| Post: | Secretary of State |
| Body: | Oregon |
| Insignia: | Seal of Oregon.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 120px |
| Insigniacaption: | Great Seal of the State of Oregon |
| Incumbent: | LaVonne Griffin-Valade |
| Incumbentsince: | June 30, 2023 |
| Termlength: | 4 years |
| Formation: | Oregon Constitution |
| Inaugural: | Lucien Heath |
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.[1] 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 LaVonne Griffin-Valade, who took office on June 30, 2023.[2] She took over from interim Secretary of State Cheryl Myers, who took office on May 8, 2023, after her predecessor Shemia Fagan resigned.[3]
See also: Provisional Government of Oregon. Five individuals served as clerk and recorder, the predecessor office to the secretary of state:
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 | March 10, 1849 – April 9, 1849 | ||||
| 2 | April 9, 1849 – September 18, 1850 | ||||
| 3 | September 18, 1850 – May 14, 1853 | ||||
| 4 | May 14, 1853 – January 27, 1855 | ||||
| 5 | January 27, 1855 – March 3, 1859 |
| Image | Name | Party | Term | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucien Heath | Democratic | March 3, 1859 – September 8, 1862 | ||
| 2 | Samuel E. May | Republican | September 8, 1862 – September 10, 1870 | ||
| 3 | Stephen F. Chadwick | Democratic | September 10, 1870 – September 2, 1878 | ||
| 4 | Rockey Earhart | Republican | September 2, 1878 – January 10, 1887 | ||
| 5 | George W. McBride | Republican | January 10, 1887 – January 14, 1895 | ||
| 6 | Harrison R. Kincaid | Republican | January 14, 1895 – January 9, 1899 | ||
| 7 | Frank L. Dunbar | Republican | January 9, 1899 – January 14, 1907 | ||
| 8 | Frank W. Benson | Republican | January 15, 1907 – April 14, 1911 | ||
| 9 | Ben W. Olcott | Republican | April 17, 1911 – May 28, 1920 | ||
| 10 | Sam A. Kozer | Republican | May 28, 1920 – September 24, 1928 | ||
| 11 | Hal E. Hoss | Republican | September 24, 1928 – February 6, 1934 | ||
| 12 | Peter J. Stadelman | Republican | February 9, 1934 – January 7, 1935 | ||
| 13 | Earl Snell | Republican | January 7, 1935 – January 4, 1943 | ||
| 14 | Robert S. Farrell | Republican | January 4, 1943 – October 28, 1947 | ||
| 15 | Earl T. Newbry | Republican | November 3, 1947 – January 7, 1957 | ||
| 16 | Mark Hatfield | Republican | January 7, 1957 – January 12, 1959 | ||
| 17 | Howell Appling | Republican | January 12, 1959 – January 4, 1965 | ||
| 18 | Tom McCall | Republican | January 4, 1965 – January 9, 1967 | ||
| 19 | Clay Myers | Republican | January 9, 1967 – January 3, 1977 | ||
| 20 | Norma Paulus | Republican | January 3, 1977 – January 7, 1985 | ||
| 21 | Barbara Roberts | Democratic | January 7, 1985 – January 14, 1991 | ||
| 22 | Phil Keisling | Democratic | January 14, 1991 – November 8, 1999 | ||
| 23 | Bill Bradbury | Democratic | November 8, 1999 – January 5, 2009 | ||
| 24 | Kate Brown | Democratic | January 5, 2009 – February 18, 2015 | ||
| 25 | Jeanne Atkins | Democratic | March 11, 2015 – January 2, 2017 | ||
| 26 | Dennis Richardson | Republican | January 2, 2017 – February 26, 2019 | ||
| – | Leslie Cummings Acting | Republican | February 26, 2019 – March 31, 2019 | ||
| 27 | Beverly Clarno | Republican | March 31, 2019 – January 4, 2021 | ||
| 28 | Shemia Fagan | Democratic | January 4, 2021 – May 8, 2023 | ||
| – | Cheryl Myers Acting | Democratic | May 8, 2023 – June 30, 2023 | ||
| 29 | LaVonne Griffin-Valade | Democratic | June 30, 2023 – Present |