Lew Frederick
American politician (born 1951)
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::summary American politician (born 1951) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Lew Frederick |
| image name | March For Science PDX (33440103073) (cropped).jpg |
| caption | Frederick in 2017 |
| state_senate | Oregon |
| district | 22nd |
| term_start | January 9, 2017 |
| predecessor | Chip Shields |
| state_house2 | Oregon |
| district2 | 43rd |
| termstart2 | October 2009 |
| termend2 | January 9, 2017 |
| succeeded2 | Tawna Sanchez |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Pullman, Washington, U.S. |
| party | Democratic |
| birth_name | Lewis Reed Frederick |
| honorific_prefix | The Honorable |
| signature | Lew Fredrick Signature.jpg |
| :: |
| name = Lew Frederick | image name = March For Science PDX (33440103073) (cropped).jpg | caption = Frederick in 2017 | state_senate = Oregon | district = 22nd | term_start = January 9, 2017 | term_end = | predecessor = Chip Shields | successor = | state_house2 = Oregon | district2 = 43rd | termstart2 = October 2009 | termend2 = January 9, 2017 | preceded2 = | succeeded2 = Tawna Sanchez | birth_date = | birth_place = Pullman, Washington, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = Democratic | profession = | alma_mater = | religion = | footnotes = | birth_name = Lewis Reed Frederick | honorific_prefix = The Honorable | signature = Lew Fredrick Signature.jpg Lew Frederick (born December 1951) is an American Democratic politician, currently representing District 22 in the Oregon Senate.
Early life and education
Born in Pullman, Washington, Frederick grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Atlanta, Georgia. Frederick is the son of botanist Dr. Lafayette Frederick, Professor Emeritus Howard University, and his wife Antoinette Reed Frederick. Frederick has lived in northeast Portland since 1974.
Career
Throughout his career, he was a teacher at the Metropolitan Learning Center for two years, a radio and television reporter with KGW for seventeen years, Director of Public Information at Portland Public Schools for thirteen years, Assistant to the President at Portland Community College, and held a position on the State Board of Education. In October 2013, Frederick was awarded the Outstanding Alumni Award at Earlham College.
Frederick was sworn into the Oregon House of Representatives in October 2009 and began serving on the House Interim Human Services Committee and House Interim Sustainability & Economic Development Committee. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Lew_Frederick,_Sam_Adams,_Tina_Kotek.jpg" caption="Governor]]) [[Tina Kotek]] in 2011"] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/Lew_Frederick_2012.jpg" caption="Frederick in 2012"] ::
According to the Portland Tribune, he was Oregon's "highest-ranking black leader and the only black man serving in the Oregon Legislature" as of 2010. Commissioner Amanda Fritz and The Skanner endorsed Frederick during his campaign for District 43. Frederick, formerly a member of the House Joint Committee on Legislative Audits, Information Management and Technology, has moved into the leadership ranks through his new Committee assignments. Frederick's 2013 Regular Session assignments are as Vice-Chair, Land Use Committee; and both the Ways and Means Committee, per se, as well as the Ways and Means Subcommittee On Education.
Lew Frederick maintains a research and strategy affiliation with the California and Washington, D.C.–based company, The Rand Reed Group, an applied anthropological consultancy run by Kathleen Rand Reed.
Frederick supports reparations for the descendants of slaves, and on January 11, 2021, proposed Oregon State Bill 619 to direct the Oregon Department of Revenue to pay individuals who could demonstrate heritage in slavery $123,000 as an annual annuity. Despite misreporting and misreading to the contrary, SB 619 would create an annuity of $123,000 which is paid annually, rather than a sum of $123,000 paid annually.
His Chief of Staff is Nathan Soltz, Chair of the Democratic Party of Oregon.
