Kate Brown
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| 38th Governor of Oregon | |
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Assumed office February 18, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | John Kitzhaber |
| 24th Secretary of State of Oregon | |
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In office January 5, 2009 – February 18, 2015 |
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| Governor |
Ted Kulongoski John Kitzhaber |
| Preceded by | Bill Bradbury |
| Succeeded by | Jeanne Atkins |
| 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 – January 12, 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Judy Bauman |
| Succeeded by | Dan Gardner |
| Personal details | |
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Katherine Brown June 21, 1960 Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Dan Little |
| Residence | Mahonia Hall |
| Education |
University of Colorado, Boulder (BA) Lewis and Clark College (JD) |
| Website | Government website |
Katherine "Kate" Brown (born June 21, 1960) is an American politician who is the 38th and current Governor of Oregon. Brown, a Democrat and an attorney, previously served as Oregon Secretary of State and as majority leader of the Oregon State Senate, where she represented portions of Milwaukie and of Northeast and Southeast Portland.
Brown became governor on February 18, 2015, succeeding John Kitzhaber upon his resignation. Brown is the state's second female governor, after Barbara Roberts (1991–1995), as well as the first openly bisexual governor in US history. Her win in the 2016 special election for governor made her the first openly bisexual person elected as a United States governor (and indeed the first openly LGBT person elected as such).
Brown was born in Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain, where her father was serving in the United States Air Force, but was raised in Minnesota. She graduated from Mounds View High School in Arden Hills, Minnesota in 1978. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Conservation with a certificate in Women's Studies from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1981 and a J.D. degree and certificate in Environmental Law from the Northwestern School of Law at Lewis and Clark College in 1985.
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