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Oregon Senate Confirms Liesl Wendt as Director of Department of Human Services
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The Oregon Senate confirmed Liesl Wendt as director of the Department of Human Services after extended floor debate about hiring process and agency trust; the Senate announced the confirmation with 29 ayes and one recorded nay.
The Oregon State Senate on the floor confirmed Liesl Wendt as director of the Oregon Department of Human Services, concluding a lengthy floor debate about the process for picking agency leadership and the department's capacity to serve children, adults and older Oregonians.
Senator Elizabeth Gelser Blueen, who moved Wendt's confirmation, said she has met privately with the nominee and that Wendt "has made a lot of time to meet with me and to meet with others" and demonstrated the ability to engage in "hard conversations…
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