Tina Kotek
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| 39th Governor of Oregon | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Kate Brown | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 67th Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office January 14, 2013 – January 16, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Succeeded by | Paul Holvey (Acting) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 44th district | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office January 8, 2007 – January 21, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Gary Hansen | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Travis Nelson | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Christine Kotek September 30, 1966 York, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Democratic | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | Office website | ||||||||||||||||||||
Christine "Tina" Kotek (/ˈkoʊtɛk/ KOH-tek; born September 30, 1966) is an American politician who has served since 2023 as the 39th governor of Oregon. A member of the Democratic Party, Kotek served from 2007 to 2022 as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 44th district and from 2013 to 2022 as speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives.
Kotek became the first openly lesbian woman elected speaker of a U.S. state house in 2013. She is the longest-serving speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives, having served for nine years. She was elected governor of Oregon in 2022 and is one of the first two openly lesbian women elected governor of a U.S. state, as well as the third woman elected governor of Oregon.
Throughout her time in elected office, Kotek has championed legislation to increase housing production in Oregon to alleviate the state's housing crisis. In 2019, 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, her top legislative priority as governor was putting $376 million toward housing production, as well as easing the rules for housing development.