Oregon Secretary of State

Secretary of State of Oregon
Great Seal of the State of Oregon
Incumbent Dennis Richardson since January 2, 2017
Term length	4 years
Inaugural holder	Lucien Heath
Formation	Oregon Constitution
Website	Oregon Secretary of State

The Secretary of State of Oregon, an elected constitutional officer within the executive branch of government of the U.S. state of Oregon, is first in line of succession to the Governor. The duties of office are: auditor of public accounts, chief elections officer, and administrator of public records. Additionally, the Secretary of State serves on the Oregon State Land Board and chairs the Oregon Sustainability Board. Following every United States Census, if the Oregon Legislative Assembly cannot come to agreement over changes to legislative redistricting, the duty falls to the Secretary of State.

The current Secretary of State is Republican Dennis Richardson, who was administered the oath of office on December 30, 2016, and formally took office on January 2, 2017.

Five individuals served as Clerk and Recorder, the predecessor office to Secretary of State:

Oregon's first Territorial Secretary was elected by the legislature, to serve until his successors could be appointed by the President of the United States.

As of January 2017^[update], six former Secretaries of State were alive. The most recent death of a former secretary of state was that of Mark Hatfield (1957–1959), on August 7, 2011.