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Roseburg is a city in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is in the Umpqua River Valley in southern Oregon and is the county seat and most populous city of Douglas County. Founded in 1851,the population was 23,683 at the 2020 census,making it the principal city of the Roseburg,Oregon Micropolitan Statistical Area. The community developed along both sides of the South Umpqua River and is traversed by Interstate 5. Traditionally a lumber industry town,Roseburg was the original home of Roseburg Forest Products,which is now based in nearby Springfield.
Guy F. Cordon was an American author,politician and lawyer from the state of Oregon. A native of Texas,he served in the Army during World War I and later was the district attorney of Douglas County in Southern Oregon. A Republican,he was appointed and later won election to the United States Senate,serving in office from 1944 to 1955.
The News-Review is a five-day-a-week community newspaper published in Roseburg,Oregon,United States. The circulation area covers most of Douglas County including Canyonville,Glide,Myrtle Creek,Oakland,Roseburg,Sutherlin,and Winston.
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The 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon were held on November 2,2010,to determine who would represent the state of Oregon in the United States House of Representatives. Oregon has five seats in the House,apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. All five incumbents,four Democrats and one Republican,were re-elected to another term. Representatives were elected for two-year terms to serve in the 112th Congress from January 3,2011 until January 3,2013;however,re-elected Congressman David Wu resigned partway through his term on August 3,2011,and a special election was held to fill the rest of his unexpired term.
Marilyn Kittelman is an American politician,newspaper publisher and businesswoman from Douglas County,Oregon.
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The 2022 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Oregon. The incumbent governor,Democrat Kate Brown,took office on February 18,2015,upon the resignation of John Kitzhaber. She was subsequently elected in the gubernatorial special election in 2016,and was re-elected to a full term in 2018. Due to term limits,she was unable to run again in 2022.
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Virgil Conn was an American businessman and state legislator from the state of Oregon. He served two two-year terms in the Oregon House of Representatives as a Republican legislator,representing a large rural district in south-central Oregon. He also ran a general store in Paisley,Oregon,and was that town's postmaster for many years. Later in his life,he owned a dairy farm near Roseburg,Oregon.
Virgle J. Osborne is an American Republican politician currently serving the 2nd district in the Oregon House of Representatives. The district includes Roseburg,Sutherlin,Glide,Myrtle Creek and others. He was elected to this position on November 8,2022,in the 2022 election against Democrat opponent Rainey S. Lambert and Constitution opponent Edward Remfroe.
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