PORTLAND, Ore. ( KOIN ) – Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek will join a panel with other Democratic women governors hosted by award-winning actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus, the Democratic Governor’s Association announced Tuesday.
The panel, as first reported by The Hollywood Reporter , is set to take place Aug. 21, during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
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In addition to Gov. Kotek, the country’s seven other Democratic women governors include Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, Maine Gov. Janet Mills, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul.
In their announcement, DGA highlighted several of the governors’ accomplishments, including Kotek’s efforts to address Oregon’s housing crisis, citing the governor’s interview with Vox .
According to DGA, the panel will discuss the essential leadership of Democratic women governors, this historic class of women governors, and the DGA Women Governors Fund, which helps elect Democratic women governors.