{{Short description|American politician (born 1951)}} {{other people|Elizabeth Johnson}} {{for|the fashion designer|Betsey Johnson}} {{Use American English|date=May 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Betsy Johnson | image = File:Betsy Johnson (cropped).jpg | caption = Johnson in 2022 | state_senate = Oregon | district = 16th | term_start = January 20, 2005 | term_end = December 16, 2021 | predecessor = Joan Dukes | successor = Rachel Armitage | office1 = Member of the Oregon House of Representatives | constituency1 = 31st district | term_start1 = January 13, 2003 | term_end1 = January 20, 2005 | predecessor1 = Jackie Winters | successor1 = Brad Witt | constituency2 = 1st district | term_start2 = January 8, 2001 | term_end2 = January 13, 2003 | predecessor2 = Jackie Taylor | successor2 = Wayne Krieger | birth_name = Elizabeth Katharine Johnson | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|1|12}} | birth_place = Bend, Oregon, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = Independent (since 2021) | other_party = Democratic (before 2021) | relatives = Sam Johnson (father) | spouse = John Helm | children = | education = Carleton College (BA)<br/>Lewis and Clark College (JD) | signature = Betsy Johnson signature.svg | website = {{URL|Betsyjohnsonfororegon.com}} }}
'''Elizabeth Katharine "Betsy" Johnson''' (born January 12, 1951<ref>{{Cite web |title=Betsy Johnson's Biography |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/46663/betsy-johnson |website=VoteSmart |access-date=2022-10-15 |archive-date=2022-10-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015182352/https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/46663/betsy-johnson |url-status=live }}</ref>) is an American aviator, entrepreneur, and politician who served in the Oregon House of Representatives from the 1st and 31st House districts from 2001 to 2005, and in the Oregon Senate from the 16th district from 2005 to 2021, as a member of the Democratic Party. Prior to her tenure in the state legislature she served on the Port of St. Helens board and worked in the Oregon Department of Transportation.
Johnson was born in Bend, Oregon, as the daughter of Sam Johnson, who served in the state house. She was raised in Redmond, Oregon, and educated at Oregon Episcopal School, Carleton College, and Lewis and Clark College. She operated a helicopter business and participated in international helicopter competitions. She was active in local politics in Columbia County, Oregon, where she served on the boards of multiple groups and she was elected to the Port of St. Helens board in a 1993 special election. She was the manager of aeronautics in the Oregon Department of Transportation from 1993 to 1998.
She was elected to the state house in the 2000 election and reelected in the 2002 and 2004 elections. Johnson was appointed to replace Joan Dukes in the state senate in 2005, and was reelected in the 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018 elections. She was a moderate and conservative member of the Democratic caucus and held a controlling swing vote. She resigned from the state senate in 2021, to run in the 2022 gubernatorial election as an independent candidate, losing to Tina Kotek.
==Early life and education==
Elizabeth Katharine Johnson was born on January 12, 1951, in Bend, Oregon,<ref>{{Cite news |title=Betsy Johnson's Biography |work=Vote Smart |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/46663/betsy-johnson |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018090139/https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/46663/betsy-johnson |archive-date=October 18, 2022}}</ref> to Elizabeth Hill Johnson and Sam Johnson, who served in the Oregon House of Representatives for fourteen years. She was raised in Redmond, Oregon, and graduated from Oregon Episcopal School in 1969.<ref name="life2">{{Cite news |date=February 1, 2000 |title=Betsy Johnson announces run for legislature |page=2 |work=The Daily News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102556143/longview-daily-news/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526195709/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102556143/longview-daily-news/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref><ref name="life3" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=January 7, 2007 |title=Elizabeth Hill Johnson (Becky) |work=Mail Tribune |url=https://www.mailtribune.com/obituaries/2007/01/07/elizabeth-hill-johnson-becky/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526180005/https://www.mailtribune.com/obituaries/2007/01/07/elizabeth-hill-johnson-becky/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref><ref name="life4">{{Cite news |title=Meet Betsy |work=Betsy Johnson |url=https://www.runbetsyrun.com/meet_betsy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527095925/https://www.runbetsyrun.com/meet_betsy |archive-date=May 27, 2022 |access-date=May 27, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=February 5, 2022 |title=The free-flying Betsy Johnson: Steve Duin column |work=The Oregonian |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2022/02/the-free-flying-betsy-johnson-steve-duin-column.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418205715/https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2022/02/the-free-flying-betsy-johnson-steve-duin-column.html |archive-date=April 18, 2022 |access-date=May 27, 2022}}</ref> She campaigned for her father during her youth.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 11, 2000 |title=Johnson makes uncontested bid for Oregon State House |page=4 |work=The Daily News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102556738/longview-daily-news/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526195709/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102556738/longview-daily-news/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref> She graduated from Carleton College with a bachelor's degree in history in 1974, and from Lewis and Clark College with a Juris Doctor in 1977.<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 5, 1993 |title=Two file for ports seats |page=29 |work=The Daily News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102552557/longview-daily-news/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526195709/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102552557/longview-daily-news/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref><ref name="life3" />
Johnson married John Helm. She represented the United States at a helicopter competition in Vitebsk, Soviet Union, in 1978. Johnson created Trans-Western Helicopters in 1978, and it merged into Hillsboro Helicopters in 1993. She served as president of the Columbia County Economic Development Council, and was on the boards of the Columbia County Health District, St. Helens Chamber of Commerce, and United Way of Columbia County.<ref name="life">{{Cite news |date=December 26, 1992 |title=Two file for ports seats |page=11 |work=The Daily News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102552360/longview-daily-news/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526195709/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102552360/longview-daily-news/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=May 30, 1993 |title=Portland's charter helicopter firms merge |page=10 |work=Statesman Journal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102553466/statesman-journal/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526195710/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102553466/statesman-journal/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref><ref name="career">{{Cite news |date=August 26, 1998 |title=Betsy Johnson resigns as Oregon Aeronautics director |page=1 |work=Columbia County Review |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102554838/columbia-county-review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526195710/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102554838/columbia-county-review/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref><ref name="life2" /><ref name="life4" /> She was appointed to the board of the Oregon Tourism Alliance in 1989.<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 27, 1989 |title=Oregon tourism group names board members |page=15 |work=Statesman Journal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102552713/statesman-journal/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526195710/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102552713/statesman-journal/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref> She replaced Betty Roberts as the chair of the Tom McCall lectureship committee at Oregon State University in 1992.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 17, 1992 |title=McCall committee names new chair |page=3 |work=Corvallis Gazette-Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102655452/corvallis-gazette-times/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527194828/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102655452/corvallis-gazette-times/ |archive-date=May 27, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=May 27, 2022}}</ref> She was the director of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Portland Branch for six years.<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 5, 2000 |title=A new generation of players are influencing the Portland scene |work=American City Business Journals |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2000/11/06/focus1.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531013517/https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2000/11/06/focus1.html |archive-date=May 31, 2022}}</ref>
