{{Short description|American attorney (born 1967)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox politician | name = Jamie McLeod-Skinner | image = PRA 1215 - J.McLeod (cropped).jpg | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|5|31}} | birth_place = [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin|Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | spouse = Cass McLeod-Skinner<ref>{{cite web |last=Bajko |first=Matthew S. |date=April 6, 2022 |title=Political Notebook: Lesbian Oregon US House candidate McLeod-Skinner seeks Bay Area support |url=https://www.ebar.com/news/news/314441 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518233535/https://www.ebar.com/news/news/314441 |archive-date=May 18, 2022 |access-date=May 30, 2022 |website=ebar.com |publisher=[[Bay Area Reporter]]}}</ref><ref name="Wife full name">{{cite news |title=GOP congressman Walden attacks foe's family ties in Oregon district |url=https://katu.com/news/politics/gop-candidate-uses-distant-family-of-challengers-wife-in-ad |access-date=June 11, 2022 |publisher=Associated Press |date=September 25, 2018}}</ref> | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | education = [[Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])<br>[[Cornell University]] ([[Urban planning education #Master's degree|MRP]])<br>[[University of Oregon]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]]) | website = {{url|jamiefororegon.com|Campaign website}} | office = Member of the [[Santa Clara, California#Government|Santa Clara City Council]], Seat 7 | term_start = January 1, 2005 | term_end = December 31, 2012 | predecessor = John McLemore | successor = Teresa O'Neill }} '''Jamie McLeod-Skinner''' (born May 31, 1967) is an American attorney, engineer, and politician who has run for office in [[Oregon]] on multiple occasions. She was the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee for {{ushr|OR|5}} in the [[2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon#District 5|2022 election]].<ref name="Weigel 05-27-2022">{{cite news |last1=Weigel |first1=David |title=Rep. Kurt Schrader loses primary in Oregon's 5th District |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/27/kurt-schrader-loses-primary-oregons-5th-district/ |access-date=May 28, 2022 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=May 27, 2022}}</ref> In an [[Upset (competition)|upset]], McLeod-Skinner defeated seven-term incumbent [[Blue Dog Coalition|Blue Dog]] representative [[Kurt Schrader]] in the Democratic primary for Oregon's 5th,<ref name="mcleod-skinner-defeats">{{Cite web |last=Lehman |first=Chris |date=May 27, 2022 |title=Jamie McLeod-Skinner defeats Kurt Schrader in Oregon's 5th District Democratic primary |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2022/05/mcleod-skinner-defeats-schrader-in-5th-district-democratic-primary.html |access-date=May 28, 2022 |work=[[The Oregonian]] |language=en}}</ref> in a race in which she was considered the more [[Progressivism in the United States|progressive]] candidate. She narrowly lost the general election to Republican former [[Happy Valley, Oregon|Happy Valley]] Mayor [[Lori Chavez-DeRemer]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Flaccus |first1=Gillian |title=GOP's Chavez-DeRemer flips Oregon 5th Congressional District |url=https://www.opb.org/article/2022/11/13/republican-chavez-deremer-wins-oregon-5th-congressional-district/ |website=Oregon Public Broadcasting |publisher=OPB |access-date=November 14, 2022 |archive-date=November 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114002028/https://www.opb.org/article/2022/11/13/republican-chavez-deremer-wins-oregon-5th-congressional-district/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> She sought a rematch with Chavez-DeRemer in [[2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon#District 5|2024]] but lost in the Democratic primary to [[Janelle Bynum]].
