Tina Kotek

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Tina Kotek

| office = 39th Governor of Oregon

| image = Tina Kotek official portrait 2021(3x4 cropped).jpg

| caption = Official portrait, 2021

| term_start = January 9, 2023

| term_end =

| predecessor = Kate Brown

| successor =

| office1 = 67th Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives

| term_start1 = January 14, 2013

| term_end1 = January 16, 2022

| predecessor1 = {{ubl|Bruce Hanna|Arnie Roblan}}

| successor1 = Paul Holvey (Acting)

| office2 = Majority Leader of the Oregon House of Representatives

| alongside2 = Kevin Cameron

| term_start2 = June 30, 2011

| term_end2 = January 14, 2013

| predecessor2 = Dave Hunt

| successor2 = Val Hoyle

| office3 = Speaker pro tempore of the Oregon House of Representatives

| alongside3 = Andy Olson

| term_start3 = January 10, 2011

| term_end3 = June 30, 2011

| predecessor3 = Arnie Roblan

| successor3 = Peter J. Buckley

| state_house4 = Oregon

| district4 = 44th

| term_start4 = January 8, 2007

| term_end4 = January 21, 2022

| predecessor4 = Gary Hansen

| successor4 = Travis Nelson

| birth_name = Christine Kotek

| birth_date = {{nowrap|{{birth date and age|1966|9|30}}}}

| birth_place = York, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| party = Democratic

| spouse = {{marriage|Aimee Wilson|2017}}

| residence = Mahonia Hall

| education = {{ubl|University of Oregon (BS)|University of Washington (MA)}}

| signature =

}}

Christine Kotek ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|oʊ|t|ɛ|k}} {{respell|KOH|tek}};{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCF5EhOEXPM&t=47s |title=Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek's wife has office, staffer, attends meetings |date=March 25, 2024 |publisher=KOIN |time=00:02 |access-date=August 20, 2024 |via=YouTube}} born September 30, 1966) is an American politician serving as the 39th governor of Oregon since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, Kotek served eight terms as the state representative from the 44th district in the Oregon House of Representatives from 2007 to 2022, as majority leader of the Oregon House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013, and as Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives from 2013 to 2022. She won the 2022 Oregon gubernatorial election, defeating Republican nominee Christine Drazan and independent candidate Betsy Johnson.{{Cite news |last=Epstein |first=Reid J. |date=November 11, 2022 |title=Tina Kotek, a Progressive, Will Be Oregon's Next Governor |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/10/us/politics/oregon-governor-kotek-drazan.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111022322/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/10/us/politics/oregon-governor-kotek-drazan.html |archive-date=November 11, 2022 |access-date=November 11, 2022 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |quote=Ms. Kotek’s victory, declared on Thursday, will make her and Maura Healey, the barrier-breaking attorney general who won the Massachusetts governor’s race this week, the first openly lesbian governors in American history...Ms. Kotek, a former Oregon State House speaker, defeated Christine Drazan, a Republican, and Betsy Johnson, a Democrat-turned-independent who campaigned as a centrist.}}{{Cite web |date=2022 |title=Tina Kotek: Oregon |url=https://westgov.org/our-governors/governor/tina-kotek |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321022054/https://westgov.org/our-governors/governor/tina-kotek |archive-date=March 21, 2023 |access-date=March 10, 2025 |website=Western Governors Association |quote=In 2006, she was elected to represent Oregon House District 44. She was re-elected in 2008 and in 2010 with over 80% of the vote. in 2013, Kotek was elected to as Speaker of the House...She was re-elected for the two-year sessions in 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2021. She is the longest-serving speaker of the House in Oregon history.}}

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.{{cite news |url=https://www.wweek.com/news/2021/10/20/tina-kotek-the-longest-serving-house-speaker-in-oregon-history-makes-her-case-for-the-states-top-job/ |title=Tina Kotek, the Longest-Serving House Speaker in Oregon History, Makes Her Case for the State's Top Job |work=Willamette Week |date=October 20, 2021 |first1=Rachel |last1=Monahan |first2=Nigel |last2=Jaquiss |author-link2=Nigel Jaquiss |access-date=August 31, 2022 |archive-date=August 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220831235535/https://www.wweek.com/news/2021/10/20/tina-kotek-the-longest-serving-house-speaker-in-oregon-history-makes-her-case-for-the-states-top-job/ |url-status=live }} In 2022, she became one of the first two openly lesbian women (alongside Maura Healey) and the third openly LGBT person (alongside Healey and after her predecessor Kate Brown and Jared Polis) elected governor of a U.S. state, as well as the third woman elected governor of Oregon (after Barbara Roberts and Kate Brown).{{Sfn|Epstein|2022}}

As speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives and governor, Kotek has spearheaded legislation to increase housing production in Oregon to alleviate the state's housing crisis. In 2019, as speaker, she spearheaded legislation to make Oregon the first state to remove single-family-exclusive zoning across the state, permitting duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes in residential neighborhoods previously zoned exclusively for single-family homes. In 2024, as governor, her top legislative priority was putting $376 million toward housing production, as well as easing the rules for housing development.

