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Tina Kotek
| Tina Kotek | ||
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| Oregon House of Representatives District 44 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2007-Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 12, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 6 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Leadership | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| 2013-present | ||
| House Democratic Leader | ||
| 2012 | ||
| Co-Speaker Pro Tempore | ||
| 2011 | ||
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $21,936/year | |
| Per diem | $123/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | 2006 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | University of Oregon, 1990 | |
| Master's | University of Washington, 1998 | |
| Personal | ||
| Place of birth | York, PA | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Prior to her election in 2006, Kotek ran unsuccessfully for the Oregon State House of Representatives in 2004.[1]
Kotek earned her MA in International Studies from the University of Washington. She has been a Policy Director for Children First for Oregon.
Kotek's partner is Aimee.[2]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Kotek served on the following committees:
| Oregon Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Legislative Administration | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Kotek served on these committees:
| Oregon Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Human Services, Co-Chair | ||||
| • Ways and Means | ||||
| • Joint Health Care Transformation | ||||
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Kotek served on these committees:
| Oregon Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Emergency Board | ||||
| • Health Care | ||||
| • Rules | ||||
| • Ways and Means | ||||
Elections
2012
Kotek won re-election in the 2012 election for Oregon House of Representatives District 44. Kotek was unopposed in the May 15 Democratic primary and defeated Michael Harrington (R) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[3][4]
| Oregon House of Representatives, District 44, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Tina Kotek Incumbent |
86.7% | 23,235 | |
| Republican | Michael Harrington | 13.3% | 3,557 | |
| Total Votes | 26,792 | |||
2010
Kotek won re-election to the 44th District Seat in 2010. She defeated Richard Ellmyer in the March 9 primary elections, receiving 5,419 votes while Ellmyer received 892. Kotek defeated Kitty Harmon in the general election which took place on November 2, 2010.[5]
| Oregon State House, District 44 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Tina Kotek (D)
|
16,517 | |||
| Kitty Harmon (R) | 3,812 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Kotek won re-election to Oregon State House District 44.[6] She ran unopposed.
| Oregon State House District 44 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Tina Kotek (D)
|
20,044 | |||
| Misc. | 490 | |||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
Kotek collected $115,014 in campaign donations in 2010. The largest donors to the campaign are listed below.[7]
| Oregon House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Top contributors to Tina Kotek's campaign in 2010 | |
| Service Employees International Local 49 | $10,000 |
| Oregon Health Care Association | $6,500 |
| Doctors For Healthy Communities | $6,000 |
| Coalition For A Healthy Oregon | $5,500 |
| Oregonians For Healthy Communities | $5,250 |
| Total Raised in 2010 | $115,014 |
2008
In 2008 Kotek collected $64,687 in donations.[8]
These were the largest contributions in 2008.
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| COALITION FOR A HEALTHY OREGON | $9,000 |
| DOCTORS FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES | $3,500 |
| OREGON HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION | $3,000 |
| KOTEK, JERRY | $2,500 |
| OREGON DENTAL ASSOCIATION | $2,500 |
| REGENCE BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF OREGON | $2,500 |
External links
- Representative Kotek's campaign
- Oregon House of Representative - Rep. Tina Kotek
- Project Vote Smart biographical profile
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004
- Representative Kotek's LinkedIn
- Representative Kotek's facebook
References
- ↑ "New Legislative Session means new leaders in the House caucuses," Oregon Capitol News, November 11, 2010
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Kotek
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings for the Senate," Accessed April 11, 2012
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, Official Primary Results
- ↑ Oregon Live Election, Election Results
- ↑ "Oregon State House official election results for 2008"
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2010 donors
- ↑ 2008 campaign contributions
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