Kevin Mannix

Kevin Mannix graduated from Wakefield High School in 1967. He earned a B.A. in liberal arts from the University of Virginia College of Arts and Sciences in 1971 and a J.D. from the University of Virginia Law School in 1974. His career experience includes working as an attorney in roles such as Oregon Court of Appeals law clerk; assistant attorney general, Oregon; assistant attorney general, U.S. Territory of Guam; administrative law judge, Oregon; and in private practice.[1][2][3] Mannix served as the vice-chair of the Republican Party of Oregon from 1999 to 2001. He was elected chair of the party in 2003 and served through 2005.[4]

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Representative Kevin Mannix is a private practice attorney who has owned a law firm in Salem

since 1986. He is a proud father of 3 children and has 6 grandchildren. Kevin and his wife

Susanna just celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Representative Mannix previously

served as an Oregon State Representative for ten years, departing the legislature in 2001. He

returned to the legislature 22 years later, in 2023, and is currently serving House District 21,

Keizer and North Salem. Representative Mannix is best known for his bipartisan work in the

legislature and his ability to reach across the aisle and find common ground to make progress

for all Oregonians.

In Representative Mannix's years in the legislature he has passed over 135 bills; more legislation

than any other single legislator in Oregon history.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

A Bipartisan Housing Champion

Kevin worked with Republicans and Democrats to pass historic housing reforms to:

Boost supply

Bring down costs

Increase shelter beds to help move homeless Oregonians into permanent housingA Public Safety Advocate

Kevin has always been an outspoken voice for public safety. He’s passed legislation to:

Expand the Family Abuse Protection Act

Protect students from sexual predators

Re-criminalize hard drugs, expand treatment, and ensure accountability

Expand our anti-stalking laws to protect victims from internet, social media, and digital stalking.A Leader for Affordability

​Kevin is fighting to make our communities more affordable. That's why he:

Sponsored legislation to lower the cost of living by giving the middle- class tax relief

Opposed Salem’s $500 payroll tax, which would have cost workers millions

Opposes increasing your property taxes

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

As mentioned above I am passionate about:

Protecting victims of crime and giving the vulnerable a voice in our justice systems.

Supporting public safety.

Fighting for more affordable options for those in my community whether this comes as better housing prices, stopping additional taxation, or finding ways the state can help local communities budgets.

As the only legislator who serves on all five transportation related committees, I am working to expand and support transportation systems across the state.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

I was a newspaper delivery boy for two years.

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

Please click on the link below to view my website and my endorsements.

What committees interest you?

I currently serve on a large variety of committees, but I have the most experience and interest in the ones pertaining to Transportation. As of now I serve on the I-5 Bridge Committee, Joint Transportation Committee, Ways and Means Subcommittee on Transportation and Economic Development, Subcommittee on Transportation Funding, and was recently added to a workgroup on Public and Active Transit.

Do you support or oppose changes to the current state ballot initiative process? If so, what kind of changes would you consider?

I support changes to remove bureaucratic obstacles to citizen participation of the ballot initiative process.

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