Shemia Fagan | |
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| 28th Secretary of State of Oregon | |
| In office January 4, 2021 – May 8, 2023 | |
| Governor | Kate Brown Tina Kotek |
| Preceded by | Bev Clarno |
| Succeeded by | Cheryl Myers (acting) |
| Member of the Oregon Senate from the 24th district | |
| In office January 14, 2019 – January 4, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Rod Monroe |
| Succeeded by | Kayse Jama |
| Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 51st district | |
| In office January 14, 2013 – January 9, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Patrick Sheehan |
| Succeeded by | Janelle Bynum |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 20, 1981 Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Northwest Nazarene University (BA) Lewis and Clark College (JD) |
| Website | Campaign website |
Shemia Patricia Fagan[1] (born September 20, 1981)[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]
- ^ "Welcome to the Oregon State Bar Online". www.osbar.org. Archived from the original on August 26, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ "Shemia Fagan's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Archived from the original on August 6, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- ^ "Representative Shemia Fagan". Salem, Oregon: Oregon Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on May 3, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
- ^ Borrud, Hillary (May 2, 2023). "Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan resigns". oregonlive. Archived from the original on May 2, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023.