Early life and education

Kotek was born on September 30, 1966, in York, Pennsylvania, to Jerry Albert Kotek{{Cite news |title=Statement of Organization for Candidate Committee |work=Oregon Secretary of State |url=https://secure.sos.state.or.us/orestar/sooDetail.do?sooRsn=3937 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018011032/https://secure.sos.state.or.us/orestar/sooDetail.do?sooRsn=3937 |archive-date=October 18, 2022}} and Florence (née Matich).{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/614826951/ |title=Obituary for Jerry A. Kotek |date=November 2, 2011 |newspaper=The York Dispatch |location=York, Pennsylvania |page=24 |access-date=October 1, 2022 |quote=Jerry is survived by... a daughter Tina Kotek and her partner Aimee Wilson of Portland Ore |archive-date=October 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001174613/https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/614826951/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Jerry A. Kotek's Obituary (2011) York Daily Record |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/york/name/jerry-kotek-obituary?id=21091604 |access-date=November 9, 2022 |website=Legacy.com |archive-date=November 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109085059/https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/york/name/jerry-kotek-obituary?id=21091604 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Florence C. Kotek's Obituary (2007) York Daily Record |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/york/name/florence-kotek-obituary?id=25661441 |access-date=November 9, 2022 |website=Legacy.com |archive-date=November 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109085057/https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/york/name/florence-kotek-obituary?id=25661441 |url-status=live }} Her father was of Czech ancestry and her mother's parents were Slovenes.{{cite web |url=https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRC9-X95?i=5&cc=1810731&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AX486-5RB |title= 1930 US Census for Little Ferry, Bergen, New Jersey |website= FamilySearch |access-date=October 1, 2022}} Her grandfather František Kotek{{Cite web |year=1974 |title=United States Social Security Death Index |url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JBYC-R43 |website=FamilySearch |access-date=November 9, 2022 |archive-date=November 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109085100/https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JBYC-R43 |url-status=live }} was a baker from Týnec nad Labem.{{Cite web |title=The Record from Hackensack, New Jersey on March 19, 1974 · 45 |date=March 19, 1974 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/492856748/?terms=kotek&match=1 |access-date=November 9, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |language=en |archive-date=November 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109085059/https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/492856748/?terms=kotek&match=1 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |year=1924 |title=New York, County Naturalization Records, 1791-1980 |url=https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPTF-HDJ9 |website=FamilySearch |access-date=November 9, 2022 |archive-date=November 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109085100/https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPTF-HDJ9 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Státní oblastní archiv v Praze |url=https://ebadatelna.soapraha.cz/d/12982/182 |access-date=November 9, 2022 |website=ebadatelna.soapraha.cz |archive-date=November 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109085059/https://ebadatelna.soapraha.cz/d/12982/182 |url-status=live }}

Kotek graduated second in her class from Dallastown Area High School.{{cite web|url=https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2022/03/30/tina-kotek-is-accomplishedand-struggles-to-gain-traction-with-some-democrats-why/|work=Willamette Week|title=Tina Kotek Is Accomplished—and Struggles to Gain Traction With Some Democrats. Why?|date=March 30, 2022|access-date=September 2, 2022|archive-date=May 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521190647/https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2022/03/30/tina-kotek-is-accomplishedand-struggles-to-gain-traction-with-some-democrats-why/|url-status=live}} She attended Georgetown University, but left without graduating. She then worked in commercial diving and as a travel agent.

In 1987, Kotek moved to Oregon. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in religious studies from the University of Oregon in 1990.{{Cite news|title=Tina Kotek - Ballotpedia|language=en-US|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Tina_Kotek|access-date=October 26, 2017|archive-date=November 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112023627/https://ballotpedia.org/Tina_Kotek|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=The Voter's Self-Defense Guide, Tina Kotek's Biography|url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/46559/tina-kotek|access-date=September 1, 2022|archive-date=October 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026203638/https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/46559/tina-kotek|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=UO Alumni, Media Mentions, 3/31/2022|url=https://www.uoalumni.com/s/1540/21/tabs.aspx?pgid=586&gid=3&cid=3963|access-date=September 1, 2022}}{{cite web|title=Oregon Voter's Guide, May 2022, Tina Kotek|url=http://oregonvotes.gov/voters-guide/english/votersguide.html#Tina%20Kotek|access-date=September 1, 2022|archive-date=December 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206052402/https://oregonvotes.gov/voters-guide/english/votersguide.html#Tina%20Kotek|url-status=live}} She then studied at the University of Washington, earning a master's degree in international studies and comparative religion.

