Deb Patterson
Democratic/Working FamiliesIncumbent
We haven't found a sourced summary for Deb Patterson yet — only what they filed about themselves, below.
Where we looked:
- ORESTAR candidate filings, 2026 General Election (State Senator and State Representative), which gives the name, party, district, the campaign site they filed and what the candidate filed about themselves, but no account of their record that anyone else wrote
That is where we have looked so far, not everywhere there is to look. If you know Deb Patterson's work or background, tell us — we'd rather print it than leave it blank.
What Patterson filed about themselves
- Occupation
- State Senator
Work history
- Executive Director, International Parish Nurse Resource Center
- Vice President, Deaconess Foundation
- Ordained clergy, most recently at Smyrna UCC
Education
- Eden Theological Seminary — D.Min., Doctoral degree, Theology
- Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis — MHA, Master's degree, Healthcare Administration
- Eden Theological Seminary — M.Div., Master's degree, Theology
- University of South Dakota — M.Mus., Master's degree, Music
- Yankton College — B.Mus., Bachelor's degree, Music
Offices and public service
- Currently serving as State Senator in District 10
- Prior governmental experience:
- Oregon Commission for Women (OCFW)
- Oregon Disabilities Commission (ODC)
- Oregon Commission on Senior Services (liaison from ODC)
- Oregon Nursing Home Administrator’s Board (renamed Long Term Care Administrators Board)
- Oregon Capitol Foundation Board of Directors
- Oregon Hunger Task Force
- Chair, Marion County Health Advisory Board
- Chair, Marion County Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Advisory Board
Deb Patterson's own answers on their candidate filing form. Published by Oregon Secretary of State; we have not checked them.