Member of the Oregon Senate from the 24th district
In office January 14, 2019 – January 4, 2021
Preceded by
Rod Monroe
Succeeded by
Kayse Jama
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 51st district
In office January 14, 2013 – January 9, 2017
Preceded by
Patrick Sheehan
Succeeded by
Janelle Bynum
Personal details
Born
(1981-09-20) September 20, 1981 (age 42) Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Education
Northwest Nazarene University (BA) Lewis and Clark College (JD)
Website
Campaign website
Shemia Patricia Fagan[1] (born September 20, 1981)[2] is an American lawyer and politician who served as the Oregon secretary of state from 2021 to 2023. She previously served as a Democratic member of the Oregon Senate, representing Senate District 24 from in 2019 to 2021. She also represented House District 51 from 2013 to 2017.[3] In 2020, Fagan was elected as Oregon Secretary of State.
In May 2023, Fagan resigned from office after revelations that she took a consulting job at a cannabis company while her office was auditing Oregon's marijuana industry, which many considered to be a conflict of interest.[4]
^"Welcome to the Oregon State Bar Online". www.osbar.org. Archived from the original on August 26, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
^"Shemia Fagan's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Archived from the original on August 6, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
^"Representative Shemia Fagan". Salem, Oregon: Oregon Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on May 3, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
^Borrud, Hillary (May 2, 2023). "Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan resigns". oregonlive. Archived from the original on May 2, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
Shemia Patricia Fagan (born September 20, 1981) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the Oregon secretary of state from 2021 to 2023. She...
LaVonne Griffin-Valade was appointed by Governor Tina Kotek to replace ShemiaFagan, who resigned in May 2023 after revelations that she took a consulting...
Cheryl Myers, who took office on May 8, 2023, after her predecessor ShemiaFagan resigned. Archives Division maintains the official records of the Oregon...
her mother-in-law run a McDonald's franchise. In 2016, after incumbent ShemiaFagan opted not to seek re-election to her seat in Oregon House District 51...
Democrat LaVonne Griffin-Valade was appointed by Governor Tina Kotek after ShemiaFagan resigned. She was eligible to run for a full term, but decided to retire...
belongs to the man who is actually in the arena.'" On January 6, 2022, ShemiaFagan, the Oregon Secretary of State, announced that Kristof was ineligible...
compared to Sheehan's 12,409. Sheehan lost reelection in 2012 to Democrat ShemiaFagan, Myers's future boss. In 2011, Governor John Kitzhaber appointed Myers...
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Oregon State Senate election Intersession, on January 4, 2021, Democrat ShemiaFagan (District 24) resigned to become Secretary of State of Oregon. On January...
former deputy Secretary of State Kim Thatcher Newspapers The Bulletin ShemiaFagan, state Senator representing District 24 Mark Hass, state Senator representing...
state senator Kim Thatcher while Democrats nominated state senator ShemiaFagan. Fagan defeated Thatcher with 50.3% of the vote. Incumbent Democratic secretary...
the Clackamas and Multnomah County Board of Commissioners to replace ShemiaFagan, who was elected Oregon Secretary of State in 2021. Kayse Jama was born...
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Representative, HD51 Jodi Bailey Cross-nominated Republican Lost to ShemiaFagan 9,450 (47.1%) State Representative, HD52 Mark Johnson Cross-nominated...
leaving State Treasurer Tobias Read next in the line of succession until ShemiaFagan assumed office on January 4, 2021. List of speakers of the Oregon House...
for Secretary of State in 2020, Democrat and former state legislator ShemiaFagan resigned from office on May 8, 2023, after revelations that she took...
Hass Officially Concedes Democratic Secretary of State Primary to Sen. ShemiaFagan". Willamette Week.[permanent dead link] "2020 Oregon State Senate – District...
of succession for the office of Governor until the 2020 election of ShemiaFagan. As Oregon does not have a lieutenant governor position, the Secretary...
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