Career

Before being elected to office, Kotek worked as a public policy advocate for the Oregon Food Bank and then as policy director of Children First for Oregon.{{cite web|url=https://emilyslist.org/candidates/tina-kotek-21|title=Emily's List, Tina Kotek|access-date=September 2, 2022|archive-date=September 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220903043938/https://emilyslist.org/candidates/tina-kotek-21|url-status=live}} She co-chaired the Human Services Coalition of Oregon during the 2002 budget crisis and co-chaired the Governor's Medicaid Advisory Committee.

=Oregon House of Representatives=

==Elections==

In 2004, Kotek lost the Democratic primary for Oregon House District 43. In 2006, she won a three-way Democratic primary for Oregon House District 44, which includes North and Northeast Portland. In the general election, she defeated her Republican opponent with nearly 80% of the vote.

Kotek ran unopposed for reelection in 2008.{{cite news|date=June 19, 2008|title=Kroger wins (another) attorney general nomination|work=The Oregonian|url=http://blog.oregonlive.com/breakingnews/2008/06/kroger_wins_another_attorney_g.html|access-date=June 21, 2008|archive-date=May 22, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522132139/http://blog.oregonlive.com/breakingnews/2008/06/kroger_wins_another_attorney_g.html|url-status=live}} In 2010, she faced a Democratic primary challenge but won over 85% of the vote.{{cite web|title=Multnomah County Elections: 2010 primary results|url=http://www.co.multnomah.or.us/dbcs/elections/2010-05/results.shtml|access-date=May 20, 2010|archive-date=May 18, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100518160737/http://www.co.multnomah.or.us/dbcs/elections/2010-05/results.shtml|url-status=live}} Kotek won the 2010 general election with almost 81% of the vote.{{cite web|title=Oregon Secretary of State: 2010 general election results|url=http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873642|access-date=April 27, 2021|archive-date=December 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202182926/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873642|url-status=live}} She was reelected every two years through 2020.{{Cite web|title=Tina Kotek|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Tina_Kotek|access-date=September 1, 2021|website=Ballotpedia|language=en|archive-date=November 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112023627/https://ballotpedia.org/Tina_Kotek|url-status=live}}

File:Lew Frederick, Sam Adams, Tina Kotek.jpg Sam Adams and fellow State Representative Lew Frederick posing for a photo at a Sunday Parkways event in Portland]]

==Pre-speakership House career==

Kotek rose in the House leadership, serving as the Democratic whip in the 2009 legislative session. In the 2011 session, she was co-speaker pro tempore with Republican Andy Olson due to the House's 30–30 partisan split.

In June 2011, the House Democratic Caucus chose Kotek as its leader (succeeding Dave Hunt).{{cite news|date=June 30, 2011|title=Tina Kotek replaces Dave Hunt as Oregon House Democratic leader|work=The Oregonian|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/06/tina_kotek_replaces_dave_hunt.html|access-date=March 1, 2012|archive-date=September 5, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110905150827/http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/06/tina_kotek_replaces_dave_hunt.html|url-status=live}}

==Speakership==

File:Kitzhaber signs HB 2800.jpg, looking on as Governor John Kitzhaber signs HB2800, authorizing funding for the Columbia River Crossing]]

