Khanh Pham is a Democratic State Senator representing District 23 in Oregon, covering outer Southeast and Northeast Portland . She serves in her first Senate term after being first elected to the Oregon State House in 2020, becoming the first Vietnamese American legislator in the state. Pham currently chairs the Senate Housing and Development Committee and serves on the Senate Energy and Environment Committee, Senate Labor and Business Committee, and Joint Committees on Transportation.

Education and Political Experience

Limited details on formal education are available from public records. Pham's political experience includes her initial election to the Oregon House in 2020, followed by her Senate role. Notable achievements encompass championing the Oregon Clean Energy Opportunity bills with a 100% clean energy standard in 2021; securing $90 million in 2023 for climate action and resiliency, including green infrastructure grants; co-leading the referral of statewide Ranked Choice Voting to the 2024 ballot; and leading on issues like renters' rights, affordable housing, bias crimes response, and immigrant support during her House tenure.