Liz VanLeeuwen
Liz VanLeeuwen | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 37th district | |
| In office 1981–1999 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 5, 1925 Lakeview, Oregon |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | George VanLeeuwen |
| Residence | Halsey, Oregon |
| Profession | farmer |
Elizabeth (Liz) Susan Nelson VanLeeuwen (née Nelson; November 5, 1925), was an American politician who was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives.[1]
Early life and career[]
VanLeeuwen was born in Lakeview, Oregon where she lived until attending Oregon State University. She received a Bachelor of Science in Home Making Education and a minor in English in 1947.[2] She married George VanLeeuwen on June 15, 1947 and was a farmer.[3] She also was a news reporter and journalist for a newspaper in Brownsville, Oregon from 1949 to 1970.[4][5] She was a school teacher at Monroe High School, a substituent teacher and an adult educator in the 1950s and 1960s. She had a weekly farm report radio program on KWIL in the 1970s.
VanLeeuwen was a founding member of Oregon Women for Agriculture and a member of the Oregon Farm Bureau Women's Committee and Legislative Committee before being elected to the Oregon House of Representatives.
Political career[]
VanLeeuwen served as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from 1981 to 1999.
In 1999 she was elected to the Linn County Soil and Water Conservation board and currently holds a position there.
In 2002 VanLeeuwen ran for Oregon's 4th congressional district against Peter DeFazio (D). She lost 64% to 34%.
Personal[]
VanLeeuwen and her husband George live in Halsey, Oregon and have four children.
References[]
- ^ http://library.state.or.us/repository/2011/201101131436324/index.pdf
- ^ "Vote Smart Liz VanLeeuwen Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
- ^ Marquis Who's Who, Inc (1991). Who's Who of American Women, 1991-1992. ISBN 9780837904177. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ Oregon Blue Book. 1987. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ "Biographical Note: - Liz VanLeeuwen Spotted Owl Collection, 1973-2004 - Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries". Retrieved 10 October 2014.
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