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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Elizabeth 'Betsy' K. Johnson (b. January 12, 1951) is a Democratic member of the Oregon State Senate, representing District 16. Johnson was first appointed to the chamber on January 20, 2005, to replace Senator Joan Dukes, who resigned on January 14, 2005. Johnson is running for re-election in the primary on May 15, 2018. The general election will take place on November 6, 2018.

Johnson was Director of the Columbia County Health District in 1990. She served on the Board of Commissioners for the Port of Saint Helens, Oregon, from 1992 to 2000. She served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 2001 to 2005.

Johnson earned her B.A. in history from Carleton College in 1973 and her J.D. from Lewis and Clark College in 1977. Her professional experience includes being a commercial pilot, serving as the former director of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, owning Transwestern Helicopters Incorporated from 1978 to 1993, and working as a manager for the Aeronautics Division of the Oregon Department of Transportation from 1993 to 1998.

Education

  • JD, Law, Northwestern School of Law, Lewis and Clark College, 1977
  • BA, History, Carleton College, 1973

Professional Experience

  • JD, Law, Northwestern School of Law, Lewis and Clark College, 1977
  • BA, History, Carleton College, 1973
  • Former Director, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
  • Manager, Aeronautics Division, Oregon Department of Transportation, 1993-1998
  • Owner/Founder, Transwestern Helicopters Incorporated, 1978-1993

Political Experience

  • JD, Law, Northwestern School of Law, Lewis and Clark College, 1977
  • BA, History, Carleton College, 1973
  • Former Director, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
  • Manager, Aeronautics Division, Oregon Department of Transportation, 1993-1998
  • Owner/Founder, Transwestern Helicopters Incorporated, 1978-1993
  • Senator, Oregon State Senate, 2005-present
  • Candidate, Oregon State Senate, District 16, 2018
  • Representative, Oregon State House of Representatives, 2000-2005
  • Appointed, Oregon State Senate, 2005
  • Board of Commissioners, Port of Saint Helens, Oregon, 1992-2000
  • Director, Columbia County Health District, 1990

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Joint Ways and Means Subcommittee on General Government, Oregon State Senate

Former Co-Chair, Joint Ways and Means Subcommittee on Transportation and Economic Development, Oregon State Senate

Member, Search and Rescue Task Force

Former Member, Sustainable Transportation Committee, Oregon State Senate

Former Member, Transportation Preservation and Modernization Committee, Oregon State Senate

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Joint Committee On Information Management and Technology

Co-Chair, Joint Committee On Legislative Audits

Member, Joint Committee On Legislative Policy and Research

Co-Chair, Joint Committee On Ways and Means

Member, Joint Emergency Board

Member, Joint Subcommittee on Capital Construction

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • JD, Law, Northwestern School of Law, Lewis and Clark College, 1977
  • BA, History, Carleton College, 1973
  • Former Director, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
  • Manager, Aeronautics Division, Oregon Department of Transportation, 1993-1998
  • Owner/Founder, Transwestern Helicopters Incorporated, 1978-1993
  • Senator, Oregon State Senate, 2005-present
  • Candidate, Oregon State Senate, District 16, 2018
  • Representative, Oregon State House of Representatives, 2000-2005
  • Appointed, Oregon State Senate, 2005
  • Board of Commissioners, Port of Saint Helens, Oregon, 1992-2000
  • Director, Columbia County Health District, 1990
  • Founding Member, Columbia Technology Center, present
  • Member, Doernbecher Children's Hospital, present
  • Member, High Desert Museum, present
  • Member, Oregon Health Sciences University Foundation, present
  • Member, Oregon Public Broadcasting Foundation, present
  • President, Samuel S Johnson Foundation, present
  • President, Samuel S. Johnson Foundation, present
  • Former Director, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
  • Board of Visitors, Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College
  • Vice President for Legislative Affairs, Oregon Pilots Association, 1999
Events

2019

Mar. 21
Oregon State Budget Community Hearing-Public Testimony

Thur 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM PDT

Portland Community College, Cascade Campus Portland, OR

Mar. 16
Oregon State Budget Community Hearing-Public Testimony

Sat 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM PDT

Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center Redmond, OR

Mar. 15
Oregon State Budget Community Hearing-Public Testimony

Fri 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM PDT

Bob Clapp Theater Bmcc Pendleton, OR