Tina Kotek — Governor of Oregon

Party	Democrat
State	Oregon
Age	60
Approval Rating	6.0%
People's Champion Score	59.5 / 100 (Rank #34 of 50)
Hawk Index	28.5 / 100 (Rank #44 of 50)
Birth Place	York, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Key Policy Positions

• Housing crisis
• Medicaid expansion
• Homelessness
• LGBTQ rights

Biography

Christine "Tina" Kotek is an American politician who has served since 2023 as the 39th governor of Oregon. A member of the Democratic Party, Kotek served from 2007 to 2022 as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 44th district and from 2013 to 2022 as speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives.

People's Champion Rationale

Strong progressive record on housing, healthcare access, and homelessness; Medicaid expansion champion.

Scores based on publicly available executive actions, bills signed or vetoed, budgets, executive orders, approval trends, and administrative priorities. Data as of March 2026. Not editorial opinion.