Contact Jean
Legislative Office
H376 State Capitol, Salem OR 97301 [map]
Capitol: (503) 986-1410
District: (541) 867-4233
Toll-Free: (800) 332-2313
Fax: (503) 986-1566
E-mail
Website: http://www.leg.state.or.us/cowan
Campaign Office
Mailing Address: 2710 NE Iler St, Newport OR 97365
Phone: (541) 270-8850
E-mail
Staff Information
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Patrick
Sieng (503)
986-1990 |
| Patrick is an Oregon native who attended McNary High School, Willamette University, and Portland State University. He has been active in politics since the age of 14, having served in student government while in school and has also worked on political campaigns on the local, state, and national level. Patrick has served as Legislative Aide/Chief of Staff to Representative Cowan since December 2008. In addition to his work in Representative Cowan's office, Patrick owns and operates PK Strategies, a website design and email marketing business. Patrick is a reserve police officer with the Portland Police Bureau and serves on numerous committees in the community - Governor's Commission on Asian Affairs, Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency Board of Directors, Salem-Keizer Area Mass Transit District Budget Committee, and Salem-Keizer Public School District Budget Committee. Patrick also served as an elected director on the Marion Soil & Water Conservation District from 2007 to 2008. He lives in Keizer with his wife Kristi and step-son Bryan. | |
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Ruthanne
Lidman |
Ruthanne Lidman has over 40 years experience as a professional librarian. She earned a BA with dual majors: sociology/library science and dual minors: math/science at Purdue University. Her MA in Library Science at Rosary College led to positions as varied as library director at Harper & Row Publishers and Assistant County Librarian in the Josephine County (OR) Library System. Ruthanne held a variety of positions, including that of Board President, during the formative stages of the Lincoln County (OR) Library District in 1989-91. More recently, she authored the “Handbook for Trustees of Oregon Public Libraries” (1998 & 2005 editions) for the Oregon State Library. Ruthanne also has more than eleven years experience managing and consulting with various Oregon nonprofit organizations. In this capacity she did program promotion, newsletter and brochure production, record keeping and bookkeeping, bulk mailings and conference/workshop management. Active in Oregon Democratic politics since the mid-1980’s, Ruthanne was the Lincoln County coordinator for the Dukakis and 1992 Clinton-Gore campaigns, as well as for the 1995 and 1998 Wyden for Senate campaigns. She worked for Rep. Hedy Rijken as both interim legislative staff and campaign treasurer in 1989-90. Ruthanne has served as campaign treasurer for Rep. Cowan since her 1991-92 race for Lincoln County Commissioner, and as Administrative Assistant and Office Manager in Rep. Cowan’s legislative office since she took office. |
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Bill Taylor 503-986-1694 |
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Annola DeJong 503-986-1512 |
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