashland Charter Review Commission from 2004 until 2006, and as chair of the Ashland City Planning Commission from 2006 until 2012.[1] She was appointed to the City Council in December 2012, in order to fill a vacancy.[2][3]

In February 2016, Marsh declared her candidacy for the Oregon House seat vacated by the retiring Peter J. Buckley.[4] She defeated Republican Steven Richie in the general election with 63% of the vote.[5]

Personal life

Marsh and her husband, Diarmuid McGuire, have four children: Kerry, Meghan, Padraic, and Molly. She is religiously unaffiliated.[1]

Electoral history

2016 Oregon State Representative, 5th district[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pam Marsh	22,480	62.7
	Republican	Steven Richie	13,273	37.0
	Write-in		88	0.2
Total votes			35,841	100%

2018 Oregon State Representative, 5th district[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pam Marsh	24,643	68.0
	Republican	Sandra A Abercrombie	11,580	31.9
	Write-in		28	0.1
Total votes			36,251	100%

2020 Oregon State Representative, 5th district[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pam Marsh	27,069	66.4
	Republican	Sandra A Abercrombie	13,678	33.5
	Write-in		47	0.1
Total votes			40,794	100%

2022 Oregon State Representative, 5th district[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pam Marsh	23,063	64.4
	Republican	Sandra A Abercrombie	12,740	35.6
	Write-in		29	0.1
Total votes			35,832	100%

2024 Oregon State Representative, 5th district[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pam Marsh	25,300	64.1
	Republican	Katherine Green	14,153	35.8
	Write-in		34	0.1
Total votes			39,487	100%

References

1. "Pam Marsh's Biography". Project VoteSmart. Archived from the original on April 24, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
2. "State Representative Pam Marsh". Democratic Party of Oregon. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
3. Busse, Phil (September 17, 2015). "Public Profile: Pam Marsh". The Rogue Valley Messenger. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
4. Mann, Damian (February 11, 2016). "Ashland Councilor Pam Marsh to run for state representative". The Mail Tribune. Archived from the original on January 16, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
5. "November 8, 2016, General Election Abstract of Votes". Oregon Secretary of State. Archived from the original on September 22, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
6. "November 8, 2016, General Election Abstract of Votes". Oregon Secretary of State. Archived from the original on January 19, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
7. "November 6, 2018, General Election Abstract of Votes". Oregon Secretary of State. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
8. "November 3, 2020, General Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 12, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
9. "November 8, 2022, General Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 12, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
10. "November 5, 2024, General Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 12, 2024. Retrieved December 12, 2024.

External links

• Campaign website
• Legislative website

Oregon House of Representatives
Preceded by Peter J. Buckley	Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 4th district 2017–	Succeeded by Incumbent