Barbara Smith Warner | |
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Majority Leader of the Oregon House of Representatives | |
In office July 19, 2019 –January 16, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Jennifer Williamson |
Succeeded by | Julie Fahey |
Member of the OregonHouseofRepresentatives from the 45th district | |
In office January 15,2014 –January 9,2023 | |
Preceded by | Michael Dembrow |
Succeeded by | Thuy Tran |
Personal details | |
Born | 1967 (age 57–58) Erie,Pennsylvania,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Gannon University (BA) |
Barbara Smith Warner (born 1967) is an American Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Oregon. She served as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives for the 45th district from 2014 to 2022.
Born Barbara Smith in Erie,Pennsylvania,she is a graduate of Gannon University. [1]
Warner worked as a labor organizer in Washington,D.C.,ran the Oregon House Democratic Caucus,and served as a labor liaison for Senator Ron Wyden and has been active as a community organizer for affordable health care and education access. [1]
In November 2013,Michael Dembrow resigned from his seat in the Oregon House of Representatives when he was appointed to fill Jackie Dingfelder's seat in the Oregon Senate. [2] Multnomah County Commissioners appointed Smith Warner to fill Dembrow's seat in the Oregon House a few weeks later. [3] She was sworn in on January 15,2014,shortly before the 2014 Legislative Short Session. [4] In July 2019,she was elected as Majority Leader by the Oregon House Democratic Caucus, [5] and served until January 2022.
On March 7,2022,Smith Warner announced she would retire from the legislature. [6] She was succeeded by optometrist Thuy Tran,a fellow Democrat and a former member of the Parkrose School Board. [7]
In February 2023,Smith Warner was named executive director of The National Vote at Home Institute. [8]
Smith Warner and her husband Chris Warner,who served as chief of staff to former Portland City Commissioner Steve Novick,live in Portland's Rose City Park neighborhood with their two children. [9]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Barbara Smith Warner | 18,707 | 96.9 | |
Write-in | 604 | 3.1 | ||
Total votes | 19,311 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Barbara Smith Warner | 24,843 | 98.1 | |
Write-in | 488 | 1.9 | ||
Total votes | 25,331 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Barbara Smith Warner | 25,695 | 97.7 | |
Write-in | 598 | 2.3 | ||
Total votes | 26,293 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Barbara Smith Warner | 31,326 | 97.3 | |
Write-in | 883 | 2.7 | ||
Total votes | 32,209 | 100% |