Leslie Cummings

Leslie Cummings is an American government official who served as acting Oregon Secretary of State from February 26, 2019 to March 31, 2019.

Leslie Cummings
Acting Secretary of State of Oregon
In office
February 26, 2019 – March 31, 2019
GovernorKate Brown
Preceded byDennis Richardson
Succeeded byBev Clarno
Personal details
BornCalifornia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican

Early life and education

Cummings was born in California and raised on a farm outside of Eugene, Oregon. She earned a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in computer science before earning a PhD in organizational leadership.

Career

Cummings began her career as a disaster relief coordinator in Montana, Washington, and Alaska. She also worked as an adjunct community college professor in Spokane, Washington.

In 2012, Cummings worked as an IT manager in the Oregon Employment Department. At the time, Cummings' husband, Bob Cummings, was working as an IT analyst for the Legislative Fiscal Office. Cummings' husband was later the subject of an ethics complaint. In 2013, Cummings resigned from her position at the OED.[1] After Dennis Richardson was elected Oregon Secretary of State in 2016, he appointed Cummings to serve as deputy secretary of state.[2][3]

Cummings had previously assumed the duties of Secretary of State during Richardson's treatment for brain cancer.[4] Cummings served in the position for one month after Richardson's death, after which politician Bev Clarno was selected to serve until the 2020 Oregon Secretary of State election.[5][6][7] After Claro took office, Cummings and other members of the Secretary of States's Executive Office were forced to resign.[8]

Personal life

Cummings is a member of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She has written two novels about horses, and co-owns a racehorse with her sister.[9]

References
  1. Oregonian/OregonLive, Molly Young | The (2013-06-30). "Oregon Employment Department shake-up casts spotlight on accusations of nepotism". oregonlive. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
  2. "Oregon Secretary of State-elect names ousted officials to top posts". Statesman Journal. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
  3. "New secretary of state names ousted officials to top posts". AP NEWS. 2016-12-30. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
  4. "State of Oregon Newsroom : NewsDetail : State of Oregon". oregon.gov. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
  5. "Oregon Secretary Of State Remembered As Tenacious, Dedicated Public Servant". opb. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
  6. Budnick, Nick. "Secretary of state's deputy rose despite past IT debacle". https://joomlakave.com. Retrieved 2020-09-13. External link in |website= (help)
  7. "Oregon Secretary Of State Remembered As Tenacious, Dedicated Public Servant". Jefferson Public Radio. 2019-03-07. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
  8. Radnovich, Connor. "Three top staff let go from Oregon Secretary of State's Executive Office". Statesman Journal. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
  9. Budnick, Nick. "Secretary of state's deputy rose despite past IT debacle". https://joomlakave.com. Retrieved 2020-09-13. External link in |website= (help)
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