Mark Odom Hatfield was an American politician and educator from the state of Oregon. A Republican,he served for 30 years as a United States senator from Oregon,and also as chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee. A native Oregonian,he served in the United States Navy in the Pacific Theater during World War II after graduating from Willamette University. After the war he earned a graduate degree from Stanford University before returning to Oregon and Willamette as a professor.
Zales Nelson Ecton was an American attorney and politician from Montana who represented the state in the United States Senate,serving from 1947 to 1953.
George J. Furey is a Canadian politician who has served as the speaker of the Senate of Canada since December 3,2015. Furey was appointed as a senator from Newfoundland and Labrador in 1999 and is the longest-serving member of the Senate.
Lee Warren Metcalf was an American lawyer,judge,and politician. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as a U.S. Representative (1953–1961) and a U.S. Senator (1961–1978) from Montana. He was the first of Montana's U.S. Senators to be born in the state,and was Permanent Acting President pro tempore of the Senate,the only one to hold that position,from 1963 until his death in 1978.
Gordon Harold Smith is an American politician,businessman,and academic administrator who served as a United States Senator from the state of Oregon. A Republican,he served two terms in the Senate from 1997 to 2009. On September 18,2009,he was appointed president of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB). As of 2022,he is the last Republican to represent Oregon in the Senate.
Robert Nelson Stanfield Jr was an American Republican politician and rancher from the state of Oregon who served in the Oregon House of Representatives (1912–18) including as Speaker (1917–18) and was later elected United States Senator for Oregon (1921–27).
John McDermeid Gearin was an American politician and attorney from the state of Oregon. A native of the eastern portion of the state,he represented Portland on the western side of the state in the Oregon House of Representatives. Originally an independent politician,he later became a Democrat and lost an election to serve in the United States Congress before winning appointment to the Senate in 1905. He also was Portland's city attorney and a district attorney.
Frederick Steiwer was an American politician and lawyer in the state of Oregon.
Chester Merle "Chet" Blaylock was a U.S. politician born in Joliet,Montana. Blaylock served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Later he was a teacher for 30 years in Laurel and Chinook,Montana. He was a delegate to the Montana state Constitutional Convention in 1972 and a member of the Montana State Senate from Laurel,Montana. In 1996 Blaylock was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Montana against incumbent Marc Racicot. On the way to a debate with his opponent less than two weeks before the election,Blaylock died of a heart attack at Deer Lodge,Montana. His running mate,Judy Jacobson,continued unsuccessfully with his campaign. Blaylock was cremated and his ashes interred at Rockvale Cemetery in Rockvale,Montana.
Christine Kaufmann is a Montana politician. A member of the Montana Senate from January 2007 to 2016,she previously served three terms in the Montana House of Representatives. She last represented the 41st senate district,based in Helena,Montana.
Michael Noland is a former Democratic member of the Illinois Senate,representing the 22nd District from 2007 to 2017. In November 2018,he was elected Kane County Circuit Court Judge in the 16th Judicial Circuit of Illinois.
John Francis Kilkenny was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon.
Samuel Vernon Stewart was an American attorney and Democratic Party politician,an attorney,former Montana Supreme Court Justice and the sixth Governor of Montana.
Peter Michael Coleman Courtney is an American politician,lawyer,and professor who is currently a Democratic member of the Oregon State Senate,representing the 11th District since 1999. He is currently President of the Senate,serving since 2003. He was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives in 1981,1983,and from 1989 through 1998. Courtney previously taught at Western Oregon University.
Frank Morse is an American politician served as a member of the Oregon State Senate for the 8th district from 2003 until 2012. He was first elected in 2002,defeating Democrat Barbara Ross,and was re-elected in 2006 and 2010. In September 2012,Morse resigned his office,stating that it was "time for new energy" in the position.
Richard Devlin is an American politician who served in the Oregon State Senate from 2003 to 2018,representing the 19th Senate district.
Larry George is an American politician and businessman in Oregon. He was a Republican member of the Oregon State Senate representing District 13 from 2007 to 2015. Before his election,he was the leader of the political group Oregonians In Action. He is part of the second father-son tandem to serve in the Oregon Senate.
Bill Morrisette is a Democratic politician in the U.S. state of Oregon. He was a member of the Oregon State Senate,representing the Springfield area (2003-2011). He was previously a member of the Oregon House of Representatives (1998–2002);Mayor of Springfield (1989–1999);and a Springfield City Council member (1987–1989). He taught social studies at Springfield High School from 1963 to 1990.
Robert Eugene Jenson was a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Oregon. He served in the Oregon House of Representatives representing District 58,which encompassed Union County,Wallowa County,and portions of Umatilla County. District 58 included the cities Pendleton,La Grande,and Enterprise. Jenson served in the Oregon House since 1997 until 2015. At the time of his retirement,as the member with the most seniority,he held the honorary title of Dean of the House.
Ken Yager is a Republican politician who is currently serving as a State Senator in Tennessee,for District 12. Yager was first elected to this position in 2008 and represents the people in the counties of District 12,which are Campbell,Fentress,Morgan,Rhea,Roane,and Scott.
