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  Cook, Vernon
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AffiliationDemocratic  
<-  2000-01-01  
 
NameVernon Cook
Address
Gresham, Oregon , United States
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Born October 14, 1925
DiedDecember 06, 2008 (83 years)
ContributorWesternDem
Last ModifedRBH
Dec 05, 2021 04:25pm
Tags Young Democrats - Baptist -
InfoRobert Vernon "Vern" Cook

Retired Judge, former State Legislator, attorney.

Elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 1956 and 1958.

Elected to the Oregon Senate in 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, and 1976. He lost renomination in 1980 to the late Ruth McFarland-D.

President of the Young Democrats of Oregon Caucus from 1954 to 1957 and as the national regional director of the Young Democrats of America Caucus in 1956.

[Link] href="http://library.state.or.us/repository/2011/201101131436324/index.pdf" target="_blank" >[Link] (See p. 26)

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  05/18/2004 OR State Senate 25 D Primary Lost 18.18% (-31.09%)
  11/07/2000 OR State Senate 28 Lost 34.91% (-30.04%)
  05/19/1998 OR Superintendant of Public Instruction - Primary Lost 12.16% (-11.97%)
  11/06/1984 OR Attorney General Lost 34.87% (-30.23%)
  05/20/1980 OR State Senate 12 - D Primary Lost 45.79% (-8.41%)
  11/07/1978 OR US Senate Lost 38.28% (-23.37%)
  05/23/1978 OR US Senate- D Primary Won 58.32% (+42.34%)
  11/02/1976 OR State Senate 12 Won 61.26% (+22.54%)
  05/28/1974 OR District 3 - D Primary Lost 14.55% (-19.87%)
  11/07/1972 OR State Senate 12 Won 61.59% (+23.20%)
  11/03/1970 OR District 1 Lost 28.20% (-43.59%)
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