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  Oregon congressional district (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
District 1 is in the northwest corner of the state and includes some of the Portland metropolitan area.
District 2 is the largest of the districts, covering roughtly two-thirds of the state east of the Willamette Valley.
District 5 stretches from the central coast through the state capital into southern suburbs of Portland and part of the summit of Mount Hood.
publicliterature.org.cob-web.org:8888 /en/wikipedia/o/or/oregon_congressional_district.html   (301 words)

  
 Congressman David Wu - About the 1st District   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Oregon's First Congressional District includes five counties in Northwest Oregon following the Columbia River from downtown Portland to the Pacific Ocean and Oregon's scenic north coast.
The First Congressional District encompasses the variety of geographical, historical, industrial, and recreational attractions that make Oregon such a distinct and sought after place to live.
Oregon's economic engine is fueled by the "Silicon Forest" companies of Washington County, Oregon's second largest and fastest growing.
www.house.gov /wu/first_district.htm   (633 words)

  
 Associated Oregon Industries (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Oregon’s congressional district 4 includes the counties of Coos, Curry, Douglas, Lane, Linn and parts of Benton and Josephine.
That is however, the only thing that this rural district has in common with Oregon Congressional district 2.
Politically, this district is reliably Democrat having voted for DeFazio since 1986 and having voted for Democrat presidential candidates since 1984.
www.aoi.org.cob-web.org:8888 /chamber/CNdistrict4.asp   (120 words)

  
 Mail Tribune News - Convention delegates to be picked
Oregon's 2nd Congressional District will send six delegates and one alternate to the Democratic National Convention Aug. 14-17 in Los Angeles.
Democrats in all five of Oregon's congressional districts will hold conventions on June 18, where most of the Oregon's delegation will be elected.
Statement of candidacy forms are available from the Democratic Party of Oregon (503) 224-8200; the 2nd District Democrats (541) 963-1747; or from the any county Democratic Party.
www.mailtribune.com /archive/2000/may/051500n5.htm   (169 words)

  
 National Iranian American Council - NIAC - Washington DC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Ameri served on the Executive Committee of the San Francisco and Oregon Republican Parties and was an Oregon delegate to the National Republican Women's Conference.
Oregon — and America — desperately needs a stronger, growing, energized economy — and higher taxes are exactly the wrong way to make that happen.
Oregon suffers from the second highest unemployment rate in the nation, but our entire nation needs a stronger, more vibrant economy that assures every individual has an opportunity to realize his or her dreams.
www.niacouncil.org /pressreleases/press159.asp   (1701 words)

  
 Congressman Greg Walden
The Oregon Farm Bureau, Oregon Cattlemen’s Association and Oregonians for Food and Shelter all pointed to Walden’s proven track record in supporting the interests of farmers and ranchers in their endorsement.
A third group, the Oregon Wheat Growers League (OWGL), does not officially endorse candidates, but earlier this year, OWGL honored Walden with their Wheat Advocate of the Year Award, one of only five awards given to Members of Congress annually.
Congressman Walden is currently serving his fourth term representing the people of the Second Congressional District of Oregon, which includes 20 counties in central, southern, and eastern Oregon.
www.waldenforcongress.com /press/index.htm   (1638 words)

  
 Darlene Hooley News
Two of Oregon's congressional delegations have been named to committees in the House.
All seven members of Oregon's congressional delegation signed a letter Monday urging leaders of the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives to reauthorize the federal timber safety net before Congress...
In more than 50 precincts, most of which are in "safe" house districts, turnout among voters is running behind that of the county.
www.topix.net /us-house/darlene-hooley   (587 words)

  
 About Earl Blumenauer - Earl Blumenauer. For Oregon.
Earl Blumenauer was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, and has been a life-long resident of Oregon's 3rd Congressional District.
As a college student, Earl was politically active and organized a campaign to lower Oregon's voting age to eighteen.
After three terms in the Oregon House of Representatives, including two terms chairing the Revenue and School Finance Committee, Earl was elected in 1978 to the Multnomah County Commission, where he served two terms.
www.earlblumenauer.com /cgi-bin/display.cgi?page=about   (326 words)

  
 Oregon Government : Oregon Search Network
The Association of Oregon Counties (AOC) was first organized in 1906 by a group of county judges interested in providing a forum for information sharing and consensus development.
It is a rural district where many people make their living off the land, and where many communities have not yet seen the economic boom experienced in other parts of our country.
On January 6, 1999 I was sworn in to represent Oregon's First Congressional District which reaches from the Willamette River in downtown Portland to the shores of the Pacific Ocean in Astoria.
www.oregonsearch.net /Government   (413 words)

