HEALTH · OR · 2015-2017
Lynne Saxton
State Health Officer / Commissioner / Secretary · Democrat · Oregon
On the record
Resigned amid OHA email scandal
SEVERITY · RESIGNED
Background
Lynne Saxton served as State Health Officer / Commissioner / Secretary of Oregon from 2015–2017 (2 years). Took office after Mel Kohn; succeeded by Patrick Allen. Departure context: Resigned amid OHA email scandal. Same-year political environment (2015): Governor Kate Brown; Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum; Secretary of State Jeanne Atkins.
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Others who held this office in Oregon
- Sejal Hathi (2024-present)
- Patrick Allen (2017-2023)
- Mel Kohn (2009-2013)