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Kate Brown, Oregon’s new governor, at a glance

FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2015 file photo, Oregon Secretary of State Kate Brown speaks to the media outside of her office at the Oregon Capitol in Salem, Ore. Brown faces a monumental challenge as she takes the reins of a state government mired in scandal on less than a week’s notice and with a special election already looming. America’s first bisexual governor will be sworn in Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015, becoming Oregon’s 38th leader after fellow Democrat John Kitzhaber resigned amid ethics questions. (AP Photo/Timothy J. Gonzalez, file) FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2015 file photo, Oregon Secretary of State Kate Brown speaks to the media outside of her office at the Oregon Capitol in Salem, Ore. Brown faces a monumental challenge as she takes the reins of a state government mired in scandal on less than a week’s notice and with a special election already looming. America’s first bisexual governor will be sworn in Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015, becoming Oregon’s 38th leader after fellow Democrat John Kitzhaber resigned amid ethics questions. (AP Photo/Timothy J. Gonzalez, file)

By Associated Press February 18, 2015 1 min read

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – NAME – Kate Brown

AGE-UPBRINGING – 54, Minnesota.

EXPERIENCE – Oregon House, 1991-1997. Oregon Senate, 1997-2009. Elected Oregon’s first female Senate majority leader 2004. Oregon Secretary of State, 2009-2015. Faculty at Portland State University. Family lawyer.

EDUCATION – University of Colorado at Boulder, environmental conservation and women’s studies. Lewis & Clark Law School.

FAMILY – Lives in Portland, Oregon, with husband, Dan Little, and two stepchildren.

QUOTE – “I will put the strength of democracy before politics.”