  
 Feldkamp for Congress - DeFazio, Feldkamp Offer Clear Differences   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Oregon's senior congressman, a Springfield resident, has held hundreds of town hall meetings and is considered by supporters to be a down-home populist with detailed knowledge of issues ranging from aviation safety to forest practices to national security.
His plans for perking up the economy in the 4th District include logging the timber killed in the Biscuit fire and revitalizing the Port of Coos Bay by putting it under the umbrella of the U.S. Homeland Security Office.
Dave Dillon, executive vice president of the Oregon Farm Bureau, said Feldkamp has an agriculture background and has demonstrated an "eagerness" to learn what is important to resource-based communities.
www.jimfeldkamp.com /archive/newsView.php?contentID=45   (1015 words)

  
 David Wu for Congress
Oregon’s First Congressional District stretches from downtown Portland to Oregon’s Pacific Ocean coast.
The district includes all of Washington, Clatsop, Columbia, and Yamhill Counties, and part of Multnomah County.
Below is a map of Oregon’s First Congressional District.
www.wuforcongress.com /firstdistrict04.php   (55 words)

  
 Oregon U.S. Congressional Districts - 2000
This theme was created by mergeing blocks in the 2000 Census Redistricting block file to create Oregon's Congressional Districts.
These district were put into effect by the Multnomah County Circuit court in the fall of 2001 and will stay in effect until ordered by a court, or changed by the 2011 redistricting effort.
The Oregon Geospatial Data Clearinghouse (OGDC), the State of Oregon or any of the data providers cannot accept any responsibility for errors, omissions, or positional accuracy in the digital data or underlying records.
oregon.gov /DAS/IRMD/GEO/docs/metadata/2000congress_districts.shp.xml   (278 words)

  
 Oregon Congressman Earl Blumenauer Joins Armenian Caucus Armenia Diaspora Conference Official Site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The news follows an August 10 district meeting with the Armenian Assembly held August 10 in Portland, Oregon.
"As the congressional representative of many Armenians in Portland, I'm proud to be the latest member of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, an ever-growing group of those of us in Congress who want to give these issues the attention they deserve," said Congressman Blumenauer.
Congressman Blumenauer, who has represented Oregon's Third Congressional District since 1996, is a well-known supporter of Armenian-American issues.
www.armeniadiaspora.com /js04/040819oregon.html   (311 words)

  
 Printable Maps - Congressional Districts
Designed for easy reference, they show the Congressional District overlaid on top of State and county boundaries along with interstate and US highways, selected streams and waterbodies, and major cities.
They include Congressional Districts boundaries overlaid on top of state and county boundaries.
There is also a map of the United States showing all the districts in the nation.
www.nationalatlas.gov /printable/congress.html   (291 words)

  
 Republican Tax-Hikers Lose In Oregon - by Jonathan Collegio - The Heartland Institute
Measure 30 was an up-or-down vote by the citizens of Oregon on the legislated tax hike.
Winters' loss comes on the heels of a Republican primary in Nebraska's first congressional district, where the speaker of the state legislature, Curt Bromm, refused to pledge against tax hikes and lost.
Russ Walker of Oregon CSE commented, "The trend is encouraging, but there is much work to be done.
www.heartland.org /Article.cfm?artId=15280   (667 words)

  
 OREGON'S 5TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Oregon has one of the nation's competitive congressional races, and it's a Democratic incumbent at risk.
And yet, a month out from Election Day, Rep. Darlene Hooley is in the race of her life in Oregon's 5th Congressional District.
He's articulate, abrim with energy and ideas, and as eager to make the case for himself as he is to point up how Hooley is "out of touch with our district." Although he has a standard GOP profile on taxes and social issues, he really gets wound up talking about spending reform and the environment.
www.oregonlive.com /commentary/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/editorial/1160180708226890.xml&coll=7   (763 words)

  
 Individual 109th Congressional District Wall Maps
Page-size state-based Congressional District Locator Maps, in PDF format, are available for states with multiple congressional districts.
Iowa Congressional District Locator Map (150.2 KB PDF)
Oregon Congressional District Locator Map (232.2 KB PDF)
www.census.gov /geo/www/maps/cd109/cd109_individualMaps.htm   (366 words)

  
 Elections - StatesmanJournal.com
The local congressional race pitting Democrat Darlene Hooley against Republican Jim Zupancic is one of the most competitive in the nation this year.
The district includes all of Marion, Polk, Tillamook and Lincoln counties, plus much of Clackamas County, Corvallis, and a slice of southwest Portland.
Also in the 5th Congressional District race are two third-party candidates: Jerry DeFoe of the Libertarian Party and Joseph Bitz of the Constitution Party.
news.statesmanjournal.com /article_print.cfm?i=88441   (851 words)

