“My campaign is built on a career of listening and caring for our community and using my proven skills and consensus building and leadership,” Dexter said recently at a debate organized by the Portland Metro Chamber, the city’s main business coalition.

Candidate for Oregon’s 3rd Congressional District and State Representative Maxine Dexter sat down with the League of Women Voters of Portland for their video voters guide series.

Maxine Dexter, who currently represents a Portland district in the state House, has served in the state Legislature for nearly four years. She’s also a pulmonary and critical care doctor who began her political career during the COVID-19 pandemic. She said her experiences caring for patients has influenced her legislative efforts to address the state’s housing shortages and addiction crises.

… Dexter, whose steady work ethic and down-to-earth approach have yielded solid wins in the Oregon Legislature, emerges as Democrats’ best candidate to make an impact, even in an unpredictable Congress.

“This bill is a strong, important policy that will make a meaningful impact in helping alleviate Oregon’s housing supply shortfalls,” said Rep. Maxine Dexter, a Democrat from Portland. “It also provides meaningful opportunities to build a stronger supply of affordable housing for our working families.”

Oregon state Rep. Maxine Dexter is running for Oregon’s 3rd Congressional district.

A state legislator since 2020 and a practicing physician in pulmonology, the Northwest Portland Democrat is eyeing the seat that has been held by U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer for nearly three decades. In the state legislature, Dexter is chair of the House Committee on Housing and Homelessness.

Rep. Maxine Dexter, a Portland Democrat, announced Wednesday that she will run for Congress in Oregon’s 3rd District, making her the third declared candidate for the seat being vacated by longtime U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer.

State Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Portland, is running for U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer’s seat in the U.S. House. Blumenauer is retiring from his 3rd Congressional District.

State Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Portland, is throwing her hat in the ring for an open seat in the U.S. Congress.

The physician and lawmaker wants to succeed U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer in the district that covers much of Portland.

When Maxine Dexter applied to medical school at the University of Washington three decades ago, she says she believed she would one day shape national healthcare policy.

State Rep. Maxine Dexter, a physician who led recent legislative efforts around housing and opioids, will join a growing field of Democrats vying to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer.