Suzanne Bonamici

Suzanne Bonamici
	Suzanne Bonamici
	; Bonamici in 2009
	Oregon State Senate; 17th District
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; May 19th, 2008*
Preceded by	Brad Avakian
	Oregon House of Representatives; 34th District
	In office; January 2, 2007 – May 19th, 2008
Preceded by	Brad Avakian
Succeeded by	Chris Harker
Born	October 14, 1954; Detroit, Michigan
Political party	Democratic Party
Spouse(s)	Michael Simon
Residence	Portland, Oregon
Alma mater	Lane Community College, University of Oregon
Occupation	attorney
Website	www.suzannefororegon.com
	*Appointed by Commissioners from both Washington and Multnomah counties to serve out the remainder of Brad Avakin's term. Elected to seat by voters on November 4, 2008.

Suzanne Bonamici is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Oregon. She represents District 17 in the Oregon State Senate. Bonamici was first elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 2006 and served on the Judiciary Committee, Consumer Protection Committee (Vice Chair), Health Care Committee and Health Care Subcommittee on Health Policy (Vice Chair). Bonamici is a graduate of the University of Oregon and the University of Oregon School of Law. Before entering the Legislature, she was an attorney with the Federal Trade Commission in Washington, D.C. and with a law firm in Portland. She is married to prominent Portland attorney Michael Simon. They have two children, Andrew and Sara.

On April 30, 2008 Bonamici was appointed by Commissioners from both Washington and Multnomah counties to represent District 17 in the Oregon State Senate. The seat became vacant when then state Senator Brad Avakian was appointed Commissioner of the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries.^[1]. She was sworn in on May 19, 2008 and was elected to a full term by voters later that year in the November general elections.

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Suzanne Bonamici
Bonamici in 2009
Oregon State Senate 17th District
Incumbent
Assumed office May 19th, 2008^*
Preceded by	Brad Avakian
Oregon House of Representatives 34th District
In office January 2, 2007 – May 19th, 2008
Preceded by	Brad Avakian
Succeeded by	Chris Harker

Born	October 14, 1954 Detroit, Michigan
Political party	Democratic Party
Spouse(s)	Michael Simon
Residence	Portland, Oregon
Alma mater	Lane Community College, University of Oregon
Occupation	attorney
Website	www.suzannefororegon.com
^*Appointed by Commissioners from both Washington and Multnomah counties to serve out the remainder of Brad Avakin's term. Elected to seat by voters on November 4, 2008.