==Career== ===Local politics===
Tony Federici, a member of the Port of St. Helens board from the fourth position resigned in January 1993, in order to take office in the state house from the 1st district. Johnson defeated four other candidates in the 1993 special election and won without opposition in the 1997 election.<ref name="life" /><ref name="election 1993">{{Cite news |date=March 30, 1993 |title=Johnson elected to St. Helens port commission |page=36 |work=The Daily News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102553138/longview-daily-news/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526195710/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102553138/longview-daily-news/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=March 12, 1997 |title=Dan Sprague ousted from Columbia 5J school board |page=9 |work=The Daily News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102554094/longview-daily-news/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526195713/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102554094/longview-daily-news/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref> She replaced Eric Dahlgren as chair of the board in 1999.<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 21, 1999 |title=Port board reorganizes; Dahlgren out |page=1 |work=The Daily News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102555796/columbia-county-review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526195712/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102555796/columbia-county-review/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref> She was appointed as the Manager of Aeronautics in the Oregon Department of Transportation in 1993, and served until her resignation on September 7, 1998.<ref name="career" />
===Oregon House of Representatives===
Jackie Taylor, a member of the state house from the 1st district, was term-limited during the 2000 election.<ref name="life2" /> Johnson faced no opposition in the Democratic primary and won the Republican primary as a write-in candidate and defeated Constitution nominee Bob Ekstrom, the chair of the party, and Libertarian nominee Don McDaniel.<ref name="primary 2000">{{Cite news |title=2000 Oregon primary results |work=Oregon Secretary of State |url=http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6937382 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526022234/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6937382 |archive-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref><ref name="election 2000">{{Cite news |title=2000 Oregon election results |work=Oregon Secretary of State |url=http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6920724 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526022628/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6920724 |archive-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=September 1, 2000 |title=New party plans to challenge Betsy Johnson |page=2 |work=The Daily News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102556879/longview-daily-news/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526195712/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102556879/longview-daily-news/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref> She won the Democratic and Republican nominations and was elected from the 31st district in the 2002 election against Constitution nominee Ekstrom and independent candidate Mervin Arnold.<ref name="primary 2002">{{Cite news |title=2002 Oregon primary results |work=Oregon Secretary of State |url=http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/8411080 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526195712/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/8411080 |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref><ref name="election 2002">{{Cite news |title=2002 Oregon election results |work=Oregon Secretary of State |url=http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/8411079 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526195843/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/8411079 |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref> She won the Democratic and Republican nominations and defeated Constitution nominee Ron Ross in the 2004 election.<ref name="primary 2004">{{Cite news |title=2004 Oregon primary results |work=Oregon Secretary of State |url=http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/8411086 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526195813/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/8411086 |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref><ref name="election 2004">{{Cite news |title=2004 Oregon election results |work=Oregon Secretary of State |url=http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/8411085 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526195813/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/8411085 |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref>
In the state house Johnson used the same desk that her father had used during his tenure.<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 9, 2001 |title=New party plans to challenge Betsy Johnson |page=2 |work=Statesman Journal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102561612/statesman-journal/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526195812/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102561612/statesman-journal/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref> During her tenure in the state house she served on the Ways and Means committee.<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 7, 2021 |title=2021 House Committee Assignments |page=4 |work=Statesman Journal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102656992/statesman-journal/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527201045/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102656992/statesman-journal/ |archive-date=May 27, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=May 27, 2022}}</ref> Johnson was appointed to a shared seat on the Oregon Emergency Board with Representative Dan Doyle in 2001.<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 11, 2001 |title=Interim group fills the void |page=42 |work=Statesman Journal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102562277/statesman-journal/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526195813/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102562277/statesman-journal/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref> Following the September 11 attacks the House Special Task Force on State Emergency Preparedness was formed with Johnson being one of its members.<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 14, 2001 |title=Kropf appointed to task force |page=2 |work=Lebanon Express |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102562490/the-lebanon-express/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526195814/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102562490/the-lebanon-express/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref> She worked as Ron Wyden's campaign chair during the 2004 United States Senate election.<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 15, 2003 |title=Wyden has $3.2 million war chest |page=19 |work=Lebanon Express |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102563687/statesman-journal/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526195814/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102563687/statesman-journal/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref>
===Oregon Senate===
Joan Dukes, a member of the Oregon Senate, was appointed to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council by Governor Ted Kulongoski in 2004. Johnson announced on November 24, 2004, that she was interested in replacing Dukes in the state senate.<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 27, 2004 |title=Kulongoski names Dukes to power group |page=9 |work=The Daily News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102564277/longview-daily-news/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526195814/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102564277/longview-daily-news/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref> Johnson, Bill Blank, and Emil Nyberg were nominated by the Columbia County Democratic Committee as possible options to replace Dukes.<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 14, 2005 |title=Area pols eager to step into Dukes' shoes |page=9 |work=The Daily News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102566488/longview-daily-news/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526195815/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102566488/longview-daily-news/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=January 18, 2005 |title=Oregon Democrats narrow search for State Sen. Dukes' replacement |page=7 |work=The Daily News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102566487/longview-daily-news/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526195815/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102566487/longview-daily-news/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref> County commissioners from Columbia, Clatsop, Multnomah, Tillamook, and Washington counties voted unanimously on January 19, 2005, to appoint Johnson and she was sworn in on January 20.