[1] Hers was the only seat that changed parties in the Senate in that election cycle; her campaign spent $300,000 to opponent Maren Lundgren's $12,000.
[2] The shift, however, left Democrats with an 18–12 majority, allowing them to pass increases to taxes and fees without Republican support.
[4] She has taught at Central Oregon Community College and served as vice-chair on the Bend Development Board.
[5] In 2010, Telfer filed for the special election for Oregon State Treasurer, to complete the term of Ben Westlund, who died in office,[6] but lost to Democratic incumbent Ted Wheeler in the November general election.
[7] In the Republican primary of the 2012 legislative elections, Telfer was defeated by Tim Knopp, a former state Representative and vice president of the Central Oregon Builders Association.