Oregon's 1st congressional district

Oregon's 1st congressional district
Oregon's 1st congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative		Suzanne Bonamici (D–Beaverton)
Area	2,941 mi2 (7,617 km2)
Distribution	86.65% urban, 13.35% rural
Population (2000)	684,280
Median income	$48,464
Ethnicity	84.9% White, 1.2% Black, 5.1% Asian, 9.4% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 0.3% other
Occupation	21.8% blue collar, 65.3% white collar, 12.9% gray collar
Cook PVI	D+6[1]

Oregon's 1st congressional district consists of the northwest corner of Oregon. It includes Clatsop, Columbia, Washington, and Yamhill counties, and a portion of southwest Multnomah County in Portland.

The district has been represented by Democrat Suzanne Bonamici since 2012. Bonamici won a special election to replace David Wu, who resigned in the wake of accusations of sexual misconduct.^[2][3]

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Electoral history
District created		March 4, 1893
Binger Hermann	Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897	Roseburg
Thomas H. Tongue	Republican	March 4, 1897 – January 11, 1903	Hillsboro	Died
Vacant		January 11, 1903 – June 1, 1903
Binger Hermann	Republican	June 1, 1903 – March 3, 1907		[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Willis C. Hawley	Republican	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1933		[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
James W. Mott	Republican	March 4, 1933 – November 12, 1945		Died
Vacant		November 12, 1945 – January 18, 1946
A. Walter Norblad	Republican	January 18, 1946 – September 20, 1964		Died
Vacant		September 20, 1964 – November 3, 1964
Wendell Wyatt	Republican	November 3, 1964 – January 3, 1975		First elected to finish Norblad's term Retired
Les AuCoin	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1993	Portland	Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Elizabeth Furse	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1999	Helvetia	Retired
David Wu	Democratic	January 3, 1999 – August 3, 2011	Portland	Resigned
Vacant		August 3, 2011 – January 31, 2012
Suzanne Bonamici	Democratic	January 31, 2012 – Present	Beaverton	First elected to finish Wu's term

Recent election results

Sources (official results only):

• Elections History from the Oregon Secretary of State website
• Election Statistics from the website of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

Following the 2000 United States Census, the district gained some of Multnomah County, which had previously been part of the 3rd district. After the 2010 United States Census, the district boundaries were changed to move Downtown Portland from the 1st to the 3rd district.^[5][6]

See also

• Oregon's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

Coordinates: 45°30′N 123°12′W / 45.500°N 123.200°W / 45.500; -123.200