Oregon’s political landscape is seeing some significant shifts as several key figures take on new roles in state government. Jill Bakken has just started as the communications director for House Speaker Julie Fahey, while Jenny Hansson has joined the Department of Justice as Attorney General Dan Rayfield’s communications director. Mari Watanabe, the first person of Japanese descent to serve in the Oregon House, recently filled a vacancy in House District 34. Representatives Jason Kropf and Kevin Mannix are now co-chairs of the House Conduct Committee, with Ivy Jones serving as a policy and legislative analyst at the Department of State Lands.
Oliver Muggli has become district director for Congresswoman Janelle Bynum, while Jefferson County District Attorney Steven Leriche will be moving to a new position with the Department of Justice. Tim Knopp is the new state co-chair of U.S. Term Limits, and Lian Gallaver has joined the Oregon Government Ethics Commission as an investigator.
In other news, Rosie Lanenga, a fifth-grader at Riverdale Grade School, has been inaugurated as Oregon’s 2025 Kid Governor, with a cabinet composed of students from various elementary schools across the state. With these new appointments and changes, Oregon remains at the forefront of political innovation and diversity, representing a variety of voices and backgrounds in state government.
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