Tobias Read

Tobias Read
29th Treasurer of Oregon
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2017
Governor	Kate Brown Tina Kotek
Preceded by	Ted Wheeler
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 27th district
In office January 8, 2007 – January 3, 2017
Preceded by	Mark Hass
Succeeded by	Sheri Malstrom
Personal details
Born	(1975-07-01) July 1, 1975 (age 49) Missoula, Montana, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Heidi Eggert
Children	2
Education	Willamette University (BA) University of Washington (MBA)
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Tobias Read (born July 1, 1975) is an American politician who is the current Oregon State Treasurer. He was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives, representing the 27th district from 2007 to 2017, which comprises parts of Beaverton, southwest Portland, and unincorporated Multnomah and Washington Counties. He served as Speaker Pro Tempore and was formerly the Democratic Majority Whip.

In 2016, Read ran for Oregon State Treasurer, to succeed State Treasurer Ted Wheeler, who was barred from running in 2016 by term limits. Read won the general election against Republican Jeff Gudman on November 8, 2016^[1] and became the state treasurer in January 2017. He was reelected in 2020 by a wider margin. He was a candidate for governor of Oregon in the 2022 election, losing to Tina Kotek in the Democratic primary.^[2]