==Early life and education== McLeod-Skinner was born in [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]]. When she was nine, her mother, Marty Hall, moved to teach school in [[Tanzania]]. She attended elementary and high school there and in [[Kenya]].<ref>[https://pamplinmedia.com/msp/129-news/392888-283760-mcleod-skinner-runs-for-2nd-congressional-district McLeod-Skinner runs for 2nd Congressional District], ''[[Pamplin Media]]'', Holly M. Gill, April 19, 2018. Retrieved May 31, 2022.</ref> She moved in 1983 to [[Ashland, Oregon]]. She graduated from [[Ashland High School (Oregon)|Ashland High School]] in 1985, where she still holds the girls' 800-meter track record.<ref name="Weekly2">[https://eugeneweekly.com/2018/09/20/mcleod-with-a-silver-lining/ McLeod with a Silver Lining Central/eastern Oregon Democratic candidate Jamie McLeod-Skinner hopes for a win against Republican Greg Walden], ''[[Eugene Weekly]]'', Meerah Powell, September 20, 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2022.</ref> She went to college at [[Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute]], graduating in 1989 with a Bachelor of Science degree. She received a master's degree in [[Urban planning|urban and regional planning]] from [[Cornell University]] in 1995.<ref name=cv>[https://cornellsun.com/2018/11/07/four-cornell-alumni-secure-spots-in-congress/ Five Cornell Alumni Secure Spots in Congress], ''[[Cornell Sun]]'', Alisha Gupta and Amanda H. Cronin, November 7, 2018. Retrieved May 30, 2022.</ref> She graduated from the [[University of Oregon School of Law]] in 2016 with a Juris Doctor.<ref name=cv/>
==Career== Beginning at the end of 1995, she served as a reconstruction and program manager in war-torn [[Bosnian war|Bosnia]] and [[Kosovo war|Kosovo]]. She led a Lutheran services organization from 2000 through 2002.<ref name=work/><ref name=Weekly/>
From 2016 to 2017, McLeod-Skinner was the city manager of [[Phoenix, Oregon]], where she was fired after four months by Mayor Chris Luz, supposedly due to complaints from several department heads, though she stated that the decision was politically motivated.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kolliner |first=Kimberly |date=March 9, 2017 |title=Former Phoenix city manager says trying to enforce checks and balances got her fired |url=https://ktvl.com/news/local/former-phoenix-city-manager-says-trying-to-enforce-checks-and-balances-got-her-fired |access-date=April 12, 2024 |website=KTVL |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ricarte |first1=RaeLynn |title=Firing debated in district race |url=https://www.columbiagorgenews.com/thedalleschronicle/news/firing-debated-in-district-race/article_6fd88e5f-6899-5e78-8c6b-42e936778871.html |access-date=August 15, 2023 |work=Columbia Gorge News |date=September 11, 2018 |language=en}}</ref> Ultimately, the city councilors were split. She went on to work as the interim city manager of [[Talent, Oregon]], in 2020, hired after the Almeda wildfire destroyed over 700 homes,<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 11, 2022 |title=Oregon man sentenced to 11 years in blaze near the 2020 Almeda Fire |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/oregon-man-sentenced-11-years-blaze-merged-2020-almeda-fire-rcna28051 |access-date=April 12, 2024 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref> more than one-third of the city,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Crombie |first1=Noelle |title=Wildfire cuts swath of destruction in southern Oregon; Phoenix and Talent 'pretty well devastated' |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2020/09/wildfire-cuts-swath-of-destruction-in-southern-oregon-phoenix-and-talent-pretty-well-devastated.html |access-date= June 11, 2022 |work=The Oregonian |date=September 9, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> and where there was substantial discord between the executive, administration, and city employees.<ref name=work>[https://www.mailtribune.com/top-stories/2020/12/31/talent-names-mcleod-skinner-interim-city-manager/ Talent names McLeod-Skinner interim city manager], ''[[Mail-Tribune]]'', Tony Boom, December 31, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2022. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230331194526/https://www.mailtribune.com/top-stories/2020/12/31/talent-names-mcleod-skinner-interim-city-manager/ archived version]</ref>
