Carla Hanson

Carla "KC" Hanson is an American politician who currently serves as the Chairperson of the Democratic Party of Oregon.[1]

KC Hanson
Chair of the Oregon Democratic Party
Assumed office
March 18, 2019
Preceded byJeanne Atkins
Personal details
BornBerkeley, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Kansas (BS)

Hanson has a history of progressive and liberal activism and has previously served as chair of the Multnomah County Democratic Party.[2]

Hanson is an LGBT+ activist who was active in 1990's Oregon with No on Hate PAC, No on 9 PAC and No on 13 PAC, political action committees formed to defend the LGBT community from anti-gay initiatives of that decade. Hanson was a founding member of the Oregon Voter Rights Coalition, an election reform organization formed in 2005, and served as its Executive Director 2005–2007. Hanson was a PLEO (Party Leader or Elected Official) Delegate to the 2008 and 2012 Democratic National Conventions, and was an unpledged delegate to the 2020 Democratic National Convention.

References
  1. "DPO Officers". Democratic Party of Oregon. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  2. "Democratic Party of Oregon Elects New Officers > Josephine County Democrats". Josephine County Democrats. 2019-03-20. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
Party political offices
Preceded by
Jeanne Atkins		 Chair of the Oregon Democratic Party
2019–present		 Incumbent
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