{{short description|American politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Pam Marsh | honorific_suffix = | state_house = Oregon | district = [[Oregon's 5th House district|5th]] | term_start = January 9, 2017 | term_end = | predecessor = [[Peter J. Buckley]] | successor = | office1 = Member of the [[Ashland, Oregon|Ashland]] City Council | term_start1 = December 2012 | term_end1 = January 2017 | predecessor1 = | successor1 = | prior_term = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|11|04}} | birth_place = [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]], U.S. | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | citizenship = | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | spouse = Diarmuid McGuire | children = 4 | education = | alma_mater = [[University of California, Berkeley]]<br>[[Southern Oregon University]] | occupation = | signature = Pam Marsh Signature.png | image = State_Representative_Pam_Marsh,_Oregon_House_District_05.jpg }}
'''Pam Marsh''' (born November 4, 1954) is an American [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] politician serving in the [[Oregon House of Representatives]]. She represents the 5th district, which covers southern [[Jackson County, Oregon|Jackson County]], including the city of [[Ashland, Oregon|Ashland]].
==Career== Marsh attended the [[University of California, Berkeley]] from 1973 until 1975, and graduated from [[Southern Oregon University]] in 2005.<ref name=votesmart/> She lived in [[Palo Alto, California]], where she served as field representative for state assemblymember [[Byron Sher]] and as city planning commissioner from 1985 until 1993, before moving to Ashland in 1994.<ref name=dpo>{{cite web|url=http://dpo.org/people/pam-marsh|title=State Representative Pam Marsh|publisher=[[Democratic Party of Oregon]]|accessdate=January 15, 2017|archive-date=January 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118114647/http://dpo.org/people/pam-marsh|url-status=live}}</ref>
Marsh served as a member of the Ashland Charter Review Commission from 2004 until 2006, and as chair of the Ashland City Planning Commission from 2006 until 2012.<ref name=votesmart/> She was appointed to the City Council in December 2012, in order to fill a vacancy.<ref name=dpo/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roguevalleymessenger.com/public-profile-pam-marsh-ashland-city-council-and-executive-director-ashland-emergency-food-bank/|title=Public Profile: Pam Marsh|author=Busse, Phil|publisher=The Rogue Valley Messenger|date=September 17, 2015|accessdate=January 15, 2017|archive-date=January 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118065200/http://www.roguevalleymessenger.com/public-profile-pam-marsh-ashland-city-council-and-executive-director-ashland-emergency-food-bank/|url-status=live}}</ref>
In February 2016, Marsh declared her candidacy for the Oregon House seat vacated by the retiring [[Peter J. Buckley]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mailtribune.com/article/20160211/NEWS/160219891|title=Ashland Councilor Pam Marsh to run for state representative|author=Mann, Damian|newspaper=[[The Mail Tribune]]|date=February 11, 2016|accessdate=January 15, 2017|archive-date=January 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116203331/http://www.mailtribune.com/article/20160211/NEWS/160219891|url-status=live}}</ref> She defeated Republican Steven Richie in the general election with 63% of the vote.<ref name=results>{{cite web|url=http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873777|title=November 8, 2016, General Election Abstract of Votes|publisher=[[Oregon Secretary of State]]|accessdate=January 15, 2017|archive-date=September 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922111443/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873777|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Personal life== Marsh and her husband, Diarmuid McGuire, have four children: Kerry, Meghan, Padraic, and Molly. She is religiously unaffiliated.<ref name=votesmart>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/168022/pam-marsh#.WHwLs3fMwZc|title=Pam Marsh's Biography|publisher=Project VoteSmart|accessdate=January 15, 2017|archive-date=April 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424175637/http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/168022/pam-marsh#.WHwLs3fMwZc|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Electoral history==
{{Election box begin no change | title = [[2016 Oregon legislative election|2016 Oregon State Representative]], [[Oregon's 5th House district|5th district]]<ref>{{cite web | title = November 8, 2016, General Election Abstract of Votes | url = http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873777 | website = Oregon Secretary of State | access-date = October 30, 2023 | archive-date = January 19, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230119071743/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873777 | url-status = live }}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Pam Marsh | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 22,480 | percentage = 62.7}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Steven Richie | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 13,273 | percentage = 37.0}} {{Election box write-in with party link no change | votes = 88 | percentage = 0.2}} {{Election box total no change | votes = 35,841 | percentage = 100%}} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title = [[2018 Oregon legislative election|2018 Oregon State Representative]], [[Oregon's 5th House district|5th district]]<ref>{{cite web | title = November 6, 2018, General Election Abstract of Votes | url = http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873825 | website = Oregon Secretary of State | access-date = October 30, 2023 | archive-date = April 6, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230406153942/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873825 | url-status = live }}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Pam Marsh | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 24,643 | percentage = 68.0}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Sandra A Abercrombie | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 11,580 | percentage = 31.9}} {{Election box write-in with party link no change | votes = 28 | percentage = 0.1}} {{Election box total no change | votes = 36,251 | percentage = 100%}} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title = [[2020 Oregon House of Representatives election|2020 Oregon State Representative]], [[Oregon's 5th House district|5th district]]<ref>{{cite web | title = November 3, 2020, General Election Abstract of Votes | url = https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2020.pdf | website = Oregon Secretary of State | access-date = October 30, 2023 | archive-date = November 12, 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221112205917/https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2020.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Pam Marsh | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 27,069 | percentage = 66.4}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Sandra A Abercrombie | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 13,678 | percentage = 33.5}} {{Election box write-in with party link no change | votes = 47 | percentage = 0.1}} {{Election box total no change | votes = 40,794 | percentage = 100%}} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title = [[2022 Oregon House of Representatives election|2022 Oregon State Representative]], [[Oregon's 5th House district|5th 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 = Pam Marsh | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 23,063 | percentage = 64.4}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Sandra A Abercrombie | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 12,740 | percentage = 35.6}} {{Election box write-in with party link no change | votes = 29 | percentage = 0.1}} {{Election box total no change | votes = 35,832 | percentage = 100%}} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title = [[2024 Oregon House of Representatives election|2024 Oregon State Representative]], [[Oregon's 5th House district|5th 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 = Pam Marsh | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 25,300 | percentage = 64.1}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Katherine Green | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 14,153 | percentage = 35.8}} {{Election box write-in with party link no change | votes = 34 | percentage = 0.1}} {{Election box total no change | votes = 39,487 | percentage = 100%}} {{Election box end}}
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== * [https://representativepammarsh.com Campaign website] * [https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/marsh Legislative website] {{s-start}} {{s-par|us-or-hs}} {{s-bef|before=[[Peter J. Buckley]]}} {{s-ttl|title=Member of the [[Oregon House of Representatives]] <br/> from the [[Oregon's 5th House district|5th]] district|years=2017–}} {{s-aft|after=Incumbent}} {{s-end}} {{Oregon House of Representatives}}
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