{{Short description|American politician}} {{use mdy dates|date=December 2025}} {{use American English|date=December 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Cyrus Javadi | image = File:CyrusJavadiLegislature.jpg | caption = Javadi in 2024 | state_house1 = Oregon | district1 = [[Oregon's 32nd House district|32nd]] | term_start1 = January 9, 2023 | term_end1 = | predecessor1 = [[Suzanne Weber]] | successor1 = | birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|47|2024|11|5}} | birth_place = [[Provo, Utah]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Republican]] (before 2025)<br>[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] (2025–present) | spouse = Mollie | children = 9 | education = [[Brigham Young University]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])<br>[[University of the Pacific (United States)|University of the Pacific]] ([[Doctor of Dental Surgery|DDS]]) | signature = Cyrus Javadi Signature.png | module = {{Listen |pos=center |embed=yes |filename=Cyrus Javadi Voice.ogg |title=Javadi's voice |type=speech |description = Javadi at a session of the House Committee on Behavioral Health and Health Care.<br>Recorded February 22, 2024}} }} '''Cyrus Javadi''' (born 1977)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/race-details/oregon-32nd-house-district-candidates-election-2024/|title=32nd House District, 32nd House District (2024 General Election Voter Guide)}}</ref> is an American dentist and politician serving as a member of the [[Oregon House of Representatives]] for the [[Oregon's 32nd House district|32nd district]]. First elected as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] in [[2022 Oregon House of Representatives election|2022]] and re-elected in [[2024 Oregon House of Representatives election|2024]], Javadi switched his party registration to the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] in September 2025, citing policy differences and evolving district priorities.
==Career== Javadi earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from [[Brigham Young University]] in 2002, and a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the [[University of the Pacific (United States)|University of the Pacific]] in 2008.<ref name="2024-voterguide-mil">{{cite web |title=State Representative, 32nd District |url=https://oregonvotes.gov/voters-guide-military/cyrusbjavadi.html |website=Oregon Votes |publisher=Oregon Secretary of State |access-date=19 December 2025}}</ref><ref name="official-bio">{{cite web |title=Representative Cyrus Javadi: Biography |url=https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/javadi/Pages/biography.aspx |website=Oregon State Legislature |access-date=19 December 2025}}</ref>
After dental school, he began practicing in Oregon and moved to the coast in 2008. Following a brief period in Texas due to economic conditions, he returned to [[Oregon]] and purchased a private dental practice in [[Tillamook, Oregon|Tillamook]] in 2012. He has served as the Dental Director for the [[Tillamook County, Oregon|Tillamook County]] Health Department and as a commissioner on the Port of Tillamook Bay Commission. His practice focuses on general dentistry and rural care access.<ref name="official-bio"/>
Javadi was elected to the [[Oregon House of Representatives]] in 2022 and re-elected in 2024. On September 5, 2025, he switched his party affiliation from Republican to Democrat. He cited concerns about blanket anti-tax positions and policies restricting speech or limiting access to public information, including a Republican-backed proposal that would have limited school library content.<ref name="partyswitch">{{cite news |last1=VanderHart |first1=Dick |title=Oregon state Rep. Cyrus Javadi switches political teams, registers as a Democrat |url=https://www.opb.org/article/2025/09/05/oregon-state-representative-cyrus-javadi-switches-parties-now-democrat/ |access-date=December 19, 2025 |work=[[Oregon Public Broadcasting]] |date=September 5, 2025}}</ref> He announced he would seek re-election in 2026 as a Democrat.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lehman-Winters |first1=Mathias |title=Oregon Rep. Javadi runs for re-election, as a Democrat |url=https://dailyastorian.com/2025/09/05/579208/ |access-date=19 December 2025 |work=The Astorian |date=September 5, 2025}}</ref>
==Electoral history==
{{Election box begin no change | title = [[2022 Oregon House of Representatives election|2022 Oregon State Representative]], [[Oregon's 32nd House district|32nd district]]<ref>{{cite web | title = November 8, 2022, General Election Abstract of Votes | url = https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2022.pdf | website = Oregon Secretary of State | access-date = October 30, 2023 | archive-date = June 12, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230612205817/https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2022.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Cyrus B Javadi | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 17,846 | percentage = 51.2}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Logan C Laity | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 17,002 | percentage = 48.7}} {{Election box write-in with party link no change | votes = 41 | percentage = 0.1}} {{Election box total no change | votes = 34,889 | percentage = 100%}} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title = [[2024 Oregon House of Representatives election|2024 Oregon State Representative]], [[Oregon's 32nd House district|32nd district]]<ref>{{cite web | title = November 5, 2024, General Election Abstract of Votes | url = https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2024-results.pdf | website = Oregon Secretary of State | access-date = December 12, 2024 | archive-date = December 12, 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20241212212240/https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2024-results.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Cyrus B Javadi | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 20,409 | percentage = 52.1}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Andy Davis | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 18,692 | percentage = 47.7}} {{Election box write-in with party link no change | votes = 68 | percentage = 0.2}} {{Election box total no change | votes = 39,169 | percentage = 100%}} {{Election box end}}
==See also== *[[List of party switchers in the United States]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Ballotpedia|Cyrus_Javadi}}
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