After Democrats won a House majority in the 2012 election, they nominated Kotek for speaker of the House for the 2013 legislative session.{{cite news|date=November 15, 2012|title=Rep. Kotek is Democrats' nominee for Oregon House speaker|newspaper=Statesman Journal|url=http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20121115/UPDATE/121115027/1042?gcheck=1&nclick_check=1}}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} She was elected to the position, becoming the first out lesbian in the nation to serve as a legislative speaker.{{cite news|date=November 19, 2012|title=Ore. House to elect first lesbian speaker|work=United Press International|url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2012/11/19/Ore-House-to-elect-first-lesbian-speaker/56391353356254/|access-date=September 1, 2022|archive-date=February 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217204234/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2012/11/19/Ore-House-to-elect-first-lesbian-speaker/56391353356254/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|date=October 20, 2021|title=Tina Kotek, the Longest-Serving House Speaker in Oregon History, Makes Her Case for the State's Top Job|quote=Willamette Week|url=https://www.wweek.com/news/2021/10/20/tina-kotek-the-longest-serving-house-speaker-in-oregon-history-makes-her-case-for-the-states-top-job/|access-date=September 1, 2022|website=wweek.com|archive-date=August 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220831235539/https://www.wweek.com/news/2021/10/20/tina-kotek-the-longest-serving-house-speaker-in-oregon-history-makes-her-case-for-the-states-top-job/|url-status=live}} She was reelected for in 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2021.{{cite news|date=January 12, 2015|title=Oregon Legislature Convenes, Prepares For Session|agency=Oregon Public Broadcasting|url=http://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-house-begins-2015-session-kotek-re-elected-speaker-/|access-date=February 15, 2015|archive-date=February 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215135515/http://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-house-begins-2015-session-kotek-re-elected-speaker-/|url-status=dead}}{{cite press release|url=https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/kotek/Documents/Tina%20Kotek%20Re-Elected%20as%20Oregon%20House%20Speaker,%20Focuses%20on%20Equality%20in%20Opening%20Remarks.pdf|title=Tina Kotek Re-Elected Oregon House Speaker, Focuses on Equality in Opening Remarks to the 79th Legislative Assembly|date=January 9, 2017|access-date=January 10, 2017|archive-date=January 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110161831/https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/kotek/Documents/Tina%20Kotek%20Re-Elected%20as%20Oregon%20House%20Speaker,%20Focuses%20on%20Equality%20in%20Opening%20Remarks.pdf|url-status=dead}} Kotek is Oregon's longest-serving speaker of the House.{{cite web|url=https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/533413-426769-kotek-i-believe-in-the-things-we-have-done-in-record-tenure|work=Portland Tribune|title=Kotek: 'I believe in the things we have done' in record tenure|date=January 15, 2022|access-date=September 2, 2022|archive-date=September 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220903061522/https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/533413-426769-kotek-i-believe-in-the-things-we-have-done-in-record-tenure|url-status=live}}

In December 2016, Kotek became the chair of the board of directors of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee.{{cite press release|date=December 7, 2016|title=DLCC Announces New Board Leadership, Members|language=en|work=Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee|url=http://www.dlcc.org/press/dlcc-announces-new-board-leadership-members|access-date=August 25, 2017}} She left the post in July 2019.{{cite press release|url=https://dlcc.org/press/new-york-senate-leader-andrea-stewart-cousins-elected-chair-democratic-legislative-campaign/|title=New York Senate Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins Elected to Chair of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee|work=Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee|date=July 17, 2019}}

In 2020, Republicans worked with Democrats to redraw the districts following the 2020 U.S. census with equal representation from the Democratic and Republican parties as a compromise to have the Republicans stop the use of quorum rule restrictions to stall legislation.{{Cite news |date=April 16, 2021 |title=Redistricting |page=A4 |work=Albany Democrat-Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102245057/albany-democrat-herald/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521022128/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102245057/albany-democrat-herald/ |archive-date=May 21, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{Cite news |first=Dirk|last=VanderHart|date=April 16, 2021 |title=It's a gamble': Lawmakers reach deal to end delay tactics |page=A1 |work=Statesman Journal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102245171/statesman-journal/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521022419/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102245171/statesman-journal/ |archive-date=May 21, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}} Kotek later reversed her decision and restored the Democratic majority on the committee redrawing the congressional districts.{{Cite news |first=Nigel|last=Jaquiss|author-link=Nigel Jaquiss|date=March 30, 2022 |title=Tina Kotek Is Accomplished—and Struggles to Gain Traction With Some Democrats. Why? |work=Willamette Week |url=https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2022/03/30/tina-kotek-is-accomplishedand-struggles-to-gain-traction-with-some-democrats-why/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521190647/https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2022/03/30/tina-kotek-is-accomplishedand-struggles-to-gain-traction-with-some-democrats-why/ |archive-date=May 21, 2022}}{{Cite news |date=November 22, 2021 |title=Oregon Supreme Court Dismisses Two Challenges to New Legislative Map |work=Willamette Week |url=https://www.wweek.com/news/2021/11/22/the-oregon-supreme-court-dismisses-two-challenges-to-new-legislative-map/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521190752/https://www.wweek.com/news/2021/11/22/the-oregon-supreme-court-dismisses-two-challenges-to-new-legislative-map/ |archive-date=May 21, 2022}}

In January 2022, Kotek announced her resignation from the House to focus on her gubernatorial campaign.{{cite web|url=https://www.opb.org/article/2022/01/06/oregon-governors-race-house-speaker-tina-kotek-resigning/|title=Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek resigning to focus on governor's race|date=January 6, 2022|access-date=January 16, 2022|first=Dirk|last=VanderHart|work=Oregon Public Broadcasting|archive-date=January 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115230535/https://www.opb.org/article/2022/01/06/oregon-governors-race-house-speaker-tina-kotek-resigning/|url-status=live}} She was succeeded as speaker by Dan Rayfield{{Cite news|date=January 16, 2022|title=Oregon Democrats elect new Majority Leader and Speaker of the House nominee|work=KGW|url=https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/oregon-democrats-elect-new-caucus-leader-speaker-house-nominee/283-b3ea889a-fc60-4f54-8972-a9dfd05668bb|access-date=January 16, 2022|archive-date=January 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117043746/https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/oregon-democrats-elect-new-caucus-leader-speaker-house-nominee/283-b3ea889a-fc60-4f54-8972-a9dfd05668bb|url-status=live}} and in the 44th district by Travis Nelson.{{Cite news |last=Wong |first=Peter |date=January 28, 2022 |title=Travis Nelson gets nod for Kotek's former House seat |url=https://oregoncapitalinsider.com/2022/01/28/travis-nelson-gets-nod-for-koteks-former-house-seat/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220903060302/https://www.oregoncapitalinsider.com/news/travis-nelson-gets-nod-for-koteks-former-house-seat/article_14e1e0ee-8062-11ec-836c-7bff5ccd44ed.html |archive-date=September 3, 2022 |work=Oregon Capital Bureau}}

