Oregon’s state Senate often offers new members leadership responsibilities, but one new Democratic senator received more than ...

State Rep. Lisa Reynolds was appointed to the Oregon Senate on Thursday to replace Sen. Elisabeth Steiner, who resigned this month after being elected as the state’s next treasurer. Reynolds ...

Mari Watanabe became the newest member of the Oregon Legislature on Jan. 19—and also the state’s first-ever Japanese American ...

Mari Watanabe was appointed to Oregon's House District 34 by county commissioners, filling the vacancy left by Lisa Reynolds.

Oregon State Senator Lisa Reynolds, a pediatrician and policy maker, said the child welfare statistics in the state are as grim as the stats for the US as a whole.