Deb Patterson

Deb Patterson DEMDemocrat

State Senator, District 10

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Deb PattersonDEMDemocrat State Senator, District 10
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Deb Patterson is an American politician from the state of Oregon. A Democrat, she has been a member of the Oregon State Senate since January 2021.

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Education7 - 7 of 5
Eden Theological Seminary at Saint Louis
DMin Theology/Theological Studies
202 - 2007
Washington University School of Medicine
MS Health Administration
1994 - 1997
Eden Theological Seminary at Saint Louis
MDiv Religious Studies
1988 - 1991
University of South Dakota at Vermillion
MA Music
1981
Yankton College
BA Music
1974 - 1978
Past Positions1 - 4 of 4
Senator
Oregon State Senate
2021 - Current
Pastor
Smyrna United Church of Christ
2013 - Current
Executive Director
International Parish Nurse Resource Center
2001 - 2011
Minister of Religion and Health
Executive Management Team, Deaconess Incarnate Word Health System
1995 - 1997
Other Experience1 - 22 of 22
Member
Salem Rotary Club
Current
Member
Oregon Nursing Home Administrators Board
2017 - Current
Member
Health Advisory Board, Marion County
2017 - Current
Chair
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Advisory Committee for Marion County
2015 - Current
Director
Northwest Parish Nurse Ministries
2011 - 2013
Founding Vice President
Deaconess Foundation
1997 - 2001
Board Chair
Emmaus Homes
Commissioner
Oregon Disabilities Commission
Member
Oregon Hunger Task Force
Member
Faiths United Against Gun Violence
Member
Faiths United for Healthy Children
Member
Oregon Commission on Senior Services
Member
Capitol Foundation Board of Directors
Member
Oregon Commission on Women
Member
Council for Health and Human Service Ministries
Chair
Health Care Committee, Oregon State Senate
Current
Chair
Health Care Committee, Oregon State Senate
Current
Member
Natural Resources and Wildlife Recovery Committee, Oregon State Senate
Current
Member
Housing and Development Committee, Oregon State Senate
Current
Member
Emergency Management Committee, Oregon State Senate
Current
Former Member
Senate Committee On Natural Resources, Oregon State Senate
Former Member
Senate Committee On Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs, Oregon State Senate
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