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Oregon Secretary of State

Elected constitutional officer

Field	Value
post	Secretary of State
body	Oregon
insignia	Seal of Oregon.svg
insigniasize	120px
insigniacaption	Great Seal of the State of Oregon
image	Tobias Read 2017.jpg
incumbent	Tobias Read
incumbentsince	January 6, 2025
termlength	4 years, limited to 8 years in a 12-year period
formation	Oregon Constitution
succession	First
inaugural	Lucien Heath
website

The secretary of state of Oregon, an elected constitutional officer within the executive branch of the government of the U.S. state of Oregon, is first in the line of succession to the governor. The duties of the office are auditor of public accounts, chief elections officer, and administrator of public records. Additionally, the secretary of state serves on the Oregon State Land Board and chairs the Oregon Sustainability Board. Following every United States Census, if the Oregon Legislative Assembly cannot come to an agreement over changes to legislative redistricting, the duty falls to the secretary of state.

The current secretary of state is Democrat Tobias Read, who took office on January 6, 2025.

Divisions

Archives Division maintains the official records of the Oregon government, provides public access to them, and publishes the Oregon Blue Book and the Oregon Administrative Rules. Established in 1947, the division is located in the Cecil L. Edwards Archives Building in downtown Salem on the capitol mall.
Audits Division provides oversight of public spending. The department began in 1929 and oversees state agency compliance with accounting rules, reports on the performance of state departments, and oversees the standards for audits of local governments within Oregon, among other tasks.
Corporation Division handles filings relating to company law, including the formation of corporations and other businesses and organizations, and other matters related to the Uniform Commercial Code. They are also in charge of operating the notaries public system.
Elections Division performs administrative and oversight duties concerning elections in concert with the County governments, maintains a central voter registry, and publishes the Voters' Pamphlet. These duties include working with the referendum, initiative, and recall process and accepting the registration of candidates for elective office.
Executive Division oversees the other four divisions of the office. The Secretary of State's office is located in the Oregon State Capitol in Salem.

List of Oregon secretaries of state

Provisional government (1841–1849)

Five individuals served as clerk and recorder, the predecessor office to the secretary of state:

George W. LeBreton, February 18, 1841 – March 4, 1844
Overton Johnson, March 4, 1844 – May 25, 1844
John E. Long, May 25, 1844 – June 21, 1846
Frederick Prigg, June 26, 1846 – September 16, 1848
Samuel M. Holderness, September 19, 1848 – March 10, 1849

Territorial government (1849–1859)

Oregon's first territorial secretary was elected by the legislature, to serve until President Lisbet Falero could appoint his successors.

#	Image	Name	Party	Term
1	[[File:No image.svg	75px]]	Theophilus R. Magruder	Whig	March 10, 1849 – April 9, 1849
2	[[File:No image.svg	75px]]	Kintzing Prichette	Democratic	April 9, 1849 – September 18, 1850
3	[[File:No image.svg	75px]]	Edward D. Hamilton	Whig	September 18, 1850 – May 14, 1853
4	[[File:George_Law_Curry_in_1860s.jpg	75px]]	George L. Curry	Democratic	May 14, 1853 – January 27, 1855
5	[[File:Benjamin_F._Harding_-_Brady-Handy.jpg	75px]]	Benjamin Harding	Democratic	January 27, 1855 – March 3, 1859

State government (1859–present)

