Marilyn Kittelman is an American politician, newspaper publisher and businesswoman from Douglas County, Oregon.

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Marilyn Kittelman was elected as a Douglas County Commissioner in 2004 and served one four-year term in that position. After surviving a recall vote in which 49.8% of the voters voted against her^[1] and then losing her 2008 re-election bid to Susan Morgan, Kittelman became co-owner of The Roseburg Beacon.^[2] She was the Republican nominee for State Senate in Oregon's 4th District running against incumbent Floyd Prozanski.^[3] On November 2, 2010, Kittelman was defeated by Prozanski, with Prozanski receiving more than 58 percent of the vote, and Kittelman receiving less than 42 percent.^[4]

Douglas County Commissioner Position 1 election, 2004:^[5]

• Marilyn Kittelman (R) – 29,988 (53.96%)
• Joyce Akse (D) – 22,780 (40.99%)

Douglas County Commissioner Position 1 recall election, 2006:^[6]

• Yes – 16,049 (49.81%)
• No – 16,174 (50.19%)

Douglas County Commissioner Position 1 election, 2008:^[7]

• Susan Morgan – 20,576 (55.29%)
• Marilyn Kittelman – 11,108 (29.85%)
• Patrick Starnes – 5,492 (14.76%)

Oregon State Senate District 4 election, 2010:^[8]

• Floyd Prozanski (D) – 29,077 (58.11%)
• Marilyn Kittelman (R) – 20,961 (41.89%)

Kittelman is married and has three children. She resides in Yoncalla, Oregon.