<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 20, 2005 |title=Scappoose's Johnson the unanimous choice to fill Dukes' seat |page=9 |work=The Daily News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102566520/longview-daily-news/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526195815/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102566520/longview-daily-news/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref><ref name="life3">{{Cite news |date=January 21, 2005 |title=Governor swears in new senator |page=3 |work=Statesman Journal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102566543/statesman-journal/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526195817/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102566543/statesman-journal/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref> Brad Witt was selected to replace her in the state house.<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 31, 2005 |title=Lobbyist appointed to House seat |page=15 |work=Statesman Journal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102584698/statesman-journal/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526195816/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102584698/statesman-journal/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref>
She defeated Republican nominee Don Fell and Constitution nominee Robert J. Simmering in the 2006 election.<ref name="primary 2006">{{Cite news |title=2006 Oregon primary results |work=Oregon Secretary of State |url=http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/8411088 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526235913/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/8411088 |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref><ref name="election 2006">{{Cite news |title=2006 Oregon election results |work=Oregon Secretary of State |url=http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/8411087 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526235913/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/8411087 |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref> She defeated Republican nominee Bob Horning in the 2010 election.<ref name="primary 2010">{{Cite news |title=2010 Oregon primary results |work=Oregon Secretary of State |url=http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873663 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526235913/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873663 |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref><ref name="election 2010">{{Cite news |title=2010 Oregon election results |work=Oregon Secretary of State |url=http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873642 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526235914/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873642 |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref> Howard Dean, the former chair of the Democratic National Committee, called for Johnson to be replaced after she voted with the Republicans against voter registration legislation in 2013.<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 9, 2013 |title=Howard Dean Calls For a Challenge To Sen. Betsy Johnson |work=Willamette Week |url=https://www.wweek.com/portland/blog-30413-howard-dean-calls-for-a-challenge-to-sen-betsy-johnson.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314193724/https://www.wweek.com/portland/blog-30413-howard-dean-calls-for-a-challenge-to-sen-betsy-johnson.html |archive-date=March 14, 2021 |access-date=May 27, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=July 10, 2013 |title=Sen. Betsy Johnson raises ire of fellow Democrats for casting swing votes against several of their bills |work=The Oregonian |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/2013/07/sen_betsy_johnson_raises_ire_o.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015200724/https://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/2013/07/sen_betsy_johnson_raises_ire_o.html |archive-date=October 15, 2021 |access-date=May 27, 2022}}</ref> She defeated independent candidate Andrew Kaza, Constitution nominee Ekstrom, and Libertarian nominee Perry Roll in the 2014 election.<ref name="primary 2014">{{Cite news |title=2014 Oregon primary results |work=Oregon Secretary of State |url=http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873756 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526235914/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873756 |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref><ref name="election 2014">{{Cite news |title=2014 Oregon election results |work=Oregon Secretary of State |url=http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873735 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526235916/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873735 |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref> She won the Democratic, Republican, and Independent nominations, with write-in votes in the Republican and Independent primaries, and defeated Constitution nominee Ray Biggs in the 2018 election.<ref name="primary 2018">{{Cite news |title=2018 Oregon primary results |work=Oregon Secretary of State |url=http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873849 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518055149/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873849 |access-date=May 27, 2022 |archive-date=May 18, 2022}}</ref><ref name="election 2018">{{Cite news |title=2018 Oregon election results |work=Oregon Secretary of State |url=http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873825 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521033820/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873825 |archive-date=May 21, 2022 |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref>
During her tenure in the state senate she served on the Rules committee and co-chaired the Ways and Means committee.<ref name="life3" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=January 7, 2007 |title=Oregon State Legislature Preview |page=6 |work=Statesman Journal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53758077/statesman-journal/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200619202859/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53758077/statesman-journal/ |archive-date=June 19, 2020 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=February 13, 2020 |title=ODF says it will soon run out of money |page=A1 |work=Albany Democrat-Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102593050/albany-democrat-herald/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526195816/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102593050/albany-democrat-herald/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref> An ethics investigation was launched against her on June 22, 2007, as she did not report profits of $119,000 from selling property connected to legislation she sponsored and she later paid a $600 fine.<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 23, 2007 |title=Board authorizes probe of Betsy Johnson's land deal |page=10 |work=The Daily News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102587219/longview-daily-news/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526195816/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102587219/longview-daily-news/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=September 12, 2007 |title=Ethics panel to discuss 4 lawmakers |page=21 |work=Statesman Journal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102587401/statesman-journal/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526195817/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102587401/statesman-journal/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=September 12, 2007 |title=Johnson to pay $600 in ethics case |page=7 |work=Albany Democrat-Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102587451/albany-democrat-herald/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526195837/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102587451/albany-democrat-herald/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref> She was later investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 9, 2008 |title=FBI investigating Betsy Johnson |page=5 |work=Albany Democrat-Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102588193/albany-democrat-herald/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526195838/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102588193/albany-democrat-herald/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref> Due to the Democrats' narrow control of the state senate she had a controlling swing vote and blocked legislation.<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 26, 2014 |title=Close race may hold key to state Legislature |page=2 |work=Corvallis Gazette-Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102590214/corvallis-gazette-times/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526195838/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102590214/corvallis-gazette-times/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=November 5, 2014 |title=Democrats pick up seats in Capitol |page=A12 |work=Statesman Journal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102590199/statesman-journal/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526195838/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102590199/statesman-journal/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref>
