Alissa Keny-Guyer

Alissa Keny-Guyer
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
from the 46th[1] district
In office
September 27, 2011 – January 11, 2021
Preceded byBen Cannon
Succeeded byKhanh Pham
Personal details
Born (1959-05-20) May 20, 1959 (age 65)
New York, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseNeal Keny-Guyer
ChildrenEvan (born 1990), Jordan (born 1993), Maraya (born 1996)
Residence(s)Santa Fe, NM
Alma materStanford University
University of Hawaii at Manoa
ProfessionState Representative
Websitealissakenyguyer.com
www.oregonlegislature.gov/keny-guyer/Pages/default.aspx

Alissa Carolyn Keny-Guyer (born May 20, 1959) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Oregon House of Representatives who represented District 46 (parts of SE and NE Portland) since her September 27, 2011 appointment by the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Ben Cannon.[2]

Over nearly a decade in the Oregon House, Keny-Guyer chaired the House Committee on Human Services & Housing and served on the House Committees on Health Care (vice chair), Revenue, Early Childhood & Family Supports, Consumer Protection & Government Efficiency (interim chair), Energy/Environment/Water, and the Joint Ways & Means Subcommittee on Human Services.

She also served on the Governor's Children's Cabinet, on the Oregon Children’s Integrated Data (OCID) program oversight, and as Assistant Majority Leader for the Oregon House Democrats.

  1. ^ "Representative Alissa Keny-Guyer". Salem, Oregon: Oregon Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on December 20, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  2. ^ Kost, Ryan (September 27, 2011). "Alissa Keny-Guyer tapped to replace Ben Cannon in Oregon House". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on December 20, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2013.