== Political career == She served on the city council of [[Santa Clara, California]], for eight years, from 2004 to 2012.<ref name=cv/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bajko |first=Matthew S. |date=May 16, 2018 |title=Ex-Bay Area politico wins OR primary for Congress |url=http://www.ebar.com/news/news/260012/ex-bay_area_politico_wins_or_primary_for_congress |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601034601/http://www.ebar.com/news/news/260012/ex-bay_area_politico_wins_or_primary_for_congress |archive-date=June 1, 2022 |access-date=May 31, 2022 |website=ebar.com |publisher=[[Bay Area Reporter]]}}</ref> In 2018, she ran in the Democratic primary for [[Oregon's 2nd congressional district]], winning by 19.5% in a seven-candidate field.<ref>[https://ballotpedia.org/Jamie_McLeod-Skinner General election for U.S. House Oregon District 2], ''[[Ballotpedia]]'', October 20, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2022.</ref> The district had been held by Republicans since 1981 and had only twice been represented by Democrats in its 121-year history. In the general election, she faced nine-term incumbent [[Greg Walden]], a former state senator. She decided to run due to Walden's efforts to replace the [[Affordable Care Act]]. No Democrat had come within 36 percentage points of Walden since 2000. McLeod-Skinner lost by less than 17%. A political scientist took note of her run, as she had defeated Walden in [[Deschutes County]] though no candidate had come close before, with [[Carol Voisin]] outdoing all others, yet losing by almost 17,000 votes in 2006.<ref>[https://www.bendsource.com/bend/mcleod-skinners-feat-in-deschutes-county/Content McLeod-Skinner's Feat In Deschutes County Greg Walden lost Deschutes County for the first time. A political science expert theorizes why]{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ''Bend Source'', Chris Miller, November 8, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2022.</ref><ref name=Weekly>[https://eugeneweekly.com/2018/09/20/mcleod-with-a-silver-lining/ McLeod with a Silver Lining Central/eastern Oregon Democratic candidate Jamie McLeod-Skinner hopes for a win against Republican Greg Walden], ''[[Eugene Weekly]]'', Meerah Powell, September 20, 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2022.</ref>
In 2020, she ran in the Secretary of State primary against two incumbent Democratic state senators, [[Shemia Fagan]] and [[Mark Hass]]. She focused her campaign on preserving and expanding voter rights and accessibility and did not accept corporate contributions.<ref>[https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2020/04/here-is-what-the-3-democrats-running-for-oregon-secretary-of-state-say-about-how-theyd-do-the-job.html Here is what the 3 Democrats running for Oregon secretary of state say about how they’d do the job], ''[[Oregon Live]]'', May 2, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2022.</ref> In the Democratic primary, the three candidates were separated by less than nine percentage points, with Fagan winning the election.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Borrud |first=Hillary |date=November 4, 2020 |title=Oregon secretary of state's race: Shemia Fagan defeats Kim Thatcher |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2020/11/oregon-secretary-of-states-race-shemia-fagan-defeats-kim-thatcher.html |access-date=May 29, 2022|website=oregonlive |language=en}}</ref>
In 2022, McLeod-Skinner challenged moderate Democrat [[Kurt Schrader]], a six-term incumbent whose district boundaries were substantially reordered by redistricting, as Oregon gained a sixth seat due to its population increase.<ref>{{Cite web |last= Krieg |first=Gregory |title=Oregon's Kurt Schrader, after backlash over breaking with House Democrats, faces primary challenge in redrawn district|url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/16/politics/kurt-schrader-oregon-democrat-primary-election/index.html |access-date=June 9, 2022|publisher=[[CNN]]|date=May 16, 2022}}</ref> Schrader had opposed some initiatives by President Biden, who nevertheless endorsed him, but the incumbent had alienated grassroots leadership in a number of counties.<ref name=counties/> The new district took in Deschutes County and also included part of [[Multnomah County]], a reliable progressive stronghold. She won both counties by double digits.<ref>[https://www.opb.org/article/2022/05/25/kurt-schrader-close-to-losing-seat-oregon-5th-district/ Oregon's incumbent Schrader poised to lose to McLeod-Skinner in 5th District Democratic primary], ''[[Oregon Public Broadcasting]]'', Emily Cureton Cook, May 25, 2022. Retrieved May 29, 2022.</ref> Democratic Party leadership organizations in four of the five counties within the district's new boundaries supported McLeod-Skinner, who was also endorsed by Senator [[Elizabeth Warren]].<ref name=counties>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/27/kurt-schrader-loses-primary-oregons-5th-district/ Rep. Kurt Schrader loses primary in Oregon’s 5th District], ''[[Washington Post]]'', Eugene Scott and David Weigel, May 27, 2022. Retrieved May 29, 2022.</ref> Schrader received 2022 endorsements from President [[Joe Biden]] and House Speaker [[Nancy Pelosi]],<ref>[https://theintercept.com/2022/05/16/kurt-schrader-nancy-pelosi-build-back-better/ Kurt Schrader blasted Nancy Pelosi as "Truly a terrible person" while killing Biden's "Build Back Better" Pelosi has endorsed the Oregon Blue Dog, who faces a primary challenge from Jamie McLeod-Skinner, but the feeling is apparently not mutual], ''[[The Intercept]]'', Ryan Grim, May 16, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2022.