She endorsed Dennis Richardson, the Republican nominee for Oregon Secretary of State, in the 2016 election.<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 30, 2016 |title=Two Longtime Democratic Lawmakers Endorse Dennis Richardson, GOP Candidate for Secretary of State |work=Willamette Week |url=https://www.wweek.com/news/2016/09/30/two-longtime-democratic-lawmakers-endorse-dennis-richardson-gop-candidate-for-secretary-of-state/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507191440/https://www.wweek.com/news/2016/09/30/two-longtime-democratic-lawmakers-endorse-dennis-richardson-gop-candidate-for-secretary-of-state/ |archive-date=May 7, 2021 |access-date=May 27, 2022}}</ref> She and Witt were removed from the executive committee of the Democratic Party of Oregon due to their support of Richardson.<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 19, 2018 |title=2 Oregon Democrats Kicked Off Party Committee After Endorsing Republican |work=Oregon Public Broadcasting |url=https://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-democratic-party-betsy-johnson-brad-witt-dennis-richardson/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527162936/https://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-democratic-party-betsy-johnson-brad-witt-dennis-richardson/ |archive-date=May 27, 2022}}</ref> Lee Beyer, Johnson, and Arnie Roblan called for United States Senators Wyden and Jeff Merkley to support President Donald Trump's appointment of Ryan Bounds to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 22, 2017 |title=Three Democratic State Senators Urge Wyden and Merkley to Drop Opposition to Judicial Nominee |work=Willamette Week |url=https://www.wweek.com/news/2017/09/22/three-democratic-state-senators-urge-wyden-and-merkley-to-drop-opposition-to-judicial-nominee/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509164437/https://www.wweek.com/news/2017/09/22/three-democratic-state-senators-urge-wyden-and-merkley-to-drop-opposition-to-judicial-nominee/ |archive-date=May 9, 2021 |access-date=May 27, 2022}}</ref>
Johnson hit a driver with her car in 2013, resulting in Betsy Johnson spending six months in a wheelchair and not fully recovering until 2019. She was sued by the driver in 2015, but Johnson's lawyers argued the lawsuit was frivolous, and a violation of the Oregon Constitution due to her being in transit to her complete her duties as an elected official. The lawsuit was subsequently dismissed.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Monahan |first=Rachel |date=July 6, 2022 |title=Betsy Johnson Crashed Into Another Motorist. Then She Tried to Claim Legislative Immunity. |work=Willamette Week |url=https://www.wweek.com/news/2022/07/06/betsy-johnson-crashed-into-another-motorist-then-she-tried-to-claim-legislative-immunity/ |access-date=July 13, 2022 |archive-date=July 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712192224/https://www.wweek.com/news/2022/07/06/betsy-johnson-crashed-into-another-motorist-then-she-tried-to-claim-legislative-immunity/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Gubernatorial campaign===
Johnson was considered as a possible gubernatorial or secretary of state candidate in the 2000s.<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 4, 2006 |title=Education looms big in '07 session |page=2 |work=Statesman Journal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102585848/statesman-journal/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526195850/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102585848/statesman-journal/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=May 29, 2007 |title=Heavens To Betsy |work=Willamette Week |url=https://www.wweek.com/portland/article-7083-heavens-to-betsy.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527105931/https://www.wweek.com/portland/article-7083-heavens-to-betsy.html |archive-date=May 27, 2022 |access-date=May 27, 2022}}</ref> She announced on October 14, 2021, in an email that she was going to run as an independent in the 2022 gubernatorial election stating "[H]aving to choose between another left-wing liberal promising more of the same or a right-wing Trump apologist – is no choice at all".<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 16, 2021 |title=Sen. Johnson to run for Oregon governor in independent campaign |page=A2 |work=Statesman Journal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102593368/statesman-journal/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526195840/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102593368/statesman-journal/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=October 14, 2021 |title=Oregon Sen. Betsy Johnson to run for governor as independent |work=KGW |url=https://www.kgw.com/article/news/politics/betsy-johnson-governor-run/283-8869c27d-ba03-4817-9026-f01245ab9804 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527071746/https://www.kgw.com/article/news/politics/betsy-johnson-governor-run/283-8869c27d-ba03-4817-9026-f01245ab9804 |archive-date=May 27, 2022}}</ref> The Democratic caucus subsequently removed her from all of her committee assignments.<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 26, 2021 |title=Swirl of musical chairs in Oregon |page=A6 |work=Albany Democrat-Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102593598/albany-democrat-herald/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526195840/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102593598/albany-democrat-herald/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref> She announced on December 14, that she was going to resign from the state senate to focus on her gubernatorial campaign and it took effect on December 16.<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 15, 2021 |title=Sen. Betsy Johnson to resign to focus on Oregon governor run |page=A3 |work=Statesman Journal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102593760/statesman-journal/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526195841/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102593760/statesman-journal/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=January 12, 2022 |title=Kotek seat to be filled by appointment |page=A3 |work=Albany Democrat-Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102594021/albany-democrat-herald/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526195841/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102594021/albany-democrat-herald/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref> Emmet Duffy is her campaign manager.<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 1, 2022 |title=Betsy Johnson Candidacy Divides Republicans |work=Willamette Week |url=https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2022/02/01/betsy-johnson-candidacy-divides-republicans/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018090308/https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2022/02/01/betsy-johnson-candidacy-divides-republicans/ |archive-date=October 18, 2022 |access-date=October 18, 2022 }}</ref>
TEDxPortland was criticized for, and subsequently apologized for, inviting Betsy Johnson to a May 2022 conference in violation of the Internal Revenue Service's regulations for 501(c)3 nonprofits, which require that if any political candidates are invited to speak at an event, all other candidates are given an equal opportunity.<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 28, 2022 |title=Oregon governor candidate Betsy Johnson pressed on gun control by TEDxPortland crowd |work=Oregon Public Broadcasting |url=https://www.opb.org/article/2022/05/28/betsy-johnson-tedxportland-appearance-gun-control-comments/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529220433/https://www.opb.org/article/2022/05/28/betsy-johnson-tedxportland-appearance-gun-control-comments/ |archive-date=May 29, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=May 28, 2022 |title=TEDxPortland organizers anger ticketholders, appear to break federal rules by giving NRA-backed politician Betsy Johnson a solo platform |work=The Oregonian |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2022/05/tedxportland-organizers-anger-ticketholders-break-federal-rules-by-giving-nra-backed-politician-betsy-johnson-a-surprise-platform.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529215941/https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2022/05/tedxportland-organizers-anger-ticketholders-break-federal-rules-by-giving-nra-backed-politician-betsy-johnson-a-surprise-platform.html |archive-date=May 29, 2022}}</ref> She received endorsements that included former Governor Kulongoski and former United States Senator Gordon H. Smith.<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 19, 2022 |title=Former Gov. Ted Kulongoski and Onetime U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith Endorse Betsy Johnson for Governor |work=Willamette Week |url=https://www.wweek.com/news/2022/05/19/former-gov-ted-kulongoski-and-former-us-sen-gordon-smith-both-endorse-betsy-johnson-for-governor/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525200735/https://www.wweek.com/news/2022/05/19/former-gov-ted-kulongoski-and-former-us-sen-gordon-smith-both-endorse-betsy-johnson-for-governor/ |archive-date=May 25, 2022}}</ref> As of early June, her campaign has raised $5,611,714.37, with $1 million coming from Phil Knight, and spent $3,292,831.82.