Lori Chavez-DeRemer

Lori Michelle Chavez-DeRemer (born April 7, 1968) is an American politician from Oregon. As a member of the Republican Party, she represents Oregon's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. She is the first Republican woman to represent Oregon in the House.

Chavez-DeRemer is a graduate of Hanford High School in Kings County, California. She earned a BBA degree in business administration and management from California State University, Fresno.

Chavez-DeRemer was elected to the city council of Happy Valley, Oregon, in 2004. She was elected mayor in 2010 and reelected in 2014. She served as mayor until 2018.

In 2016, after incumbent Shemia Fagan opted not to seek reelection to her seat in Oregon House District 51, Chavez-DeRemer filed to run as a Republican, and won the primary unopposed. She lost by 564 votes to restaurateur Janelle Bynum in the November general election, in what was the most expensive state House race in Oregon of 2016.

In June 2017, Chavez-DeRemer formed a political action committee to explore a gubernatorial bid in 2018. In October 2017, she announced in a YouTube video that she would not run for governor, clearing the primary for eventual nominee Knute Buehler.

In March 2018, Chavez-DeRemer announced her intention to again run for House District 51. She was unopposed in the Republican primary. She again lost to Bynum, by 2,223 votes.

Elections

2022

Chavez-DeRemer won the May 2022 Republican primary for Oregon's 5th congressional district. The district, which had been represented for seven terms by moderate Democrat Kurt Schrader, was significantly altered in redistricting after Oregon gained a House seat. It lost its share of the Pacific coastline and the state capital of Salem, but stretched further south to gain rapidly-growing Bend. Schrader lost the Democratic primary to progressive Jamie McLeod-Skinner and refused to endorse her in the general election.

Chavez-DeRemer defeated McLeod-Skinner in the November 8 general election.

Both Chavez-DeRemer and McLeod-Skinner lived just outside the district at the time of the election. Under the U.S. Constitution, members of the U.S. House must be residents of their state, but do not have to live in the district.

Committee assignments

• Committee on Agriculture
  • Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development
  • Subcommittee on Forestry
• Committee on Education and the Workforce
  • Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment
  • Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
• Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  • Subcommittee on Aviation
  • Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management
  • Subcommittee on Highways and Transit

Caucus memberships

• Congressional Hispanic Conference
• Congressional Western Caucus
• Republican Main Street Partnership
• Republican Governance Group
• Problem Solvers Caucus

Chavez-DeRemer voted to provide Israel with support following the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.

Chavez-DeRemer is married to Shawn DeRemer, an anesthesiologist. The couple lives in Happy Valley and have two children.

Chavez-DeRemer is Roman Catholic.

2022

2018

2016

2014

2010