Tina Kotek
Governor of Oregon — currently serving. Party, term history, and sourced provenance. Sections fill in as records land.
Terms
- Governor of Oregon Democratic Current
Background
- background Born September 30, 1966; American politician; Democrat; Oregon House (2007–2022) representing 44th district; focused on housing policy.
- achievement First openly lesbian woman elected speaker of U.S. state house (2013); Oregon House speaker (2013–2022); longest-serving (nine years).
- achievement Elected governor of Oregon (2022); 39th governor (2023–present); one of first two openly lesbian women elected governor of U.S. state.
- achievement 2019 legislation making Oregon first state removing single-family zoning; permitted duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes in residential areas.
- achievement As governor (2024): $376 million toward housing production priority; easing housing development rules to alleviate state housing crisis.
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