# Kate Lieber > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kate_Lieber > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kate_Lieber.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Lieber > Source revision: 1337636835 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Kate Lieber |office = Majority Leader of the [Oregon Senate](/source/Oregon_State_Senate) |term_start = January 9, 2023 |term_end = July 15, 2024 |predecessor = [Rob Wagner](/source/Rob_Wagner_(politician)) |successor = [Kathleen Taylor](/source/Kathleen_Taylor_(politician)) |state_senate1 = Oregon |district1 = [14th](/source/Oregon's_14th_Senate_district) |term_start1 = January 11, 2021 |term_end1 = |predecessor1 = [Mark Hass](/source/Mark_Hass) |successor1 = |birth_date = |birth_place = |death_date = |death_place = |party = [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) |education = [Smith College](/source/Smith_College) ([BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts))
[Indiana University, Bloomington](/source/Indiana_University%2C_Bloomington) ([JD](/source/Juris_Doctor)) |signature = Kate Lieber Signature.png }} '''Kate Lieber''' is an American politician, who served as [Majority Leader](/source/Majority_leader) of the [Oregon State Senate](/source/Oregon_State_Senate) from 2023 to 2024. She represents [Oregon's 14th Senate district](/source/Oregon's_14th_Senate_district), which includes the cities of [Beaverton](/source/Beaverton%2C_Oregon), [Aloha](/source/Aloha%2C_Oregon), and portions of [Washington](/source/Washington_County%2C_Oregon) and [Multnomah](/source/Multnomah_County%2C_Oregon) counties. ==Professional background== Before 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](/source/Multnomah_County%2C_Oregon) District Attorney's office. She was nominated by Governor [Ted Kulongoski](/source/Ted_Kulongoski) to the Psychiatric Security Review Board (PSRB), on which she served for eight years and which she chaired for five.{{cite web|url=https://www.katefororegon.com/about|title=About me|publisher=Kate Lieber: Democrat for Oregon Senate|accessdate=November 7, 2021|archive-date=November 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108011500/https://www.katefororegon.com/about|url-status=live}} ==Political career== Lieber was first inspired to run for public office after the election of [Donald Trump](/source/Donald_Trump) as [US President](/source/President_of_the_United_States). She ran for the [District 14](/source/Oregon's_14th_Senate_district) seat in the Oregon Senate after incumbent [Democrat](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) [Mark Hass](/source/Mark_Hass) decided to run for [Oregon Secretary of State](/source/Oregon_Secretary_of_State), instead of re-election.{{cite web|url=https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2020/05/22/sen-mark-hass-officially-concedes-democratic-secretary-of-state-primary-to-sen-shemia-fagan/l|first=Nigel|last=Jaquiss|title=Sen. Mark Hass Officially Concedes Democratic Secretary of State Primary to Sen. Shemia Fagan|website=Willamette Week}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} She defeated [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) candidate Harmony Mulkey in the general election, winning 69% to 30.8%, with 0.2% of the vote going to other candidates.{{cite web|url=https://www.indystar.com/elections/results/race/2020-11-03-state_senate-OR-38057/|title=2020 Oregon State Senate – District 14 Election Results|website=IndyStar.|access-date=February 16, 2021|archive-date=May 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528065041/https://www.indystar.com/elections/results/race/2020-11-03-state_senate-OR-38057/|url-status=live}} On November 18, 2022, Lieber was elected Majority Leader by the Oregon Senate democratic caucus.{{cite news|last=Dake|first=Lauren|date=November 19, 2022|title=Oregon Senate will have new leader for first time in about 20 years|url=https://www.opb.org/article/2022/11/19/oregon-senate-will-have-new-leader-for-first-time-in-about-20-years/|work=Oregon Public Broadcasting|access-date=June 18, 2024}} In June 2024, she announced she would step down from the role on July 15 to become co-chair of the joint ways and means committee, a position being vacated by Senator [Elizabeth Steiner](/source/Elizabeth_Steiner).{{cite news|last=VanderHart|first=Dirk|date=June 3, 2024|title=Oregon Senate Democrats shuffle leadership ahead of November election|url=https://www.opb.org/article/2024/06/03/oregon-senator-elizabeth-steiner-steps-down-budget-writer-focus-treasurer-run/|work=Oregon Public Broadcasting|access-date=June 18, 2024}} In 2024, Lieber co-wrote a bill reinstating criminal penalties for drug possession, which had been removed in 2020 by [Measure 110](/source/2020_Oregon_Ballot_Measure_110), as well as expanding access to drug treatment.