Rachel Armitage (née Gowland) is an American politician who served as a member of the

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from the 16th district. She was appointed to the position on January 14, 2022 and did not run for reelection in the 2022 election. She left office on January 9, 2023.

Early life and education

Armitage graduated from the

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in 2015 with a

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degree in

geography Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth description") is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and ...

Career

Earlier in her career, Armitage served as a staffer for members of the

Oregon Legislative Assembly The Oregon Legislative Assembly is the state legislature for the U.S. state of Oregon. The Legislative Assembly is bicameral, consisting of an upper and lower house: the Senate, whose 30 members are elected to serve four-year terms; and the Ho ...

. She works at

Reed College Reed College is a private liberal arts college in Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1908, Reed is a residential college with a campus in the Eastmoreland neighborhood, with Tudor-Gothic style architecture, and a forested canyon nature preserve at ...

, where she is also studying towards a master's degree. Armitage also serves as a member of the Joint Ways and Means Subcommittee on General Government.

Personal life

Armitage lives in

Warren, Oregon Warren is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Columbia County, Oregon, United States, located on U.S. Route 30 north of Scappoose and south of St. Helens on Scappoose Bay of the Multnomah Channel. As of the 2010 census ...

with her husband and step-daughter.

References

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