Ellen Rosenblum

Early life

Rosenblum was born in Berkeley, California, one of eight children of Jewish parents Victor and Louise Rosenblum. The family moved to Evanston, Illinois, where her father was a law professor at Northwestern University for 40 years;{{cite web |access-date=June 7, 2012 |archive-date=September 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920025620/https://www.osbar.org/system/newerror.asp |url-status=live |access-date=June 7, 2012 |archive-date=May 30, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100530165841/http://www.northwestern.edu/observer/issues/2006/03/30/rosenblum.html |url-status=live |access-date=June 7, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318071801/http://www.americanbarfoundation.org/about/Officersdirectors/Directors.html |archive-date=March 18, 2012 }}{{cite news |access-date=June 7, 2012 |archive-date=January 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109081454/http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2012/01/former_appeals_court_judge_ell.html |url-status=live |access-date=June 7, 2012 |archive-date=March 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328042113/http://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/migrated/leadership/candidates/Rosenblum.authcheckdam.pdf |url-status=live

Law and judicial career

In 1975, Rosenblum became an associate at the Eugene law firm of Hammons, Phillips and Jensen, and later became a partner in the firm. In 1980, she became an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon, specializing in financial crimes.{{cite web |access-date=June 7, 2012 |archive-date=June 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607101445/http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/139751/ellen-rosenblum |url-status=live |access-date=June 7, 2012 |archive-date=August 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822003922/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordpdf/6873552 |url-status=live

Attorney General

After Attorney General John Kroger decided not to seek another term, Rosenblum in January 2012 started her campaign for the Democratic nomination for the position. U.S. Attorney Dwight Holton also entered the race, and held an early fundraising advantage with the support of most of the state's law enforcement community.{{cite news |access-date=June 8, 2012 |archive-date=May 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120519042049/http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/05/ellen_rosenblum_dwight_h.html |url-status=live |access-date=June 7, 2012 |archive-date=June 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120608085914/http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/06/oregon_gov_john_kitzhaber_name_2.html |url-status=live

In 2012, Kroger announced his resignation effective June 29, 2012, to become President of Reed College, and Governor John Kitzhaber named Rosenblum to replace Kroger effective that same day.{{cite news |access-date=June 29, 2012 |archive-date=September 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130918062355/http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/06/ellen_rosenblum_becomes_oregon.html |url-status=live |access-date=June 8, 2012 |archive-date=June 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120608090121/http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/06/oregon_republicans_now_have_ca.html |url-status=live

Rosenblum was re-elected to another term as attorney general in November 2016, defeating Republican candidate Daniel Crowe. She also served on the Executive Committee of the Democratic Attorneys General Association.

In July 2020, Rosenblum filed a lawsuit against the federal government, accusing it of unlawfully detaining protesters, after footage emerged of agents in unmarked vehicles (but not unmarked police officers) appearing to forcefully seize protesters.

On September 19, 2023, Rosenblum announced she would not seek a 4th term as attorney general in the 2024 election. During her last year in office, Rosenblum served as President of the National Attorneys General Association

Personal life

Rosenblum is married to Richard Meeker, who until 2015 was the publisher and co-owner of the Willamette Week newspaper in Portland.{{cite news |access-date=June 7, 2012 |archive-date=May 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529023815/http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-19127-election_is_coming.html |url-status=live

Electoral history

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References

References

1. Atkins, Jeanne. (November 2006). "November 8, 2016, General Election Abstract of Votes". State of Oregon.
2. (July 19, 2020). "Portland protests: Oregon sues over 'unlawful detentions'".
3. (September 19, 2023). "Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum says she won't run in 2024". [[KGW]].
4. (2024-01-28). "Ellen Rosenblum on her accomplishments as Oregon Attorney General, future plans".