Oregon State Representative Mari Watanabe was sworn into office at Portland’s Japanese Garden on Sunday – making history as ...

Mari Watanabe became the newest member of the Oregon Legislature on Jan. 19—and also the state’s first-ever Japanese American ...

The Oregon House has its first Japanese American representative after Multnomah and Washington county commissioners voted to ...

The Oregon House will get its first Japanese American representative after Multnomah and Washington county commissioners ...

Mari Watanabe, who will replace newly appointed Sen. Lisa Reynolds in the House, is the last of 19 new faces in the state ...

Mari Watanabe, a Democrat from the suburbs of Beaverton, is the newest member of Oregon’s House of Representatives.

Mari Watanabe was appointed to Oregon's House District 34 by county commissioners, filling the vacancy left by Lisa Reynolds.