A complaint has been filed with the Oregon Elections division. According to the complaint, "There is evidence to suggest that Hai Pham does not currently live inside House District 36. His social media posts and photos on his campaign website seems to indicate that he lives in a house outside of the district, while claiming residency on official election forms that he lives with his parents at a house his parents own inside District 36."

The complaint further alleges that "[e]ven if it is true that he does live with his parents, (while his wife and newborn child live in a home outside of the district, as shown on her voter registration) he would need to prove that he has lived there for at least a year as prescribed by the Oregon Constitution. Voter registration records seem to indicate he updated his registration January 26, 2022. If that is the date he moved back in with his parents, that would not be long enough to establish one year residency within the district as required by the Oregon Constitution."

The complaint references a document full of evidence supporting the claims.

The Washington County Republican Party has posted an alert on their website asking people to contact the Secretary of State regarding this complaint.

Currently the Secretary of State website lists Democrat Hai Pham as defeating Republican Greer Trice by 19,629 votes to 12,272

This isn't the first time during this election cycle that the Secretary of State has failed to take action in a residency case involving a Democratic candidate. During the primary, the residency of Brad Witt was questioned and the Secretary of State failed to take action.


--Staff Reports

Post Date: 2022-12-20 12:29:03

Last Update: 2022-12-20 15:48:12