Shemia Fagan

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}} {{short description|American politician (born 1981)}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Shemia Fagan | image = OregonSOS Shemia Fagan.png | office = 28th Secretary of State of Oregon | governor = Kate Brown<br>Tina Kotek | term_start = January 4, 2021 | term_end = May 8, 2023 | predecessor = Bev Clarno | successor = Cheryl Myers (acting) | state_senate1 = Oregon | district1 = 24th | term_start1 = January 14, 2019 | term_end1 = January 4, 2021 | predecessor1 = Rod Monroe | successor1 = Kayse Jama | state_house2 = Oregon | district2 = 51st | term_start2 = January 14, 2013 | term_end2 = January 9, 2017 | predecessor2 = Patrick Sheehan | successor2 = Janelle Bynum | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|9|20}} | birth_place = Portland, Oregon, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = Democratic | education = Northwest Nazarene University (BA)<br />Lewis and Clark College (JD) | website = {{url|shemiafororegon.com|Campaign website}} | module = {{Listen|pos=center|embed=yes|filename=Shemia Fagan voice.ogg|title=Shemia Fagan's voice|type=speech|description=Fagan opens an interview with John Legend about voting rights<br />Recorded June 17, 2021}} }}

'''Shemia Patricia Fagan'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.osbar.org/publications/bulletin/09jul/baractions.html|title=Welcome to the Oregon State Bar Online|website=www.osbar.org|access-date=February 22, 2021|archive-date=August 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826155541/https://www.osbar.org/publications/bulletin/09jul/baractions.html|url-status=live}}</ref> (born September 20, 1981)<ref name="PVS">{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/135209 |title= Shemia Fagan's Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart |access-date= December 18, 2013 |archive-date= August 6, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230806013424/https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/135209/shemia-fagan |url-status= live }}</ref> is an American lawyer and politician who served as the Oregon secretary of state from 2021 to 2023. She previously served as a Democratic member of the Oregon Senate, representing Senate District 24 from in 2019 to 2021. She also represented House District 51 from 2013 to 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oregonlegislature.gov/fagan |title=Representative Shemia Fagan |publisher=Oregon Legislative Assembly |location=Salem, Oregon |access-date=May 10, 2019 |archive-date=May 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503135122/https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/fagan |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2020, Fagan was elected as Oregon Secretary of State.

In May 2023, Fagan resigned from office after revelations that she took a consulting job at a cannabis company while her office was auditing Oregon's marijuana industry, which many considered to be a conflict of interest.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2023/05/oregon-secretary-of-state-shemia-fagan-resigns.html|title=Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan resigns|first=Hillary|last=Borrud|date=May 2, 2023|website=oregonlive|access-date=May 2, 2023|archive-date=May 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502195017/https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2023/05/oregon-secretary-of-state-shemia-fagan-resigns.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Early life and education == Fagan was born in Portland, Oregon, and was raised in Dufur, Oregon, and The Dalles, Oregon by her father, with her two older brothers.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Secretary of State Shemia Fagan|url=https://sos.oregon.gov/blue-book/Pages/state/executive/secretary-of-state-bio.aspx|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307081542/https://sos.oregon.gov/blue-book/Pages/state/executive/secretary-of-state-bio.aspx|archive-date=March 7, 2021|access-date=July 14, 2021|website=State of Oregon: Blue Book}}</ref> She attended Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, Idaho, on a soccer scholarship, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Religion in 2003.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Meet the Secretary|url=https://sos.oregon.gov/pages/meet-the-secretary.aspx|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603005854/https://sos.oregon.gov/pages/meet-the-secretary.aspx|archive-date=June 3, 2021|access-date=July 14, 2021|website=State of Oregon: Secretary of State}}</ref> She then started law school at Willamette University College of Law in Salem, Oregon, before earning her Juris Doctor from Lewis & Clark Law School in 2009.<ref name=":1" />

== Career ==

=== Early career === After graduating from law school, Fagan became an associate at the Ater Wynne law firm in Portland, Oregon. She was an employment law attorney with HKM Employment Attorneys.<ref name="HKM Attorneys">{{cite web | title=Lawyer Shemia Fagan | website=HKM Attorneys | url=https://hkm.com/attorneys/shemia-fagan/ | access-date=March 15, 2019 | archive-date=April 30, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180430014811/https://hkm.com/attorneys/shemia-fagan/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2011, Fagan was elected to the David Douglas School Board in eastern Portland, serving for three years before running for 51st District of the Oregon House of Representatives.

