13 Facts About Mark Hass

Mark Hass was born on December 10,1956 and is an American politician from the US state of Oregon.

Mark Hass sought the office of Oregon Secretary of State in 2020.

In 1980, Mark Hass graduated from the University of Oregon with a Bachelor of Science in journalism.

Mark Hass was selected in fall 2007 by the County Commissions of Washington and Multnomah counties to serve the remainder of Senator Ryan Deckert's term, following Deckert's resignation.

Mark Hass has subsequently been reelected twice, in 2012 and 2016.

Mark Hass is the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance and Revenue.

Mark Hass is a member of the Senate Education Committee Senate Labor and Business Committee, and the Joint Interim Committee on Public Education Appropriation.

Mark Hass was instrumental in restructuring the state's higher education system.

In 2011, as a member of the Higher Education Workgroup, Mark Hass led the legislative efforts to pass SB 242, which provided greater autonomy for Oregon's seven public universities.

That same year, Mark Hass was the chief sponsor of a bill that established the Accelerated Learning Committee, an institution promoting access to dual credit programs in Oregon high schools.

In 2015, Mark Hass was a chief sponsor of Senate Bill 81, which created the Oregon Promise.

Long a critic of Oregon's inadequate K-12 education system, Mark Hass spearheaded the passage of the Student Success Act.

Mark Hass is a member of the Board of Directors for the Northwest Health Foundation.