LaVonne Griffin-Valade (born 1952 or 1953)[1] is an American politician and author who served as the 29th Oregon Secretary of State from 2023 to 2025.

[4] While she worked, Griffin-Valade attended Portland State University and graduated with a Master of Public Administration.

[5] After she left office, Griffin-Valade enrolled at Portland State University and obtained her Master of Fine Arts.

[4][5] Griffin-Valade has also published essays in Oregon Humanities Magazine and a story in the 2019 Clackamas Literary Review.

On June 28, Governor Tina Kotek appointed Griffin-Valade to serve as secretary of state for the remainder of Fagan's four-year term, through January 2025.

[4] Kotek directed the Oregon Department of Justice to investigate Fagan's audit of the OLCC.

[13][14] On February 1, 2024, the Oregon State Supreme Court ruled that the members were ineligible to run for reelection.

[16][17] In November, she ruled that she did not have the authority to remove him from the Republican primary ballot as it is a nominating contest where the delegates selected choose the party nominees.