=== Oregon Legislature === During her time within the State House, she served as the chair of the House Committee on Consumer Protection and Government Effectiveness. Fagan was elected to the 24th District of the Oregon State Senate during the 2018 elections; she chaired the Committee on Housing and Development and served on the Committee On Healthcare.<ref name="Oregon State Legislature''">{{cite web|title=Shemia Fagan|url=https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/fagan/Pages/committees.aspx|work=Senator Shemia Fagan|publisher=Oregon State Legislature|access-date=October 15, 2020|archive-date=October 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017030954/https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/fagan/Pages/committees.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Secretary of State === In 2020, Fagan secured the Democratic nomination for Oregon Secretary of State in a close three-way race,<ref name="OL">{{Cite web |title=Shemia Fagan wins Democratic primary for Oregon secretary of state, Mark Hass finishes second: Election results |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2020/05/oregon-state-sen-mark-hass-wins-democratic-primary-for-secretary-of-state-election-results.html |access-date=May 19, 2020 |publisher=The Oregonian |location=Salem, Oregon |archive-date=May 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521020102/https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2020/05/oregon-state-sen-mark-hass-wins-democratic-primary-for-secretary-of-state-election-results.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and went on to defeat Republican Kim Thatcher in the general election.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Borrud |first=Hillary |date=November 4, 2020 |title=Oregon secretary of state's race: Shemia Fagan defeats Kim Thatcher |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2020/11/oregon-secretary-of-states-race-shemia-fagan-defeats-kim-thatcher.html |access-date=November 4, 2020 |website=oregonlive |language=en |archive-date=November 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104042135/https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2020/11/oregon-secretary-of-states-race-shemia-fagan-defeats-kim-thatcher.html |url-status=live }}</ref> As Secretary of State, Fagan focused on expanding voter access, exposing inequalities through the Audits Division, and increasing public engagement with the office of the Secretary of State.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 14, 2021 |title=Secretary of State Shemia Fagan Celebrates First 100 Days in Office |url=https://www.oregon.gov/newsroom/pages/NewsDetail.aspx?newsid=134001 |access-date=May 2, 2023 |website=oregon.gov |archive-date=May 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502203650/https://www.oregon.gov/newsroom/pages/NewsDetail.aspx?newsid=134001 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Richards |first=Karen |date=March 14, 2023 |title=Report shows pay gaps narrowing for state of Oregon employees, but there's still work to do |url=https://www.opb.org/article/2023/03/14/oreogn-pay-equity-gap-between-men-and-women-state-employees/ |access-date=May 2, 2023 |website=Oregon Public Broadcasting |language=en |archive-date=May 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502210436/https://www.opb.org/article/2023/03/14/oreogn-pay-equity-gap-between-men-and-women-state-employees/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Fagan successfully advocated for a "People's Commission" on redistricting following the 2020 Census.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 5, 2021 |title=Secretary of State Shemia Fagan Announces People's Commission on Legislative Redistricting |url=https://www.oregon.gov/newsroom/pages/NewsDetail.aspx?newsid=133813 |access-date=May 2, 2023 |website=oregon.gov |archive-date=May 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502210438/https://www.oregon.gov/newsroom/pages/NewsDetail.aspx?newsid=133813 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== Ethics investigation and resignation ==== On April 27, 2023, ''Willamette Week'' reported Fagan had been working as a private consultant for the owners of La Mota, a cannabis dispensary chain operating in Oregon, while the Audits Division, which reports to Fagan as Secretary of State, worked on an audit of the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission. Fagan's office released a statement clarifying she had recused herself from the audit before the consulting contract began.