{{Short description|American politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Hai Pham | state_house = Oregon | image = | district = [[Oregon's 36th House district|36th]] | term_start = January 9, 2023 | predecessor = [[Lisa Reynolds]] | spouse = Natalie | children = 1 | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | birth_place = [[Tengah Island]], [[Malaysia]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Hai Pham Oral History |url=https://vietnameseportland.org/items/show/211 |website=Vietnamese Portland: Memory, History, Community |publisher=Aubrey R. Watzek Library |access-date=6 February 2026}}</ref> | education = [[Oregon State University]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])<br>[[Oregon Health & Science University]] ([[Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry|DMD]])|signature=Hai Pham Signature.png }}
'''Hai T. Pham''' is an American dentist and politician serving as a member of the [[Oregon House of Representatives]] for the [[Oregon's 36th House district|36th]] district. Elected in November 2022, he assumed office on January 9, 2023.
== Early life and education == Pham was born in [[Malaysia]], the son of immigrants who fled [[Vietnam]] amid the [[Sino-Vietnamese War]]. He moved to [[Corvallis, Oregon]], as a child.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Provider Spotlight: Dr. Hai Pham |url=https://www.careoregondental.org/providers/provider-updates/2020/03/05/provider-spotlight-dr.-hai-pham |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=CareOregonDental.org |language=en}}</ref> Pham earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from [[Oregon State University]] in 2002 and a [[Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry]] from the [[Oregon Health & Science University]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hai Pham |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Hai_Pham |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref>
== Career == [[File:Hai Pham Dentist Office.jpg|thumb|Hai Pham’s Dentistry business office]] Outside of politics, Pham has worked as a dentist at [[Kaiser Permanente]], [[Providence Health & Services]], and the [[Randall Children's Hospital]]. He served as the president of the Washington County Dental Society and Oregon Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. From 2015 to 2019, Pham was a delegate of the [[American Dental Association]]. He served on the board of the Dentist Benefits Insurance Company, [[Pacific University]], Oregon Board of Dentistry, and Dental Foundation of Oregon. Pham was elected to the [[Oregon House of Representatives]] in November 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Record number of Vietnamese Americans elected to serve in Oregon state Legislature |url=https://www.opb.org/article/2022/12/19/oregon-state-legislature-elected-vietnamese-american-lawmakers/ |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=opb |language=en}}</ref>
After Pham assumed office in January 2023, a complaint was filed with the [[Oregon Secretary of State|Oregon secretary of state]], alleging that Pham did not reside within the boundaries of his legislative district. The claim was not investigated.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shumway |first=Julia |date=2023-01-21 |title=Oregon Secretary of State didn't investigate residency complaint against new Rep. Hai Pham |url=https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2023/01/20/oregon-secretary-of-state-didnt-investigate-residency-complaint-against-new-rep-hai-pham/ |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=Oregon Capital Chronicle |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shumway |first=Julia |date=2023-01-24 |title=State elections officials chose not to investigate residency complaint against new Democratic state representative |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2023/01/state-elections-officials-chose-not-to-investigate-residency-complaint-against-new-democratic-state-representative.html |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=oregonlive |language=en}}</ref>
Pham administered emergency dental care to [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Senator [[Daniel Bonham]] during a House vs. Senate basketball game when Bonham was injured.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-21 |title=The Good, the Bad and the Awful: Oregon Senate |url=https://www.wweek.com/news/2023/06/21/the-good-the-bad-and-the-awful-oregon-senate/ |access-date=2023-09-12 |website=Willamette Week |language=en}}</ref>
== Electoral history == {{Election box begin no change|title=Oregon House of Representatives 36th district election, 2022}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Hai Pham|votes=19,629|percentage=61.4%|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Greer Trice|votes=12,272|percentage=38.4%|change=}} {{Election box candidate no change|party=|candidate=Write-ins|votes=52|percentage=0.2%|change=}} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title = [[2024 Oregon House of Representatives election|2024 Oregon State Representative]], [[Oregon's 36th House district|36th 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 = Hai Pham | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 23,250 | percentage = 62.9}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Shawn Chummar | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 13,685 | percentage = 37.0}} {{Election box write-in with party link no change | votes = 40 | percentage = 0.1}} {{Election box total no change | votes = 36,975 | percentage = 100%}} {{Election box end}}
== References == {{Reflist}}
{{Oregon House of Representatives}}
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