Oregon Governor Praises Supreme Court's Marriage Decision

NWNews | By Chris Lehman

Published June 26, 2015 at 2:33 PM PDT

Prior to becoming Oregon's governor, Kate Brown was elected as Oregon's secretary of state in 2008 and served in the state legislature for 17 years.

Oregon Governor Kate Brown praised Friday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized gay marriage in a video statement.

"While the Supreme Court has upheld the union of marriage, our work is not done,” the governor said. “Let us remember that we still must strive to end discrimination and hate so that all people can live with dignity."

Same-sex marriage has been legal since a federal judge's ruling in May of 2014. Oregon's Constitution still defines marriage as between one man and one woman. While that restriction is no longer valid, the section can only be removed by Oregon voters.

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Chris Lehman

Chris Lehman graduated from Temple University with a journalism degree in 1997. He landed his first job less than a month later, producing arts stories for Red River Public Radio in Shreveport, Louisiana. Three years later he headed north to DeKalb, Illinois, where he worked as a reporter and announcer for NPR–affiliate WNIJ–FM. In 2006 he headed west to become the Salem Correspondent for the Northwest News Network.

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