Let me be as clear as I was last week, that I have no intention of resigning as Governor of the state of Oregon, i was elected to do a job for the people of this great state and I intend to continue to do so. Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber More Quotes by Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber More Quotes From Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber One thing I hope people know about me is that I love this state and its people, its rivers, its mountains and its landscapes with every fiber of my being, it is because of that love that I tender my resignation. Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber politics Nonetheless, I understand that I have become a liability to the very institutions and policies to which I have dedicated my career and, indeed, my entire adult life. Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber politics I am announcing today that I will resign as governor of the state of Oregon. Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber latest-headlines I was elected to do a job for the people of this great state, and I intend to continue to do so. Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber latest-headlines