Maxine Dexter
DemocratU.S. Representative, OR-3| Age | 53 (b. 1972-12-05) |
| Gender | Female |
| In office since | 2025-01-03 (~1 yrs) |
| Education | B.A. in political science and communications, University of Washington; M.D., University of Washington School of Medicine |
| Prior occupation | Pulmonary and critical care physician (pulmonologist) at Kaiser Permanente / Northwest Permanente, Oregon (15+ years from 2008); first woman to chair the Northwest Permanente Board of Directors |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Bothell, Washington |
| Marital status | married — Rob Dexter |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Portland, Oregon |
Pending research: race / ethnicity · religion · languages · notable relatives · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2020 |
| Previous offices | Oregon House of Representatives, District 33 (2020-2024) |
| Committees | House Committee on Natural Resources (Subcommittee on Federal Lands; Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations - Ranking Member) · House Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs; Subcommittee on Health) |
| Caucuses | Congressional Progressive Caucus · Congressional Equality Caucus · Labor Caucus · Congressional Arts Caucus |
| Leadership | Ranking Member, House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (119th Congress) · Chair, Oregon House Housing and Homelessness Committee (2023, state legislature) |
| Ideology | Member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus; described as a progressive. GovTrack plots her as a progressive in its ideology-leadership chart (no specific DW-NOMINATE score published). |
| Signature legislation | FAST VETS Act (H.R. 4446) - enacted; streamlines VA Veterans Readiness and Employment program; only first-term Democrat with an enacted bill in the 119th Congress · Oregon legislation expanding naloxone access and decriminalizing fentanyl test strips, signed into law August 8, 2023 (state) · Led passage of multi-billion-dollar Oregon housing and homelessness bill as Housing and Homelessness Committee Chair (state, 2023) |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed + (2025) · estimate
| Primary residence | real_estate · $1,000,001–$5,000,000 · 2025 |
| NWP 401K - Fidelity Balanced Fund Class K | fund · –$1,000,000 · 2025 |
| WF2 - The Growth Fund of America Class A Shares | fund · –$100,000 · 2025 |
| ALEX - 1008 College Enrollment 2024 Fund Class A (529 plan) | fund · –$100,000 · 2025 |
Top donors: 314 Action Fund (super PAC independent expenditures, ~$2.2M supporting her 2024 primary) ($2,212,990) · AIPAC-affiliated super PAC (United Democracy Project; >$2M supporting her 2024 campaign) (>$2,000,000)
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.