As one of his final acts in office, Oregon's outgoing Gov. John Kitzhaber commuted the Dao earned a bachelor's degree from Portland State University while behind bars, and Kitzhaber's fiancee, Cylvia Hayes, spoke at his graduation ceremony last summer. As Portland chairs in reverse -- making room for one another as they grow. Oregon's startup community, tiny relative to those in Washington and California, is also unusually chummy. Businesses rarely compete head-to-head, except for employees, so Oregon's new governor will who will take office as the first openly bisexual governor. She will serve until at least November 2016, when a special election will fill the governor's chair more permanently. 'What should be a day of celebration is We can only hope that, as she begins her term in office promising to restore the people's faith, her promise is extended to all the people of this state. The Daily Astorian, Feb. 19, on Gov. Kate Brown and rural Oregon Will Gov. Kate Brown's Portland lens From Portland Mayor Charlie Hales "I am saddened by the news of Gov. John Kitzhaber's resignation from office. However former executive director and current board chair of Stand for Children Oregon. "He made structural changes to education funding Kate Brown comes to the Oregon governor's The governor's office will become untroubled when Brown clearly signals to lawmakers who's doing what and why and how. On the day of Brown's swearing in, the Portland newspaper Willamette Week published an .
"Bicycling is good for the economy, the environment and peoples' health,” Buchanan said in a press release his office released last week. The other co-chair is Rep While Blumenauer’s Portland, Oregon, district is considered one of the most bike SALEM — The movement of Kate Brown from secretary of state to the governor’s office is already shaking up Oregon’s 2016 general election House Majority Leader Val Hoyle, who chairs the Rules Committee that deals with elections issues, didn Oregon's local leaders reacted Friday to Gov. John Kitzhaber's announcement that he was resigning from office, effective Wednesday Democratic Party of Oregon Chair Frank Dixon released the following statement in response to Governor Kitzhaber Kitzhaber had just begun his fourth term as Oregon office by a quintet of editorialists who clearly were out to get him. And there’s at least the appearance of a conflict of interest behind one of the investigations. As Priscilla Southwell, chair .