Biography
A Representative from Oregon. Born in Williston, Williams County, N. Dak. , April 4, 1939. Graduated from Salem Academy, Salem, Ore. , 1957. B. S. , Oregon State University, Corvallis, 1961. Teacher, 1961-1975. West Linn, Oreg. , city council, 1977-1980. Member of the Oregon state house of representatives, 1980-1986. Clackamas County, Oreg. , board of commissioners, 1987-1996. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1997-January 3, 2009). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Eleventh Congress in 2008.