Kathleen Taylor

Kathleen Taylor DEMDemocrat

State Senator, District 21

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Kathleen TaylorDEMDemocrat State Senator, District 21
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Kathleen Taylor (born 1966/67) is an American politician from Oregon. A Democrat, she was first elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 2014 and to the Oregon State Senate in 2016. She represented House District 41, which covers part of southeast Portland and its suburbs, including Milwaukie. She defeated former Milwaukie city councilor Deborah Barnes in the Democratic primary election on May 20, 2014. She was endorsed by outgoing Representative Carolyn Tomei and Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber in her race against Barnes. She lives in Portland.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
University of Wisconsin, Madison
BA Political Science/Psychology
Rutgers University
MS Public Policy
Past Positions1 - 7 of 7
Senator
Oregon State Senate
2017 - Current
Representative
Oregon State House of Representatives
2015 - 2017
Former Account Executive
Boly/Welch
Former Auditor
State of Oregon
Former Employee
Metro Regional Government Council
Former Employee
Oregon Secretary of State’s Office
Former Employee
City of Portland
Other Experience1 - 41 of 41
Member
Willamette Women Democrats
Current
Member
Democratic Precinct Committee
Current
Co-Chair
Joint Task Force on Access to Quality Affordable Child Care
2019 - Current
Member
Oregon Hunger Task Force
2019 - Current
Member
Prevailing Wage Rate Work Group
2018 - 2019
Co-Chair
Work Group on Taxation of Electronic Cigarettes
2016
Member
Fire Program Review Committee
2015 - 2016
Member
Work Group on Schedules that Work
2016
Member
SB 222 Task Force on Legal Representation in Child Dependency Cases
2015 - 2016
Co-Chair
Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) Work Group
2015 - Current
Co-Chair
Work Group on Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC)
2015
Co-Chair
Oregon Women's Health and Wellness Alliance
Former Member
Portland Public Schools' Citizen Budget Review Committee
Former President
Parent Teacher Association, Duniway Elementary School
Former Volunteer
Office of Representative Carolyn Tomei
Former Volunteer
Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA), Multnomah County
Former Volunteer
AmeriCorps VISTA
Member
Workgroup on Child Sex Trafficking
Member
Attorney General's Labor Trafficking Task Force
Participant
Emerge Oregon
Former Chair
Workforce Committee, Oregon State Senate
Former Chair
Joint Committee On Ways and Means Subcommittee On Natural Resources, Oregon State Senate
Former Chair
Redistricting Committee, Oregon State Senate
Former Co-Chair
Natural Resources Subcommittee, Oregon State House of Representatives
Former Member
Joint Committee On Tax Expenditures, Oregon State Senate
Former Member
Finance and Revenue Committee, Oregon State Senate
Former Member
Joint Committee On Student Success, Oregon State Senate
Former Member
Joint Committee On Carbon Reduction, Oregon State Senate
Former Member
Joint Emergency Board, Oregon State Senate
Former Member
Joint Subcommittee on Accountability and Transparency, Oregon State Senate
Former Member
Senate Committee On Conduct, Oregon State Senate
Former Member
Senate Committee On Energy and Environment, Oregon State Senate
Former Member
Redistricting Committee, Oregon State Senate
Former Member
Senate Committee On Human Services, Oregon State Senate
Former Member
Joint Committee On Conduct, Oregon State Senate
Former Member
Joint Committee On Ways and Means, Oregon State Senate
Former Member
Human Services and Housing Committee, Oregon State House of Representatives
Former Member
Joint Committee On Ways and Means Subcommittee On Natural Resources, Oregon State Senate
Former Member
Public Education Appropriation Committee, Oregon State House of Representatives
Former Member
Tax Credits Committee, Oregon State Senate
Former Member
Transportation Preservation and Modernization Committee, Oregon State Senate
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