</ref> and his campaign outspent McLeod-Skinner's by 10–1.<ref name=lynch>[https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/01/politics/oregon-primary-kurt-schrader-jamie-mcleod-skinner/index.html Biden-backed Democrat defeated by progressive in Oregon primary], [[CNN]], Gregory Krieg, June 1, 2022. Retrieved June 10, 2022.</ref> Although he first referred to Trump's impeachment as a "lynching", he later voted for it.<ref name=lynch/> McLeod-Skinner's win marked the first time an incumbent member of Oregon's congressional delegation had lost a primary in 42 years.<ref name="mcleod-skinner-defeats"/> The primary divided the party, and Schrader refused to endorse her in the general election. McLeod-Skinner narrowly lost the general election to [[Lori Chavez-DeRemer]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2022/11/claims-that-kurt-schrader-would-have-won-oregons-5th-district-race-for-congress-are-overblown-local-democrats-say.html|title=Claims that Kurt Schrader would have won Oregon's 5th District race for Congress are overblown, local Democrats say|first=Julia|last=Shumway|date=November 21, 2022|website=oregonlive}}</ref> In 2023, she announced she would seek a rematch with Chavez-DeRemer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=sources |first=KTVZ news |date=July 10, 2023 |title=Jamie McLeod-Skinner announces new House bid, seeks Nov. 2024 rematch with Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer |url=https://ktvz.com/news/election/2023/07/10/jamie-mcleod-skinner-announces-new-house-bid-seeks-nov-2024-rematch-with-rep-lori-chavez-deremer/ |access-date=April 12, 2024 |website=KTVZ |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Newspaper |first=The Nugget |title=McLeod-Skinner eyes another run |url=https://www.nuggetnews.com/story/2023/07/05/opinion/mcleod-skinner-eyes-another-run/35396.html |access-date=April 12, 2024 |website=The Nugget Newspaper |language=en}}</ref>
The rematch with Chavez-DeRemer was derailed on 21 May 2024, when McLeod-Skinner lost in the primary to State Representative [[Janelle Bynum]] by a 40-percent margin.<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4677659-janelle-bynum-jamie-mcleod-skinner-lori-chavez-deremer-oregon-house/ Establishment-backed Democrat defeats progressive in key Oregon House primary ], ''[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]'', May 21, 2024. Retrieved May 25, 2024.</ref>
== Electoral history ==
===2022=== {{Election box begin no change | title = [[2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon#District 5|2022 U.S. House Democratic primary in Oregon's 5th district]]<ref>{{cite web |title=US REPRESENTATIVE, 5TH DISTRICT - DEMOCRAT |url=https://results.oregonvotes.gov/resultsSW.aspx |website=[[Oregon Secretary of State]] |access-date=June 15, 2022 |date=June 14, 2022}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Jamie McLeod-Skinner | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 47,148 | percentage = 54.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = [[Kurt Schrader]] (incumbent) | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 38,726 | percentage = 45.1 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 85,874 | percentage = 100.0 }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title = [[2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon#District 5|2022 U.S. House Election in Oregon's 5th district]]<ref>{{cite web |title=November 8, 2022, General Election Abstract of Votes|website=Oregon Secretary of State|url=https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2022.pdf|access-date=January 5, 2023|page=3}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Lori Chavez-DeRemer | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 178813 | percentage = 50.91 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Jamie McLeod-Skinner | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 171514 | percentage = 48.83 }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change | votes = 906 | percentage = 0.26 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 351233 | percentage = 100.0 }} {{Election box end}}
===2020=== {{Election box begin no change | title = [[2020 Oregon Secretary of State election#Democratic primary|2020 Oregon Secretary of State Democratic primary]]<ref name="ORPrimary">{{Cite web |date=May 19, 2020 |title=May 19, 2020, Primary Election Abstract of Votes |url=https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/may-primary-2020.pdf|access-date=August 26, 2020 |publisher=[[Oregon Secretary of State]]}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = [[Shemia Fagan]] | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 209,682 | percentage = 36.23% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = [[Mark Hass]] | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 205,230 | percentage = 35.46% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Jamie McLeod-Skinner | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 159,430 | percentage = 27.55% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Write-ins | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 4,395 | percentage = 0.76% }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 578,737 | percentage = 100.0% }} {{Election box end}}
