Michael Dembrow

Michael Dembrow DEMDemocrat

State Senator, District 23

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Michael DembrowDEMDemocrat State Senator, District 23
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Michael E. Dembrow (born c. 1951) is an American Democratic politician from the US state of Oregon, currently representing District 23 (which contains northeastern Portland, Maywood Park and Parkrose) in the Oregon Senate. Before his appointment to the Oregon Senate, Dembrow served in the Oregon House of Representatives serving District 45. Dembrow, formerly an English instructor at Portland Community College, served on Governor Ted Kulongoski's State Board of Higher Education. The Oregon League of Conservation Voters and Willamette Week endorsed Dembrow during the 2008 legislative election.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
University of Connecticut
BA English
Indiana University
MA Comparative Literature
Past Positions1 - 6 of 6
Assistant Majority Leader
Oregon State Senate
2017 - 2023
Senator
Oregon State Senate
2013 - Current
Representative
Oregon State House of Representatives
2009 - 2013
Member
Oregon State Board of Education
2007
English Professor
Portland Community College
1981 - 2018
President
Faculty Union, Portland Community College
1992 - 2008
Other Experience1 - 21 of 21
Member
Oregon Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs
Current
Member
Oregon Workforce Investment Board
Current
Member
Oregon Youth Conservation Corps Advisory Committee
Current
Co-Director
Cascade Festival of African Films
1991 - Current
Former Coach
Portland Parks Swim Team
Former Referee
Track Meets, Multnomah County
Member
Jobs With Justice, Portland Chapter
Member
Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education
Member
Task Force on Immigration and the States, National Conference of State Legislatures
Former Chair
Environment and Natural Resources Committee, Oregon State Senate
Former Chair
Workforce Committee, Oregon State Senate
Former Co-Chair
Joint Committee On Carbon Reduction, Oregon State Senate
Former Member
Conference Committee on SB 64, Oregon State Senate
Former Member
Conference Committee On SCR 14, Oregon State Senate
Former Member
Rules Committee, Oregon State Senate
Former Member
Business and General Government Committee
Former Member
Senate Committee On Energy and Environment, Oregon State Senate
Former Member
Natural Resources Subcommittee, Oregon State Senate
Former Member
Senate Committee On Judiciary, Oregon State Senate
Former Member
Human Services Committee, Oregon State Senate
Former Member
Judiciary Committee, Oregon State Senate
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