During her time as speaker, Kotek introduced legislation to allow for increased housing construction in Oregon.{{Cite web |date=2024 |title=What Should Oregon Look Like? The Fight Over Single-Family Zoning |url=https://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-house-bill-2001-neighborhood-zoning-family/ |website=opb |language=en}} In 2017, she unsuccessfully pushed for legislation to permit duplexes in residential neighborhoods that were previously exclusively zoned for single-family housing.{{Cite report |url=https://tcf.org/content/report/a-bipartisan-vision-for-the-benefits-of-middle-housing-the-case-of-oregon/ |title=A Bipartisan Vision for the Benefits of Middle Housing: The Case of Oregon |last=Potter |first=Halley |date=December 21, 2023 |publisher=The Century Foundation |location=New York |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223013115/https://tcf.org/content/report/a-bipartisan-vision-for-the-benefits-of-middle-housing-the-case-of-oregon/ |archive-date=December 23, 2023 |url-status=live}} Her House Bill 2001, which sought to enable missing middle housing, required cities of more than 10,000 and counties of more than 15,000 to allow fourplexes in neighborhoods previously zoned exclusively for single-family housing, and to permit accessory dwelling units and easier rules for subdividing existing homes. The bill passed in 2019, making Oregon the first state to abolish single-family exclusive zoning across the state.{{Cite news |last=Wamsley |first=Laurel |date=July 1, 2019 |title=Oregon Legislature Votes To Essentially Ban Single-Family Zoning |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/07/01/737798440/oregon-legislature-votes-to-essentially-ban-single-family-zoning |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702005342/https://www.npr.org/2019/07/01/737798440/oregon-legislature-votes-to-essentially-ban-single-family-zoning |archive-date=July 2, 2019 |work=NPR}}

Governor of Oregon

File:Memorial Day Ceremony in Beaverton (52936335874) (cropped).jpg at a 2023 Memorial Day ceremony in Beaverton]]

=2022 gubernatorial campaign=

On September 1, 2021, Kotek declared her candidacy in the 2022 Oregon gubernatorial election.{{Cite news |date=September 1, 2021 |title=Oregon House Speaker Kotek announces run for governor |url=https://apnews.com/article/business-health-oregon-9bf7d72ba287b5895cf9a954d9e4b21f |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901171834/https://apnews.com/article/business-health-oregon-9bf7d72ba287b5895cf9a954d9e4b21f |archive-date=September 1, 2021 |work=Associated Press}} Her main opponent in the Democratic primary was State Treasurer Tobias Read. She won the Democratic primary on May 17, 2022.{{Cite news |last=Westerman |first=Ashley |date=May 18, 2022 |title=Tina Kotek's win comes amid a wave of LGBTQ candidates running for office |publisher=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/05/18/1099681767/tina-koteks-win-comes-amid-a-wave-of-lgbtq-candidates-running-for-office |access-date=May 18, 2022 |archive-date=December 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218123951/https://www.npr.org/2022/05/18/1099681767/tina-koteks-win-comes-amid-a-wave-of-lgbtq-candidates-running-for-office |url-status=live }}

