Khanh Pham (born 1978)[1] is an American politician and activist serving as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 46th district. She assumed office on January 11, 2021.
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.[3][4]
Oregon House of Representatives
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.[5] In the November 2020 general election, she did not face a Republican challenger.
Pham assumed office on January 11, 2021.[6] In the 2021 legislative session, Pham helped pass HB 2021 Clean Energy for All, a bipartisan bill to move Oregon's electricity grid to 100% renewable energy by 2040.[7] Pham also helped to win a $185 million joint investment package from the state and local governments to improve road traffic safety on 82nd Avenue and transfer ownership of 82nd Ave from the state of Oregon to the city of Portland.[8] Following the 2021 Taliban offensive, Pham was chosen to lead a task force alongside representative Kayse Jama to coordinate the resettlement of 1,200 refugees from Afghanistan in Oregon.[9]
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