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Betsy Johnson Account Summary for 2022 |work=Oregon Secretary of State |url=https://secure.sos.state.or.us/orestar/publicAccountSummary.do?filerId=3591&OWASP_CSRFTOKEN=V3IK-65ON-L657-63PN-XW6B-EJP9-XV3J-CX94 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527070709/https://secure.sos.state.or.us/orestar/publicAccountSummary.do?filerId=3591&OWASP_CSRFTOKEN=V3IK-65ON-L657-63PN-XW6B-EJP9-XV3J-CX94 |archive-date=May 27, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=April 4, 2022 |title=Nike co-founder Phil Knight gives $1 million to Betsy Johnson's campaign for Oregon governor |work=Oregon Public Broadcasting |url=https://www.opb.org/article/2022/04/04/nike-founder-phil-knight-oregon-governor-candidate-betsy-johnson/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527071552/https://www.opb.org/article/2022/04/04/nike-founder-phil-knight-oregon-governor-candidate-betsy-johnson/ |archive-date=May 27, 2022}}</ref> Knight increased his stake in the race in late August, contributing another $750,000 to Johnson's campaign.<ref name="Nike2">{{Cite magazine |last=Dickinson |first=Tim |author-link=Tim Dickinson |date=August 22, 2022 |title=Oregon's Next Governor Could Be a Machine-Gun Toting Darling of GOP Megadonors |magazine=Rolling Stone |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/betsy-johnson-extremist-oregon-governor-race-1234579086/ |access-date=August 23, 2022 |archive-date=August 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822235421/https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/betsy-johnson-extremist-oregon-governor-race-1234579086/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In July, OPB reported that "shirts bearing the Confederate flag...dott[ed] the crowd" at a June rally in St. Helens,<ref>{{Cite news |last=VanderHart |first=Dirk |date=July 28, 2022 |title=In a push to make the November ballot, Betsy Johnson sizes up her audience |work=OPB |url=https://www.opb.org/article/2022/07/28/oregon-governor-race-betsy-johnson-november-politics/ |access-date=August 14, 2022 |archive-date=August 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813070254/https://www.opb.org/article/2022/07/28/oregon-governor-race-betsy-johnson-november-politics/ |url-status=live }}</ref> a flag which Johnson later condemned as "a symbol of treason against the United States".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Borrud |first=Hillary |date=August 5, 2022 |title=Oregon candidates for governor: How would they respond if supporters displayed Confederate flags at events? |work=The Oregonian/OregonLive |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2022/08/oregon-candidates-for-governor-how-would-they-respond-if-supporters-displayed-confederate-flags-at-events.html?outputType=amp |access-date=August 14, 2022 |archive-date=August 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815025930/https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2022/08/oregon-candidates-for-governor-how-would-they-respond-if-supporters-displayed-confederate-flags-at-events.html?outputType=amp |url-status=live }}</ref> She stated to OPB in September that as governor she would lift the moratorium on capital punishment and enforce the death penalty.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Wilson |first=Conrad |date=September 22, 2022 |title=Oregon governor candidates weigh in on death penalty |work=OPB |url=https://www.opb.org/article/2022/09/22/oregon-governor-candidates-on-death-penalty/ |access-date=September 22, 2022 |archive-date=September 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922132348/https://www.opb.org/article/2022/09/22/oregon-governor-candidates-on-death-penalty/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Johnson's campaign spent $897,000 to collect 48,214 signatures, with 23,744 being required to appear on the ballot, and 37,679 were validated by the secretary of state.<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 16, 2022 |title=Your Voice, Your Vote: Johnson delivers signatures to get her name on November ballots |work=KDRV |url=https://www.kdrv.com/news/your-voice-your-vote-johnson-delivers-signatures-to-get-her-name-on-november-ballots/article_daf948de-1d9d-11ed-948b-132e5002e556.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018084418/https://www.kdrv.com/news/your-voice-your-vote-johnson-delivers-signatures-to-get-her-name-on-november-ballots/article_daf948de-1d9d-11ed-948b-132e5002e556.html |archive-date=October 18, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=September 13, 2022 |title=Candidate spent $900k on signatures to get on Oregon ballot |work=Associated Press |url=https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-oregon-government-and-politics-36c6f345059b908ed2964d977abd275e |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018084559/https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-oregon-government-and-politics-36c6f345059b908ed2964d977abd275e |archive-date=October 18, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=October 4, 2022 |title=The Oregon Secretary of State Is Investigating Signature Sheets Betsy Johnson's Campaign Submitted |work=Willamette Week |url=https://www.wweek.com/news/2022/10/04/the-oregon-secretary-of-state-is-investigating-signature-sheets-betsy-johnsons-campaign-submitted/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018085319/https://www.wweek.com/news/2022/10/04/the-oregon-secretary-of-state-is-investigating-signature-sheets-betsy-johnsons-campaign-submitted/ |archive-date=October 18, 2022}}</ref>
In the general election, Johnson conceded to Tina Kotek after garnering less than 10% of the total vote.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-10 |title=Tackling homelessness top goal for Oregon Democrat Kotek |url=https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-united-states-portland-oregon-government-and-politics-f44da06cdc42ce0f4686615083ed339a |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=AP NEWS |language=en |archive-date=2022-11-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111011627/https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-united-states-portland-oregon-government-and-politics-f44da06cdc42ce0f4686615083ed339a |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Political positions==
Johnson was considered as a moderate and conservative member of the state legislature.<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 8, 2007 |title=Will there be an end to gridlock? Dems say yes |page=5 |work=The World |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102586446/the-world/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526195842/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102586446/the-world/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=July 21, 2014 |title=Left sees way past Oregon deadlock |page=6 |work=The Daily News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102589992/longview-daily-news/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526195842/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102589992/longview-daily-news/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=October 14, 2021 |title=Sen. Betsy Johnson Is Running for Oregon Governor as an Unaffiliated Candidate |work=Willamette Week |url=https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2021/10/14/sen-betsy-johnson-is-running-for-oregon-governor-as-an-independent/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521185340/https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2021/10/14/sen-betsy-johnson-is-running-for-oregon-governor-as-an-independent/ |archive-date=May 21, 2022 |access-date=May 27, 2022}}</ref> She received a lifetime rating of 34.34% from the American Conservative Union.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Sen. Betsy Johnson |work=American Conservative Union |url=http://ratings.conservative.org/people/987d726c-366d-4b11-8049-bd9086a2b3c8 |access-date=May 26, 2022}}{{dead link|date=August 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The American Civil Liberties Union gave her a score of 43% in 2005, 50% in 2007, 0% in 2008, 60% in 2009, 20% in 2013, 83% in 2015, and 50% in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news |title=2005 Oregon ACLU Legislative scorecard |work=American Civil Liberties Union |url=https://www.aclu-or.org/sites/default/files/Leg_scorecard_05.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527111747/https://www.aclu-or.org/sites/default/files/Leg_scorecard_05.pdf |archive-date=May 27, 2022}}; <br/> {{Cite news |title=2007 Oregon ACLU Legislative scorecard |work=American Civil Liberties Union |url=https://www.aclu-or.org/sites/default/files/new_scorecard.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527111809/https://www.aclu-or.org/sites/default/files/new_scorecard.pdf |archive-date=May 27, 2022}}; <br/> {{Cite news |title=2007-2008 Oregon ACLU Legislative scorecard |work=American Civil Liberties Union |url=https://www.aclu-or.org/sites/default/files/Leg_scorecard_0708.