Shemia Fagan
Shemia Fagan | |
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| 28th Secretary of State of Oregon | |
| In office January 4, 2021 – May 8, 2023 | |
| Governor | Kate Brown Tina Kotek |
| Preceded by | Bev Clarno |
| Succeeded by | Cheryl Myers (acting) |
| Member of the Oregon Senate from the 24th district | |
| In office January 14, 2019 – January 4, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Rod Monroe |
| Succeeded by | Kayse Jama |
| Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 51st district | |
| In office January 14, 2013 – January 9, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Patrick Sheehan |
| Succeeded by | Janelle Bynum |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 20, 1981 Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Northwest Nazarene University (BA) Lewis and Clark College (JD) |
| Website | Campaign website |
Shemia Patricia Fagan (born September 20, 1981) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the Oregon secretary of state from 2021 to 2023. She previously served as a Democratic member of the Oregon Senate, representing Senate District 24 from in 2019 to 2021. She also represented House District 51 from 2013 to 2017. In 2020, Fagan was elected as Oregon Secretary of State.
In May 2023, Fagan resigned from office after revelations that she took a consulting job at a cannabis company while her office was auditing Oregon's marijuana industry, which many considered to be a conflict of interest.