Travis Nelson | |
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Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 44th district | |
Assumed office February 1, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Tina Kotek |
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Born | Louisiana, U.S. | November 20, 1978
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Columbia Basin College (AS) Washington State University (BS) |
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Travis E. Nelson is an American politician and nurse serving as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 44th district. He assumed office on February 1, 2022. He is the first openly LGBTQ+ man of color and the first openly LGBTQ+ African American to ever serve in the Oregon Legislature.[1]