===2018=== {{election box begin no change | title = [[2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon#District 2|2018 U.S. House Democratic primary in Oregon's 2nd district]]<ref>{{cite web|date=May 17, 2018|title=Election results (2018 U.S. House Democratic primary in Oregon's 2nd district)|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/05/15/us/elections/results-oregon-primary-elections.html|access-date=May 28, 2022|website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Jamie McLeod-Skinner | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 25,351 | percentage = 42.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Jennifer Neahring | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 14,020 | percentage = 23.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = James Crary | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 6,774 | percentage = 11.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Tim S. White | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 3,469 | percentage = 5.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Raz Mason | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 3,137 | percentage = 5.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Eric Burnette | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 2,734 | percentage = 4.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Michael Byrne | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 2,546 | percentage = 4.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Write-ins | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 1,173 | percentage = 2.0 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 59,204 | percentage = 100.0 }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title = [[2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon#District 2|2018 U.S. House Election in Oregon's 2nd district]]<ref>{{cite web|date=January 28, 2019|title=Election results (Oregon Election Results: Second House District|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/oregon-house-district-2|access-date=May 29, 2022|website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link | candidate = [[Greg Walden]] (incumbent) | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 207,597 | percentage = 56.3 | change = -15.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link | candidate = Jamie McLeod-Skinner | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 145,298 | percentage = 39.4 | change = +11.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link | candidate = Mark Roberts | party = Independent Party of Oregon | votes = 15,536 | percentage = 4.2 | change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link | candidate = Write-ins | party = n/a | votes = 278 | percentage = 0.1 | change = -0.2 }} {{Election box total | votes = 368,709 | percentage = 100.0 | change = N/A }} {{Election box hold with party link no swing | winner = Republican Party (United States) }} {{Election box end}}
=== 2008 === {{Election box begin no change|title=2008 Santa Clara City Council election, Seat 7}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Nonpartisan politician|candidate=Jamie McLeod|votes=18,278|percentage=59.53%}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Nonpartisan politician|candidate=Chuck Blair|votes=8,283|percentage=26.98%}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Nonpartisan politician|candidate=Ciaran Gerard O'Donnell|votes=4,141|percentage=13.49%}} {{Election box total no change|votes=27,246|percentage=100.00%}} {{Election box end}}
=== 2004 === {{Election box begin no change|title=2004 Santa Clara City Council election, Seat 7}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Nonpartisan politician|candidate=Jamie McLeod|votes=14,331|percentage=52.60%}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Nonpartisan politician|candidate=Charles "Chuck" Blair, Jr.|votes=9,257|percentage=33.98%}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Nonpartisan politician|candidate=Todd C. O'Donnell|votes=3,658|percentage=13.43%}} {{Election box total no change|votes=27,246|percentage=100.00%}} {{Election box end}}
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== External links == {{Commons category|Jamie McLeod-Skinner}} * [https://jamiefororegon.com/ Jamie McLeod-Skinner for Congress] campaign website {{CongLinks|votesmart=178627|fec=H8OR02161}}
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