  
 National Women's Political Caucus
She moved to Salem, Oregon when she was eight and has lived, worked and raised a family in Oregon's Fifth Congressional District ever since.
After serving on the Park District Board, she was elected to the West Linn City Council where she served for four years.
In November of 1996, Hooley was elected to Congress as the representative of Oregon's 5th Congressional District.
www.nwpc.org /ht/d/OfficialDetails/i/25871   (452 words)

  
 Gene Expression: It's Tehran vs. Taiwan in Oregon's First Congressional District
Two immigrants are running for the seat of the 1st Congressional District in Oregon, incumbent Democrat David Wu and Republican challenger Goli Ameri.
Oregon is an Democrat leaning state and the metro are is overwhelimingly so, but when a party fails its constituency this poorly for so long, it's time for a change.
P.S. One that does differentiate the two is a source of irony for me. Goli, the Republican, seems to be very proud of her Persian heritage; she has made extensive mention of it early on in commericials, she notes on her site that she is fluent in Persian, and her oldest son is named Darius.
www.gnxp.com /MT2/archives/002768.html   (433 words)

  
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The expertise the libraries’ staffs gain can be shared with other local organizations, such as the Klamath County Library, Klamath County Museum, Tulelake-Butte Valley Fair Museum of Local History and the local office of the US Bureau of Reclamation, as they develop their own digital projects or cooperative projects with our libraries; 3.
The local contribution from Oregon Institute of Technology Library and the Shaw Historical Library is estimated to be the same as the first year, $74,256.
Within Oregon Institute of Technology, reporting will be as follows: the Project Manager will prepare written monthly reports of activities and document progress toward project objectives for the OIT Library Director, his/her supervisor.
klamathwaterlib.oit.edu /downloads/FinalGrantApp2004.doc   (4962 words)

  
 About Us | HouseDemocrats.gov   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
In November of 1996, Darlene Hooley was elected to Congress as the representative of Oregon's 5th Congressional District.
She moved to Salem, Oregon when she was eight and has lived, worked and raised a family in Oregon's Fifth Congressional District.
During her four terms in the Oregon Legislature and more than two terms as a Clackamas County Commissioner, Hooley earned a reputation as a serious, consensus-building lawmaker, more interested in formulating policy than engaging in the usual political and ideological bickering.
www.housedemocrats.gov /about/representative_detail.cfm?rep_id=108   (496 words)

  
 Oregon Congressional Districts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The district has been represented by Democrat David Wu since 1999.
District 3 covers most of Multnomah County, including Portland east of the Willamette River, and the northern part of Clackamas County.
The district has been represented by Democrat Earl Blumenauer since 1996.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oregon_congressional_district   (333 words)

  
 Associated Oregon Industries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Oregon’s first congressional district includes Clatsop, Columbia, Washington and Yamhill counties as well as parts of Clackamas and Mulnomah.
This district is the second most urbanized district in Oregon encompassing the affluent high tech regions of Washington county as well as the wealthy city of Lake Oswego.
Clatsop, Columbia and Yamhill counties located in the upper Willamette Vally are more rural.
www.aoi.org /chamber/CNdistrict1.asp   (101 words)

  
 Denny Smith - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A fighter pilot in the Vietnam war, Smith, a Republican, was first elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1980 to represent Oregon's 2nd congressional district.
When the 1980 census gave Oregon another congressional district, Smith was elected as the first representative from Oregon's 5th congressional district in 1982.
Smith served in the House from 1981 to 1991, and sat on the Budget Committee, the Interior and Insular Affairs Committee, and the Veterans' Affairs Committee.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Denny_Smith   (254 words)

  
 Peter DeFazio - Congresspedia
Peter Anthony DeFazio is a Democratic U.S. Representative representing Oregon's 4th Congressional District (map).
He received a bachelor of arts degree from Tufts University in 1969 and a master of sciences degree from the University of Oregon in 1977 and worked as a gerontologist.
He was elected as a Lane County, Oregon commissioner in 1983 and served as chairman from 1985 to 1986.
www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Peter_DeFazio   (407 words)

  
 Oregon's 3rd Congressional District - Earl Blumenauer. For Oregon.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Oregon's Third Congressional District is bordered by the Hood River county line on the east and the Columbia River (and state boundary) to the north.
The 3rd includes all of Portland and Multnomah County east of the Willamette River and some areas west of the river around Forest Park.
The district also includes parts of Clackamas County east of Gladstone and Oregon City, including Milwaukie, Happy Valley, Estacada, Sandy, and large portions of unincorporated Clackamas County and the Mount Hood National Forest.
www.earlblumenauer.com /cgi-bin/display.cgi?page=oregons3rd   (120 words)

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