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527112044/https://www.aclu-or.org/sites/default/files/Leg_scorecard_0708.pdf |archive-date=May 27, 2022}}; <br/> {{Cite news |title=2009-2010 Oregon ACLU Legislative scorecard |work=American Civil Liberties Union |url=https://www.aclu-or.org/sites/default/files/ACLU_OR_2009_2010_Leg_Scorecard.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527112159/https://www.aclu-or.org/sites/default/files/ACLU_OR_2009_2010_Leg_Scorecard.pdf |archive-date=May 27, 2022}}; <br/> {{Cite news |title=2013 Oregon ACLU Legislative scorecard |work=American Civil Liberties Union |url=https://aclu-or.org/sites/default/files/ACLU_OR_2013_Leg_Scorecard.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413231454/https://aclu-or.org/sites/default/files/ACLU_OR_2013_Leg_Scorecard.pdf |archive-date=April 13, 2022 |access-date=May 27, 2022}}; <br/> {{Cite news |title=2015 Oregon ACLU Legislative scorecard |work=American Civil Liberties Union |url=https://aclu-or.org/sites/default/files/ACLU_Scorecard_Fall2015_web.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413231435/https://aclu-or.org/sites/default/files/ACLU_Scorecard_Fall2015_web.pdf |archive-date=April 13, 2022 |access-date=May 27, 2022}}; <br/> {{Cite news |title=2017 Oregon ACLU Legislative scorecard |work=American Civil Liberties Union |url=https://aclu-or.org/sites/default/files/field_documents/aclu_scorecard_fall2017.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413231448/https://aclu-or.org/sites/default/files/field_documents/aclu_scorecard_fall2017.pdf |archive-date=April 13, 2022 |access-date=May 27, 2022}}</ref>
===Jobs and economics=== Johnson supported the construction of a $230 million ethanol plant in Clatskanie, Oregon.<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 2, 2001 |title=Will ethanol plant be built? |page=9 |work=The Daily News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102562601/longview-daily-news/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526195843/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102562601/longview-daily-news/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> She voted in committee in favor of legislation to ban smoking in restaurants, but stated that she did so only to send it to a vote in the state house.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 17, 2001 |title=House OKs bill to override ban on bar smoking |page=2 |work=The Daily News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102562122/longview-daily-news/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526195903/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102562122/longview-daily-news/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> In 2002, Johnson voted in favor of the unsuccessful effort to overturn legislation to borrow $50 million for education against revenue made from a cigarette tax.<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 21, 2002 |title=How they voted |page=8 |work=The World |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102562873/the-world/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526195903/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102562873/the-world/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
Johnson voted against parental leave legislation in 2007.<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 28, 2007 |title=Paid family leave effort stumbles in Senate |page=12 |work=Statesman Journal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102587098/statesman-journal/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526195905/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102587098/statesman-journal/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> In 2009, she voted against legislation supported by the AFL–CIO that prohibited workers from being required to attend company meetings about politics.<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 9, 2009 |title=Oregon Senate OKs union-backed bill |page=1 |work=Albany Democrat-Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102589045/albany-democrat-herald/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526195905/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102589045/albany-democrat-herald/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> She voted against increasing the minimum wage gradually from 2016 to 2022, to between $12.50 and $14.75 per hour.<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 12, 2016 |title=Senate OKs increase in minimum wage |page=A6 |work=Statesman Journal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102591249/the-spokesman-review/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526195905/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102591249/the-spokesman-review/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Johnson received a D rating from the Service Employees International Union in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |title=SEIU 2018 Legislative Scorecard |work=Service Employees International Union |url=http://seiu503.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/2018SEIULegislativeScorecard.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=August 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731152613/http://seiu503.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/2018SEIULegislativeScorecard.pdf |archive-date=July 31, 2021}}</ref> She received a score of 50% from the National Federation of Independent Business in 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |title=NFBI 2019-2020 Voting Record |work=National Federation of Independent Business |url=http://scorecard.olcv.org/2021/senate/johnson/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313005746/http://scorecard.olcv.org/2021/senate/johnson/ |archive-date=March 13, 2022}}</ref>
===Crime and gun control=== Johnson opposed four pieces of gun control legislation in 2013, stating "I would do something meaningful rather than symbolic" and wanted more mental health access instead.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 19, 2013 |title=Gun-control bills head to Senate |page=A1 |work=Statesman Journal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102589635/statesman-journal/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526195906/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102589635/statesman-journal/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> She voted against background checks for private gun sales and red flag legislation.<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 25, 2015 |title=Oregon focus of effort to expand background checks for guns |page=A7 |work=Corvallis Gazette-Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102590502/corvallis-gazette-times/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526195906/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102590502/corvallis-gazette-times/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=May 26, 2022 |title=Oregon candidates for governor weigh in on gun control |work=KGW |url=https://www.kgw.com/article/news/politics/oregon-candidates-governor-gun-control/283-7c5b74af-a715-49cb-b9d4-89ead86b1e4e |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527192922/https://www.kgw.com/article/news/politics/oregon-candidates-governor-gun-control/283-7c5b74af-a715-49cb-b9d4-89ead86b1e4e |archive-date=May 27, 2022}}</ref> She is a member of the National Rifle Association and received an "A" rating and endorsement from the NRA Political Victory Fund during the 2014 and 2018 elections.<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 31, 2022 |title=Oregon's independent gubernatorial hopeful Betsy Johnson is among the state's most elite firearms enthusiasts: machine gun owners |work=The Oregonian |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2022/06/oregons-independent-gubernatorial-hopeful-betsy-johnson-is-among-the-states-most-elite-firearms-enthusiasts-machine-gun-owners.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601183704/https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2022/06/oregons-independent-gubernatorial-hopeful-betsy-johnson-is-among-the-states-most-elite-firearms-enthusiasts-machine-gun-owners.html |archive-date=June 1, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=NRA-PVF {{!}} Oregon |publisher=NRA-PVF |url=https://www.nrapvf.org/grades/oregon/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007193830/https://www.nrapvf.org/grades/oregon/ |archive-date=October 7, 2014|url-status=usurped}}</ref>
