{{Short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | district = [[Oregon's 16th House district|16th]] | predecessor = [[Dan Rayfield]] | state_house = Oregon | term_start = January 13, 2025 | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | birth_date = 1973 (52 years old) | name = Sarah Finger McDonald }}
'''Sarah Finger McDonald''' is an [[United States|American]] [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] politician currently serving in the [[Oregon House of Representatives]]. She represents the [[Oregon's 16th House district|16th district]], which is entirely contained within [[Benton County, Oregon|Benton County]] and is centered around [[Corvallis, Oregon|Corvallis]].
== Biography == Finger McDonald has served as a Corvallis school board member and founded the Corvallis chapter of Moms Demand Action.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-22 |title=Sarah Finger McDonald leading in race for Corvallis House seat, but margin remains close |url=https://www.klcc.org/politics-government/2024-05-21/sarah-finger-mcdonald-leading-in-race-for-corvallis-house-seat-but-margin-remains-close |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=KLCC {{!}} NPR for Oregonians |language=en}}</ref>
She narrowly defeated fellow Corvallis school board member Sami Al-Abdrabbuh in the Democratic primary to replace [[Dan Rayfield]], who declined to run for re-election in order to run for [[Oregon Attorney General]]. Finger McDonald prevailed by less than 200 votes.<ref>{{cite news |last=Botkin |first=Ben |date=May 29, 2024 |title=McDonald ekes out likely win in Democratic primary contest in Corvallis-based House district |url=https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/briefs/mcdonald-ekes-out-likely-win-in-democratic-primary-contest-in-house-district-16/ |work=Oregon Capital Chronicle |access-date=January 16, 2025}}</ref>
McDonald is a survivor of colon cancer. She was first diagnosed in February 2021, with the cancer returning in November 2022 and November 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last=Botkin |first=Ben |date=January 15, 2025 |title=An Oregon freshman legislator starts her term facing a cancer battle |url=https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/01/15/an-oregon-freshman-legislator-starts-her-term-facing-a-cancer-battle/ |work=Oregon Capital Chronicle |access-date=January 16, 2025}}</ref>
== Electoral history == {{Election box begin no change|title=[[2024 Oregon House of Representatives election|2024 Oregon State Representative]], [[Oregon's 16th House district|16th 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=Sarah Finger McDonald|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=24,894|percentage=82.8}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Michael Bellstein|party=Pacific Green Party|votes=4,781|percentage=15.9}} {{Election box write-in with party link no change|votes=388|percentage=1.3}} {{Election box total no change|votes=30,063|percentage=100%}} {{Election box end}}
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== External links == * [https://www.sarah-finger-mcdonald.com/ Campaign website] * [https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/mcdonald/Pages/default.aspx Legislative website]
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