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Bev Clarno
27th Secretary of State of Oregon
Incumbent
Assumed office
March 31, 2019
GovernorKate Brown
Preceded byDennis Richardson
Member of the Oregon Senate
from the 27th district
In office
January 2001 – August 1, 2003
Preceded byNeil Bryant
Succeeded byBen Westlund
59th Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives
In office
January 1995 – January 1997
Preceded byLarry Campbell
Succeeded byLynn Lundquist
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
from the 55th district
In office
January 1989 – January 1997
Preceded byBill C. Bellamy
Succeeded byBen Westlund
Personal details
Born (1936-03-29) March 29, 1936 (age 88)
Langlois, Oregon, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationMarylhurst University (BA)

Beverly A. Clarno (born March 29, 1936) is an American politician serving as the 27th Oregon Secretary of State. Clarno previously served as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives and Oregon State Senate.

Early life and education

Clarno was born in Langlois, Oregon.[1] She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Marylhurst University.

Career

Clarno was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 1989. She became Speaker of the House in 1995, succeeding Larry Campbell.[2] She served in the House until 1996, opting to instead run for Oregon State Treasurer, though she was defeated by incumbent Democrat Jim Hill.[3]

In 2000, she was elected to the Oregon State Senate,[4] where she served one term. She resigned on August 1, 2003 to take a position with the George W. Bush administration as a regional representative for the United States Department of Health and Human Services.[5][6][7]

Governor Kate Brown appointed Clarno as Oregon Secretary of State to complete the term of Dennis Richardson following his death in 2019.[8][9][10] Brown announced that she was only interested in appointing a successor to Richardson who wanted the day-to-day responsibilities of the office and would not run for election to a full term, a condition to which Clarno agreed upon her appointment.[11] As Oregon does not have a Lieutenant governor position, the Secretary of State serves in a similar role and is first in the line of succession to the Governor. As Clarno is an appointee, however, she is ineligible to become Governor, leaving State Treasurer Tobias Read as second in the line of succession.[12]

References

  1. ^ Eure, Rob (November 11, 1994). "Clarno ahead of her schedule". The Oregonian. p. C4.
  2. ^ Green, Ashbel S. (January 29, 1995). "Work detail". The Oregonian.
  3. ^ Lednicer, Lisa Grace (May 18, 2000). "Careers: Some longtime politicians defeated Tuesday say they'll try again". The Oregonian. p. C1.
  4. ^ Lednicer, Lisa Grace (November 10, 2000). "Control of Oregon Senate undecided: The tight race will determine whether Republicans get a two-seat edge or Democrats secure a 15-15 tie". The Oregonian. p. D1.
  5. ^ Har, Janie (August 7, 2003). "Westlund will fill vacant Senate seat". The Oregonian. p. C1.
  6. ^ Har, Janie (July 23, 2003). "Bev Clarno will leave Senate for federal job". The Oregonian. p. C1.
  7. ^ Dake, Laura (August 27, 2013). "Clarno: 'Never say never'". The Bulletin (Bend). Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  8. ^ "Clarno sworn in as secretary of state at Redmond home". KTVZ. April 1, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  9. ^ Manning, Jeff; Lehman, Chris (March 29, 2019). "Gov. Brown names Bev Clarno, 83, as new secretary of state". The Oregonian. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  10. ^ VanderHart, Dirk (March 29, 2019). "Bev Clarno, Former House Speaker, Will Be Oregon's Next Secretary Of State". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  11. ^ VanderHart, Dirk (March 29, 2019). "Bev Clarno, Former House Speaker, Will Be Oregon's Next Secretary Of State". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  12. ^ https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2019/07/some-oregon-republicans-are-having-regrets-about-effort-to-recall-gov-kate-brown.html

See also

Political offices
Preceded by Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives
1995–1997 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Leslie Cummings
Acting
 Secretary of State of Oregon
2019–present 		Incumbent
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