page_title: Ben Cannon
section_title: External links
hierarchical_section_title: Ben Cannon / External links
caption_attribution_description: English: Oregon legislator Ben Cannon in his Salem office, doing an interview with KOIN anchor Mike Donahue on the opening day of the 2009 legislative session.
context_page_description: Ben Cannon is an American educator and policymaker from Oregon. He was elected in 2006 to the Oregon House of Representatives, representing the state's 46th District, which covers portions of southeast and northeast Portland. He won re-election in 2008 and 2010. In 2011, he resigned to become the Education Policy Advisor to Governor John Kitzhaber. In 2013, he was appointed to lead Oregon's new Higher Education Coordinating Commission.
context_section_description: Project Vote Smart – Representative Ben Cannon (OR) profile
  Follow the Money – Ben Cannon
  2006 campaign contributions
caption: Ben Cannon in his Salem office, conducting an interview with KOIN news anchor Mike Donahue, on the opening day of the 2009 legislative session.
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