{{cite news|last=VanderHart|first=Dirk|date=March 1, 2024|title=Oregon's drug decriminalization experiment appears dead|url=https://www.opb.org/article/2024/03/01/oregon-legislature-passes-bill-recriminalizing-drug-possession-sends-to-governor-measure-110/|work=Oregon Public Broadcasting|access-date=June 18, 2024}} The bill was signed into law on April 1, 2024.{{cite news|last=Wilson|first=Conrad|date=April 1, 2024|title=Oregon governor signs bill criminalizing drug possession|url=https://www.opb.org/article/2024/04/01/drug-possession-oregon-kotek-sign-bill/|work=Oregon Public Broadcasting|access-date=June 18, 2024}} ==Personal life== Lieber is [gay](/source/gay) and is the first openly lesbian member of the Oregon Senate.{{cite web|url=https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/522205-417221-oregons-human-service-budgeteers-are-members-of-lgbtq-community|title=Oregon's Human Service budgeteers are members of LGBTQ community|date=September 27, 2021|first=Dana|last=Haynes|publisher=[Portland Tribune](/source/Portland_Tribune)|accessdate=November 7, 2021|archive-date=November 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108011458/https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/522205-417221-oregons-human-service-budgeteers-are-members-of-lgbtq-community|url-status=live}} She lives with her wife and two children. ==Electoral history== {{Election box begin no change | title = [2020 Oregon State Senator](/source/2020_Oregon_Senate_election), [14th district](/source/Oregon's_14th_Senate_district){{cite web | title = November 3, 2020, General Election Abstract of Votes | url = https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2020.pdf | website = Oregon Secretary of State | access-date = October 30, 2023 | archive-date = November 12, 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221112205917/https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2020.pdf | url-status = live }}}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Kate Lieber | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 48,900 | percentage = 69.0}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Harmony K Mulkey | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 21,838 | percentage = 30.8}} {{Election box write-in with party link no change | votes = 141 | percentage = 0.2}} {{Election box total no change | votes = 70,879 | percentage = 100%}} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = [2024 Oregon State Senator](/source/2024_Oregon_Senate_election), [14th district](/source/Oregon's_14th_Senate_district){{cite web | title = November 5, 2024, General Election Abstract of Votes | url = https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2024-results.pdf | website = Oregon Secretary of State | access-date = December 12, 2024 | archive-date = December 12, 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20241212212240/https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2024-results.pdf | url-status = live }}}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Kate Lieber | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 60,002 | percentage = 85.0}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Katy Brumbelow | party = Libertarian Party (United States) | votes = 10,149 | percentage = 14.4}} {{Election box write-in with party link no change | votes = 456 | percentage = 0.6}} {{Election box total no change | votes = 70,607 | percentage = 100%}} {{Election box end}} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{s-start}} {{s-par|us-or-sen}} {{s-bef|before=[Ginny Burdick](/source/Ginny_Burdick)}} {{s-ttl|title=Majority Leader of the [Oregon Senate](/source/Oregon_State_Senate)|years=2023–2024}} {{s-aft|after=[Kathleen Taylor](/source/Kathleen_Taylor_(politician))}} {{s-end}} {{Oregon State Senators}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lieber, Kate}} Category:21st-century American women politicians Category:Democratic Party Oregon state senators Category:21st-century members of the Oregon Legislative Assembly Category:LGBTQ state legislators in Oregon Category:Living people Category:Women state legislators in Oregon Category:Year of birth missing (living people) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Kate Lieber](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Lieber) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Lieber?action=history)). 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