Mari Watanabe

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Mari Watanabe
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Oregon House of Representatives District 34
Tenure

2025 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

0

Predecessor
Prior offices
Portland Community College Board of Directors Zone 4
Predecessor: Serin Bussell

Compensation

Base salary

$35,052/year

Per diem

$157/day

Elections and appointments
Appointed

January 15, 2025

Contact

Mari Watanabe (Democratic Party) is a member of the Oregon House of Representatives, representing District 34. She assumed office on January 19, 2025. Her current term ends on January 11, 2027.

The Multnomah County and Washington County Boards of Commissioners appointed Watanabe to the Oregon House of Representatives District 34 on January 15, 2025, to replace Lisa Reynolds (D). Watanabe is the first female Japanese American to serve in the Oregon House of Representatives.[1]

Biography

Prior to being appointed to the Oregon House of Representatives District 34, Watanabe served as executive director of Partners in Diversity, based in Portland, Oregon, from 2010 to 2023. She was named the first executive director of the Japanese American Museum of Oregon in 2008.[2]

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Political offices
Preceded by
Lisa Reynolds (D)
Oregon House of Representatives District 34
2025-Present
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
Serin Bussell
Portland Community College Board of Directors Zone 4
2023-2025
Succeeded by
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