Tina Kotek is an American politician from the state of Oregon. A Democrat, she serves as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives. In 2006, she was elected to the House from the 44th District in North and Northeast Portland. She won a competitive three-way Democratic primary election with over half the vote. In the general election, she faced only nominal Republican opposition, defeating her opponent by a margin of almost four-to-one. Wikipedia
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The Oregonian also made an endorsement that's worth reading. Explaining why they chose Kotek they said: "Neither [of the other candidates], however, comes close to matching Kotek's policy expertise, her personal magnetism or her years of demonstrated pas www.blueoregon.com/2006/04/hd_44_kirchmeie.html