Deb Patterson's Biography
- State Senate (OR) - District 10, Democratic
Contact Information
Office
900 Court Street Northeast, S-411
Salem, OR 97301
Full Name:
Deborah 'Deb' L. Patterson
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Stephen; 2 Children: John, Sophia
Religion:
Congregationalist
DMin, Theology/Theological Studies, Eden Theological Seminary at Saint Louis, 202-2007
MS, Health Administration, Washington University School of Medicine, 1994-1997
MDiv, Religious Studies, Eden Theological Seminary at Saint Louis, 1988-1991
MA, Music, University of South Dakota at Vermillion, 1981
BA, Music, Yankton College, 1974-1978
Senator, Oregon State Senate, District 10, 2021-present
Candidate, Oregon State Senate, District 10, 2022
Member, Joint Committee On Conduct
Co-Chair, Joint Subcommittee on General Government
Member, Senate Committee On Conduct
Chair, Senate Committee On Health Care
Member, Emergency Management Committee, Oregon State Senate, present
Chair, Health Care Committee, Oregon State Senate, present
Chair, Health Care Committee, Oregon State Senate, present
Member, Housing and Development Committee, Oregon State Senate, present
Member, Natural Resources and Wildlife Recovery Committee, Oregon State Senate, present
Former Member, Senate Committee On Natural Resources, Oregon State Senate
Former Member, Senate Committee On Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs, Oregon State Senate
Pastor, Smyrna United Church of Christ, 2013-present
Executive Director, International Parish Nurse Resource Center, 2001-2011
Minister of Religion and Health, Executive Management Team, Deaconess Incarnate Word Health System, 1995-1997
Member/Chair, Health Advisory Board, Marion County, 2017-present
Member, Oregon Nursing Home Administrators Board, 2017-present
Chair, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Advisory Committee for Marion County, 2015-present
Member, Salem Rotary Club, present
Member, Capitol Foundation Board of Directors
Member, Council for Health and Human Service Ministries
Board Chair, Emmaus Homes
Member, Faiths United Against Gun Violence
Member, Faiths United for Healthy Children
Member, Oregon Commission on Senior Services
Member, Oregon Commission on Women
Commissioner, Oregon Disabilities Commission
Member, Oregon Hunger Task Force
Director, Northwest Parish Nurse Ministries, 2011-2013
Founding Vice President, Deaconess Foundation, 1997-2001