Ken Helm | |
State House: | Oregon |
District: | 27th |
Term Start: | January 11, 2021 |
Predecessor: | Sheri Schouten |
Birth Date: | [1] |
Nationality: | American |
Party: | Democratic |
Residence: | Beaverton, Oregon, U.S. |
Alma Mater: | Willamette University (BA, JD) |
Profession: | lawyer, politician |
Signature: | Ken Helm Signature.jpg |
Constituency: | 34th district (2015–2023) 27th district (2023–present) |
Termstart2: | January 12, 2015 |
District2: | 34th |
Predecessor2: | Chris Harker |
State House2: | Oregon |
Successor2: | Lisa Reynolds |
Termend2: | January 11, 2021 |
Ken Helm is an American lawyer and politician from Oregon. A Democrat, he serves in the Oregon House of Representatives, representing House District 27 in Beaverton and Cedar Hills. Helm was first elected in 2014, winning the Democratic primary on May 20, 2014, and facing no Republican opposition in the general election.[2]
Helm lives in Beaverton.
Helm grew up in Bend and lived briefly in Chicago as an adult. He earned a bachelor's degree in history and a juris doctor, both from Willamette University.[3]
He is a land use lawyer by training, starting his career as a clerk for the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals.[4] Helm is a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity.