Robert Nosse (born 1967) is an American politician who serves as a member of the
Oregon House of Representatives. He represents
District 42, which includes parts of Southeast and Northeast
Portland
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.
Early life and education
Rob Nosse was born in Ohio and is of Slovenian descent. He attended and graduated from
Miami University
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of Ohio. He moved to Oregon in 1992 to lead the Oregon Student Association. He is a labor organizer for the Oregon Nurses Association
Political career
Nosse announced his candidacy for the District 42 seat in the
Oregon House of Representatives in 2013 after the incumbent,
Jules Bailey, chose to run for a seat on the
Multnomah County
Multnomah County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 815,428. Multnomah County is part of the Portland–Vancouver– Hillsboro, OR–WA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Th ...
Commission. In the May 2014 primary election, Nosse defeated five other candidates for the Democratic nomination, winning 48.9 percent of the vote.
Nosse did not face a
Republican
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Political ideology
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opponent in the November 2014 election.
After the May 2014 election,
Jules Bailey resigned from the
Oregon House of Representatives to assume his new position as a County Commissioner. The
Multnomah County
Multnomah County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 815,428. Multnomah County is part of the Portland–Vancouver– Hillsboro, OR–WA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Th ...
Commission appointed Nosse to the seat for the remainder of Bailey's term, allowing Nosse to take office immediately while running for election to a full term.
Nosse was elected to a term in his own right in November 2014.
Personal life
Nosse is openly gay and lives in southeast Portland with his husband, Jim Laden. The couple have two children and one grandchild.
See also
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77th Oregon Legislative Assembly
The 77th Oregon Legislative Assembly convened beginning on , for the first of its two regular sessions, and on for its second session. All of the 60 seats in the House of Representatives and 16 of the 30 seats in the State Senate were up for elec ...
(2013–2014)
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External links
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Democratic Party members of the Oregon House of Representatives
Politicians from Portland, Oregon
1967 births
Living people
Miami University alumni
People from Marion, Ohio
21st-century American politicians
LGBT state legislators in Oregon