Complex sentence: 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.
Split into simpler sentences: Jeanne Paquette Atkins (born 1949/1950) is an American politician. She is the former 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.