Khanh Pham

Khanh Pham (born 1978)[1] is an American politician and activist serving as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from for District 46. She assumed office on January 11, 2021.

Khanh Pham
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
from the 46th district
Assumed office
January 11, 2021
Preceded byAlissa Keny-Guyer
Personal details
Born1978 (age 42–43)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Children1
EducationLewis & Clark College (BA)
Portland State University (MA)

Early life and education

The daughter of refugees from Vietnam, Pham was born in Oklahoma City and moved to Irvine, California with her parents when she was 11. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Lewis & Clark College in 2001, studying sociology, anthropology, and political economy. She later earned a Master of Arts in urban studies from Portland State University.

Career

In 2004 and 2005, Pham worked as a development associate at the Global Fund for Women. She then worked as a development associate for Hesperian Health Guides from 2005 to 2007 and as a family advocate and development associate at Refugee Transitions, a non-profit organization based in San Francisco. She worked as an associate director for the National Radio Project and was a PhD researcher at Portland State University, specializing in climate adaptation and equity planning. From 2015 to 2018, she was an environmental justice manager for the Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon. She also worked for OPAL Environmental Justice Oregon, and helped launch the Oregon Just Transition Alliance, which spun off as an independent statewide alliance in 2020.[2][3]

After incumbent Democrat Alissa Keny-Guyer announced that she would not seek re-election in the 2020 election, Pham announced her candidacy to succeed her. Pham won the Democratic primary, defeating former County Commissioner Jeff Cogen.[4] In the November general election, she did not face a Republican challenger. She will assume office on January 11, 2021.[5]

Personal life

Pham and her husband, Hector, have one daughter.[1] She and her family live in the Jade District of Portland, Oregon.[6]

References
  1. "About Khanh". Khanh Pham for Oregon House District 46. 2020-02-15. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  2. "Khanh Pham". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  3. Lewis; Portl, Clark College 615 S. Palatine Hill Road; USA 503-768-7000, Oregon 97219. "Khanh Pham". college.lclark.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  4. Oregonian/OregonLive, Ted Sickinger| The (2020-05-20). "Newcomer Khanh Pham defeats political veteran Jeff Cogen to represent east side of Portland". oregonlive. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  5. "Khanh Pham Is Going To Salem, And Bringing Her Community With Her". opb. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  6. Shannahan, Rosaline Hui, Khanh Pham and Amanda. "My View: Virus misinformation leads to discrimination against Asians". Retrieved 2020-11-05.
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