She won the 2022 Oregon gubernatorial election, defeating Republican nominee Christine Drazan and independent candidate Betsy Johnson. [2][3] Kotek became the first openly lesbian woman elected speaker of a U.S. state house in 2013. She was the longest-serving Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives. [4] .

Tina Kotek is Oregon’s 39th Governor and is committed to visiting every county in Oregon in her first year in office and building strong, working partnerships across our state.

Jan 24, 2025 · Gov. Tina Kotek delivers the State of the State address during a joint session at the Oregon state Capitol in Salem, Ore., , Jan. 13, 2025. Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB

As Governor, Tina will be a leader who puts people first, who prioritizes justice and equity, who brings people together, and who inspires all of us to reach for a better future. Governor Kotek and her wife Aimee Kotek Wilson, a social worker, have been together for 19 years and have one dog.

Governor Tina Kotek sent a letter to President Joe Biden requesting a federal major disaster declaration to provide relief to the rural Oregon communities who weathered an unprecedented, destructive wildfire season.

When she left office in January 2022, she was the longest serving Speaker of the House in Oregon history. She was elected governor on November 8, 2022, and sworn in as Oregon’s 39th governor on January 9, 2023.

Jan 9, 2024 · As Speaker of the Oregon House, she championed laws that made Republicans shudder (and occasionally prompted them to flee the Capitol entirely): expanding reproductive rights, curbing carbon...

Nov 8, 2022 · She assumed office on January 9, 2023. Her current term ends on January 11, 2027. Kotek (Democratic Party, Working Families Party) ran for election for Governor of Oregon. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022. She advanced from the Democratic primary on May 17, 2022.

Jan 10, 2024 · Moderation, focus on priority issues like housing, and attempting to soften urban-rural divide marked Gov. Tina Kotek’s first year as Oregon’s top executive.

Feb 18, 2024 · PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — It’s been just over a year now since Tina Kotek, a Democrat, took office as Oregon’s 39th governor. Before being elected governor, she was Oregon’s longest-serving...