Beaverton is a city in the Tualatin Valley,located in Washington County in the U.S. state of Oregon,with a small portion bordering Portland. The city is among the main cities that make up the Portland metropolitan area. Its population was 97,494 at the 2020 census,making it the second most populous city in the county and the seventh most populous city in Oregon. Beaverton is an economic center for Washington County along with neighboring Hillsboro.
Cedar Hills is a census-designated place and neighborhood in Washington County,Oregon,United States south of U.S. Route 26 and west of Oregon Route 217 and within the Portland metropolitan area. Construction began in 1946.
Cedar Mill is a suburb in the Portland,Oregon metropolitan area of the United States;it is a census-designated place and an unincorporated community in Washington County,north of U.S. Route 26 and west of the Willamette Stone. It received its name from a sawmill on Cedar Mill Creek,which cut Western Redcedars that were once the dominant tree in the area. The mill's pond was near the intersection of 119th and Cornell Road,and could still be seen into the 1960s,although the mill itself had ceased operating in 1891. The name was established in 1874 with the opening of a U.S. post office named Cedar Mill. As of the 2020 census,the community population was 17,259.
Hillsboro is a city in the U.S. state of Oregon and is the county seat of Washington County. Situated in the Tualatin Valley on the west side of the Portland metropolitan area,the city hosts many high-technology companies,such as Intel,locally known as the Silicon Forest. The population was 106,447 at the 2020 census,making Hillsboro the 5th most populous city in Oregon.
Victor George Atiyeh was an American politician who served as the 32nd Governor of Oregon from 1979 to 1987. He was also the first elected governor of Middle Eastern descent and of Syrian descent in the United States.
Sunset High School is a public high school in Beaverton,Oregon,United States. The school currently offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. It opened in 1959 and is the second oldest of the six high schools in the Beaverton School District. Sunset's athletic teams are known as the Apollos.
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.
Charles Starr is an American politician and farmer in Oregon. He served as a Republican member of the Oregon Legislature for 14 years,serving in both houses. A native of Texas,Starr served in the Oregon State Senate with his son Bruce Starr,the first time in Oregon's history a father and son served in the Senate together.
Brad Peter Avakian is an American politician who served as a Democrat in the Oregon House,the Oregon Senate,and as the state's nonpartisan elected Labor Commissioner.
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.
Chuck Riley is an American politician who served as a member of the Oregon State Senate for the 15th district,which includes Hillsboro,Forest Grove,and Cornelius in western Washington County. He served three terms in the Oregon House of Representatives from 2005 to 2011.
Mary Alice Ford was a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Oregon. A native of California,the moderate and pro-choice Republican served in the Oregon House of Representatives for 15 consecutive years representing Washington County.
Richard Oswald Eymann was an American businessman and politician in the state of Oregon. A native of Alberta,Canada,he served as an airman during World War II and then graduated from Dartmouth College. Eymann moved to Oregon where he would serve as a Democrat in the Oregon House of Representatives,including one session as Speaker.
Nancy Ann Ryles was an Oregon politician. She served in the Oregon House of Representatives,the Oregon Senate and as one of three members of the state's Public Utility Commission. She was known as an advocate for education and for equality for women and minorities. An elementary school in Beaverton is named after her.
Tualatin Hills Park &Recreation District (THPRD) is a special parks district located in the eastern part of Washington County in the U.S. state of Oregon. Created in 1955,the district covers all of the city of Beaverton and many of those communities surrounding Beaverton in the Portland metropolitan area. The district covers an area of 50 square miles (130 km2) and serves a population of about 220,000,making it the largest parks district in Oregon. Tualatin Hills operates over 200 facilities totaling 2,100 acres (850 ha),including eight swimming centers. The district has an annual budget of $40 million and is overseen by a five-person board of directors.
The 2012 elections for the Oregon Legislative Assembly determined the composition of both houses for the 77th Oregon Legislative Assembly. The Republican and Democratic primary elections were on May 15,2012,and the general election was on November 6,2012. Sixteen of the Oregon State Senate's 30 seats were up for election,as were all 60 seats of the Oregon House of Representatives.
The 2014 elections for the Oregon Legislative Assembly determined the composition of both houses of the state legislature for the 78th Oregon Legislative Assembly. The Republican and Democratic primary elections were held on May 20,2014 with the general election following on November 4,2014.
Roger Edward Martin was an American businessman,state legislator,and lobbyist from Oregon. He was an electric equipment sales executive with Martin Electric and served six terms in the Oregon House of Representatives. In 1978,Martin ran for governor of Oregon,but lost to Victor Atiyeh in the Republican primary. Following the 1978 election,Martin became a lobbyist at the Oregon State Capitol.
Richard B. Magruder was a rancher,lawyer,and Oregon state legislator. He attended college and then law school at Willamette University. After graduation,he practiced law and operated a ranch in Clatskanie in Columbia County,Oregon. He served four terms in the Oregon House of Representatives,from 1971 until his death in 1978. During the 1977 legislative session,he came within one vote of being elected speaker of the House of Representatives.
Clayton C. Klein Jr. is a former member of the Oregon House of Representatives,representing Central Point,Oregon,and portions of Jackson County,Oregon,United States. He served two terms,from January 1977 through 1980,in the 59th Oregon Legislative Assembly and the 60th,as well as a 1980 special session.
