Sheri Schouten | |
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| Member of theOregon House of Representatives from the27th district | |
| In office January 9, 2017 – January 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Tobias Read |
| Succeeded by | Ken Helm |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Dick Schouten |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Beaverton, Oregon |
| Alma mater | Oregon Health & Science University |
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Sheri Schouten, formerly Sheri Malstrom, is an AmericanDemocratic politician and former nurse who served in theOregon House of Representatives. She representedDistrict 27, which covers parts ofWashington County andMultnomah County, including central and southernBeaverton,Garden Home–Whitford,Raleigh Hills, and a small part of westernPortland.
Schouten graduated fromOregon Health & Science University in 1981, and worked as a registered nurse until 2016.[1]
In 2016, she was elected to the House to succeedTobias Read, who retired in order to successfully run forOregon State Treasurer. She ran unopposed for the seat and received 98% of the vote.[2] In 2018, she was nominated for a second term and facedIndependent Party of Oregon nominee Brian Pierson and Libertarian Katy Brumbelow in the November general election. She received 66% of the vote.[3]
Schouten was married and widowed with three children prior to seeking political office.[1] In 2017, Washington County Commissioner Dick Schouten proposed to her on the floor of the Oregon Legislature.[4] They were married on July 7, 2018, byOregon GovernorKate Brown at the historicBelle Ainsworth Jenkins Estate inAloha.[5]