Lori Kuechler has been appointed to the Oregon House by Clackamas, Hood River and Multnomah county commissioners. Her predecessor, Anna Williams (D-Hood River) was one of three legislators who complained of the low salaries paid to Oregon House Members. Williams will become the executive director of Oregon’s System of Care Advisory Council, which has a pay range listed from $7,814 - $12,087 per month -- far exceeding her legislative pay.

Oregon law requires that a legislative vacancy be filled by county commissioners representing the district in which the vacancy exists. House District 52 includes voters in Clackamas, Hood River and Multnomah counties. Finalists were selected by the local Democratic Party, as deemed by state law.

According to her biography on LinkedIn, Kuechler describes herself:

I am a freelance, contract grant consultant and writer, a college professor of the Liberal Arts, a published writer, and experienced fundraising and development professional. I am skilled in fundraising narrative and marketing content; grant writing and grant management; nonprofit sustainability consultation; nonprofit funding prospect research and cultivation; and adjunct teaching in higher education, with a special focus on the academic and personal support of first-generation college students. I am a politically active community member with a Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies.

Kuechler will be sworn in and will serve in the upcoming 2023 Legislative Session.


--Staff Reports

Post Date: 2022-09-08 06:23:21