# Anthony Broadman

Anthony Stephen Broadman is an American politician currently serving in the Oregon State Senate. A member of the Democratic Party, he represents the 27th district, which consists of parts of Deschutes County centered around the greater Bend area.
Broadman is the first Democrat to represent the 27th Senate district since 1980, a period of over 40 years. He was elected to the open seat previously held by Republican Tim Knopp, who was rendered ineligible to run for re-election due to his participation in the 2023 Oregon Senate walkout and the passage of Measure 113, which denied eligibility to run for re-election to any state legislator with 10 or more unexcused absences in a legislative session.

## Early life and education

Broadman attended Princeton University, earning a bachelor of arts in English. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Arizona.

## Career

Broadman is a partner at Galanda Broadman, a law firm specializing in indigenous rights. He has served on the board of Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO) and was president of the board for Horner Cycling Foundation.
He served on the Deschutes County Local Public Safety Coordinating Council (LPSCC), Deschutes Collaborative Forest Steering Committee (DSFSC), and was an ex-officio member of the Downtown Bend Business Association Board of Directors. He also served as chair of the Indian Law Section of the Oregon State Bar in 2016 and chair of the Administrative Law Section of the Washington State Bar Association from 2011 to 2012.
He served as chief judge of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Court of Appeals and is a member of the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council, serving for a short time as chairman.

### Bend City Council

Broadman was elected to the Bend City Council in 2020, defeating deli clerk August Paul Johnson in the November election.

### Oregon State Senate

Three term Republican Senator Tim Knopp was deemed ineligible to run for re-election due to his participation in the 2023 Oregon Senate walkout and the passage of Measure 113, which denied eligibility to run for re-election to any state legislator with 10 or more unexcused absences in a legislative session. Broadman announced his candidacy for senate district 27, which had not been represented by a Democrat in over 40 years. Broadman ran unopposed in the primary and defeated Republican small-business owner and Redmond School Board chair Michael Summers in the general election.
In 2025, upon taking office, Broadman was appointed to the Judiciary Committee, Housing and Development Committee, and Joint Ways and Means Committee. He was made Co-Chair of the Joint Committee On Ways and Means Subcommittee On Public Safety.

## Political positions
### Abortion

Broadman is pro-choice and was endorsed by Planned Parenthood.

### Education

In regards to education, Broadman stated that he supports "adequate" school funding and that the legislature should always find a way to provide this. He also stated that schools and students needed to be held to the "highest standards possible."

### Environment

Broadman was endorsed by the Oregon League of Conservation Voters.

### Homelessness

Broadman has stated that he believes the best way to decrease homelessness is by growing a strong economy by encouraging new businesses to Oregon.

### Walkouts

In response to the Senate walkouts, Broadman committed on live television to "never walking out on Central Oregon." He said that he opposed any walkout from either party, expressing the idea that it was wrong when both the Democrats and the Republicans did so.

## Personal life

Broadman is married to Kate and has 3 children. He is a Lutheran and has served on the board of Grace First Lutheran Church.

## Electoral history

2024 Oregon State Senator, 27th district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Anthony Broadman | 50,402 | 59.3 |
| | Republican | Michael Summers | 34,617 | 40.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 47 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 85,066 | 100% |
Bend City Council election, 2020 (Position 2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Anthony Broadman | 38,701 | 78.73% |
| | Nonpartisan | August Paul Johnson | 10,048 | 20.44% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 405 | 0.82% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 49,154 | 100.00% |