William "Chip" Shields (born 1967) is an American politician who served as a member of the Oregon State Senate from September 2009 until 2017. He had previously represented District 43 in the Oregon House of Representatives from 2004 until his appointment to replace Margaret Carter to represent Senate District 22.[1]

Chip Shields
Member of the Oregon Senate
from the 22nd district
In office
January 12, 2009 – January 9, 2017
Preceded byMargaret Carter
Succeeded byLew Frederick
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
In office
2004 – 2009
Personal details
Born
William Matthew Shields II

1967 (age 56–57)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materPortland State University

Shields was elected in a 2010 special election, and reelected in 2012. He retired in 2016.

Electoral history

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2004 Oregon State Representative, 43rd district [2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chip Shields 26,285 87.6
Republican Shirley (Whitehead) Freeman 3,487 11.6
Write-in 229 0.8
Total votes 30,001 100%
2006 Oregon State Representative, 43rd district [3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chip Shields 18,340 98.0
Write-in 378 2.0
Total votes 18,718 100%
2008 Oregon State Representative, 43rd district [4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chip Shields 26,051 98.5
Write-in 408 1.5
Total votes 26,459 100%
2010 Oregon State Senator, 22nd district [5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chip Shields 40,101 88.0
Republican Dwayne E Runyan 5,345 11.7
Write-in 142 0.3
Total votes 45,588 100%
2012 Oregon State Senator, 22nd district [6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chip Shields 55,017 91.6
Libertarian Herbert Booth 4,693 7.8
Write-in 335 0.6
Total votes 60,045 100%

References

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  1. ^ Hannah-Jones, Nikole (September 24, 2009). "State Rep. Chip Shields is Legislature's newest senator from Portland". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2009-09-26. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
  2. ^ "Official Results | November 2, 2004". Oregon Secretary of State. Archived from the original on September 10, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  3. ^ "Official Results | November 7, 2006". Oregon Secretary of State. Archived from the original on September 10, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  4. ^ "Official Results | November 4, 2008". Oregon Secretary of State. Archived from the original on September 10, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  5. ^ "Official Results November 2, 2010". Oregon Secretary of State. Archived from the original on August 31, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  6. ^ "Official Results | November 6, 2012". Oregon Secretary of State. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
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