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Peel |first=Sophie |date=April 27, 2023 |title=Secretary of State Shemia Fagan Is Working as Private Consultant to Troubled Cannabis Couple |url=https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2023/04/27/secretary-of-state-shemia-fagan-is-working-as-private-consultant-to-troubled-cannabis-couple/ |access-date=April 29, 2023 |website=Willamette Week |language=en |archive-date=April 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429023058/https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2023/04/27/secretary-of-state-shemia-fagan-is-working-as-private-consultant-to-troubled-cannabis-couple/ |url-status=live }}</ref> La Mota was found to have given campaign contributions to Fagan and other state Democratic lawmakers.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wweek.com/news/2023/04/29/kotek-will-give-la-mota-political-contributions-to-food-bank-tobias-read-to-pcc-foundation/ | title=Kotek Will Give la Mota Political Contributions to Food Bank; Tobias Read, to PCC Foundation | date=April 29, 2023 | access-date=May 2, 2023 | archive-date=May 2, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502194853/https://www.wweek.com/news/2023/04/29/kotek-will-give-la-mota-political-contributions-to-food-bank-tobias-read-to-pcc-foundation/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Republican leaders of the Oregon House of Representatives and the Oregon State Senate released a joint statement calling on Secretary Fagan to resign.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Peel |first=Sophie |date=April 28, 2023 |title=Top Republican Leaders Say Fagan Must Resign Over Moonlighting Gig for Cannabis Company |url=https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2023/04/28/top-republican-leaders-call-for-fagans-resignation-over-moonlighting-gig-for-cannabis-company/ |access-date=April 29, 2023 |website=Willamette Week |language=en |archive-date=April 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429022751/https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2023/04/28/top-republican-leaders-call-for-fagans-resignation-over-moonlighting-gig-for-cannabis-company/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Governor Tina Kotek subsequently called for an ethics investigation by the Oregon Government Ethics Commission into Fagan's actions, along with an investigation by the Oregon Department of Justice into the audit.<ref>{{Cite web |last=VanderHart |first=Dirk |date=April 28, 2023 |title=Kotek demands ethics investigation following Shemia Fagan revelations; Fagan says she welcomes the inquiries |url=https://www.opb.org/article/2023/04/28/oregon-republican-leaders-urge-shemia-fagan-to-resign-over-consulting-work/ |access-date=April 29, 2023 |website=Oregon Public Broadcasting |language=en |archive-date=April 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429042936/https://www.opb.org/article/2023/04/28/oregon-republican-leaders-urge-shemia-fagan-to-resign-over-consulting-work/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On May 1, Fagan announced she had terminated the consulting contract, which paid $10,000 a month.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Theen |first1=Andrew |last2=VanderHart |first2=Dirk |title=Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan cancels lucrative consulting contract, apologizes for harming public trust |url=https://www.opb.org/article/2023/05/01/oregon-secretary-state-shemia-fagan-cancels-cannabis-consulting-contract-apologizes/ |access-date=May 2, 2023 |work=Oregon Public Broadcasting |date=May 1, 2023 |language=en |archive-date=May 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501213237/https://www.opb.org/article/2023/05/01/oregon-secretary-state-shemia-fagan-cancels-cannabis-consulting-contract-apologizes/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The next day, Fagan announced her resignation effective May 8, due to the investigations.<ref>{{Cite web|first1=Dirk|last1=VanderHart|first2=Lauren|last2=Dake|date=May 2, 2023|title=Shemia Fagan resigns as Oregon secretary of state following cannabis consulting scandal|url=https://www.opb.org/article/2023/05/02/shemia-fagan-resign-cannabis-oregon-secretary-state/|access-date=May 2, 2023|website=Oregon Public Broadcasting|language=en|archive-date=May 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502184742/https://www.opb.org/article/2023/05/02/shemia-fagan-resign-cannabis-oregon-secretary-state/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On August 25, 2023, the Oregon Government Ethics Commission launched an investigation into Fagan in regards to potential personal uses of state funds and campaign finances. Additionally, there are reports of Fagan reimbursing herself from both the state and campaign funds, a violation of Oregon law.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Oregonian/OregonLive |first=Aimee Green {{!}} The |date=2023-08-28 |title=Ethics commission investigates Shemia Fagan’s spending on hotels, plane trips, rental cars |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2023/08/oregon-ethics-commission-investigates-shemia-fagans-spending-on-hotels-plane-trips-rental-cars-as-secretary-of-state.html |access-date=2023-08-29 |website=oregonlive |language=en}}</ref>

