First ladies and gentlemen of Oregon

First lady or first gentleman of Oregon is the title attributed to the wife or husband of the governor of Oregon. The holder of the title resides with the governor at the Governor's Mansion in Salem, Oregon.

The current first lady is Aimee Kotek Wilson, wife of Governor Tina Kotek, who has held the position since January 9, 2023. To date, only two people has served as the first gentleman since statehood: Frank Roberts from 1991 to 1995 and Dan Little 2015 to 2023.

List of first ladies and gentlemen of Oregon

Provisional Government of Oregon NameImageTermGovernorNotesAnne Pope AbernethyJune 3, 1845 – March 3, 1849George Abernethy

Territory of Oregon NameImageTermGovernorNotesPolly Hart LaneMarch 3, 1849 – June 18, 1850Joseph LaneUnknownJune 18, 1850 – August 18, 1850Kintzing PrichetteMargaret B. Wands GainesAugust 18, 1850 – May 16, 1853John P. GainesPolly Hart Lane (Acting)May 16, 1853 – May 19, 1853Joseph Lane (Acting)Chloe Boone (Acting)May 19, 1853 – December 2, 1853George Law Curry (Acting)Ann HooverMay 14, 1853 – August 1, 1854John Wesley DavisChloe BooneAugust 1, 1854 – March 3, 1859George Law Curry

State of Oregon First Lady/GentlemenImageTermGovernorNotesNancy Jane WhiteakerJuly 8, 1858 – September 10, 1862John WhiteakerUnknownSeptember 10, 1862 – September 12, 1866A. C. GibbsLouisa A. McBrideSeptember 12, 1866 – September 14, 1870George Lemuel WoodsElizabeth CarterSeptember 14, 1870 – February 1, 1877La Fayette GroverJane A. SmithFebruary 1, 1877 – September 11, 1878Stephen F. ChadwickSamantha C. ThayerSeptember 11, 1878 – September 13, 1882W. W. ThayerMary StephensonSeptember 13, 1882 – January 12, 1887Zenas Ferry MoodyMary A. AllenJanuary 12, 1887 – January 14, 1895Sylvester PennoyerJuliette MontagueFebruary 14, 1900 – March 27, 1903William Paine LordNancy Batte DuncanJanuary 9, 1899 – January 14, 1903Theodore Thurston GeerSallie Newman WelchJanuary 15, 1903 – February 28, 1909George Earle ChamberlainVacantFebruary 27, 1909 – March 1, 1909Carolyn B. Shelton (Acting)Harriet Ruth BensonMarch 1, 1909 – June 17, 1910Frank W. BensonElizabeth Hoover BowermanJune 17, 1910 – January 11, 1911Jay BowermanMabel WestJanuary 11, 1911 – January 12, 1915Oswald WestIsabel WithycombeJanuary 12, 1915 – March 3, 1919James WithycombeLena OlcottMarch 3, 1919 – January 8, 1923Ben W. OlcottLaura Rudio PierceJanuary 8, 1923 – January 10, 1927Walter M. PierceMary Elizabeth WoodworthJanuary 10, 1927 – December 21, 1929I. L. PattersonEdna Lyle NorbladDecember 21, 1929 – January 12, 1931A. W. NorbladGrace MayerJanuary 12, 1931 – January 14, 1935Julius MeierLouise HughesJanuary 14, 1935 – January 9, 1939Charles MartinBlanche ChamberlainJanuary 9, 1939 – January 11, 1943Charles A. SpragueEdith WelshonsJanuary 11, 1943 – October 28, 1947Earl SnellElizabeth WalchOctober 30, 1947 – January 10, 1949John Hubert HallMabel HillJanuary 10, 1949 – December 27, 1952Douglas McKayGeorgia PattersonDecember 27, 1952 – January 31, 1956Paul L. PattersonDorothy SmithJanuary 31, 1956 – January 14, 1957Elmo SmithMarie Hoy HolmesJanuary 14, 1957 – January 12, 1959Robert D. HolmesAntoinette KuzmanichJanuary 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997Mark HatfieldAudrey McCallJanuary 9, 1967 – January 13, 1975Tom McCallLike her husband, a Republican environmental activist.Pat StraubJanuary 13, 1975 – January 8, 1979Robert W. StraubDolores AtiyehJanuary 8, 1979 – January 12, 1987Victor AtiyehHealthcare activist responsible for one of the nation's first seat belt laws.Margaret Wood GoldschmidtJanuary 12, 1987 – 1990Neil GoldschmidtFrank L. RobertsJanuary 14, 1991 – January 9, 1995Barbara RobertsMember of the Oregon House of Representatives and the Oregon State Senate. First man to hold the title of First Gentleman of Oregon.Sharon LaCroixJanuary 9, 1995 – January 13, 2003John KitzhaberMary OberstJanuary 13, 2003 – January 10, 2011Ted KulongoskiCylvia HayesJanuary 10, 2011 – February 18, 2015John KitzhaberSubject of the influence peddling scandal leading to the resignation of Governor Kitzhaber.Dan LittleFebruary 18, 2015 – January 10, 2023Kate BrownSecond man to hold the title of First Gentleman of Oregon.Aimee Kotek WilsonJanuary 10, 2023 – presentTina KotekFirst openly lesbian first lady of Oregon.

First ladies and gentlemen of Oregon

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