Dennis Michael Richardson was an American attorney,businessman,and politician who served as the 26th Secretary of State of Oregon from 2017 until his death in 2019. Richardson was from Central Point,Oregon and served six terms in the Oregon House of Representatives as a member of the Republican Party. He represented House District 4,which included portions of Jackson and Josephine counties,and was the Republican nominee for Governor of Oregon in the 2014 election,losing to incumbent Democrat John Kitzhaber.
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.
Vicki Berger is an American businessperson and politician in the state of Oregon. A native Oregonian,she is a Salem civic leader and a former Republican member of the Oregon House of Representatives. Her father,Richard Chambers,came up with the idea for the Oregon Bottle Bill.
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).
Benjamin 'Ben' Unger is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Oregon House of Representatives representing District 29 from 2013 to 2015. He stands at over 6'7".
Jeff Reardon is an American politician and a Democratic who servied in the Oregon House of Representatives representing District 48 from 2013 to 2023.
John D. Lively is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Oregon House of Representatives representing District 12 since January 14,2013. Lively was the mayor of Springfield,Oregon,and a member of its city council from 1977 until 1986.
Chris Gorsek is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Oregon State Senate representing District 25 since January 11,2021.
David Gomberg is a Democratic member of the Oregon House of Representatives,representing District 10 on the state's central coast since January 14,2013. He served in political staff and lobbying positions in Oregon prior to his election to the Legislature. He's the retired head of his own kite design and construction business.
John Davis is an American politician and a Republican member of the Oregon House of Representatives representing District 26 from 2013 until 2017.
Alissa Carolyn Keny-Guyer is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Oregon House of Representatives who represented District 46 since her September 27,2011 appointment by the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Ben Cannon.
Mark Johnson is an American politician and a Republican former member of the Oregon House of Representatives representing District 52 from 2011 until 2017.
Jim Thompson is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Oregon House of Representatives representing District 23 from 2009 to 2015. Thompson served non-consecutively in the seat from his appointment in 2004 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Lane Shetterly until January 2005. In September 2015,Thompson registered with the Independent Party of Oregon to run again for District 23.
Gregory J. Matthews is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Oregon House of Representatives,where he represented District 50 from 2009 to 2015.
John E. Huffman is an American politician,who was a Republican member of the Oregon House of Representatives representing District 59 from his appointment on August 27,2007 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John Dallum,until his own resignation on October 28,2017 to take a job in the Trump administration.
United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 8,2022,in 36 states and three territories. As most governors serve four-year terms,the last regular gubernatorial elections for all but two of the seats took place in 2018 U.S. gubernatorial elections. The gubernatorial elections took place concurrently with several other federal,state,and local elections,as part of the 2022 midterm elections.
Julie Fahey is an American Democratic politician currently serving as the Majority Leader in the Oregon House of Representatives. She represents the 14th district,which covers parts of Lane County,including Veneta and western Eugene.
Janelle Sojourner Bynum is an American Democratic politician,businesswoman,and former engineer serving as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives. She currently represents the 39th district,which covers northern Clackamas County,including most of Happy Valley and parts of Oregon City,Milwaukie and the surrounding area.
The 2022 Washington Secretary of State special election was held on November 8,2022. Incumbent Kim Wyman,a Republican,resigned from the office on November 19,2021,to become the senior election security lead for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in the Biden administration's Department of Homeland Security. Washington governor Jay Inslee,a Democrat,announced he would appoint state senator Steve Hobbs as her replacement,the first Democrat to hold the office in more than fifty years.
Lori Michelle Chavez-DeRemer is an American politician from Oregon. As a member of the Republican Party,she represents Oregon's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. She is the first Republican woman to represent Oregon in the House.
