LaVonne Griffin-Valade

LaVonne Griffin-Valade
Griffin-Valade in 2009
29th Secretary of State of Oregon
In office
June 30, 2023 – January 6, 2025
GovernorTina Kotek
Preceded byCheryl Myers (acting)
Succeeded byTobias Read
City Auditor of Portland
In office
May 2009 – December 31, 2014
Preceded byGary Blackmer
Succeeded byMary Hull Caballero
Personal details
Born1952/1953 (age 71–72)
John Day, Oregon, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationWestern Oregon University (BA)
Portland State University (MPA, MFA)

LaVonne Griffin-Valade (born 1952 or 1953)[1] is an American politician and author. She was the Oregon Secretary of State from 2023 to 2025.

After Shemia Fagan resigned as secretary of state, Governor Tina Kotek picked Griffin-Valade to the office in June 2023.

References

  1. "Portland city auditor LaVonne Griffin-Valade answered to the public: Editorial". December 26, 2014. Archived from the original on July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.