== Political positions ==

=== Abortion === Fagan supports abortion rights. In 2023, on the 50th anniversary of the ''Roe v. Wade'' decision, Fagan released a statement saying she believes that, "The right to control your own body and future is fundamental to our freedom in America."<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 22, 2023 |title=A Statement on the 50th Anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Decision |url=https://www.oregon.gov/newsroom/pages/NewsDetail.aspx?newsid=133943 |access-date=May 1, 2023 |website=oregon.gov |archive-date=May 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501222323/https://www.oregon.gov/newsroom/pages/NewsDetail.aspx?newsid=133943 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Economy and labor === During the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, including Oregon, Fagan voted to authorize unemployment benefits for employees working less than full time.<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/|title=The Voter's Self Defense System|website=Vote Smart|access-date=December 18, 2013|archive-date=May 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523182305/https://votesmart.org/|url-status=live}}</ref> Fagan also supported a bill in 2019 that would establish 12 weeks of paid medical leave for workers.<ref name="auto2"/> During the same year, Fagan supported HB 2016, which provided additional privileges to labor unions in bolstering worker participation.<ref name="auto2"/>

===Environment=== During her time within the Oregon House, Fagan was supportive of several key environmental bills, receiving a 100% rating from the Oregon League of Conservation Voters (OLCV). She supported SB 1547 ''Coal Transition and Clean Electricity Plan'' which set goals for Oregon to go coal-free by 2030.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://scorecard.olcv.org/|title=Rep. Shemia Fagan | 2019 OLCV Environmental Scorecard|website=scorecard.olcv.org|access-date=October 15, 2020|archive-date=October 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027070040/http://scorecard.olcv.org/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020, the Oregon League of Conservation Voters endorsed Fagan during the Secretary of State race.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shemia Fagan |url=https://www.givegreen.com/candidate/shemia-fagan |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016134748/https://www.givegreen.com/candidate/shemia-fagan |archive-date=October 16, 2020 |access-date=November 27, 2022 |website=GiveGreen}}</ref>

===Health care=== In 2019, Fagan supported HB 3076, which established standards for non-profit hospitals in Oregon, demanding non-profit hospitals to adjust patients' costs on the basis of federal poverty guidelines and prohibiting non-profit hospitals from charging interest on medical debt.<ref name="auto2"/>

=== Housing === As Secretary of State, Fagan directed the Audits Division to conduct the first ever audit of Oregon's mortgage interest deduction since its inception in 1923. The audit found that the $1.1 billion housing subsidy "mostly benefits wealthy, white homeowners in the urban counties." In response to the audit, Fagan called the mortgage interest deduction "indefensible."<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 16, 2022 |title=Oregon's Largest Housing Subsidy — The $1.1 Billion Mortgage Interest Deduction — Mostly Benefits Wealthy, White Homeowners in the Urban Counties |url=https://www.oregon.gov/newsroom/pages/NewsDetail.aspx?newsid=143669 |access-date=May 2, 2023 |website=oregon.gov |archive-date=May 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502205357/https://www.oregon.gov/newsroom/pages/NewsDetail.aspx?newsid=143669 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Electoral history== ===2012=== {{Election box begin no change | title = Oregon's State House 51st District Democratic Primary Election, 2012<ref name="auto1">{{cite web |url= http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873711 |title= May 15, 2012, Primary Election Abstracts of Votes |publisher= Oregon Secretary of State |location= Salem, Oregon |page= 21 |access-date= December 18, 2013 |archive-date= October 9, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201009112705/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873711 |url-status= live }}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Shemia Fagan | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 2,765 | percentage = 98.18% }} {{Election box candidate no change | party = | candidate = ''Misc.'' | votes = 51 | percentage = 1.81% }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 2,816 | percentage = 100% }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title = Oregon's State House 51st District Election, 2012<ref name="auto">{{cite web |url= http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873690 |title= November 6, 2012, General Election Abstract of Votes |publisher= Oregon Secretary of State |location= Salem, Oregon |page= 20 |access-date= December 18, 2013 |archive-date= October 11, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201011031342/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873690 |url-status= live }}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link | candidate = Shemia Fagan | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 12,584 | percentage = 52.8% | change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link | candidate = Patrick Sheehan (Incumbent) | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 11,199 | percentage = 47.2% | change = N/A }} {{Election box total | votes = 23,783 | percentage = 100.0% }} {{Election box gain with party link without swing | winner = Democratic Party (United States) | loser = Republican Party (United States) }} {{Election box end}}

