Corvallis, OR. – Senator Sara Gelser Blouin filed to run in the 2026 Democratic primary for Senate District 8 to secure a third full term on September 12, 2025. Senator Gelser announced her campaign on her website.
Sara Gelser Blouin was sworn into the Oregon House in 2005, and was elected to the Oregon State Senate in 2014. She is Chair of the Senate Human Services Committee and also serves on the Judiciary Committee, the Education Committee, the Mental Health Committee and the Joint Transportation Committee. Prior to joining the Senate, she chaired the House Education Committee for 6 years and served as the National Education Policy Chair for the Council of State Governments. In 2010, President Barack Obama appointed Sara to the National Council on Disability. The nomination was confirmed by a unanimous vote of the US Senate.
In 2007, Sara spearheaded Karly’s Law which improves child abuse investigations across the state.
She is currently leading Oregon’s workgroup to implement the national Family First Prevention Services Act. Sara also played a key role in making Oregon one of the very first states in the nation to achieve recognition for full rape kit reform by the Joyful Heart Foundation.
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