Ken Helm is an American politician from

Oregon Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. T ...

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, he serves in the Oregon House of Representatives, representing House District 34 in the West Hills outside

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. He lives in Beaverton. Helm was first elected in 2014, winning the Democratic primary on May 20, 2014, and facing no Republican opposition in the general election.

Personal life

Helm grew up in Bend and lived briefly in

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as an adult. He is a land use lawyer by training, starting his career as a clerk for the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals. Helm is a member of the

Kappa Sigma Fraternity Kappa Sigma (), commonly known as Kappa Sig, is an American collegiate social fraternity founded at the University of Virginia in 1869. Kappa Sigma is one of the five largest international fraternities with currently 318 active chapters and colo ...

Electoral history

External links

Campaign website

Legislative website

References

Living people Democratic Party members of the Oregon House of Representatives Politicians from Beaverton, Oregon Politicians from Bend, Oregon Willamette University alumni Oregon lawyers Willamette University College of Law alumni Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American politicians {{Oregon-politician-stub