Lew Frederick (born December 1951) is an American Democratic politician, currently representing District 22 in the Oregon Senate.[1]
Lew Frederick | |
|---|---|
 Frederick in 2012 | |
| Member of the Oregon Senate from the 22nd district | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Chip Shields |
| Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 43rd district | |
| In office October 2009 – January 9, 2017 | |
| Succeeded by | Tawna Sanchez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lewis Reed Frederick December 1951 (age 72) Pullman, Washington, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
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Early life and education
editBorn in Pullman, Washington, Frederick grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Atlanta, Georgia. Frederick is the son of botanist Dr. Lafayette Frederick, Professor Emeritus Howard University, and his wife Antoinette Reed Frederick. Frederick has lived in northeast Portland since 1974.[2]
Career
editThroughout his career, he was a teacher at the Metropolitan Learning Center for two years, a radio and television reporter with KGW for seventeen years, Director of Public Information at Portland Public Schools for thirteen years, Assistant to the President at Portland Community College, and held a position on the State Board of Education.[3][self-published source] In October 2013, Frederick was awarded the Outstanding Alumni Award at Earlham College.
Frederick was sworn into the Oregon House of Representatives in October 2009 and began serving on the House Interim Human Services Committee and House Interim Sustainability & Economic Development Committee.[4]
According to the Portland Tribune, he was Oregon's "highest-ranking black leader and the only black man serving in the Oregon Legislature" as of 2010.[2] Commissioner Amanda Fritz and The Skanner endorsed Frederick during his campaign for District 43.[5][6] Frederick, formerly a member of the House Joint Committee on Legislative Audits, Information Management and Technology, has moved into the leadership ranks through his new Committee assignments.[7] Frederick's 2013 Regular Session assignments are as Vice-Chair, Land Use Committee; and both the Ways and Means Committee, per se, as well as the Ways and Means Subcommittee On Education.[8]
Lew Frederick maintains a research and strategy affiliation with the California and Washington, D.C.–based company, The Rand Reed Group, an applied anthropological consultancy run by Kathleen Rand Reed.[9]
Fredrick supports reparations for the descendants of slaves, and on January 11, 2021, proposed Oregon State Bill 619 to direct the Oregon Department of Revenue to pay individuals who could demonstrate heritage in slavery $123,000 as an annual annuity. Despite misreporting and misreading to the contrary, SB 619 would create an annuity of $123,000 which is paid annually, rather than a sum of $123,000 paid annually.[10]
Electoral history
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lew Frederick | 19,821 | 98.3 | |
| Write-in | 345 | 1.7 | ||
| Total votes | 20,166 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lew Frederick | 27,623 | 98.0 | |
| Write-in | 569 | 2.0 | ||
| Total votes | 28,192 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lew Frederick | 21,553 | 97.5 | |
| Write-in | 561 | 2.5 | ||
| Total votes | 22,114 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lew Frederick | 60,803 | 91.6 | |
| Libertarian | Eugene A Newell Jr | 5,321 | 8.0 | |
| Write-in | 290 | 0.4 | ||
| Total votes | 66,414 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lew Frederick | 70,489 | 98.1 | |
| Write-in | 1,401 | 1.9 | ||
| Total votes | 71,890 | 100% | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Senator Lew Frederick". Oregon State Legislature. Archived from the original on July 5, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
- ^ a b Anderson, Jennifer (July 1, 2010). "Racism in Portland: What are we doing?". Portland Tribune. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original on December 15, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
- ^ "About Lew". lewfrederick.org. Archived from the original on August 20, 2011. Retrieved January 10, 2011.
- ^ "Lew Frederick Sworn In as Newest House Member". Oregon State Legislature. October 30, 2009. Retrieved January 10, 2011.
- ^ Fritz, Amanda (October 19, 2009). "Why I support Lew Frederick for House District 43". amandafritz.com. Archived from the original on October 14, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2011.
- ^ "The Skanner News Endorses Lew Frederick for Oregon House of Representatives". The Skanner. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved January 10, 2011.
- ^ "Joint Committee on Legislative Audits, Information Management and Technology". Oregon State Legislature. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
- ^ "Representative Lew Frederick". Oregon State Legislature. Archived from the original on January 13, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
- ^ Link text Archived January 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Cultural Systems Analysis Group (CUSAG), University of Maryland, College Park.
- ^ Allen, Blake (January 19, 2021). "Portland lawmaker proposes paying reparations to Black Oregonians". KTVZ. Archived from the original on December 8, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ "Official Results November 2, 2010". Oregon Secretary of State. Archived from the original on August 31, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ "Official Results | November 6, 2012". Oregon Secretary of State. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ "November 4, 2014, General Election, Official Abstract of Votes". Oregon Secretary of State. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ "November 8, 2016, General Election Abstract of Votes". Oregon Secretary of State. Archived from the original on January 19, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ "November 3, 2020, General Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 12, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2023.