KAREN MINNIS

OREGON HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

HOUSE DISTRICT 49

 

                       

REP. MINNIS ANNOUNCES DECISION NOT TO SEEK RE-ELECTION

East County Legislator Served as House Speaker for Four Years

 

SALEM – Rep. Karen Minnis (R-Wood Village) announced today she will not seek re-election to House District 49 next year.  She will continue to serve and represent her constituents during the 2008 Special Session.

 

“This will be my last session,” Rep. Minnis said today on the House Floor. “This is the end of my legislative journey. To have served in the Legislature will be an honor I will cherish for the rest of my life.”

 

Rep. Minnis is serving her fifth term in the House of Representatives, including one term as House Majority Leader and two terms as House Speaker.  She led the Oregon Legislature through a devastating recession in the early part of this decade, during which she developed and passed the “Emergency Care Package” in 2003 to protect vulnerable citizens from budget cuts. 

 

Rep. Minnis also took a leading role in advancing PERS reforms and passing historic legislation to combat methamphetamine and gang violence in East County.  Her legislative career will also be remembered for her continuous fight against domestic and sexual violence.

 

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