Margaret Doherty (born c. 1951) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Oregon House of Representatives representing district 35 from her September 2009 appointment by Multnomah and Washington County Commissioners to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Larry Galizio until January 2021. In addition to teaching at

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, she worked as a consultant for the

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and had a florist business out of her house in Tigard. In Tigard she volunteered at the

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and served on the city's planning commission.

Education

Doherty graduated from

Portland State University Portland State University (PSU) is a public research university in Portland, Oregon. It was founded in 1946 as a post-secondary educational institution for World War II veterans. It evolved into a four-year college over the following two decad ...

and earned her

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from

Lewis & Clark College Lewis & Clark College is a private liberal arts college in Portland, Oregon. Originally chartered in 1867 as the Albany Collegiate Institute in Albany, Oregon, the college was relocated to Portland in 1938 and in 1942 adopted the name Lewis & C ...

Elections

*2012: Doherty was unopposed for both the May 15, 2012, Democratic primary, winning with 4,668 votes, and won the November 6, 2012, general election, winning with 17,593 votes (59.8%) against

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nominee John Goodhouse. *2010: Doherty was unopposed for the May 18, 2010, Democratic primary, winning with 4,475 votes, and won the November 2, 2010, general election with 12,991 votes (56.7%) against Republican nominee Russell Fiddes.

References

External links

Official page
at the Oregon Legislative Assembly
Campaign site
* Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth uncertain Living people Lewis & Clark College alumni Democratic Party members of the Oregon House of Representatives Politicians from Portland, Oregon Portland State University alumni Women state legislators in Oregon 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians Politicians from Tigard, Oregon Year of birth missing (living people) {{Oregon-politician-stub