Alissa Keny-Guyer

Alissa Keny-Guyer
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
from the 46th[1] district
In office
September 27, 2011 – January 11, 2021
Preceded byBen Cannon
Succeeded byKhanh Pham
Personal details
Born (1959-05-20) May 20, 1959 (age 65)
New York, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseNeal Keny-Guyer
ChildrenEvan (born 1990), Jordan (born 1993), Maraya (born 1996)
Residence(s)Santa Fe, NM
Alma materStanford University
University of Hawaii at Manoa
ProfessionState Representative
Websitealissakenyguyer.com
www.oregonlegislature.gov/keny-guyer/Pages/default.aspx

Alissa Carolyn Keny-Guyer (born May 20, 1959) is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Oregon House of Representatives from District 46 (parts of SE and NE Portland), beginning with her September 27, 2011 appointment by the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Ben Cannon.[2]

Over nearly a decade in the Oregon House, Keny-Guyer chaired the House Committee on Human Services & Housing and served on the House Committees on Health Care (vice chair), Revenue, Early Childhood & Family Supports, Consumer Protection & Government Efficiency (interim chair), Energy/Environment/Water, and the Joint Ways & Means Subcommittee on Human Services.

She also served on the Governor's Children's Cabinet, on the Oregon Children’s Integrated Data (OCID) program oversight, and as Assistant Majority Leader for the Oregon House Democrats.

In July, 2021 she moved with her family to Santa Fe, New Mexico. She serves on the boards of the New Mexico Housing Trust Fund and the Penney Family Fund and on the City of Santa Fe Community Development Commission.[3]

Education

Keny-Guyer earned her BA in human biology from Stanford University and her MPH from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Elections

Keny-Guyer won her 2012, 2014, 2016, and 2018 Democratic primary and general elections unopposed. In Oregon's fusion voting system that allows nominations from up to three parties, she was nominated by the Democratic, Working Families, and Independent parties in 2014, 2016 and 2018, and the Democratic, Working Families, and Republican parties in 2012.

Electoral history

2012 Oregon State Representative, 46th district[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alissa Keny-Guyer 19,945 97.2
Write-in 566 2.8
Total votes 20,511 100%
2014 Oregon State Representative, 46th district[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alissa Keny-Guyer 17,930 96.8
Write-in 598 3.2
Total votes 18,528 100%
2016 Oregon State Representative, 46th district[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alissa Keny-Guyer 23,366 98.0
Write-in 488 2.0
Total votes 23,854 100%
2018 Oregon State Representative, 46th district[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alissa Keny-Guyer 24,573 97.7
Write-in 581 2.3
Total votes 25,154 100%

References

  1. ^ "Representative Alissa Keny-Guyer". Salem, Oregon: Oregon Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on December 20, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  2. ^ Kost, Ryan (September 27, 2011). "Alissa Keny-Guyer tapped to replace Ben Cannon in Oregon House". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on December 20, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  3. ^ "The Honorable Alissa Keny-Guyer". NCEL. National Caucus of Environmental Legislators. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Official Results | November 6, 2012". Oregon Secretary of State. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  5. ^ "November 4, 2014, General Election, Official Abstract of Votes". Oregon Secretary of State. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  6. ^ "November 8, 2016, General Election Abstract of Votes". Oregon Secretary of State. Archived from the original on January 19, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  7. ^ "November 6, 2018, General Election Abstract of Votes". Oregon Secretary of State. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.


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