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37-674: The current governor of Oregon is Tina Kotek , who took office on January 9, 2023. The governor's salary as of 2018 is $ 98,600. Article V of the Oregon State Constitution sets up the legal framework of the Oregon Executive Branch. Article V, Section 1 states that the governor must be a U.S. citizen, at least 30 years of age, and a resident of Oregon for at least three years before the candidate's election. Section 2 extends ineligibility as follows: No member of Congress, or person holding any office under

74-493: A Lieutenant Governor (though in 2007, legislation was proposed to establish such an office.) The current order is: Four governors have died in office, and five governors have resigned. The governor is the commander-in-chief of the Oregon Military Department . Power is granted to the governor to mobilize and deploy state military forces. The power to grant pardons and reprieves and to commute sentences

111-522: A U.S. state house in 2013. She was the longest-serving Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives . In 2022, she became one of the first two openly lesbian women (alongside Maura Healey ) and the third openly LGBT person (alongside Healey and after her predecessor Kate Brown and Jared Polis ) elected governor of a U.S. state , as well as the third woman elected governor of Oregon (after Barbara Roberts and Kate Brown). As speaker of

148-543: A chief executive were held. The first person in Oregon to hold the title of governor was George Abernethy , a prominent businessman. Tina Kotek Christine Kotek ( / ˈ k oʊ t ɛ k / KOH -tek ; 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

185-522: A personal home. The Tudor -style mansion is now on the National Register of Historic Places (as the T. A. Livesley House) and in 1988 was purchased by citizens with private donations and donated to the state; it now serves as the official residence of the governor and their family, renamed Mahonia Hall . Elected Mayor of Salem in 1927, he presided over a number of public works in the city that included bridge building, paving of major streets,

222-721: A private ceremony in 2017. They lived together in Portland's Kenton neighborhood beginning in 2005. Kotek was one of the Oregon Legislative Assembly 's few openly LGBTQ+ members and the first lesbian speaker of a state house. After winning the gubernatorial election, she sold her Portland home and moved to the governor's mansion, Mahonia Hall , in Salem . Kotek considers herself a lapsed Catholic and attends an Episcopal church. Thomas A. Livesley Thomas A. Livesley (December 8, 1863 – July 22, 1947)

259-588: A travel agent. In 1987, Kotek moved to Oregon. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in religious studies from the University of Oregon in 1990. She then studied at the University of Washington , earning a master's degree in international studies and comparative religion. Before being elected to office, Kotek worked as a public policy advocate for the Oregon Food Bank and then as policy director of Children First for Oregon. She co-chaired

296-740: Is Oregon's longest-serving speaker of the House. In December 2016, Kotek became the chair of the board of directors of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee . She left the post in July 2019. In 2020, Republicans worked with Democrats to redraw the districts following the 2020 U.S. census with equal representation from the Democratic and Republican parties as a compromise to have the Republicans stop

333-405: Is granted to the governor, with limitations placed upon cases of treason. Additionally, the governor can remit fines and forfeitures. Any use of these powers, however, must be reported to the legislature. In treason cases, the governor may only grant reprieves. The final matter of pardons, commuting of sentencing, or further reprieves is referred to the legislature in these cases. The governor has

370-507: The 44th district of the Oregon House of Representatives from 2007 to 2022, as majority leader of the Oregon House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013, and as Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives from 2013 to 2022. She won the 2022 Oregon gubernatorial election , defeating Republican nominee Christine Drazan and independent candidate Betsy Johnson . Kotek became the first openly lesbian woman elected speaker of

407-588: The Capitol Center . The building, designed by architect L.L. Dougan, is incorrectly claimed by some to have been the tallest in Oregon at the time but other buildings in Portland were older and taller. The Capitol Center is the tallest commercial building in Salem. Earlier, Livesley had commissioned Ellis F. Lawrence , later founder of the University of Oregon School of Architecture , to design and build

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444-644: The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality . Today the building houses rented offices. Meetings at Champoeg led up to the first constitution of the Oregon Country , and a petition for U.S. territorial status. The resulting acts also created this body as a provisional government for the region. The first executives of this government were a three-person, elected committee known as the Executive Committee . In 1845, elections for

481-484: The First Spouse" and Wilson's frequent involvement in policy meetings. Kotek later responded by halting plans to create a formal office and issuing a "First Partner Handbook". The Oregon Government Ethics Commission declined to investigate the issue after a complaint was filed, on the grounds that Wilson had not gained financially from her actions. Kotek and her wife, Aimee Kotek Wilson, met in 2005 and married in

