Kate Brown (politician)

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Oregon State Representative
Kate Brown
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Oregon State Senator (Senate Majority Leader)
In office 1996 – (2008)
Succeeded by	incumbent
Constituency	21st Senatorial District
In office 1991 – 1995

Born	1960 Spain
Political party	Democrat
Residence	Milwaukie, Oregon, USA
Occupation	Attorney
Website	http://www.leg.state.or.us/brown/home.htm

Kate Brown (born 1960, Spain), is an attorney serving in the Oregon State Senate, and, since 2004, the first woman to serve as Senate Majority Leader. A Democrat, she represents Oregon's 21st State Senatorial District, which includes portions of Northeast and Southeast Portland and Milwaukie.

After a childhood spent mostly in Minnesota, Senator Brown earned a B.A. in Environmental Conservation with a certificate in Women’s Studies from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and a law degree and Certificate in Environmental Law from the Northwestern School of Law at Lewis and Clark College. Senator Brown has taught at Portland State University, and practiced family and juvenile law. She currently practices as an attorney with the Juvenile Rights Project, a non-profit corporation in Portland, Oregon, providing legal services to children and families with both defense and advocacy programs.

She began her legislative career in 1991 in the Oregon House of Representatives, where she was reelected to a second term before her successful run for the Senate in 1996.

[edit] Awards and Distinctions

2004 Recipient, National Public and Community Service Award from the American Mental Health Counselors Association
Past Chair, Council of State Governments West
"Profiles in Courage" Award, Basic Rights Oregon
Legislator of the Year Award, Oregon Psychological Association
Outstanding Achievement Award, Oregon Family Support Network
Woman of Achievement Award, Oregon Commission for Women

[edit] External links

[http://www.leg.state.or.us/brown/ Biography, Oregon State Legislature Website
[http://pdxtherapist.com/_wsn/page5.html "State Sen. Kate Brown Receives National Award for Mental Health Work," Life-Changing Psychotherapy Website