Carla Hanson

Carla "KC" Hanson is an American politician who currently serves as the Chairperson of the Democratic Party of Oregon.[1]

KC Hanson
Chair of the Oregon Democratic Party
Assumed office
March 18, 2019
Preceded byJeanne Atkins
Personal details
BornBerkeley, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Kansas (BS)

Hanson has a history of progressive and liberal activism and has previously served as chair of the Multnomah County Democratic Party.[2]

Hanson is an LGBT+ activist who was active in 1990's Oregon with No on Hate PAC, No on 9 PAC and No on 13 PAC, political action committees formed to defend the LGBT community from anti-gay initiatives of that decade. Hanson was a founding member of the Oregon Voter Rights Coalition, an election reform organization formed in 2005, and served as its Executive Director 2005–2007. Hanson was a superdelegate to the 2008 and 2012 Democratic National Conventions, and is an unpledged delegate to the 2020 Democratic National Convention.

References
  1. "DPO Officers". Democratic Party of Oregon. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  2. "Democratic Party of Oregon Elects New Officers > Josephine County Democrats". Josephine County Democrats. 2019-03-20. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
Party political offices
Preceded by
Jeanne Atkins		 Chair of the Oregon Democratic Party
2019–present		 Incumbent


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