Jennifer Williamson | |
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Majority Leader of the Oregon House of Representatives | |
In office July 10, 2015 –July 19, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Val Hoyle |
Succeeded by | Barbara Smith Warner |
Member of the OregonHouseofRepresentatives from the 36th district | |
In office January 12,2013 –January 16,2020 | |
Preceded by | Mary Nolan |
Succeeded by | Akasha Lawrence-Spence |
Personal details | |
Born | Washington County,Oregon,U.S. | November 16,1973
Political party | Democratic |
Education | University of Oregon (BA) Willamette University (JD) |
Jennifer Williamson (born 1973) [1] is an American attorney,Democratic politician,and political strategist who represented Oregon's 36th District in the Oregon House of Representatives. She served as Majority Leader from 2015 to 2019.
Born in Washington County,Oregon,Williamson graduated from the University of Oregon, [2] and received a J.D. degree from Willamette University College of Law. [3]
In 2012,she defeated Sharon Meieran in the Democratic primary to replace state representative Mary Nolan. [4]
Williamson was named a 2014 Aspen Institute Rodel Fellow. [5]
On February 10,2020,Williamson abruptly dropped out of the race for Oregon Secretary of State in response to allegations of unusual campaign spending while an Oregon House member. Williamson has defended her campaign expenditures as legal under Oregon campaign finance laws and ethics regulations. [6]
Williamson currently works for political consulting firm Strategies 360 [7] and serves as the executive director for Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon. [8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jennifer Williamson | 26,785 | 82.2 | |
Republican | Bruce Neal | 5,664 | 17.4 | |
Write-in | 129 | 0.4 | ||
Total votes | 32,578 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jennifer Williamson | 21,626 | 85.0 | |
Libertarian | Amanda Burnham | 3,602 | 14.2 | |
Write-in | 202 | 0.8 | ||
Total votes | 25,430 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jennifer Williamson | 28,875 | 88.7 | |
Libertarian | Amanda Burnham | 3,519 | 10.8 | |
Write-in | 149 | 0.5 | ||
Total votes | 32,543 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jennifer Williamson | 28,081 | 98.0 | |
Write-in | 559 | 2.0 | ||
Total votes | 28,640 | 100% |
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