Mari Watanabe
Office: State House (OR) - 34 , Democratic
On The Ballot: True, Democratic for State House (OR) - 34
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Birth Date
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Home City
Portland, OR,
Family
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, Washington State University
POLITICAL EXPERIENCE
Representative, Oregon State House of Representatives, District 34, 2025-present
COMMITTEES
House Committee On Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade
House Committee On Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans
Joint Subcommittee on Transportation and Economic Development
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Executive Director, Partners in Diversity, 2012-2023
Senior Director of Leadership Programs, Portland Business Alliance, 2012-2019
Executive Director, Oregon Nikkei Endowment, 2008-2012
Director of Commercialization, Nike, 2000-2007
Production Manager, Nordstrom, 1997-2000
RELIGIOUS, CIVIC, AND OTHER MEMBERSHIPS
Board of Trustees, Portland Community College, 2023-2025
Commission Chair, Oregon Commission on Asian and Pacific Islanders Affairs, 2011-2017