Kevin Mannix

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American politician (born 1949)

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Field	Value
name	Kevin Mannix
image	Kevin Mannix.jpg
office	Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
term_start1	January 9, 2023
predecessor1	Chris Hoy
constituency1	21st district
term_start2	January 1999
term_end2	January 2001
predecessor2	Tom Whelan
successor2	Janet Carlson
constituency2	32nd district
term_start3	January 1989
term_end3	January 1997
predecessor3	Charles Sides
successor3	Tom Whelan
constituency3	32nd district
office4	Chair of the Oregon Republican Party
term_start4	January 2003
term_end4	2005
successor4	Vance Day
office5	Member of the Oregon State Senate from the 17th district
term_start5	1997
term_end5	1998
predecessor5	Shirley Stull
successor5	Peter Courtney
birth_date
birth_place	New York City, U.S.
party	Democratic (before 1997)
Republican (1997–present)
spouse	Susanna
children	3
signature	Kevin Mannix Signature.png
education	University of Virginia (BA, JD)
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He had previously served in the House of Representatives representing the 32nd district from 1989 to 1997 as a Democrat, and 1999 to 2001 as a Republican. He served in the Oregon State Senate from 1997 to 1998.

Early life and education

Mannix was born on November 26, 1949 in New York City. As a child, he grew up in Latin America, living in Ecuador, Panama, and Bolivia while his father was served in the United States Foreign Service. He attended a Catholic school from first through fourth grade where he was immersed in the Spanish language. He moved back to the United States and attended Wakefield High School in Arlington County, Virginia. The year he attended was the first year it was integrated. At Wakefield, he was student body vice-president and later president.

Mannix earned a bachelor's degree in liberal arts in 1971 from the University of Virginia. In 1974, he earned his J.D. degree from the University of Virginia School of Law.

Career

Prior to serving in the legislature, Mannix worked in several different capacities, including Assistant Attorney General of Oregon, Assistant Attorney General of Guam, and a law clerk to the Oregon Court of Appeals.

Oregon Legislature (1989-2001)

Mannix was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives five times beginning in 1988. From 1989 through 1996, Mannix served in the Oregon House of Representatives as a Democrat. In 1997, he became a Republican and was appointed to the Oregon State Senate. He was elected back into the Oregon House in November 1998 and served through 2000.

Attorney General elections

In 1996, Mannix ran for Oregon Attorney General as a Democrat. At the last minute, Hardy Myers was recruited by Democrats to run against Mannix in the Democratic primary, as some felt Mannix was too conservative for their party. Myers defeated Mannix in the primary 62.8% to 36.8%. Myers went on to easily defeat his Republican opponent in the November general election. Mannix changed his party affiliation to Republican the following year, 1997. He was appointed to the state Senate in 1997.

In 2000, Mannix ran as a Republican for State Attorney General, winning the GOP nomination and facing Myers in a bitter campaign. Myers again defeated Mannix 49.8% to 46.2%. Libertarian candidate Tom Cox received 4.0%. There is the possibility that Cox siphoned off votes from Mannix, although it's far from certain that enough of them would have supported him to deny Myers victory.

2002 Gubernatorial campaign

Main article: 2002 Oregon gubernatorial election

In 2002, Mannix ran for governor. In the Republican primary, he defeated former Labor Commissioner Jack Roberts and Portland attorney and school board chair Ron Saxton. He went on to run against Democrat Ted Kulongoski. Kulongoski won 49% of the vote versus 46% for Mannix. Libertarian candidate Tom Cox received 5% – a margin which many observe could have swung the election, had those votes gone to Mannix. The defeat also marked the fifth time in a row the Republicans failed to gain control of the governor's mansion.

Other races and leadership positions

Mannix became Oregon Republican Party Chair in January 2003, and stepped down in 2005.

In 2006, Mannix ran again for the Republican nomination for governor. He finished second in the primary with 30% of the vote, behind Saxton, who won the nomination with 43%, and ahead of state senator Jason Atkinson, who received 22%. Mannix was opposed in the primary by the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, who spent $800,000 opposing the Columbia Gorge casino in the 2006 Democratic and Republican primaries. Saxton, widely considered more moderate than Mannix, went on to lose the general election in May to incumbent Kulongoski by an 8.1% margin.

In 2008, Mannix ran for the United States House of Representatives in the U.S. House primary election for Oregon's 5th congressional district to succeed retiring Democrat Darlene Hooley. Mannix ran a vigorous campaign, but was narrowly defeated by Mike Erickson, who went on to lose to Kurt Schrader in the general election due in part to personal issues that Mannix brought up in the primary.

Mannix serves as president for several organizations, including the Oregon Anti-Crime Alliance, which he founded in 2008, and Common Sense For Oregon, which he founded in 2009. He is a member of the board of directors for the Salem Catholic Schools Foundation, a role he has served since 1985, and has been president of the foundation since 2000. He was a founder and has served as chairman of the board of directors for Blanchet Catholic School in Salem since it opened in 1995, is a member of the Knights of Columbus and has been a member of Rotary International since 1982. He served on the national board of directors for Life Directions and the Salem Chamber of Commerce board of directors from 2007 to 2013. Mannix is also a board member, and vice president, of the Johann Strauss Society of America Foundation. This organization was founded in 2013 and is dedicated to supporting the music heritage of Johann Strauss.

Mannix's main financial donor in his political career is Loren Parks, a businessman who is currently a resident of Nevada. Loren Parks has contributed over $4 million to Mannix's political efforts since 1994.