===2014=== {{Election box begin | title = Oregon's State House 51st District Election, 2014<ref name="auto"/> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link | candidate = Shemia Fagan (Incumbent) | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 10,518 | percentage = 52.4% | change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link | candidate = Jodi Bailey | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 9,450 | percentage = 47.1% | change = N/A }} {{Election box total | votes = 20,064 | percentage = 100.0% }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing |winner = Democratic Party (United States) }} {{Election box end}}

===2018=== {{Election box begin | title = Democratic primary for Oregon State Senate District 24 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link | candidate = Shemia Fagan | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 6,628 | percentage = 62.0% | change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link | candidate = Rod Monroe (incumbent) | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 2,151 | percentage = 20.1% | change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link | candidate = Kayse Jama | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 1,906 | percentage = 17.8% | change = N/A }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 10,685 | percentage = 100.0% }} {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title = General election for Oregon State Senate District 24 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Shemia Fagan | votes = 30,887 | percentage = 95.1% | change = N/A }} {{Election box write-in with party link | votes = 1,606 | percentage = 4.9% | change = N/A }} {{Election box total | votes = 32,493 | percentage = 100.0% }} {{Election box hold with party link without swing | winner = Democratic Party (United States) }} {{Election box end}}

===2020=== {{Election box begin no change | title = Democratic primary results<ref name="ORPrimary">{{Cite web |date=May 19, 2020 |title=May 19, 2020, Primary Election Abstract of Votes |url=https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/may-primary-2020.pdf |access-date=August 26, 2020 |publisher=Oregon Secretary of State |archive-date=November 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129181943/https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/may-primary-2020.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Shemia Fagan | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 209,682 | percentage = 36.23% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Mark Hass | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 205,230 | percentage = 35.46% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Jamie McLeod-Skinner | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 159,430 | percentage = 27.55% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Write-ins | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 4,395 | percentage = 0.76% }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 578,737 | percentage = 100.0% }} {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title = 2020 Oregon Secretary of State election<ref>{{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=December 3, 2020 |archive-date=December 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204001036/https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2020.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Shemia Fagan | votes = 1,146,370 | percentage = 50.31% | change = +6.84% }} {{Election box candidate with party link | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Kim Thatcher | votes = 984,597 | percentage = 43.21% | change = -3.85% }} {{Election box candidate with party link | party = Pacific Green Party | candidate = Nathalie Paravicini | votes = 82,211 | percentage = 3.61% | change = +1.06% }} {{Election box candidate with party link | party = Libertarian Party (United States) | candidate = Kyle Markley | votes = 62,985 | percentage = 2.77% | change = +0.29% }} {{Election box write-in with party link | votes = 2,340 | percentage = 0.10% | change = -0.09% }} {{Election box total | votes = 2,278,503 | percentage = 100.0% }} {{Election box gain with party link no swing | winner = Democratic Party (United States) | loser = Republican Party (United States) }} {{Election box end}}

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==External links== *[https://sos.oregon.gov/Pages/meet-the-secretary.aspx Official biography], Oregon Secretary of State *[https://shemiafororegon.com/ Campaign site] * {{CongLinks | congbio= | votesmart=135209 | fec= | congress= }}

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