Jeanne Paquette Atkins (born 1949/1950) is an American politician who was the 25th Secretary of State of Oregon, having been appointed on March 6, 2015, by Governor Kate Brown following Brown's ascension to the state's highest office.
Atkins ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Oregon House of Representatives twice, in 1992 and 1994.
From 1998 until 2004, she was a division director for reproductive and women's health for the Oregon Department of Human Services.
In the private and nonprofit sector, she has worked for Planned Parenthood, the United Way of America, and the Women's Equity Action League.
[7][8] In May 2017, Atkins was elected chair of the Democratic Party of Oregon, defeating Larry Taylor.