Oregon insiders: Who’s who in and around state government
Published 4:42 pm Thursday, June 16, 2022
- OREGON CAPITAL INSIDER - Carpet in the Oregon governor's ceremonial office in the state Capitol in Salem
More state executives appear to be on their way east, trading the lame-duck Kate Brown administration for the Joe Biden administration. Colette Peters, who has led the Oregon Department of Corrections since 2012, reportedly is the top candidate to run the federal Bureau of Prisons. President Biden last month nominated Alexis Taylor, director of the Oregon Department of Agriculture, as undersecretary for trade and U.S. agricultural affairs. Look for transitions in the months ahead; it doesn’t hurt that Nik Blosser, Brown’s former chief of staff, is chief of staff in the White House Office of Cabinet Affairs.
State Rep. Marty Wilde, D-Eugene, has asked Brown to appoint him as a Lane County circuit judge. The court will have two vacancies as of June 30. Wilde is not seeking reelection to the Legislature.
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State Dental Director Kaz Rafia has resigned as of June 20, after not quite a year on the job. He is taking a position out of state. The Oregon Health Authority plans to post the job opening instead of appointing an interim director.
Scott Altenhoff will manage the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Urban and Community Forestry Assistance Program. He succeeds Kristin Ramstad, who is retiring. Altenhoff has been a municipal arborist/urban forester for the city of Eugene since 2005.
Howard Moyes retires July 31 as executive director of the Oregon Board of Tax Practitioners. Applications for the next executive director, who will be appointed by the board, close June 24.
