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The governor of Oregon is the head of government of Oregon and serves as the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The title of governor was also applied to the office of Oregon's chief executive during the provisional and U.S. territorial governments. The current governor of Oregon is Tina Kotek, who took office on January 9, 2023 ...
Christine Kotek (/ ˈ k oʊ t ɛ k / KOH-tek; [1] born September 30, 1966) 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 in the Oregon House of Representatives from 2007 to 2022, as majority leader of the Oregon House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013 ...
The state of Oregon was admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859. [26] The 1857 Constitution of Oregon provided for the election of a governor every four years, to serve no more than eight out of any twelve years. [27] This length and limit have never been changed. It is one of the few states without a lieutenant governor.
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed legislation on Monday re-criminalizing the possession of certain drugs roughly three years after the state became the first in the nation to decriminalize the ...
LaVonne Griffin-Valade has been appointed Oregon's new secretary of state, Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek announced in a news release Wednesday, filling the vacancy created when Shemia Fagan resigned ...
Oregon's newly sworn-in Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek said on Monday at her inauguration that her first step will be tackling homelessness as she unveiled several measures intended to address one of ...
[2] [3] In the event of a vacancy, the governor is succeeded by the second-highest-ranking state official; in 45 states and 4 territories, the lieutenant governor is the first in the line of succession. [4] [5] As of January 21, 2025, there are 27 states with Republican governors and 23 states with Democratic governors. Both Republicans and ...
Oregon State Treasurer; Oregon Attorney General. Oregon Department of Justice; Oregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries; Oregon Superintendent of Public Instruction (1872–2012) Oregon Department of State Lands (governed by the State Land Board, which is composed of the Governor, Secretary of State, and Treasurer