Mark Gamba
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
from the 41st district
Assumed office
January 9, 2023
Preceded byKarin Power
Mayor of Milwaukie, Oregon
In office
2015–2023
Preceded byWilda Parks
Succeeded byLisa Batey
Member of the Milwaukie City Council for Position 3
In office
2013–2015
Preceded byJoe Loomis
Succeeded byWilda Parks
Personal details
Born
Mark Francis Gamba

Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materColorado Mountain College, (AAS)

Mark Francis Gamba is an American politician in the U.S. state of Oregon who currently serves in the Oregon House of Representatives representing the 41st district in Milwaukie. Previously, Gamba served as mayor of Milwaukie.[1]

Early life

Gamba was born and raised in Colorado.[1]

Gamba attended Glenwood Springs High School in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. He graduated in 1977[2]

Career

Although he has lived in Oregon for over two decades, Gamba has worked all over the world as a photographer with many assignments from National Geographic. He has also worked as a land surveyor.

Gamba was a member of the Milwaukie Planning Commission and served as Vice Chair of the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment of the League of Oregon Cities.[1]

In 2012, Gamba was elected to the Milwaukie City Council, defeating attorney Scott N Barbur.[3]

Mayor

Gamba was elected Mayor of Milwaukie, running unopposed, in a 2015 special election to replace Jeremy Ferguson, who resigned to take a private sector job.[4][5]

As Mayor, Gamba helped to create the city's Climate Action Plan and also created a resolution declaring a climate emergency. Milwaukie was one of the first cities in Oregon to do both.[6]

Congressional Campaign

In 2020, Gamba announced his intent to run for the Democratic nomination for United States House of Representatives in Oregon's 5th congressional district. Gamba was attempting to unseat long-term incumbent Kurt Schrader. Gamba, a progressive, noted his concerns with Schrader's moderate and sometimes conservative stances on various issues, namely his support for gun rights,[7][8] "A-" rating from the NRA Political Victory Fund,[9] and opposition to the Green New Deal and Medicare for All Act.[10]

Gamba lost to Schrader in the primary. Schrader was successfully defeated in the primary in the next election by progressive Jamie McLeod-Skinner, who lost to Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer in the general election.

State representative

In 2022, Gamba announced his intention to run for the Oregon House of Representatives in District 41 after incumbent Karin Power decided to resign to focus on her main job. Gamba ran against nonprofit executive Kaliko Castille and former transit operator Christopher Draus in the primary, easily defeating them both. [11] In the general election, Gamba defeated Milwaukie Public Safety Committee member Rob Reynolds.[12][13]

Electoral history

2022 Oregon State Representative, 41st district [14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark Gamba 29,187 78.2
Republican Rob Reynolds 8,088 21.7
Write-in 45 0.1
Total votes 37,320 100%

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mayor Gamba". MilwaukieOregon.gov. Archived from the original on 2016-01-26. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
  2. ↑ "Mark Gamba". Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on 2023-09-27. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  3. ↑ "Election Results | Clackamas County". www.clackamas.us. Archived from the original on 2023-09-27. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  4. ↑ "Election Results | Clackamas County". www.clackamas.us. Archived from the original on 2023-09-27. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  5. ↑ Oregonian/OregonLive, Michael Bamesberger | The (2015-01-16). "Milwaukie Mayor Jeremy Ferguson to leave office for Seattle job". oregonlive. Archived from the original on 2023-09-27. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  6. ↑ "Milwaukie Declares Climate Emergency". City of Milwaukie Oregon Official Website. Archived from the original on October 18, 2020. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  7. ↑ "Oregon Rep. Kurt Schrader Casts A Rare Democratic Vote For Concealed Carry Gun Bill". opb. Archived from the original on December 7, 2017. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  8. ↑ Lee, Ella (30 July 2022). "Who are the 7 House members who broke with their party in voting on assault weapons ban?". USA Today. Archived from the original on July 30, 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "NRA-PVF | Grades | Oregon". nrapvf.org. NRA-PVF. Archived from the original on November 4, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. ↑ "Oregon Rep. Kurt Schrader Faces 1st Strong Challenge In Years: It's From A Fellow Democrat". opb. Archived from the original on May 15, 2020. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  11. ↑ Oregonian/OregonLive, Jamie Goldberg | The (2022-04-25). "Longtime elected official and political strategist, both with deep ties to Milwaukie, running for open House seat". oregonlive. Archived from the original on 2023-09-27. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  12. ↑ Oregonian/OregonLive, Jamie Goldberg | The (2022-05-31). "Milwaukie Mayor Mark Gamba wins primary for open House District 41 seat". oregonlive. Archived from the original on 2023-09-27. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  13. ↑ Rendleman, Raymond (November 8, 2022). "Milwaukie Mayor Mark Gamba winning state representative seat". Clackamas Review. Archived from the original on March 6, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  14. ↑ "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.


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