Kate Lieber is an American politician, currently currently serving as

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of the

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. She represents

Oregon's 14th Senate district District 14 of the Oregon State Senate comprises parts of Washington and Multnomah counties, including most of Beaverton and Aloha and adjoining communities. It is currently represented by Democrat Kate Lieber. Election results District bounda ...

, which includes the cities of Beaverton,

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, and portions of

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and Multnomah counties.

Professional background

Prior to her election to the Oregon Senate, Lieber worked for many years as an attorney prosecuting domestic violence and child abuse cases for the Multnomah County District Attorney's office. She was nominated by Governor Ted Kulongoski to the Psychiatric Security Review Board (PSRB) on which she served for eight years (and chaired for five).

Political career

Lieber was first inspired to run for public office after the election of

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. She ran for the District 14 seat in the Oregon Senate after incumbent

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decided to run for

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, instead of re-election. She defeated Republican candidate Harmony Mulkey in the general election, winning 69% to 30.8%, with 0.2% of the vote going to other candidates.

Personal life

Lieber is gay and is the first openly lesbian member of the Oregon Senate. She lives with her wife and two children.

Electoral history

References

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