'''Katherine "Kate" Brown''' (born June 21, 1960 in [[Madrid]], [[Spain]]) is the current Governor of [[Oregon]]. A [[bisexual]] Democrat, she became Secretary of State in 2009 and Governor on February 18, 2015, upon the resignation of controversial governor [[John Kitzhaber]] due to an ethics scandal. She is Oregon's second female governor after Barbara Roberts. A special gubernatorial election will be held in 2016.<ref>[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/meet-americas-first-openly-bisexual-governor/ar-AA9nbjD?ocid=ansnewshp11 Meet America's First Openly Bisexual Governor]. MSN. Published February 16, 2015. Accessed February 20, 2015</ref> | '''Katherine "Kate" Brown''' (born June 21, 1960 in [[Madrid]], [[Spain]]) is the current Governor of [[Oregon]]. A [[bisexual]] Democrat, she became Secretary of State in 2009 and Governor on February 18, 2015, upon the resignation of controversial governor [[John Kitzhaber]] due to an ethics scandal. She is Oregon's second female governor after Barbara Roberts. A special gubernatorial election will be held in 2016.<ref>[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/meet-americas-first-openly-bisexual-governor/ar-AA9nbjD?ocid=ansnewshp11 Meet America's First Openly Bisexual Governor]. MSN. Published February 16, 2015. Accessed February 20, 2015</ref> |