Elisa Dozono Resigns as Chair of Oregon Lottery Following Lawsuit

Friday, June 26, 2015

Robby Davis, GolocalPDX Contributor

Photo via Oregon Lottery Facebook page (image cropped)

Governor Kate Brown announced today that Elisa Dozono will be stepping down as the chair of the Oregon Lottery Commission as of Friday, July 10th. This decision comes after the filing of a lawsuit against the Oregon Lottery. The law firm representing a retailer in the June 19th lawsuit, Miller Nash, is a partner of Dozono’s.

“Elisa Dozono has provided excellent leadership to the Oregon Lottery Commission,” said Governor Brown. “Her integrity is unassailable; she has gone out of her way to ensure that she abided by all the applicable ethical rules with respect to her law practice and her position as Chair. However, the recent litigation required a re-examination of the situation, out of an abundance of caution, this was the best course of action. In the near future, I hope to be able to appoint Elisa to another post so that Oregon may continue to benefit from her talents and dedication.”

Governor Brown now has a big decision to make. She’ll have 30 days from Dozono’s departure to appoint a new successor to the 5-member Commision.

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