Susan Clair Lee is an American politician. She has served as the 72nd Maryland Secretary of State since 2023. She was a member of the Maryland State Senate from 2015 to 2023,and of the Maryland House of Delegates from 2002 to 2015. She represented District 16,covering parts of Montgomery County,and was the first Asian American elected to the Maryland State Senate,as well as the first Asian American woman and first Chinese American elected to the Maryland legislature.
ChristineKotek is an American politician serving as the 39th governor of Oregon since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,Kotek served eight terms as the state representative from the 44th district of the Oregon House of Representatives from 2007 to 2022,as majority leader of the Oregon House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013,and as Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives from 2013 to 2022. She won the 2022 Oregon gubernatorial election,defeating Republican nominee Christine Drazan and independent candidate Betsy Johnson.
Peter Michael Coleman Courtney was an American politician,lawyer,and professor who was a Democratic member of the Oregon State Senate,representing the 11th District from 1999 until 2023. He served as President of the Senate from 2003 to 2023.
Floyd Prozanski is an American Democratic politician who is a current member of the Oregon State Senate,representing the 4th District,since 2004. He previously served in the Oregon House of Representatives,from 1995 through 2000 and again for the 2003 session. He resigned from the House in December 2003 to accept appointment to the Senate seat that had been vacated by Tony Corcoran. He won election to the seat in November 2004.
Jeff Barker is an American politician and law enforcement officer who served as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives,for the 28th district from 2003 until his retirement in 2021.
Jeff Kruse is a former Republican member of the Oregon Senate,representing the 1st District from 1996 until his resignation for sexual harassment in 2018.
Chuck Riley is an American politician who served as a member of the Oregon State Senate for the 15th district,which includes Hillsboro,Forest Grove,and Cornelius in western Washington County. He served three terms in the Oregon House of Representatives from 2005 to 2011.
Lona Kim Thatcher is an American politician currently serving as a member of the Oregon State Senate for the 11th district since 2023. She previously represented the 13th district from 2015 to 2023,and served as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives for the 25th district from 2005 to 2015. She is a resident of Keizer.
Lew Frederick is an American Democratic politician,currently representing District 22 in the Oregon Senate.
Valerie Anne Hoyle is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Oregon's 4th congressional district since 2023. Until 2023,she served as the commissioner of Oregon's Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI).
Shemia Patricia Fagan is an American lawyer and politician who served as the Oregon secretary of state from 2021 to 2023. She previously served as a Democratic member of the Oregon Senate,representing Senate District 24 from in 2019 to 2021. She also represented House District 51 from 2013 to 2017. In 2020,Fagan was elected as Oregon Secretary of State.
Ann Lininger is an American attorney,politician,and jurist serving as a judge on the circuit court in Clackamas County in the U.S. state of Oregon. Prior to being appointed as judge,she was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 38th district,which includes most of Lake Oswego and portions of southwestern Portland.
Mark Meek is an American politician and businessman serving as a member of the Oregon State Senate for the 20th district. He previously represented the 40th district in the Oregon House of Representatives from 2017 to 2023.
In the United States,a red flag law is a gun law that permits a state court to order the temporary seizure of firearms from a person who they believe may present a danger. A judge makes the determination to issue the order based on statements and actions made by the gun owner in question. Refusal to comply with the order is punishable as a criminal offense. After a set time,the guns are returned to the person from whom they were seized unless another court hearing extends the period of confiscation.
Robert Arnold Wagner is an American Democratic politician currently serving as President of the Oregon State Senate. He represents the 19th district,which includes the cities of Durham,Lake Oswego,Rivergrove,Tualatin,West Linn,parts of southwest Portland and Tigard,as well as unincorporated parts of southwestern Clackamas County,eastern Washington County,and southern Multnomah County.
Leo Thomas Sullivan III is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Colorado Senate. He represents District 27,which includes all or parts of Aurora,Centennial,Dove Valley,Inverness and Foxfield in Arapahoe and Douglas counties.
The 2020 Oregon Secretary of State election was held on November 3,2020,to elect the Oregon Secretary of State,the highest office in the state after the governor. Incumbent Republican Bev Clarno had agreed not to run for a full term. Clarno was appointed by Governor Kate Brown to replace Dennis Richardson,who died of cancer during his term.
Akasha Lawrence-Spence is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Oregon State Senate. She previously represented the 36th district in the Oregon House of Representatives;appointed on January 17,2020,to replace Jennifer Williamson who resigned to run for Secretary of State. Lawrence-Spence was appointed by the Multnomah County Commission who by law appoints members of the same party to replace resigning legislators. She did not run for re-election. She has previously served as a member of the Portland Planning and Sustainability Commission.
Khanh Pham is an American politician and activist serving as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 46th district. She assumed office on January 11,2021.
Kate Lieber is an American politician,who served as Majority Leader of the Oregon State Senate from 2023 to 2024. She represents Oregon's 14th Senate district,which includes the cities of Beaverton,Aloha,and portions of Washington and Multnomah counties.
