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Kathleen Taylor

Kathleen Taylor

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State Senator

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Roll-call votes
1
Sponsored bills
0
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0
Finance records

Profile Snapshot

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Office
State Senator
State
Oregon
Jurisdiction
21
Serving
Currently serving
Term
2017 - Present

Senator Kathleen Taylor has lived in Oregon for over 25 years. She lives in Southeast Portland with her husband and two children who attended Portland Public Schools. Her professional background spans the private, public and volunteer sectors. Senator Taylor began her career as a recruiter for Boly:Welch where she worked with small businesses to find jobs for hundreds of Oregonians. She left to pursue a graduate degree in public policy at Rutgers University. When she returned to Oregon, she went to work as Management Auditor, examining and analyzing government programs. Kathleen has worked for the City of Portland, Metro, Multnomah County, and the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office to help make government at all levels more efficient and transparent. As a volunteer, Kathleen has been a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA), defending the rights of Oregon’s children, and VISTA volunteer, helping at-risk children in rural Idaho. She has also served as a member of the Portland Public Schools’ Citizen Budget Review Committee and as PTA President at her children’s school. Senator Taylor has a B.A. in Political Science and Psychology from University of Wisconsin, Madison and a…

Biography source: official page

Issue Activity

Stored voting recordsIssue tags where available
Uncategorized votes
4 stored votes · 0 yea · 0 nay
Energy
1 stored vote · 0 yea · 0 nay
National Security
1 stored vote · 0 yea · 0 nay

Evidence & Sources

7/8 verified

Every item below is a stored record. 7 have a named source with a working link, 1 have partial sourcing.

  • Kathleen Taylor holds the office of State Senator
    profile identity· OpenStates
    Partial
  • Voted no on HB 4177: Relating to public meetings; and prescribing an effective date.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-03-06source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 1515: Relating to wrongful convictions; and declaring an emergency.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-03-06source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 5702: Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-03-05source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 1575: Relating to hospice licensure; and declaring an emergency.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-02-25source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 1515: Relating to wrongful convictions; and declaring an emergency.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-02-24source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 1585: Relating to matching grants for cities; and prescribing an effective date.
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-02-19source
    Verified
  • Co-sponsored: Relating to hospice licensure; and declaring an emergency.
    sponsored/co-sponsored bill· Congress.gov· 2026-02-02source
    Verified
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