Lori Kuechler was sworn in to the District 52 seat in the Oregon House of Representatives following her appointment by Clackamas, Hood River, and Multnomah county commissioners to serve the rest of the term in the seat left open when Anna Williams resigned. Kuechler currently works as a contract grant consultant and writer for nonprofits and various allied interest groups, as well as a college professor of Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies for online courses at Southern New Hampshire University. She previously has supported grant writing efforts for the Oregon Historical Society and Portland’s Morrison Child and Family Services and continues to offer grant writing workshops and webinars throughout the country. Kuechler will serve until new members elected during November take office in January.