Lew Frederick

Lew Frederick
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
from the 43rd district
Personal details
Born Pullman, Washington
Political party Democratic
Website lewfrederick.org

Lew Frederick is a Democratic politician from the US state of Oregon, currently representing District 43 in the Oregon House of Representatives.[1] Born in Pullman, Washington, Frederick was raised in Baton Rouge and Atlanta, and moved to Portland in 1974. According to the Portland Tribune, he is Oregon's "highest-ranking black leader and the only black man serving in the Oregon Legislature" as of 2010.[2] Commissioner Amanda Fritz and The Skanner endorsed Frederick during his campaign for District 43.[3][4]

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Born in Pullman, Washington, Frederick grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Atlanta, Georgia. Lew (Lewis Reed Frederick) is the son of world famous African American botanist, Dr. Lafayette Frederick, Professor Emeritus Howard University. Lew Frederick has lived in northeast Portland since 1974.[2] Throughout his career, he was a teacher at the Metropolitan Learning Center for two years, a radio and television reporter with KGW for seventeen years, Director of Public Information at Portland Public Schools for thirteen years, Assistant to the President at Portland Community College, and held a position on the State Board of Education.[5] Frederick, who grew up in the South and was mentored by Martin Luther King, Jr., has worked to improve race relations.[2] He was sworn in to the Oregon House of Representatives in October 2009 and began serving on the House Interim Human Services Committee and House Interim Sustainability & Economic Development Committee.[6]

Lew Frederick maintains a research and strategy affiliation with the California and Washington, DC-based company, The Rand Reed Group , an applied anthropological consultancy run by Kathleen Rand Reed. Reed is an Associate Professional Consultant with CUSAG, (Cultural Systems Analysis Group) at the University of Maryland, College Park. [7]

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References

  1. ^ "Representative Lew Frederick". Oregon State Legislature. http://www.leg.state.or.us/frederick/. Retrieved January 10, 2011. 
  2. ^ a b c Anderson, Jennifer (July 1, 2010). "Racism in Portland: What are we doing?". Portland Tribune: pp. 1–2. http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=127793326578537300. Retrieved January 10, 2011. 
  3. ^ Fritz, Amanda (October 19, 2009). "Why I support Lew Frederick for House District 43". amandafritz.com. http://www.amandafritz.com/node/1668. Retrieved January 10, 2011. 
  4. ^ "The Skanner News Endorses Lew Frederick for Oregon House of Representatives". The Skanner. http://www.theskanner.com/article/The-Skanner-News-Endorses-Lew-Frederick-for-Oregon-House-of-Representatives. Retrieved January 10, 2011. 
  5. ^ "About Lew". lewfrederick.org. http://lewfrederick.org/about-lew. Retrieved January 10, 2011. 
  6. ^ "Lew Frederick Sworn In as Newest House Member". Oregon State Legislature. October 30, 2009. https://app.e2ma.net/app/view:CampaignPublic/id:9493.2531535119/rid:a69575b6599f63d943bb54ec80cb912e. Retrieved January 10, 2011. 
  7. ^ Link text,Cultural Systems Analysis Group (CUSAG), University of Maryland, College Park
Members of the Oregon House of Representatives
76th Legislative Assembly (2011-2012)
Speaker of the House: Bruce Hanna (R) / Arnie Roblan (D) • Speaker pro Tempore: Andy Olson (R) / Tina Kotek (D) • Caucus Leaders: Kevin Cameron (R) / Dave Hunt (D)
   
  1.    Wayne Krieger (R)
  2.    Tim Freeman (R)
  3.    Wally Hicks (R)
  4.    Dennis Richardson (R)
  5.    Peter J. Buckley (D)
  6.    Sal Esquivel (R)
  7.    Bruce Hanna (R)
  8.    Paul Holvey (D)
  9.    Arnie Roblan (D)
  10.    Jean Cowan (D)
  11.    Phil Barnhart (D)
  12.    Terry Beyer (D)
  1.    Nancy Nathanson (D)
  2.    Val Hoyle (D)
  3.    Andy Olson (R)
  4.    Sara Gelser (D)
  5.    Sherrie Sprenger (R)
  6.    Vic Gilliam (R)
  7.    Kevin Cameron (R)
  8.    Vicki Berger (R)
  9.    Brian Clem (D)
  10.    Betty Komp (D)
  11.    Jim Thompson (R)
  12.    Jim Weidner (R)
  1.    Kim Thatcher (R)
  2.    Matt Wingard (R)
  3.    Tobias Read (D)
  4.    Jeff Barker (D)
  5.    Katie Brewer (R)
  6.    Shawn Lindsay (R)
  7.    Bradley Witt (D)
  8.    Deborah Boone (D)
  9.    Mitch Greenlick (D)
  10.    Chris Harker (D)
  11.    Margaret Doherty (D)
  12.    Mary Nolan (D)
  1.    Julie Parrish (R)
  2.    Chris Garrett (D)
  3.    Bill Kennemer (R)
  4.    Dave Hunt (D)
  5.    Carolyn Tomei (D)
  6.    Jules Bailey (D)
  7.    Lew Frederick (D)
  8.    Tina Kotek (D)
  9.    Michael Dembrow (D)
  10. vacant
  11.    Jefferson Smith (D)
  12.    Mike Schaufler (D)
  1.    Matthew Wand (R)
  2.    Greg Matthews (D)
  3.    Patrick Sheehan (R)
  4.    Mark Johnson (R)
  5.    Gene Whisnant (R)
  6.    Jason Conger (R)
  7.    Mike McLane (R)
  8.    Bill Garrard (R)
  9.    Greg Smith (R)
  10.    Bob Jenson (R)
  11.    John Huffman (R)
  12.    Cliff Bentz (R)