Robert William Packwood is an American retired lawyer and politician from Oregon who served as a member of the United States Senate from 1969 to 1995. He resigned from the U.S. Senate under threat of expulsion,in 1995 after allegations of sexual harassment,sexual abuse,and assault of women emerged. He is a member of the Republican Party.
The Hawthorne Bridge is a truss bridge with a vertical lift that spans the Willamette River in Portland,Oregon,joining Hawthorne Boulevard and Madison Street. It is the oldest vertical-lift bridge in operation in the United States and the oldest highway bridge in Portland. It is also the busiest bicycle bridge in Oregon,with over 8,000 cyclists and 800 TriMet buses daily. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in November 2012.
Earl Francis Blumenauer is an American lawyer,author,and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Oregon's 3rd congressional district since 1996. The district includes most of Portland east of the Willamette River.
The Sellwood Bridge is a deck arch bridge that spans the Willamette River in Portland,Oregon,in the United States. The current bridge opened in 2016 and replaced a 1925 span that had carried the same name. The original bridge was Portland's first fixed-span bridge and,being the only river crossing for miles in each direction,the busiest two-lane bridge in Oregon.
The 1992 United States Senate elections,held November 3,1992,were elections for the United States Senate. The 34 seats of Class 3 were contested in regular elections,along with special elections to fill vacancies. They coincided with Bill Clinton's victory in the presidential election. This was the first time since 1956 that the balance of the Senate remained the same.
The 1986 United States Senate elections were elections for the United States Senate. Held on November 4,in the middle of Ronald Reagan's second presidential term,the 34 seats of Class 3 were contested in regular elections. The Republicans had to defend an unusually large number of freshman Senate incumbents who had been elected on President Ronald Reagan's coattails in 1980. Democrats won a net of eight seats,defeating seven freshman incumbents,picking up two Republican-held open seats,and regaining control of the Senate for the first time since January 1981. This remains the most recent midterm election cycle in which the sitting president's party suffered net losses while still flipping a Senate seat.
Walter Leslie AuCoin is an American politician. In 1974 he became the first person from the Democratic Party to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st congressional district,since it was formed in 1892. The seat has been held by Democrats ever since.
James Howard "Jim" Weaver was an American businessman,politician,and World War II veteran from the U.S. state of Oregon. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as member of the United States House of Representatives for six terms representing Oregon's 4th congressional district from 1975 to 1987.
The 2008 United States Senate election in Oregon was held on November 4,2008. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Gordon H. Smith sought reelection to a third term. Smith was the only Republican Senator from the West Coast and the only Republican holding statewide office in Oregon. He was opposed by Democrat Jeff Merkley,the Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives,and David Brownlow of the Constitution Party of Oregon. Merkley won by a narrow margin,with Smith not conceding until two days after the election. Merkley became the first Democrat to win this seat since 1960,and since Smith was the only Republican holding statewide office in Oregon at the time,this was the first time since 1860 that no Republicans won or held statewide office in Oregon. Merkley's inauguration marked the first time since 1967 that Democrats held both of Oregon's United States Senate seats.
Bruce Starr is an American politician and businessman in Oregon. A Republican,he served two terms in the Oregon House of Representatives before winning election to the Oregon State Senate in 2002. There he joined his father Senator Charles Starr and they became the first father-son team to serve at the same time in Oregon's Senate. Bruce had previously been a member of the Hillsboro City Council,and was re-elected to the Senate in 2006 and 2010,but lost a bid in 2012 to be the Oregon Labor Commissioner.
Rod Monroe is a Canadian-born American politician who served in the Oregon Senate,representing District 24 in the middle part of Multnomah County,which includes most of eastern Portland and the city of Happy Valley.
Jules Bailey is an American politician who served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 2009 to 2014,representing inner Southeast and Northeast Portland. Bailey also served on the County Commission for Multnomah County,Oregon from June 2014 to December 2016. In 2016,Bailey ran for mayor of Portland in 2016,losing to Ted Wheeler.
The 1974 United States Senate election in Oregon was held on November 5,1974. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Bob Packwood won re-election to a second term. Betty Roberts was chosen to replace former U.S. Senator Wayne Morse,who won the Democratic primary but died before the general election.
The Providence Bridge Pedal,formerly known as the Portland Bridge Pedal is an annual recreational cycling and walking event across several Willamette River crossings in Portland,Oregon. Oregon State Representative Rick Bauman is credited with conceiving the event while watching the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens on the Marquam Bridge. By 2007 it became the world's third largest annual recreational cycling event behind the Five Boro Bike Tour in New York City,New York and Tour de l'Île in Montreal,Quebec.
The 1980 Oregon United States Senate election was held on November 4,1980 to select the U.S. Senator from the state of Oregon. Republican candidate Bob Packwood was re-elected to a third term,defeating Democratic state senator Ted Kulongoski and Libertarian Tonie Nathan.
The 1992 United States Senate election in Oregon was held on November 3,1992. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Bob Packwood won re-election to his fifth term. As of 2024,this is the last time the Republicans won the Class 3 U.S. Senate seat in Oregon.
The 1986 United States Senate election in Oregon was held on November 8,1986. Incumbent Republican Bob Packwood ran for re-election. U.S. Congressman Jim Weaver received the Democratic nomination. A populist Democratic congressman from Eugene,Oregon,he was a darling of the environmentalists. Weaver supported the Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984. Packwood was confident,despite the popular opponent,because had more money and a better campaign organization. After winning the party nomination,Weaver was the subject of a House Ethics Committee probe into his campaign finances,and withdrew his candidacy. Rick Bauman was selected to replace Weaver on the ballot,and lost handily to Packwood.
Harold K. Lonsdale was an American scientist,businessman,and politician. A Democrat,he ran for United States Senate in the U.S. state of Oregon three times,losing twice in the primaries and once as the Democratic candidate,losing in the 1990 general election to incumbent Republican Mark Hatfield. In 2011 Lonsdale sponsored a research challenge to determine the origin of life on Earth.
Deborah Kafoury is a politician in the U.S. state of Oregon.
Alfred Hoyt Corbett was an American attorney,businessman,and politician in the state of Oregon. Born into one of the wealthiest and most influential families in Oregon,he attended Harvard University and then Yale Law School. He served twelve years in the Oregon Legislative Assembly,representing Multnomah County in the Oregon House of Representatives and then the Oregon State Senate.
