Tina Kotek
D · Oregon · 2026 · IncumbentRunning for Governor, Oregon
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Lower costs and tackle Oregon's housing and homelessness crisis
- Strengthen schools and expand mental health and addiction care
- Defend Oregonians' freedoms
Biography
Tina Kotek is Oregon's incumbent governor and the Democratic nominee for a second term, setting up a rematch of the 2022 race against Christine Drazan. A former longtime speaker of the Oregon House, her first term has focused on lowering costs, reducing homelessness, strengthening schools, and expanding mental health and addiction care. She is also on the Working Families line, per the Secretary of State's ORESTAR filings.
Record in office
- Declared a homelessness state of emergency on her first day in office and set statewide housing production targets, centerpiece actions of her first term.
- Served as speaker of the Oregon House longer than anyone in state history before winning the governorship in 2022.
On the ballot
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