Hai Pham

American politician
Hai Pham
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
from the 36th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 9, 2023
Preceded byLisa Reynolds
Personal details
BornMalaysia
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseNatalie
Children1
EducationOregon State University (BS)
Oregon Health & Science University (DMD)
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Hai T. Pham is an American dentist and politician serving as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives for the 36th district. Elected in November 2022, he assumed office on January 9, 2023.

Early life and education

Pham was born in Malaysia, the son of immigrants who fled Vietnam amid the Sino-Vietnamese War. He moved to Corvallis, Oregon, as a child.[1] Pham earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Oregon State University in 2002 and a Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry from the Oregon Health & Science University.[2]

Career

Outside of politics, Pham has worked as a dentist at Kaiser Permanente, Providence Health & Services, and the Randall Children's Hospital. He served as the president of the Washington County Dental Society and Oregon Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. From 2015 to 2019, Pham was a delegate of the American Dental Association. He served on the board of the Dentist Benefits Insurance Company, Pacific University, Oregon Board of Dentistry, and Dental Foundation of Oregon. Pham was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in November 2022.[3]

After Pham assumed office in January 2023, a complaint was filed with the Oregon secretary of state, alleging that Pham did not reside within the boundaries of his legislative district. The claim was not investigated.[4][5]

Pham administered emergency dental care to Republican Senator Daniel Bonham during a House vs. Senate basketball game when Bonham was injured.[6]

Electoral history

Oregon House of Representatives 36th district election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Hai Pham 19,629 61.4%
Republican Greer Trice 12,272 38.4%
Write-ins 52 0.2%

References

  1. ^ "Provider Spotlight: Dr. Hai Pham". CareOregonDental.org. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  2. ^ "Hai Pham". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  3. ^ "Record number of Vietnamese Americans elected to serve in Oregon state Legislature". opb. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  4. ^ Shumway, Julia (2023-01-21). "Oregon Secretary of State didn't investigate residency complaint against new Rep. Hai Pham". Oregon Capital Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  5. ^ Shumway, Julia (2023-01-24). "State elections officials chose not to investigate residency complaint against new Democratic state representative". oregonlive. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  6. ^ "The Good, the Bad and the Awful: Oregon Senate". Willamette Week. 2023-06-21. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
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82nd Legislative Assembly (2023–present)
Speaker
Julie Fahey (D)
Speaker pro tempore
Paul Holvey (D)
Majority Leader
Ben Bowman (D)
Minority Leader
Jeff Helfrich (R)
  1. ▌Court Boice (R)
  2. ▌Virgle Osborne (R)
  3. ▌Dwayne Yunker (R)
  4. ▌Christine Goodwin (R)
  5. ▌Pam Marsh (D)
  6. ▌Kim Wallan (R)
  7. ▌John Lively (D)
  8. ▌Paul Holvey (D)
  9. ▌Boomer Wright (R)
  10. ▌David Gomberg (D)
  11. ▌Jami Cate (R)
  12. ▌Charlie Conrad (R)
  13. ▌Nancy Nathanson (D)
  14. ▌Julie Fahey (D)
  15. ▌Shelly Boshart Davis (R)
  16. ▌Dan Rayfield (D)
  17. ▌Ed Diehl (R)
  18. ▌Rick Lewis (R)
  19. ▌Tom Andersen (D)
  20. ▌Paul Evans (D)
  21. ▌Kevin Mannix (R)
  22. ▌Tracy Cramer (R)
  23. ▌Anna Scharf (R)
  24. ▌Lucetta Elmer (R)
  25. ▌Ben Bowman (D)
  26. ▌Courtney Neron (D)
  27. ▌Ken Helm (D)
  28. ▌Dacia Grayber (D)
  29. ▌Susan McLain (D)
  30. ▌Nathan Sosa (D)
  31. ▌Brian Stout (R)
  32. ▌Cyrus Javadi (R)
  33. ▌Maxine Dexter (D)
  34. ▌Lisa Reynolds (D)
  35. ▌Farrah Chaichi (D)
  36. ▌Hai Pham (D)
  37. ▌Jules Walters (D)
  38. ▌Daniel Nguyen (D)
  39. ▌Janelle Bynum (D)
  40. ▌Annessa Hartman (D)
  41. ▌Mark Gamba (D)
  42. ▌Rob Nosse (D)
  43. ▌Tawna Sanchez (D)
  44. ▌Travis Nelson (D)
  45. ▌Thuy Tran (D)
  46. ▌Khanh Pham (D)
  47. ▌Andrea Valderrama (D)
  48. ▌Hoa Nguyen (D)
  49. ▌Zach Hudson (D)
  50. ▌Ricki Ruiz (D)
  51. ▌James Hieb (R)
  52. ▌Jeff Helfrich (R)
  53. ▌Emerson Levy (D)
  54. ▌Jason Kropf (D)
  55. ▌E. Werner Reschke (R)
  56. ▌Emily McIntire (R)
  57. ▌Greg Smith (R)
  58. ▌Bobby Levy (R)
  59. ▌Vikki Breese-Iverson (R)
  60. ▌Mark Owens (R)