| Kate Brown | |
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| 24th Oregon Secretary of State | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 5, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Bill Bradbury |
| Member of the Oregon Senate from the 21st district |
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| In office January 13, 1997 – January 2, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Shirley Gold |
| Succeeded by | Diane Rosenbaum |
| Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 13th district |
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| In office November 26, 1991[1] – January 12, 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Judy Bauman |
| Succeeded by | Dan Gardner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 21, 1960 Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Dan |
| Residence | Portland, Oregon[2] |
| Alma mater | University of Colorado, Lewis and Clark College |
| Occupation | Attorney, University professor |
Kate Brown (born June 21, 1960) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party, She is the current Oregon Secretary of State and was elected to that office in the 2008 elections.[3] Prior to becoming Secretary of State, Brown served in the Oregon State Senate representing Oregon's 21st senate district, which includes portions of Northeast and Southeast Portland and Milwaukie. During that time, Brown was elected Majority Leader from 2004 to 2009, and was the first woman to hold that post. As Oregon does not have a lieutenant governor, Brown is first in line to succeed to the office of governor if the governor should become unable to perform the duties of the office.
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Brown was born in Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain, but was raised mostly in Minnesota. She 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.
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, 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 being elected to the Senate in 1996.
In July 2007, Brown announced that she would give up her seat in the Oregon Senate to be a candidate for Oregon Secretary of State in 2008.[4] On May 20, 2008, Brown won the election for the Democratic nomination for Secretary of State, and on November 5 she won the general election by a 51-46% margin against Republican candidate Rick Dancer.[5]
Brown lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband Dan. She has two stepchildren Dylan and Jessie. She identifies as bisexual and is the highest-ranking bisexual politician in the United States.[5]
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