In the general election, Kotek's main opponents were Republican nominee and former state representative Christine Drazan and unaffiliated candidate and former state senator Betsy Johnson.{{cite web|url=https://www.pdxmonthly.com/news-and-city-life/2022/08/oregon-governors-race-kotek-drazan-johnson-tv-ads|work=Portland Monthly|title=In Normally Sleepy August, the Oregon Governor's Race Heats Up|date=August 3, 2022|access-date=September 3, 2022|archive-date=February 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210131702/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/news-and-city-life/2022/08/oregon-governors-race-kotek-drazan-johnson-tv-ads|url-status=live}} The election was on November 8. On November 9, The Oregonian, Willamette Week, and Oregon Public Broadcasting declared Kotek the winner of the race with 73% of ballots counted.{{cite news |title=Democrat Tina Kotek will be Oregon's next governor |url=https://www.opb.org/article/2022/11/08/oregon-governor-race-election-results-democrat-tina-kotek-republican-christine-drazan-elections-2022/ |access-date=November 9, 2022 |work=Oregon Public Broadcasting |language=en |archive-date=November 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109214110/https://www.opb.org/article/2022/11/08/oregon-governor-race-election-results-democrat-tina-kotek-republican-christine-drazan-elections-2022/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |work=The Oregonian |first=Hillary |last=Borrud |date=November 9, 2022 |title=Tina Kotek wins Oregon governor's race, fending off strongest Republican bid in a decade |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2022/11/tina-kotek-wins-oregon-governors-race-fending-off-strongest-republican-bid-in-a-decade.html |access-date=November 10, 2022 |language=en |archive-date=November 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110025222/https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2022/11/tina-kotek-wins-oregon-governors-race-fending-off-strongest-republican-bid-in-a-decade.html |url-status=live }}

= Tenure =

Kotek was sworn in on January 9, 2023.{{cite news |title=Gov. Tina Kotek, Oregon lawmakers sworn into office with promises of change, unity |url=https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2023/01/09/gov-tina-kotek-oregon-lawmakers-sworn-into-office-amid-promises-of-change-unity/69779657007/ |access-date=January 12, 2023 |work=Statesman Journal |archive-date=August 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806050134/https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2023/01/09/gov-tina-kotek-oregon-lawmakers-sworn-into-office-amid-promises-of-change-unity/69779657007/ |url-status=live }} On her first day in office, she declared a state of emergency due to homelessness.{{cite news |title=Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signs executive orders aimed at homelessness, declares state of emergency |url=https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/politics/2023/01/11/oregon-governor-tina-kotek-executive-orders-homelessness-state-of-emergency/69795388007/ |access-date=January 12, 2023 |work=Statesman Journal |archive-date=August 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806050145/https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/politics/2023/01/11/oregon-governor-tina-kotek-executive-orders-homelessness-state-of-emergency/69795388007/ |url-status=live }} She established a statewide goal of building 36,000 new housing units a year (up from the 22,000 that were being built in the state when she took office).{{Cite web |title=Lawmakers approve Gov. Tina Kotek's top priority for the session; funding expected to ease Oregon housing crisis |url=https://www.opb.org/article/2024/03/04/lawmakers-approve-kotek-top-priority-for-session-funding-expected-to-ease-oregon-housing-crisis/ |access-date=March 6, 2024 |website=opb |language=en}} At the time she took office, Oregon was ranked as one of the states most severely underproducing housing relative to demand.{{Cite web |date=2024 |title=Oregon lawmakers send Gov. Tina Kotek's $376M housing package to her desk for signature |url=https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/politics/2024/03/04/oregon-lawmakers-pass-tina-kotek-housing-bill/72845167007/ |website=Statesman Journal |language=en-US}}

In March 2024, Kotek signed bipartisan legislation to put $376 million toward housing production, including a $75 million revolving loan fund to enable localities to build affordable housing, $131 million for emergency housing, $123.5 to enable localities to acquire and develop shovel-ready housing, and $24.5 million to improve the energy efficiency and air quality in housing. She initially proposed $500 million but legislators considered that too much.{{Cite web |date=February 4, 2024 |title=Gov. Tina Kotek's $500 million bill targets Oregon's housing crisis with infrastructure boost, land use expansions |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2024/02/gov-tina-koteks-500-million-bill-targets-oregons-housing-crisis-with-infrastructure-boost-land-use-expansions.html |website=oregonlive |language=en}}

In 2024, three of Kotek's top aides, including her chief of staff and deputy chief of staff, resigned after registering concerns about the role of the governor's wife, Aimee Kotek Wilson, in her administration.{{Cite news |date=March 22, 2024 |title=Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek's chief of staff is leaving, 2 other top aides in flux |url=https://www.opb.org/article/2024/03/22/governor-tina-koteks-chief-of-staff-is-leaving-2-other-top-executives-in-flux/ |work=Oregon Public Broadcasting}}{{Cite web |last=Oregonian/OregonLive |first=Carlos Fuentes {{!}} The |date=2024-09-19 |title=Top staffer for Gov. Tina Kotek resigns after extended leave |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2024/09/top-staffer-for-gov-tina-kotek-resigns-after-extended-leave.html |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=oregonlive |language=en}} Backlash centered on hiring paid staff for a new "Office of the First Spouse" and Wilson's frequent involvement in policy meetings. Kotek later responded by halting plans to create a formal office and issuing a "First Partner Handbook".{{Cite web |title=Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek apologizes, walks back plan to expand her wife's role in administration |url=https://www.opb.org/article/2024/05/01/oregon-governor-tina-kotek-aimee-wilson-politics-first-lady-staff-politics/ |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=opb |language=en}}{{Cite news |date=September 2024 |title=Governor's office releases 'First Partner's Handbook' to clarify role of Kotek Wilson |url=https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/governors-office-releases-first-partners-handbook-to-clarify-role-of-kotek-wilson/}} The Oregon Government Ethics Commission declined to investigate the issue after a complaint was filed, on the grounds that Wilson had not gained financially from her actions.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-09 |title=Oregon ethics board deadlocked on whether to investigate the role of Gov. Kotek's wife |url=https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/the-story/kotek-wilson-first-spouse-oregon-ethics-commission-complaint-investigation/283-19aad488-3245-48ce-9db7-771fac21fd88 |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=kgw.com |language=en-US}}