Oregon Legislature (2023-present)

Mannix was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in the 2022 election, representing the 21st district.

Ballot measure advocacy

Measure 11

Mannix is a driving force behind the effort to get tougher sentences for criminals. In 1994, he authored Ballot Measure 11, which established mandatory minimum sentences for violent crimes, including murder, manslaughter, serious assault, kidnapping, rape, sodomy, unlawful sexual penetration, sexual abuse, and robbery. This measure has also now been used to set automatic sentencing on accidental deaths due to addiction issues. A companion measure, Measure 10, also passed, amending the Oregon Constitution to provide that any criminal sentence established by a vote of the people cannot be reduced by the legislature except with a two-thirds vote of both houses. A third successful Mannix measure, Measure 17, amended the Oregon Constitution to establish a new section which requires that state prison inmates work full-time in useful work. This also allowed work time to include education courses, counseling, and job training.

Measure 40

In 1996, Mannix brought Ballot Measure 40 to the ballot. This contained several victims' rights and anti-crime provisions. The effects of these Measures is to set the primary locus of control in sentencing decisions with victims and prosecutors. Measure 40 passed by a margin of 59% to 41%, but was overturned by the Oregon Supreme Court in Armatta v. Kitzhaber, 327 Or. 250, 959 P.2d 49 (1998) on the grounds that it contained more than one amendment to the Oregon Constitution and should have been subject to separate votes on each provision.

Measure 40 returned to voters by legislative referral (engineered by Representative Mannix) as Measures 69–75 in November 1999. Of the seven referral measures four were passed by voters, which granted crime victims the right to be present during trial, to be consulted regarding plea bargains and to be heard at sentencing; limited the pre-trial release of violent criminals by authorizing courts to consider the safety of victims and the public; required that any term of imprisonment imposed by a court to be fully served, with the exception of the governor's clemency power; and prohibited felons from serving on grand juries and criminal trial juries.

Measure 61

In 2008, Mannix helped lead a citizen initiative effort for Measure 61 which would have created mandatory minimum prison sentences for certain theft, identity theft, forgery, drug and burglary crimes. This measure was trumped by Measure 57, a legislative referral which avoided mandatory minimum sentences in favor of increased sentences for drug trafficking, theft against the elderly, and certain repeat property and identity theft crimes.

Measure 73

Another citizen initiative effort led by Mannix in 2010, Measure 73, was approved. This measure provided a mandatory minimum prison sentence of 25 years for repeat convictions of the worst sex crimes and required a minimum sentence of 90 days in jail, with costs reimbursed to the county by the state, for persons with a third DUII conviction within 10 years.

Other measures

In 2012, Measure 84, an effort to repeal Oregon's estate tax, was also supported by Mannix but was defeated.

For the Oregon 2014 general election, Mannix, and Common Sense For Oregon, supported several initiatives including No Taxes on Family Giving and the Oregon Castle Doctrine.

Electoral history

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2008 race for U.S. House of Representatives – Republican primary

Mike Erickson (R), 49%
Kevin Mannix (R), 46% 2006 race for governor – Republican primary
Ron Saxton (R), 43%
Kevin Mannix (R), 30%
Jason Atkinson (R), 22% 2002 race for governor
Ted Kulongoski (D), 49%
Kevin Mannix (R), 46%
Tom Cox (L), 5% 2002 race for governor – Republican primary
Kevin Mannix (R), 35%
Jack Roberts (R), 29%
Ron Saxton (R), 28% 2000 race for state attorney general
Hardy Myers (D) (inc.), 50%
Kevin Mannix (R), 46% 2000 race for state attorney general – Republican primary
Mannix won the Republication nomination for Oregon Attorney General. 1998 Oregon general election
Mannix defeated Democrat George Bell for Oregon House of Representatives District 32. 1998 Oregon primary election
Mannix won the Republican nomination for House District 32. 1996 Oregon primary election
Former House Speaker Hardy Myers defeated Mannix for the Democratic nomination for attorney general. 1994 Oregon primary election
Mannix won the Democratic nomination for House District 32. 1992 Oregon general election
Mannix defeated Republican challenger Mark Berlin for House District 32 by 68% to 32% 1992 Oregon primary election
Mannix won the Democratic nomination for House District 32. 1990 Oregon general election
Mannix defeated two challengers for House District 32. Mannix won with 64% of the vote. 1990 Oregon primary election
Mannix won the Democratic nomination for House District 32. 1988 Oregon general election
Mannix defeated Republican incumbent Chuck Sides for House District 32. 1988 Oregon primary election
Mannix won the Democratic nomination for Oregon House of Representative District 32.

References

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Jason Atkinson. ''[[Statesman Journal]]'', April 23, 2006.
"Kevin Mannix for Congress Official Campaign Site".
Law, Steve. Oregon governor's race party profile: Republicans. ''[[Statesman Journal]]'', April 23, 2006.
Jaquiss, Nigel. (May 17, 2006). "Betting On The Governor's Race". Willamette Week.
Law, Steve. (February 2, 2006). "Governor hopeful Saxton packs coffers". Statesman Journal.
(21 May 2008). "Erickson wins 5th District Republican nomination". OregonLive.com.
"Welcome To Oregon News".
"Board of Directors -".
"Blanchet Catholic School: Boards of Directors".
"Knights of Columbus Home".
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"Not found". Lifedirections.org.
"Salem Area Chamber of Commerce | Salem, Oregon | 503-581-1466".
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"No Taxes on Family Giving | Common Sense for Oregon".
"Oregon Castle Doctrine Act | Common Sense for Oregon".

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