Karin Power

Karin Power
Karin Power
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives; from the 41st district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 9, 2017
Preceded by	Kathleen Taylor
Member of the Milwaukie City Council, Position 4
	In office; January 1, 2015 – January 8, 2017
Preceded by	Mike Miller
Succeeded by	Shane Abma
Personal details
Born	1982 or 1983 (age 40–41)
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Megan Elston
Children	1
Residence	Milwaukie, Oregon
Alma mater	Lewis & Clark Law School

Karin Power (born 1982/83) is an American lawyer and Democratic politician currently serving in the Oregon House of Representatives. She represents the 41st district, which covers parts of Clackamas County and Multnomah County, including Milwaukie, Oak Grove, and parts of southeast Portland.

Biography

Power moved to Southeast Portland from Boston, Massachusetts in 2009 in order to attend Lewis & Clark Law School. She later moved to Milwaukie in October 2012, and was elected to the City Council in 2014.^[1]

She won election to the House in 2016, defeating Republican candidate Timothy E. McMenamin with 71% of the vote.^[2]^[3]

Personal life

Power is openly gay. She and her wife, Megan Elston, have one son, Grady.^[3]^[4]

References

^ Slovic, Beth (September 1, 2015). "Hotseat: Karin Power". Willamette Week. Retrieved January 20, 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "November 8, 2016, General Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Rendleman, Raymond (November 9, 2016). "North Clackamas voters pick Mark Meek, Karin Power for Oregon House seats". Portland Tribune. Retrieved January 20, 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Karin Power's Biography". Project VoteSmart. Retrieved January 20, 2017.

External links

[hotseat-1] Slovic, Beth (September 1, 2015). "Hotseat: Karin Power". Willamette Week. Retrieved January 20, 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[results-2] "November 8, 2016, General Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved January 20, 2017.

[tribune-3] Rendleman, Raymond (November 9, 2016). "North Clackamas voters pick Mark Meek, Karin Power for Oregon House seats". Portland Tribune. Retrieved January 20, 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[votesmart-4] "Karin Power's Biography". Project VoteSmart. Retrieved January 20, 2017.

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