Alissa Keny-Guyer

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

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
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

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.

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.

References
  1. "Representative Alissa Keny-Guyer". Salem, Oregon: Oregon Legislative Assembly. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  2. Kost, Ryan (September 27, 2011). "Alissa Keny-Guyer tapped to replace Ben Cannon in Oregon House". The Oregonian. Retrieved December 19, 2013.


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