Preceded by Chris Garrett Profession attorney Name Ann Lininger | Political party Democratic Website Legislative website Role Politician | |
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Ann Lininger (/ˈlaɪnɪŋɜr/ LINE-ing-er) (born 1968) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Oregon. She serves in the Oregon House of Representatives representing District 38, which includes most of Lake Oswego and portions of southwestern Portland.
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Early life and career
Lininger was born in Ashland, Oregon. She earned a bachelor's degree from Yale University and a law degree from New York University School of Law. She worked as an attorney in private practice and from 2001 to 2004, served as director of the Community Development Law Center in Portland, a nonprofit that provides legal assistance to tax-exempt entities in Oregon. From 2004 to 2008, she was a program officer at the Meyer Memorial Trust, directing programs on financing charitable real estate projects and promoting access to affordable housing.
Political career
In early 2009, Lininger was appointed to fill Martha Schrader's seat on the Clackamas County Board of Commissioners when Schrader was appointed to the Oregon Senate. She ran successfully to complete the term in 2010 and did not seek re-election in 2012 when she was hired as general counsel and vice president at Oregon Iron Works.
In December 2013, Chris Garrett resigned from his seat in the Oregon House of Representatives to take a seat on the Oregon Court of Appeals. In January 2014, county commissioners of Multnomah County and Clackamas County (both of which are represented by the House seat) unanimously voted to appoint Lininger to fill Garrett's seat.
Lininger was reelected in 2014 without opposition. She was named a co-chair of a joint legislative committee to oversee the implementation of Ballot Measure 91, which legalized marijuana.
Personal
Lininger and her husband, David White, have two children and live in Lake Oswego.