Ben Unger

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Ben Unger
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Prior offices
Oregon House of Representatives District 29

Education

Bachelor's

University of Oregon

Contact

Benjamin 'Ben' Unger (March 4, 1976) is a former Democratic member of the Oregon House of Representatives, representing District 29 from 2012 to 2015. Unger did not seek re-election in 2014.

Biography

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Unger earned his B.A. in English from the University of Oregon. His professional experience includes being the Principal/Founder of Tallfir LLC, the Campus Program Director for Oregon Student Public Interest Research Group from 1999 to 2003 and as a special assistant to the Attorney General for the Oregon Department of Justice.[1]

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Unger served on the following committees:

Oregon committee assignments, 2013
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Land Use

Elections

2012

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2012

Unger won election in the 2012 election for Oregon House District 29. Unger defeated Katie Riley in the May 15 Democratic primary and defeated incumbent Katie Eyre (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[2][3][4]

Oregon House of Representatives, District 29, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBen Unger 53.6% 11,312
     Republican Katie Eyre Incumbent 46.4% 9,788
Total Votes 21,100
Oregon House of Representatives, District 29 Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngBen Unger 65.7% 3,033
Katie Riley 34.3% 1,583
Total Votes 4,616

Campaign finance summary


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Ben Unger campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2012Oregon State House, District 29Won $674,723 N/A**
Grand total$674,723 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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2014

In 2014, the 77th Oregon State Legislature, second session, was in session from February 3 to March 10.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to family farmers and ranchers.


2013


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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Katie Eyre (R)
Oregon House of Representatives - District 29
2013-2015
Succeeded by
Susan McLain (D)


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