518-618: The Governor's official residence for the State of Oregon. Thomas Livesley was born in Ironton, Wisconsin , on December 8, 1863, to Samuel Livesley and Margaret "Ellen" Maddock Livesley. Samuel Livesley was a hop farmer in Wisconsin and Washington . Thomas moved to Salem, Oregon, in 1894. Shortly after arriving in the city he bought the first of several hop farms that would become known as

555-526: The House's 30–30 partisan split. In June 2011, the House Democratic Caucus chose Kotek as its leader (succeeding Dave Hunt ). After Democrats won a House majority in the 2012 election, they nominated Kotek for speaker of the House for the 2013 legislative session . She was elected to the position, becoming the first out lesbian in the nation to serve as a legislative speaker. She was reelected for in 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2021. She

592-487: The Human Services Coalition of Oregon during the 2002 budget crisis and co-chaired the Governor's Medicaid Advisory Committee. In 2004, Kotek lost the Democratic primary for Oregon House District 43. In 2006, she won a three-way Democratic primary for Oregon House District 44, which includes North and Northeast Portland . In the general election, she defeated her Republican opponent with nearly 80% of

629-486: The Oregon House of Representatives and governor, Kotek has spearheaded legislation to increase housing production in Oregon to alleviate the state's housing crisis. In 2019, as speaker, she spearheaded legislation to make Oregon the first state to remove single-family-exclusive zoning across the state, permitting duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes in residential neighborhoods previously zoned exclusively for single-family homes. In 2024, as governor, her top legislative priority

666-457: The T.A. Livesley Co. In 1915, the company produced as many as a million pounds of hops, one tenth of all hops produced in Oregon at the time and one thirtieth of all hops produced worldwide. In 1924, his Lakebrook Farms was one of the first in the state to provide day care, a school, playgrounds and medical facilities for seasonal workers on its grounds. During Prohibition , the company was large enough to sell its product overseas and it survived

703-515: The United States, or under this State, or under any other power, shall fill the Office of Governor, except as may be otherwise provided in this Constitution. Section 1 further sets the maximum number of consecutive years a governor may serve, specifying that no person shall be eligible to such office more than Eight, in any period of twelve years. There is no specified limit on

740-630: The downturn suffered by many hop farmers. Livesley would also expand into Canada , and at one time he was the President of the Canadian Hop Growers Association. In time Livesley would expand into other business ventures. He was vice president of Oregon Linen Mills and in 1927 he erected the 11-story First National Bank Building, later known as the Livesley Building following his death in 1947 and now known as

777-404: The energy efficiency and air quality in housing. She initially proposed $ 500 million but legislators considered that too much. In 2024, three of Kotek's top aides, including her chief of staff and deputy chief of staff, resigned after registering concerns about the role of the governor's wife, Aimee Kotek Wilson, in her administration. Backlash centered on hiring paid staff for a new "Office of

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814-512: The first state to abolish single-family exclusive zoning across the state. On September 1, 2021, Kotek declared her candidacy in the 2022 Oregon gubernatorial election . Her main opponent in the Democratic primary was State Treasurer Tobias Read . She won the Democratic primary on May 17, 2022. In the general election, Kotek's main opponents were Republican nominee and former state representative Christine Drazan and unaffiliated candidate and former state senator Betsy Johnson . The election

851-399: The incapacity, death, resignation, or removal from office of a sitting governor. The new governor (or acting governor) will serve out the remainder of the previous governor's or incapacitated governor's term. A special gubernatorial election is required, if there's more than two years remaining in the previous governor's or incapacitated governor's term. Unlike many states, Oregon does not have

888-509: The installation of street lights and traffic signals and the construction of the Salem Municipal Airport (McNary Field). He became known as the "Good Roads Mayor". Livesley was also an advocate of a city council-city manager form of government which the city adopted before his death and still uses today. In 1936, he was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives and served in the 1937 legislative session. Livesley

925-440: The legislature is out of session, the governor may appoint replacements to fill state offices until elections are held or the legislature reconvenes (see recess appointment ). Mahonia Hall in Salem is the official governor's mansion. The house was built in 1924 for hops grower Thomas A. Livesley . It was named Mahonia Hall after citizens raised funds in 1988 to purchase it as Oregon's first official governors' mansion. Before

962-407: The next legislative session will vote on the two candidates, and declare the winner governor. Legally contested elections are also decided by the full legislature in whichever manner other laws may prescribe. The gubernatorial line of succession was modified in 1920, 1946, and 1972. The current list is designated as Article V, Section 8a. It defines who may become or act as the governor of Oregon upon