Electoral history
| title = 2010 Oregon State Representative, 43rd district{{cite web | title = Official Results November 2, 2010 | url = http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873642 | website = Oregon Secretary of State | access-date = October 30, 2023 | archive-date = August 31, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230831080329/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873642 | url-status = live }}}} | candidate = Lew Frederick | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 19,821 | percentage = 98.3}} | votes = 345 | percentage = 1.7}} | votes = 20,166 | percentage = 100%}}
| title = 2012 Oregon State Representative, 43rd district{{cite web | title = Official Results | November 6, 2012 | url = http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873690 | website = Oregon Secretary of State | access-date = October 30, 2023 | archive-date = April 6, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230406223358/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873690 | url-status = live }}}} | candidate = Lew Frederick | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 27,623 | percentage = 98.0}} | votes = 569 | percentage = 2.0}} | votes = 28,192 | percentage = 100%}}
| title = 2014 Oregon State Representative, 43rd district{{cite web | title = November 4, 2014, General Election, Official Abstract of Votes | url = http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873735 | website = Oregon Secretary of State | access-date = October 30, 2023 | archive-date = April 6, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230406223359/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873735 | url-status = live }}}} | candidate = Lew Frederick | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 21,553 | percentage = 97.5}} | votes = 561 | percentage = 2.5}} | votes = 22,114 | percentage = 100%}}
| title = 2016 Oregon State Senator, 22nd district{{cite web | title = November 8, 2016, General Election Abstract of Votes | url = http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873777 | website = Oregon Secretary of State | access-date = October 30, 2023 | archive-date = January 19, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230119071743/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873777 | url-status = live }}}} | candidate = Lew Frederick | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 60,803 | percentage = 91.6}} | candidate = Eugene A Newell Jr | party = Libertarian Party (United States) | votes = 5,321 | percentage = 8.0}} | votes = 290 | percentage = 0.4}} | votes = 66,414 | percentage = 100%}}
| title = 2020 Oregon State Senator, 22nd district{{cite web | title = November 3, 2020, General Election Abstract of Votes | url = https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2020.pdf | website = Oregon Secretary of State | access-date = October 30, 2023 | archive-date = November 12, 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221112205917/https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2020.pdf | url-status = live }}}} | candidate = Lew Frederick | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 70,489 | percentage = 98.1}} | votes = 1,401 | percentage = 1.9}} | votes = 71,890 | percentage = 100%}}
| title = 2024 Oregon State Senator, 22nd district{{cite web | title = November 5, 2024, General Election Abstract of Votes | url = https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2024-results.pdf | website = Oregon Secretary of State | access-date = December 12, 2024 | archive-date = December 12, 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20241212212240/https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2024-results.pdf | url-status = live }}}} | candidate = Lew Frederick | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 66,859 | percentage = 90.5}} | candidate = Michael Saperstein | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 6,838 | percentage = 9.3}} | votes = 149 | percentage = 0.2}} | votes = 73,846 | percentage = 100%}}
References
References
- "Senator Lew Frederick". Oregon State Legislature.
- Anderson, Jennifer. (July 1, 2010). "Racism in Portland: What are we doing?". [[Portland Tribune]].
- "About Lew". lewfrederick.org.
- (October 30, 2009). "Lew Frederick Sworn In as Newest House Member". Oregon State Legislature.
- Fritz, Amanda. (October 19, 2009). "Why I support Lew Frederick for House District 43". amandafritz.com.
- "The Skanner News Endorses Lew Frederick for Oregon House of Representatives". The Skanner.
- "Joint Committee on Legislative Audits, Information Management and Technology". Oregon State Legislature.
- "Representative Lew Frederick". Oregon State Legislature.
- [http://www.cusag.umd.edu/people.html Link text] {{Webarchive. link. (January 25, 2012 , Cultural Systems Analysis Group (CUSAG), University of Maryland, College Park.)
- Allen, Blake. (2021-01-19). "Portland lawmaker proposes paying reparations to Black Oregonians".
- "Senator Lew Frederick staff".
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