Mark Hass

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Mark Hass
Mark Hass' official portrait
Member of the Oregon Senate
from the 14th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
2007
Preceded by Ryan Deckert
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
from the 27th district
In office
2001–2007
Preceded by Ryan Deckert
Succeeded by Tobias Read
Personal details
Born (1956-12-10) December 10, 1956
Newport, Rhode Island
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Tamra
Religion Presbyterian
Mark Hass (born December 10, 1956) is a politician from the US state of Oregon. A Democrat, he currently represents District 14 in the Oregon State Senate. He also served three two-year terms in the Oregon House of Representatives, from 2001 to 2007.[1]

Early years


Hass was born in Newport, Rhode Island on Dec. 20, 1956 and moved to Oregon with his parents as a young boy. Growing up, he was a Boy Scout and even received the distinction of Eagle Scout.

In 1980, Hass graduated from University of Oregon with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism. In 1981, he went on to earn his Master of Arts in Communication from the American University School of Communication.

Prior to serving in the legislature, Hass spent 20 years as journalist, most recently at KATU television from 1984 to 2000. He has received numerous awards for his reporting, including an Emmy Award in 1998 for writing.

Oregon legislature


Hass was selected in fall 2007 by the County Commissions of Washington and Multnomah counties to serve the remainder of Senator Ryan Deckert's term, following Deckert's resignation.[2] He was elected for a full term in 2008.

Hass is currently the Chairman of the Senate Education and Workforce Development Committee. He's also a member of the Finance and Revenue Committee and the Environment and Natural Resources Committee. In addition, he serves as Senate Democratic Whip.

In 2011, Hass carried a bill for full-day kindergarten, which replaces half-day kindergarten in Oregon public schools in the 2015-16 school year. In addition, Hass has become vocal about a restructuring the state’s higher education system. In 2011, as a member of the Higher Education Workgroup, he led the legislative efforts to pass SB 242, which provided greater autonomy for Oregon’s seven public universities. It also created the Higher Education Coordinating Commission. During that same 2011 session, Hass led the passage of SB 253, which put the 40-40-20 goals into state law. Those goals seek a workforce by 2025 that is 40 percent people who hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, 40 percent who hold a two-year degree and the remaining 20 percent people who hold the equivalent of a high school diploma.

In 2013, after chairing a task force on University Governance, Hass carried more education legislation, namely SB 270 which established university boards of trustees at Portland State University, Oregon State University and University of Oregon.

Hass was also was a chief sponsor for legislation that made Oregon the first state in the country to require Automated External Defibrillators in large commercial buildings. Stemming from the well-publicized death of a 12-year-old boy in Beaverton, the bill passed with broad, bipartisan support.

Personal life


Hass is married to Tamra Hass, a teacher who specializes in treating children with autism. They have two children, Sam and Isabelle, and live in Beaverton. He was born in Newport, Rhode Island Dec. 20, 1956 and moved to Oregon with his parents as a young boy.

In addition to serving in the state Senate, Hass is a part of the Board of Directors for the Northwest Health Foundation.

As a KATU reporter, Hass won an Emmy Award in 1998 for writing.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Official biography, from Senate web site
  2. ↑ "It's official: Hass to replace Deckert". The Oregonian. November 20, 2007. Retrieved September 10, 2008. 

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