Tina Kotek is Oregon’s 39th Governor and is committed to visiting every county in Oregon in her first year in office and building strong, working partnerships across our state.

She won the 2022 Oregon gubernatorial election, defeating Republican nominee Christine Drazan and independent candidate Betsy Johnson. [2][3] Kotek became the first openly lesbian woman elected speaker of a U.S. state house in 2013. She was the longest-serving Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives. [4] .

1 day ago · Gov. Tina Kotek speaks at the Oregon State Capitol on Jan. 13. A state board Wednesday overrode a request from Kotek to spend all of Oregon’s opioid settlement money over the next two years on ...

4 days ago · Politics; Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek affirms commitment to controversial executive order on labor as opponents scramble to push back. Updated: Feb. 07, 2025, 9:23 a.m ...

Feb 4, 2025 · Contractors’ groups putting pressure on Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek to reverse her December executive order requiring union-friendly project labor agreements on many state-owned projects have received no indication that she intends to change course. Representatives of the Associated General Contractors’ Oregon-Columbia chapter met with Kotek ...

As Governor, Tina will be a leader who puts people first, who prioritizes justice and equity, who brings people together, and who inspires all of us to reach for a better future. Governor Kotek and her wife Aimee Kotek Wilson, a social worker, have been together for 19 years and have one dog.

Governor Tina Kotek sent a letter to President Joe Biden requesting a federal major disaster declaration to provide relief to the rural Oregon communities who weathered an unprecedented, destructive wildfire season.

Feb 4, 2025 · OPB asked Kotek to explain her record on climate and the environment — including some of the top issues shaping Oregonians lives today. Here’s what she told us about the state’s climate progress,...

Jan 10, 2024 · Moderation, focus on priority issues like housing, and attempting to soften urban-rural divide marked Gov. Tina Kotek’s first year as Oregon’s top executive.

She was elected governor on November 8, 2022, and sworn in as Oregon’s 39th governor on January 9, 2023. In her first year, Governor Kotek has taken decisive action to take on Oregon's biggest challenges.