Elizabeth Steiner Hayward

Elizabeth Steiner (born April 5, 1963), also known as Elizabeth Steiner Hayward, is a Democratic politician who is currently serving as the 30th Treasurer of Oregon since 2025. She previously served as a member of the Oregon Senate, representing the 17th district. Steiner was appointed to the Senate in 2011 by commissioners from Multnomah and Washington counties following the resignation of her predecessor, Suzanne Bonamici.

On November 5, 2024, Steiner defeated state senator Brian Boquist in the 2024 Oregon State Treasurer election, becoming the first woman to be elected treasurer in Oregon.

Career Steiner is an adjunct associate professor of family medicine at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). She is a past president of the Oregon Academy of Family Physicians.

In November 2018, Steiner was appointed to co-chair the Oregon legislature's joint ways and means committee, serving with senator Betsy Johnson. She remained in the role until 2024, when she stepped down to focus on her run for state treasurer.

On September 13, 2023, Steiner announced her candidacy for state treasurer in the 2024 election. On May 21, 2024, Steiner won the Democratic primary with 77% of the vote. On November 5, 2024, Steiner defeated Republican state senator Brian Boquist in the general election, becoming the first woman to be elected to the position.

Steiner lives in Northwest Portland and has three adult children, one of whom is non-binary. Steiner is Jewish and bisexual.

Electoral history