Kathleen Taylor | |
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Member of the Oregon Senate from the 21st district |
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Assumed office January 9, 2017 |
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Preceded by | Diane Rosenbaum |
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 41st district |
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In office January 2015 – January 9, 2017 |
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Preceded by | Carolyn Tomei |
Succeeded by | Karin Power |
Personal details | |
Born | 1966/1967 (age 50–51) |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Portland, Oregon |
Alma mater |
Rutgers University (M.P.P.) University of Wisconsin–Madison (B.A.) |
Kathleen Taylor is an American politician from Oregon. A Democrat, she was first elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 2014 and to the Oregon State Senate in 2016. She represented in the House District 41, which covers part of southeast Portland and its suburbs, including Milwaukie. She defeated former Milwaukie city councilor Deborah Barnes in the Democratic primary election on May 20, 2014. She was endorsed by outgoing Representative Carolyn Tomei and Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber in her race against Barnes. She lives in Portland.
Taylor is an auditor by trade. She has worked as an auditor for the city of Portland, Multnomah County, and the state of Oregon. She holds a master's degree in public policy from Rutgers University in New Jersey.