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Oregon Governor Kate Brown's Chief Of Staff Resigns

NWNews | By Chris Lehman,
Chris Lehman
Published November 20, 2015 at 2:40 PM PST
File photo. Oregon Governor Brown has received more than $250,000 in campaign contributions since she announced that she will run to keep her office.
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File photo. Oregon Governor Brown has received more than $250,000 in campaign contributions since she announced that she will run to keep her office.

Oregon Governor Kate Brown’s chief of staff has resigned. Brown issued a press release Friday announcing the immediate resignation of Brian Shipley.

Brown thanked Shipley for his service and gave no reason for his departure.

Shipley was one of Brown's first hires when she became governor in February in the wake of John Kitzhaber's resignation.

Shipley has served in state government in a variety of roles over the years including under the administrations of the previous two governors, John Kitzhaber and Ted Kulongoski. Shipley also worked with Kate Brown when she was secretary of state and when she served in the Oregon Legislature.

Brown said she's hiring Kristen Leonard as her new chief of staff. Leonard is currently the director of public affairs at the Port of Portland.

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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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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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