Karin Power

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The Honorable
Karin Power
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
from the 41st district
In office
January 9, 2017 – January 9, 2023
Preceded byKathleen Taylor
Succeeded byMark Gamba
Member of the Milwaukie City Council, Position 4
In office
January 1, 2015 – January 8, 2017
Preceded byMike Miller
Succeeded byShane Abma
Personal details
Born1982 or 1983 (age 42–43)
PartyDemocratic
Children2
Residence(s)Milwaukie, Oregon, U.S.
Alma materLewis & Clark Law School

Karin Power (born 1982/83) is an American lawyer and Democratic politician who previously served in the Oregon House of Representatives. She represented the 41st district, which covers parts of Clackamas County and Multnomah County, including Milwaukie, Oak Grove, and parts of southeast Portland.

Early life and education

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Power moved to Southeast Portland from Boston, Massachusetts in 2009 in order to attend Lewis & Clark Law School. She later moved to Milwaukie in October 2012, and was elected to the City Council in 2014.[1]

Political career

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She won election to the House in 2016, defeating Republican candidate Timothy E. McMenamin with 71% of the vote.[2][3]

In 2018 she ran unopposed, receiving 97.1% of the vote, however turnout in this election was lower than previous elections.[4]

In 2020, she won the Democratic Primary unopposed with 99.32% of the vote (12,928). 88 individuals wrote in other names.[5] In November 2020, she defeated Republican challenger and combat veteran Michael Newgard.[6][7]

In February 2022, Power announced (along with fellow state Representatives Rachel Prusak and Anna Williams) that she would not seek reelection at the end of her current term ending in January 2023.[8][9]

Power was succeeded by former Milwaukie mayor Mark Gamba.[10]

In 2025, Governor Tina Kotek appointed Power to be a member of the Oregon Public Utility Commission.[11] The appointment was approved by the Oregon State Senate.[12]

Personal life

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Power lives in Milwaukie with her two sons.[3][13]

Electoral history

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2016 Oregon State Representative, 41st district[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Karin Power 24,589 71.3
Republican Tim McMenamin 9,799 28.4
Write-in 76 0.2
Total votes 34,464 100%
2018 Oregon State Representative, 41st district[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Karin Power 23,638 97.1
Write-in 696 2.9
Total votes 24,334 100%
2020 Oregon State Representative, 41st district[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Karin Power 30,725 73.7
Republican Michael Newgard 10,878 26.1
Write-in 62 0.1
Total votes 41,665 100%

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