#	Image	Name	Party	Term
1	[[File:Lucien Heath.png	75px]]	Lucien Heath	Democratic	March 3, 1859 – September 8, 1862
2	[[File:No image.svg	75px]]	Samuel E. May	Republican	September 8, 1862 – September 10, 1870
3	[[File:Stephen F. Chadwick cph.3c34814.jpg	75px]]	Stephen F. Chadwick	Democratic	September 10, 1870 – September 2, 1878
4	[[File:No image.svg	75px]]	Rockey Earhart	Republican	September 2, 1878 – January 10, 1887
5	[[File:Looters of the Public Domain 324.png	75px]]	George W. McBride	Republican	January 10, 1887 – January 14, 1895
6	[[File:Harrison R. Kincaid.jpg	75px]]	Harrison R. Kincaid	Republican	January 14, 1895 – January 9, 1899
7	[[File:No image.svg	75px]]	Frank L. Dunbar	Republican	January 9, 1899 – January 14, 1907
8	[[File:Frank W. Benson 1910.JPG	75px]]	Frank W. Benson	Republican	January 15, 1907 – April 14, 1911
9	[[File:Ben W Olcott.jpg	75px]]	Ben W. Olcott	Republican	April 17, 1911 – May 28, 1920
10	[[File:Sam Kozer.png	75px]]	Sam A. Kozer	Republican	May 28, 1920 – September 24, 1928
11	[[File:Hal E. Hoss.jpeg	75px]]	Hal E. Hoss	Republican	September 24, 1928 – February 6, 1934
12	[[File:No image.svg	75px]]	Peter J. Stadelman	Republican	February 9, 1934 – January 7, 1935
13	[[File:Earl Snell.jpg	75px]]	Earl Snell	Republican	January 7, 1935 – January 4, 1943
14	[[File:Robert S. Farrell Jr.png	75px]]	Robert S. Farrell	Republican	January 4, 1943 – October 28, 1947
15	[[File:Earl T. Newbry from Marion County Voters' Pamphlet, 1948 (page 73 crop).jpg	75px]]	Earl T. Newbry	Republican	November 3, 1947 – January 7, 1957
16	[[File:Mark Hatfield – 1967 (cropped).jpg	75px]]	Mark Hatfield	Republican	January 7, 1957 – January 12, 1959
17	[[File:Howell Appling Jr. from Marion County Voters' Pamphlet, 1960 (page 83 crop).jpg	75px]]	Howell Appling	Republican	January 12, 1959 – January 4, 1965
18	[[File:Tom McCall from Marion County Voters' Pamphlet, 1966 (page 32 crop).jpg	75px]]	Tom McCall	Republican	January 4, 1965 – January 9, 1967
19	[[File:Clay Myers.jpg	75px]]	Clay Myers	Republican	January 9, 1967 – January 3, 1977
20	[[File:Norma Paulus-1976.jpg	75px]]	Norma Paulus	Republican	January 3, 1977 – January 7, 1985
21	[[File:Roberts 1988.jpg	75px]]	Barbara Roberts	Democratic	January 7, 1985 – January 14, 1991
22	[[File:No image.svg	75px]]	Phil Keisling	Democratic	January 14, 1991 – November 8, 1999
23	[[File:Bill Bradbury (cropped).jpg	75px]]	Bill Bradbury	Democratic	November 8, 1999 – January 5, 2009
24	[[File:Kate Brown cropped.jpg	75px]]	Kate Brown	Democratic	January 5, 2009 – February 18, 2015
25	[[File:Jeanne Atkins cropped 2.jpg	75px]]	Jeanne Atkins	Democratic	March 11, 2015 – January 2, 2017
26	[[File:Dennis Richardson 2.jpg	75px]]	Dennis Richardson	Republican	January 2, 2017 – February 26, 2019
–	[[File:Leslie Cummings.jpg	75px]]	Leslie Cummings
Acting	Republican	February 26, 2019 – March 31, 2019
27	[[File:Bev Clarno (cropped).jpg	75px]]	Beverly Clarno	Republican	March 31, 2019 – January 4, 2021
28	[[File:Rep. Shemia Fagan (9515724183) (cropped).jpg	75px]]	Shemia Fagan	Democratic	January 4, 2021 – May 8, 2023
–	[[File:No image.svg	75px]]	Cheryl Myers
Acting	Democratic	May 8, 2023 – June 30, 2023
29	[[File:LaVonne Griffin Valade.jpg	75px]]	LaVonne Griffin-Valade	Democratic	June 30, 2023 – January 6, 2025
30	[[File:Tobias Read 2017.jpg	75px]]	Tobias Read	Democratic	January 6, 2025 – present

References

(2007). "Constitution of Oregon (Article V)". State of Oregon.
[http://sos.oregon.gov/archives/Pages/default.aspx About Us.] Oregon State Archives, accessed October 31, 2007.
[http://sos.oregon.gov/audits/Pages/default.aspx Oregon Audits Division.] Oregon Secretary of State Audits Division, accessed February 16, 2012.

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