Personal life

Kotek and her wife, Aimee Kotek Wilson, met in 2005 and married in a private ceremony in 2017.{{Cite web |title=Meet Tina Kotek's Wife Aimee Wilson - Family & Parents |url=https://thefamilynation.com/meet-tina-koteks-wife-aimee-wilson |access-date=January 2, 2023 |website=thefamilynation.com |language=en |archive-date=January 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102061701/https://thefamilynation.com/meet-tina-koteks-wife-aimee-wilson |url-status=live }} They lived together in Portland's Kenton neighborhood beginning in 2005.{{Cite news |date=May 30, 2022 |title=Meet Oregon's Tina Kotek, who hopes to be America's first lesbian governor |publisher=NBC News |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/meet-oregons-tina-kotek-hopes-americas-first-lesbian-governor-rcna30628 |access-date=September 2, 2022 |archive-date=November 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127002027/https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/meet-oregons-tina-kotek-hopes-americas-first-lesbian-governor-rcna30628 |url-status=live }} Kotek was one of the Oregon Legislative Assembly's few openly LGBTQ+ members and the first lesbian speaker of a state house.{{cite web|last1=Beck|first1=Byron|author-link1=Byron Beck (blogger)|last2=Stern|first2=Henry|date=April 18, 2007|title=Basic Rights Oregon and Rep. Tina Kotek|url=http://www.wweek.com/portland/print-article-6888-print.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715024027/http://www.wweek.com/portland/print-article-6888-print.html|archive-date=July 15, 2015|access-date=September 28, 2011|work=Willamette Week}} After winning the gubernatorial election, she sold her Portland home and moved to the governor's mansion, Mahonia Hall, in Salem.{{cite web | url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2023/09/gov-tina-kotek-sells-north-portland-home.html | title=Gov. Tina Kotek sells North Portland home, moves to Mahonia Hall | date=September 21, 2023 }} Kotek considers herself a lapsed Catholic and attends an Episcopal church.

Electoral history

=Oregon House of Representatives=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = 2006 Oregon State Representative, 44th district

{{cite web

| title = Official Results | November 7, 2006

| url = http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873552

| website = Oregon Secretary of State

| access-date = October 30, 2023

| archive-date = September 10, 2023

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230910004315/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873552

| url-status = live }}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Tina Kotek

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 13,931

| percentage = 78.8}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jay Kushner

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 3,645

| percentage = 20.6}}

{{Election box write-in with party link no change

| votes = 97

| percentage = 0.5}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 17,673

| percentage = 100%}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = 2008 Oregon State Representative, 44th district

{{cite web

| title = Official Results | November 4, 2008

| url = http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873598

| website = Oregon Secretary of State

| access-date = October 30, 2023

| archive-date = September 10, 2023

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230910004214/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873598

| url-status = live }}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Tina Kotek

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 20,044

| percentage = 97.6}}

{{Election box write-in with party link no change

| votes = 490

| percentage = 2.4}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 20,534

| percentage = 100%}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = 2010 Oregon State Representative, 44th district

{{cite web

| title = Official Results November 2, 2010

| url = http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873642

| website = Oregon Secretary of State

| access-date = October 30, 2023

| archive-date = August 31, 2023

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230831080329/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873642

| url-status = live }}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Tina Kotek

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 16,517

| percentage = 80.9}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Kitty C Harmon

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 3,812

| percentage = 18.7}}

{{Election box write-in with party link no change

| votes = 75

| percentage = 0.4}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 20,404

| percentage = 100%}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = 2012 Oregon State Representative, 44th district

{{cite web

| title = Official Results | November 6, 2012

| url = http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873690

| website = Oregon Secretary of State

| access-date = October 30, 2023

| archive-date = April 6, 2023

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230406223358/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873690

| url-status = live }}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Tina Kotek

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 23,235

| percentage = 86.3}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Michael Harrington

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 3,557

| percentage = 13.2}}

{{Election box write-in with party link no change

| votes = 126

| percentage = 0.5}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 26,918

| percentage = 100%}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = 2014 Oregon State Representative, 44th district

