LaVonne Griffin-Valade

LaVonne Griffin-Valade (born 1952/1953)[1] is an American politician and writer who is the current Oregon Secretary of State, after being appointed by governor Tina Kotek in 2023.

LaVonne Griffin-Valade
29th Secretary of State of Oregon
Assumed office
June 30, 2023
GovernorTina Kotek
Preceded byCheryl Myers (acting)
Portland City Auditor
In office
May, 2009 – December 31, 2015
Preceded byGary Blackmer
Succeeded byMary Hull Caballero
Multnomah County Auditor
In office
January, 2007 – May, 2009
Personal details
Born1952 or 1953 (age 69–70)
John Day, Oregon, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationWestern Oregon University (BA)
Portland State University (MPA, MFA)

Early life and education

Griffin-Valade was born in John Day, Oregon. She graduated with a master's degree in public administration from Portland State University.[2]

Career

In 1998, Griffin-Valade was hired by the Multnomah County auditor.[2] She was elected the auditor of Multnomah County in 2006,[3] taking office in January 2007.[4] She resigned her position with Multnomah County to run to become the Portland City Auditor in a 2009 special election; she ran unopposed.[3] She served until 2014, after which she became a crime novelist.[2]

On June 28, 2023, following the resignation of Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan, governor Tina Kotek appointed Griffin-Valade to serve for the remainder of Fagan's four-year term.[2] She was sworn in on June 30.[5][6] She has stated that she does not plan to run for a full term in 2024.[6]

Electoral history
2006 Multnomah County auditor election election[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan LaVonne Griffin-Valade 55,128 57.60%
Nonpartisan Steve March 40,109 41.91%
Write-in 476 0.50%
Total votes 95,713 100.0%

See also

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2023-07-02. Retrieved 2023-07-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. VanderHart, Dirk (June 28, 2023). "Oregon governor names LaVonne Griffin-Valade as new secretary of state after scandal". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Archived from the original on June 28, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  3. Mayer, James (March 11, 2009). "Griffin-Valade will be unopposed for Portland auditor". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  4. Haberman, Margaret (February 17, 2009). "County auditor resigns to run for Portland job". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on July 11, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  5. Gordon, Tim (June 30, 2023). "Oregon Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade officially sworn in". KGW. Archived from the original on July 1, 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  6. Shumway, Julia (June 30, 2023). "LaVonne Griffin-Valade takes over as Oregon secretary of state with pledge to rebuild trust". Oregon Capital Chronicle. Archived from the original on July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  7. "May 16, 2006 - Election Results". Multnomah County. June 6, 2006. Archived from the original on July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.


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