Jennifer Williamson (born 1973/1974) is an American attorney and a Democratic politician who represented Oregon's 36th District in the

Oregon House of Representatives The Oregon House of Representatives is the lower house of the Oregon Legislative Assembly. There are 60 members of the House, representing 60 districts across the state, each with a population of 65,000. The House meets in the west wing of th ...

. She served as Majority Leader from 2015 to 2019.

Early life and education

Born in

Washington County, Oregon Washington County is one of 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon and part of the Portland metropolitan area. The 2020 census recorded the population as 600,372, making it the second most populous county in the state and most populous "Wa ...

, Williamson graduated from the

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, and received a J.D. degree from

Willamette University College of Law Willamette University College of Law is the law school of Willamette University. Located in Salem, Oregon, and founded in 1883, Willamette is the oldest law school in the Pacific Northwest. It has approximately 24 full-time law professors an ...

Political career

In 2012, she defeated Sharon Meieran in the Democratic primary to replace state representative

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. Williamson was named a 2014

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Rodel Fellow. On February 10, 2020, Williamson abruptly dropped out of the race for Oregon Secretary of State due to allegations of unusual campaign spending while an Oregon House member including extensive worldwide and domestic travel, real estate rentals from family members, food and drink expenditures in lieu of per diem, and more.

References

External links

Jennifer for Oregon

House website
21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians Lawyers from Portland, Oregon Living people Democratic Party members of the Oregon House of Representatives Women state legislators in Oregon People from Washington County, Oregon University of Oregon alumni Willamette University College of Law alumni Year of birth missing (living people) {{Oregon-politician-stub