{{cite web

| title = November 4, 2014, General Election, Official Abstract of Votes

| url = http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873735

| website = Oregon Secretary of State

| access-date = October 30, 2023

| archive-date = April 6, 2023

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230406223359/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873735

| url-status = live }}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Tina Kotek

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 19,760

| percentage = 85.5}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Michael H Harrington

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 3,151

| percentage = 13.6}}

{{Election box write-in with party link no change

| votes = 193

| percentage = 0.8}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 23,104

| percentage = 100%}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = 2016 Oregon State Representative, 44th district

{{cite web

| title = November 8, 2016, General Election Abstract of Votes

| url = http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873777

| website = Oregon Secretary of State

| access-date = October 30, 2023

| archive-date = January 19, 2023

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230119071743/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873777

| url-status = live }}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Tina Kotek

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 23,288

| percentage = 79.7}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Joe Rowe

| party = Pacific Green Party

| votes = 5,700

| percentage = 19.5}}

{{Election box write-in with party link no change

| votes = 241

| percentage = 0.8}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 29,229

| percentage = 100%}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = 2018 Oregon State Representative, 44th district

{{cite web

| title = November 6, 2018, General Election Abstract of Votes

| url = http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873825

| website = Oregon Secretary of State

| access-date = October 30, 2023

| archive-date = April 6, 2023

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230406153942/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873825

| url-status = live }}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Tina Kotek

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 27,194

| percentage = 89.1}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Manny Guerra

| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| votes = 3,181

| percentage = 10.4}}

{{Election box write-in with party link no change

| votes = 155

| percentage = 0.5}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 30,530

| percentage = 100%}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = 2020 Oregon State Representative, 44th district

{{cite web

| title = November 3, 2020, General Election Abstract of Votes

| url = https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2020.pdf

| website = Oregon Secretary of State

| access-date = October 30, 2023

| archive-date = November 12, 2022

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221112205917/https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2020.pdf

| url-status = live }}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Tina Kotek

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 32,465

| percentage = 87.2}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Margo Logan

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 4,643

| percentage = 12.5}}

{{Election box write-in with party link no change

| votes = 127

| percentage = 0.3}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 37,235

| percentage = 100%}}

= Governor of Oregon =

{{Election box begin no change|title=Oregon Gubernatorial Democratic Primary Election, 2022{{Cite web |title=May 17, 2022, Primary Election Abstract of Votes |url=https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/may-primary-2022.pdf |access-date=July 12, 2022 |website=Oregon Secretary of State |archive-date=December 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221231174734/https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/may-primary-2022.pdf |url-status=live }}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Tina Kotek|votes=275,301|percentage=57.6%}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Tobias Read|votes=156,017|percentage=32.6%}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Patrick Starnes|votes=10,524|percentage=2.2%}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=George Carrillo|votes=9,365|percentage=1.9%}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Michael Trimble|votes=5000|percentage=1.0%}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=John Sweeney|votes=4,193|percentage=0.9%}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Julian Bell|votes=3,926|percentage=0.8%}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Dave Stauffer|votes=2,302|percentage=0.5%}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Wilson Bright|votes=2,316|percentage=0.5%}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Ifeanyichukwu Diru|votes=1,780|percentage=0.4%}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Keisha Marchant|votes=1,755|percentage=0.4%}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Genevieve Wilson|votes=1,588|percentage=0.3%}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Michael Cross|votes=1,342|percentage=0.3%}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=David Beem|votes=1,308|percentage=0.3%}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Peter Hall|votes=982|percentage=0.2%}}{{Election box total no change|votes=491,445|percentage=100%}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = 2022 Oregon gubernatorial election{{cite web |title=2022 General Election Unofficial Results |url=https://results.oregonvotes.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=SWPAR&map=CTY |website=Oregon Secretary of State |access-date=December 2, 2022 |archive-date=December 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206163626/https://results.oregonvotes.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=SWPAR&map=CTY |url-status=live }}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=Tina Kotek|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=916,635|percentage=46.9%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Christine Drazan|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=849,853|percentage=43.5%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Betsy Johnson|party=Independent|votes=168,363|percentage=8.6%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Constitution Party (United States)|candidate=Donice Noelle Smith|votes=8,047|percentage=0.4%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=R. Leon Noble|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|votes=6,862|percentage=0.3%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Write-Ins|votes=2,113|percentage=0.1%}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 1,951,873

| percentage = 100%

}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing

|winner = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

References

External links

[https://www.oregon.gov/gov/pages/index.aspx/ Office of Oregon Governor] government website.
[https://www.tinafororegon.com/ Tina Kotek for Oregon] campaign website
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{{s-ttl|title=Majority Leader of the Oregon House of Representatives|years=2011–2013|alongside=Kevin Cameron}}

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