Khanh Pham

Khanh Pham (born 1978)[1] is an American politician and activist serving as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 46th district. She assumed office on January 11, 2021.

This article is about the politician. For the engineer, see Khanh D. Pham.
Khanh Pham
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
from the 46th district
Assumed office
January 11, 2021
Preceded byAlissa Keny-Guyer
Personal details
Born1978 (age 44–45)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Children1
EducationLewis & Clark College (BA)
Portland State University (MA)

Early life and education

The daughter of refugees from Saigon, Vietnam, Pham was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.[2] She moved to Irvine, California with her parents when she was 11. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Lewis & Clark College in 2001, studying sociology, anthropology, and political economy. She later earned a Master of Arts in urban studies from Portland State University.

Career

In 2004 and 2005, Pham worked as a development associate at the Global Fund for Women. She then worked as a development associate for Hesperian Health Guides from 2005 to 2007 and as a family advocate and development associate at Refugee Transitions, a non-profit organization based in San Francisco. She worked as an associate director for the National Radio Project and was a PhD researcher at Portland State University, specializing in climate adaptation and equity planning.

From 2015 to 2018, she was an environmental justice manager for the Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon. She also worked for OPAL Environmental Justice Oregon, and helped launch the Oregon Just Transition Alliance, which spun off as an independent statewide alliance in 2020.[3][4]

Oregon House of Representatives

After incumbent Democrat Alissa Keny-Guyer announced that she would not seek re-election in the 2020 election, Pham announced her candidacy to succeed her. Pham won the Democratic primary, defeating former County Commissioner Jeff Cogen.[5] In the November 2020 general election, she did not face a Republican challenger.

Pham assumed office on January 11, 2021.[6] In the 2021 legislative session, Pham helped pass HB 2021 Clean Energy for All, a bipartisan bill to move Oregon's electricity grid to 100% renewable energy by 2040.[7] Pham also helped to win a $185 million joint investment package from the state and local governments to improve road traffic safety on 82nd Avenue and transfer ownership of 82nd Ave from the state of Oregon to the city of Portland.[8] Following the 2021 Taliban offensive, Pham was chosen to lead a task force alongside representative Kayse Jama to coordinate the resettlement of 1,200 refugees from Afghanistan in Oregon.[9]

Pham was reelected in the 2022 Oregon House of Representatives election.[2] In 2023, Pham advocated for the "Protect Local Journalism Act"[10] to fund emergency grants to local news outlets.

Personal life

Pham and her husband, Hector, have one daughter.[1] She and her family live in the Jade District of Portland, Oregon.[11]

References
  1. "About Khanh". Khanh Pham for Oregon House District 46. 2020-02-15. Archived from the original on 2020-09-29. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  2. Sadiq, Sheraz (December 20, 2022). "Record number of Vietnamese Americans elected to serve in Oregon state Legislature". opb. Archived from the original on 2023-01-14. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  3. "Khanh Pham". Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on 2021-10-01. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  4. Lewis; Portl, Clark College 615 S. Palatine Hill Road; USA 503-768-7000, Oregon 97219. "Khanh Pham". college.lclark.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  5. Oregonian/OregonLive, Ted Sickinger| The (2020-05-20). "Newcomer Khanh Pham defeats political veteran Jeff Cogen to represent east side of Portland". oregonlive. Archived from the original on 2021-01-11. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  6. "Khanh Pham Is Going To Salem, And Bringing Her Community With Her". opb. Archived from the original on 2020-08-15. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  7. Frost, Allison (June 11, 2021). "Oregon 100% clean energy bill headed toward passage". Oregon Public Broadcasting.
  8. Stites, Sam (November 18, 2021). "Oregon transportation leaders approve transfer of Portland's 82nd Avenue to city control". Oregon Public Broadcasting.
  9. General, Ryan (2021-12-03). "Rep. Pham, daughter of Vietnamese refugees, comes 'full circle' to welcome Afghan refugees to Oregon". NextShark. Archived from the original on 2023-01-14. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  10. Shumway, Julia (February 9, 2023). "Oregon lawmakers ponder grants for local news". Oregon Capital Chronicle.
  11. Shannahan, Rosaline Hui, Khanh Pham and Amanda. "My View: Virus misinformation leads to discrimination against Asians". Archived from the original on 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2020-11-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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