[1] Warner worked as a labor organizer in Washington, D.C., ran the Oregon House Democratic Caucus, and served as a labor liaison for Senator Ron Wyden and has been active as a community organizer for affordable health care and education access.
[2] Multnomah County Commissioners appointed Smith Warner to fill Dembrow's seat in the Oregon House a few weeks later.
[4] In July 2019, she was elected as Majority Leader by the Oregon House Democratic Caucus,[5] and served until January 2022.
[6] She was succeeded by optometrist Thuy Tran, a fellow Democrat and a former member of the Parkrose School Board.
[7] In February 2023, Smith Warner was named executive director of The National Vote at Home Institute.