She voted against legislation in 2019 to redefine aggravated murder and limit its scope, the only crime in Oregon which is eligible for the death penalty.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Crombie |first=Noelle |date=May 21, 2019 |title=Oregon Senate approves bill to limit death penalty; now heads to House |work=The Oregonian/OregonLive |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2019/05/oregon-senate-approves-bill-to-limit-death-penalty-now-heads-to-house.html |access-date=September 22, 2022 |archive-date=September 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220923030231/https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2019/05/oregon-senate-approves-bill-to-limit-death-penalty-now-heads-to-house.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":0" /> She also is in favor of lifting the state moratorium on the death penalty.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oregon governor candidates weigh in on death penalty |url=https://www.opb.org/article/2022/09/22/oregon-governor-candidates-on-death-penalty/ |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=opb |language=en |archive-date=2022-10-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022235734/https://www.opb.org/article/2022/09/22/oregon-governor-candidates-on-death-penalty/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Homelessness and housing=== Johnson opposes a housing first approach to homelessness, and would enforce laws against illegal camping in Oregon. She blames recent drug legalization, such as through 2020 Oregon Ballot Measure 110, for driving the crisis and would attempt to repeal it, while also focusing on deregulating housing development.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Unaffiliated candidate Betsy Johnson answers OPB's questions on the homelessness crisis |url=https://www.opb.org/article/2022/08/16/unaffiliated-candidate-betsy-johnson-answers-opb-questions-on-homelessness-crisis/ |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=opb |language=en |archive-date=2022-10-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023161619/https://www.opb.org/article/2022/08/16/unaffiliated-candidate-betsy-johnson-answers-opb-questions-on-homelessness-crisis/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 4, 2022 |title=Unaffiliated candidate for governor Betsy Johnson on Oregon's housing crisis |url=https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/homeless/johnson-unaffiliated-candidate-discusses-housing-homeless-crisis/283-c44e086e-186d-4ae7-b242-8dc2f503f976 |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=kgw.com |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-10-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023161618/https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/homeless/johnson-unaffiliated-candidate-discusses-housing-homeless-crisis/283-c44e086e-186d-4ae7-b242-8dc2f503f976 |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Healthcare and individual rights=== Johnson supports abortion rights.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 23, 2022 |title=With Republicans Eyeing the Governor's Office, We Asked About Reproductive Rights |work=Willamette Week |url=https://www.wweek.com/news/2022/04/23/with-republicans-eyeing-the-governors-office-we-asked-about-reproductive-rights/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521184825/https://www.wweek.com/news/2022/04/23/with-republicans-eyeing-the-governors-office-we-asked-about-reproductive-rights/ |archive-date=May 21, 2022 |access-date=May 27, 2022}}</ref> She stated that "Planned Parenthood now is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Democrat Party" after failing to gain its endorsement during the 2022 gubernatorial election.<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 28, 2022 |title=Betsy Johnson, Planned Parenthood quarrel over endorsement issue following debate |work=Willamette Week |url=https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/betsy-johnson-planned-parenthood-debate-reaction/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018085625/https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/betsy-johnson-planned-parenthood-debate-reaction/ |archive-date=October 18, 2022}}</ref> She opposes allowing transgender athletes to participate in girls' sporting events.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 7, 2022 |title=We Asked Candidates: Should Transgender Athletes Be Barred From Girls Sports? |work=Willamette Week |url=https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2022/04/07/should-transgender-athletes-be-barred-from-girls-sports/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521184710/https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2022/04/07/should-transgender-athletes-be-barred-from-girls-sports/ |archive-date=May 21, 2022}}</ref>
===Voter rights and election integrity=== Johnson has not shown support for adopting political campaign contribution limits in Oregon, and said she would oppose limits she felt "result in an uneven playing field for anyone participating in elections".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Borrud |first=Hillary |date=October 11, 2022 |title=Democratic Oregon governor candidate Tina Kotek highlights support for contribution limits |work=The Oregonian/OregonLive |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2022/10/democratic-oregon-governor-candidate-tina-kotek-highlights-support-for-contribution-limits.html |access-date=October 11, 2022 |archive-date=October 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011131312/https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2022/10/democratic-oregon-governor-candidate-tina-kotek-highlights-support-for-contribution-limits.html |url-status=live }}</ref> She voted against legislation to make voter registration automatic for people with driver's licenses.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 6, 2015 |title=Senate passes bill making voter registration automatic |page=A8 |work=Statesman Journal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102590921/statesman-journal/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526195906/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102590921/statesman-journal/ |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
===Environment and climate change=== She received a lifetime score of 64% from the League of Conservation Voters,<ref>{{Cite news |title=Betsy Johnson LCV Scorecard |work=League of Conservation Voters |url=http://scorecard.olcv.org/2021/senate/johnson/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313005746/http://scorecard.olcv.org/2021/senate/johnson/ |archive-date=March 13, 2022}}</ref> and has a record of voting against legislation to combat climate change,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Oregonian/OregonLive |first=Ted Sickinger{{!}} The |date=2022-10-08 |title=To protect constituents, the timber industry, Betsy Johnson repeatedly voted against ambitious climate change policy |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2022/10/to-protect-constituents-the-timber-industry-betsy-johnson-repeatedly-voted-against-ambitious-climate-change-policy.html |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=oregonlive |language=en |archive-date=2022-10-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021042631/https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2022/10/to-protect-constituents-the-timber-industry-betsy-johnson-repeatedly-voted-against-ambitious-climate-change-policy.html |url-status=live }}</ref> such as Oregon House Bill 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 26, 2019 |title=These are the Democrats who didn't support Oregon's climate bill. Who gave them money? |work=The Oregonian |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2019/06/these-are-the-democrats-who-didnt-support-oregons-climate-bill-who-gave-them-money.html |url-status=live |access-date=August 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808042319/https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2019/06/these-are-the-democrats-who-didnt-support-oregons-climate-bill-who-gave-them-money.html |archive-date=August 8, 2021}}</ref>
==Electoral history== ===Oregon House of Representatives===
{{Election box begin no change|title = 2000 Oregon House of Representatives 1st district Democratic primary<ref name="primary 2000" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Betsy Johnson |votes = 6,658 |percentage = 98.01% }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 135 |percentage = 1.99% }} {{Election box total no change |votes = 6,793 |percentage = 100.00% }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title = 2000 Oregon House of Representatives 1st district Republican primary<ref name="primary 2000" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Betsy Johnson (write-in) |votes = 379 |percentage = 49.93% }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 380 |percentage = 50.07% }} {{Election box total no change |votes = 759 |percentage = 100.00% }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title = 2000 Oregon House of Representatives 1st district election<ref name="election 2000" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Betsy Johnson |votes = 14,692 |percentage = 61.95% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Constitution Party (United States) |candidate = Bob Ekstrom |votes = 7,368 |percentage = 31.07% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Libertarian Party (United States) |candidate = Don McDaniel |votes = 1,588 |percentage = 6.70% }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 67 |percentage = 0.28% }} {{Election box total no change |votes = 23,715 |percentage = 100.00% }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title = 2002 Oregon House of Representatives 31st district Democratic primary<ref name="primary 2002" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Betsy Johnson (incumbent) |votes = 7,295 |percentage = 98.54% }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 108 |percentage = 1.46% }} {{Election box total no change |votes = 7,403 |percentage = 100.00% }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title = 2002 Oregon House of Representatives 31st district Republican primary<ref name="primary 2002" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Betsy Johnson (incumbent) (write-in) |votes = 320 |percentage = 59.04% }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 222 |percentage = 40.96% }} {{Election box total no change |votes = 542 |percentage = 100.00% }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title = 2002 Oregon House of Representatives 31st district election<ref name="election 2002" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Betsy Johnson (incumbent) |votes = 14,643 |percentage = 66.58% |change = +4.63% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Constitution Party (United States) |candidate = Bob Ekstrom |votes = 5,261 |percentage = 23.92% |change = -7.15% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Independent politician |candidate = Mervin Arnold |votes = 1,979 |percentage = 9.00% |change = }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 111 |percentage = 0.50% |change = }} {{Election box total no change |votes = 21,994 |percentage = 100.00% |change = }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title = 2004 Oregon House of Representatives 31st district Democratic primary<ref name="primary 2004" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Betsy Johnson (incumbent) |votes = 6,964 |percentage = 98.54% }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 103 |percentage = 1.46% }} {{Election box total no change |votes = 7,067 |percentage = 100.00% }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title = 2004 Oregon House of Representatives 31st district Republican primary<ref name="primary 2004" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Betsy Johnson (incumbent) (write-in) |votes = 400 |percentage = 64.72% }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 218 |percentage = 35.28% }} {{Election box total no change |votes = 618 |percentage = 100.00% }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title = 2004 Oregon House of Representatives 31st district election<ref name="election 2004" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Betsy Johnson (incumbent) |votes = 21,660 |percentage = 76.17% |change = +9.59% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Constitution Party (United States) |candidate = Ron Ross |votes = 6,551 |percentage = 23.04% |change = -0.88% }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 227 |percentage = 0.80% |change = }} {{Election box total no change |votes = 28,438 |percentage = 100.00% |change = }} {{Election box end}}
=== Oregon Senate ===
{{Election box open primary begin no change|title = 2006 Oregon Senate 16th district election<ref name="primary 2006" /><ref name="election 2006" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Betsy Johnson (incumbent) |votes = 11,583 |percentage = 98.86% }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 133 |percentage = 1.14% }} {{Election box total no change |votes = 11,716 |percentage = 100.00% }} {{Election box open primary general election no change}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Betsy Johnson (incumbent) |votes = 30,645 |percentage = 63.58% |change = -12.59% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Ron Fell |votes = 16,040 |percentage = 33.28% |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Constitution Party (United States) |candidate = Robert J. Simmering |votes = 1,429 |percentage = 2.96% |change = -20.08% }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 85 |percentage = 0.18% |change = }} {{Election box total no change |votes = 48,199 |percentage = 100.00% |change = }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box open primary begin no change|title = 2010 Oregon Senate 16th district election<ref name="primary 2010" /><ref name="election 2010" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Betsy Johnson (incumbent) |votes = 12,294 |percentage = 96.96% }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 385 |percentage = 3.04% }} {{Election box total no change |votes = 12,679 |percentage = 100.00% }} {{Election box open primary general election no change}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Betsy Johnson (incumbent) |votes = 27,182 |percentage = 54.38% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Bob Horning |votes = 22,657 |percentage = 45.32% }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 150 |percentage = 0.30% }} {{Election box total no change |votes = 49,989 |percentage = 100.00% }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title = 2014 Oregon Senate 16th district Democratic primary<ref name="primary 2014" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Betsy Johnson (incumbent) |votes = 9,965 |percentage = 97.53% }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 252 |percentage = 2.47% }} {{Election box total no change |votes = 10,217 |percentage = 100.00% }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title = 2014 Oregon Senate 16th district Republican primary<ref name="primary 2014" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Betsy Johnson (incumbent) (write-in) |votes = 449 |percentage = 70.27% }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 190 |percentage = 29.73% }} {{Election box total no change |votes = 639 |percentage = 100.00% }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title = 2014 Oregon Senate 16th district election<ref name="election 2014" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Betsy Johnson (incumbent) |votes = 34,324 |percentage = 70.04% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Independent Party of Oregon |candidate = Andrew Kaza |votes = 6,603 |percentage = 13.47% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Constitution Party (United States) |candidate = Bob Ekstrom |votes = 5,985 |percentage = 12.21% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Libertarian Party (United States) |candidate = Perry Roll |votes = 1,901 |percentage = 3.88% }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 193 |percentage = 0.39% }} {{Election box total no change |votes = 49,006 |percentage = 100.00% }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title = 2018 Oregon Senate 16th district Democratic primary<ref name="primary 2018" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Betsy Johnson (incumbent) |votes = 12,337 |percentage = 97.33% }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 339 |percentage = 2.67% }} {{Election box total no change |votes = 12,676 |percentage = 100.00% }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title = 2018 Oregon Senate 16th district Republican primary<ref name="primary 2018" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Betsy Johnson (incumbent) (write-in) |votes = 1,549 |percentage = 76.04% }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 488 |percentage = 23.96% }} {{Election box total no change |votes = 2,037 |percentage = 100.00% }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title = 2018 Oregon Senate 16th district Independent primary<ref name="primary 2018" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Independent Party of Oregon |candidate = Betsy Johnson (incumbent) (write-in) |votes = 256 |percentage = 78.53% }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 70 |percentage = 21.47% }} {{Election box total no change |votes = 326 |percentage = 100.00% }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title = 2018 Oregon Senate 16th district election<ref name="election 2018" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Betsy Johnson (incumbent) |votes = 50,398 |percentage = 82.03% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Constitution Party (United States) |candidate = Ray Biggs |votes = 10,637 |percentage = 17.31% }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 400 |percentage = 0.65% }} {{Election box total no change |votes = 61,435 |percentage = 100.00% }} {{Election box end}}
=== Oregon Governor ===
{{Election box begin | title = 2022 Oregon gubernatorial election<ref>{{cite web |title=2022 General Election Unofficial Results |url=https://results.oregonvotes.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=SWPAR&map=CTY |website=Oregon Secretary of State |access-date=2022-12-03 |archive-date=2022-12-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206163626/https://results.oregonvotes.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=SWPAR&map=CTY |url-status=live }}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=Tina Kotek|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=916,635|percentage=46.96%|change=-3.09%}} {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Christine Drazan|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=849,853|percentage=43.54%|change=-0.11%}} {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Betsy Johnson|party=Independent (United States)|votes=168,363|percentage=8.63%|change=N/A}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Constitution Party (United States)|candidate=Donice Noelle Smith|votes=8,047|percentage=0.41%|change=-0.72%}} {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=R. Leon Noble|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|votes=6,862|percentage=0.35%|change=-1.20%}} {{Election box write-in with party link|votes=2,113|percentage=0.11%|change=-0.05}} {{Election box total | votes = 1,951,873 | percentage = 100.00% }} {{Election box end}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20211203164934/https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/johnson Senator Betsy Johnson Home Page], former official senatorial website * [https://www.runbetsyrun.com/ Betsy Johnson for Governor], gubernatorial campaign website * {{C-SPAN|134486}}
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