999-443: The number of total terms. John Kitzhaber is the only governor to have served non-consecutive terms. Kate Brown , who completed Kitzhaber's final term after his resignation, was elected to an additional four-year term but was ineligible to run for a second term due to the restriction on serving more than eight years in a twelve-year span. Sections 4-7 of Article V outline the formal gubernatorial election procedures such as publishing

1036-405: The power to veto legislation, which can be overridden by a two-thirds majority in both houses of the legislature, and can veto particular items from an appropriations or emergency bill while leaving others intact (see line item veto ). If needed, the governor may convene a special session of the legislature by proclamation and is empowered to call for special elections to fill vacant seats. Between

1073-576: The purchase of Mahonia Hall, whatever house the governor rented became the "Governor's mansion". Governors Atiyeh and McCall lived in the 1929 Stiff-Jarman House, an English cottage -style (also characterized as Arts and Crafts style) residence currently located in the North Capitol Mall Historic Redevelopment area. After the end of Atiyeh's term, the Stiff-Jarman House became the headquarters of

1110-492: The state when she took office). At the time she took office, Oregon was ranked as one of the states most severely underproducing housing relative to demand. In March 2024, Kotek signed bipartisan legislation to put $ 376 million toward housing production, including a $ 75 million revolving loan fund to enable localities to build affordable housing, $ 131 million for emergency housing, $ 123.5 to enable localities to acquire and develop shovel-ready housing, and $ 24.5 million to improve

1147-1012: The use of quorum rule restrictions to stall legislation. Kotek later reversed her decision and restored the Democratic majority on the committee redrawing the congressional districts. In January 2022, Kotek announced her resignation from the House to focus on her campaign. She was succeeded as speaker by Dan Rayfield and in the 44th district by Travis Nelson . During her time as speaker, Kotek introduced legislation to allow for more housing construction in Oregon. In 2017, she unsuccessfully pushed for legislation to permit duplexes in residential neighborhoods that were previously exclusively zoned for single-family housing. Her House Bill 2001, which sought to enable missing middle housing , required cities of more than 10,000 and counties of more than 15,000 to allow fourplexes in neighborhoods previously zoned exclusively for single-family housing, and to permit accessory dwelling units and easier rules for subdividing existing homes. The bill passed in 2019, making Oregon

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1184-430: The vacancy and special election, the governor is able to appoint a replacement if the appropriate county boards are unable to do so within the designated time period. Annually, the governor addresses the legislature in their State of the State address . In this speech the governor outlines the current conditions of the state, and makes recommendations to the assembly as to what the government's priorities ought to be. If

1221-450: The vote. Kotek ran unopposed for reelection in 2008. In 2010, she faced a Democratic primary challenge but won over 85% of the vote. Kotek won the 2010 general election with almost 81% of the vote. She was reelected every two years through 2020. Kotek rose in the House leadership, serving as the Democratic whip in the 2009 legislative session . In the 2011 session , she was co- speaker pro tempore with Republican Andy Olson due to

1258-512: The winner, ties, disputed elections, and terms of office. The formal process of certification of results of a gubernatorial election ends when the Secretary of State delivers the results to the Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives. The Speaker then will publish the results to a joint session of the Oregon Legislative Assembly . Where an election results in a tie, a joint session of

1295-409: Was an American businessman and politician in the state of Oregon . A successful hop farmer and broker, Livesley was known as the "Hop King" of Oregon. Livesley served as mayor of Salem and as a state representative. He was the original builder and owner of what is still considered to be the tallest commercial building in Salem. The mansion he had built for his family, Mahonia Hall , now serves as

1332-425: Was on November 8. On November 9, The Oregonian , Willamette Week , and Oregon Public Broadcasting declared Kotek the winner of the race with 73% of ballots counted. Kotek was sworn in on January 9, 2023. On her first day in office, she declared a state of emergency due to homelessness. She established a statewide goal of building 36,000 new housing units a year (up from the 22,000 that were being built in

1369-609: Was putting $ 376 million toward housing production, as well as easing the rules for housing development. Kotek was born on September 30, 1966, in York, Pennsylvania , to Jerry Albert Kotek and Florence (née Matich). Her father was of Czech ancestry and her mother's parents were Slovenes . Her grandfather František Kotek was a baker from Týnec nad Labem . Kotek graduated second in her class from Dallastown Area High School . She attended Georgetown University , but left without graduating. She then worked in commercial diving and as

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