Bev Clarno

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Bev Clarno

| office = 27th Secretary of State of Oregon

| governor = Kate Brown

| image name = File:Bev Clarno (cropped).jpg

| caption = Clarno in 2019

| term_start = March 31, 2019

| term_end = January 4, 2021

| predecessor = Leslie Cummings (acting)

| successor = Shemia Fagan

| state_senate1 = Oregon State

| district1 = 27th

| term_start1 = January 2001

| term_end1 = August 1, 2003

| predecessor1 = Neil Bryant

| successor1 = Ben Westlund

| office2 = 59th Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives

| term_start2 = January 9, 1995

| term_end2 = January 13, 1997

| predecessor2 = Larry Campbell

| successor2 = Lynn Lundquist

| state_house3 = Oregon

| district3 = 55th

| term_start3 = January 1989

| term_end3 = January 1997

| predecessor3 = Bill C. Bellamy

| successor3 = Ben Westlund

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1936|3|29}}

| birth_place = Langlois, Oregon, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| party = Republican

| education = Marylhurst University (BA)

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Beverly A. Clarno (born March 29, 1936) is an American politician who served as the 27th Oregon Secretary of State from 2019 to 2021. She was the only Republican statewide official in Oregon at the time. Clarno previously served as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives and Oregon State Senate. {{As of|2024}}, she is the most recent Republican to have held statewide office in Oregon.

Early life and education

Clarno was born in Langlois, Oregon.{{cite news|last=Eure|first=Rob|title=Clarno ahead of her schedule|date=November 11, 1994|newspaper=The Oregonian|page=C4}} She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Marylhurst University.

Career

Clarno was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 1989. She became Speaker of the House in 1995, succeeding Larry Campbell.{{cite news

|title= Work detail |first=Ashbel S. |last=Green

|work=The Oregonian |date=January 29, 1995

}} She served in the House until 1996, opting to instead run for Oregon State Treasurer, though she was defeated by incumbent Democrat Jim Hill.{{cite news|last=Lednicer|first=Lisa Grace|title=Careers: Some longtime politicians defeated Tuesday say they'll try again|newspaper=The Oregonian|date=May 18, 2000|page=C1}}

In 2000, she was elected to the Oregon State Senate,{{cite news|last=Lednicer|first=Lisa Grace|title=Control of Oregon Senate undecided: The tight race will determine whether Republicans get a two-seat edge or Democrats secure a 15-15 tie|newspaper=The Oregonian|date=November 10, 2000|page=D1}} where she served one term. She resigned on August 1, 2003 to take a position with the George W. Bush administration as a regional representative for the United States Department of Health and Human Services.{{cite news|last=Har|first=Janie|title=Westlund will fill vacant Senate seat|date=August 7, 2003|newspaper=The Oregonian|page=C1}}{{cite news|last=Har|first=Janie|title=Bev Clarno will leave Senate for federal job|newspaper=The Oregonian|date=July 23, 2003|page=C1}}{{cite news|last=Dake|first=Laura|title=Clarno: 'Never say never'|url=http://www.bendbulletin.com/csp/mediapool/sites/BendBulletin/News/story.csp?cid=1341658&sid=497&fid=151|accessdate=2015-03-15|newspaper=The Bulletin (Bend)|date=August 27, 2013|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402103632/http://www.bendbulletin.com/csp/mediapool/sites/BendBulletin/News/story.csp?cid=1341658&sid=497&fid=151|url-status=live}}

Governor Kate Brown appointed Clarno as Oregon Secretary of State to complete the term of Dennis Richardson following his death in 2019.{{cite web |url=https://www.ktvz.com/news/gov-brown-picks-redmond-s-bev-clarno-as-secretary-of-state/1064042052 |title=Clarno sworn in as secretary of state at Redmond home |date=April 1, 2019 |publisher=KTVZ |accessdate=April 1, 2019 |archive-date=March 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331184627/https://www.ktvz.com/news/gov-brown-picks-redmond-s-bev-clarno-as-secretary-of-state/1064042052 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite news |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2019/03/gov-brown-has-chosen-a-secretary-of-state-will-announce-soon.html |title=Gov. Brown names Bev Clarno, 83, as new secretary of state |last1=Manning |first1=Jeff |last2=Lehman |first2=Chris |date=March 29, 2019 |work=The Oregonian |access-date=2019-04-01 |language=en |archive-date=April 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402033154/https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2019/03/gov-brown-has-chosen-a-secretary-of-state-will-announce-soon.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |url=https://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-secretary-of-state-bev-clarno-dennis-richardson/ |title=Bev Clarno, Former House Speaker, Will Be Oregon's Next Secretary Of State |last=VanderHart |first=Dirk |date=March 29, 2019 |publisher=Oregon Public Broadcasting |access-date=2019-03-29 |language=en |archive-date=March 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329225132/https://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-secretary-of-state-bev-clarno-dennis-richardson/ |url-status=live }} Brown announced that she was only interested in appointing a successor to Richardson who wanted the day-to-day responsibilities of the office and would not run for election to a full term, a condition to which Clarno agreed upon her appointment.{{cite news|url=https://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-secretary-of-state-bev-clarno-dennis-richardson/|title=Bev Clarno, Former House Speaker, Will Be Oregon's Next Secretary Of State|date=March 29, 2019|first=Dirk|last=VanderHart|work=Oregon Public Broadcasting|accessdate=October 25, 2019|archive-date=July 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709094015/https://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-secretary-of-state-bev-clarno-dennis-richardson/|url-status=live}} As Oregon does not have a Lieutenant governor position, the Secretary of State serves in a similar role and is first in the line of succession to the Governor. As Clarno was an appointee, however, she was ineligible to become Governor, leaving State Treasurer Tobias Read next in the line of succession until Shemia Fagan assumed office on January 4, 2021.{{Cite web|url = https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2019/07/some-oregon-republicans-are-having-regrets-about-effort-to-recall-gov-kate-brown.html|title = Some Oregon Republicans are having regrets about effort to recall Gov. Kate Brown|date = July 25, 2019|access-date = August 6, 2023|archive-date = August 1, 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200801061649/https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2019/07/some-oregon-republicans-are-having-regrets-about-effort-to-recall-gov-kate-brown.html|url-status = live}}