Member of the Oregon Senate from the 22nd district
In office August 2, 1977 – January 10, 1983
Preceded by
Elizabeth Browne
Succeeded by
William Frye
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 43rd district
In office January 13, 1975 – August 2, 1977
Preceded by
David Stults
Succeeded by
Clinton Boehringer
Personal details
Born
Theodore Ralph Kulongoski
(1940-11-05) November 5, 1940 (age 83) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Mary Oberst
Children
3
Education
University of Missouri (BA, JD)
Theodore Ralph Kulongoski (/ˌkʊlənˈɡɒski/KUUL-ən-GOSS-kee; born November 5, 1940) is an American politician, judge, and lawyer who served as the 36th Governor of Oregon from 2003 to 2011.[1] A member of the Democratic Party, he served in both houses of the Oregon Legislative Assembly and also served as the state Insurance Commissioner. He was the Attorney General of Oregon from 1993 to 1997 and a justice of the Oregon Supreme Court from 1997 to 2001. Kulongoski has served in all three branches of the Oregon state government.[2]
^Remarks by Governor Kulongoski at the AIPAC Community Dinner, March 8, 2005 Retrieved 2017-05-19.
^Esteve, Harry (January 3, 2011). "Ted Kulongoski defends legacy as he bids good-bye to Oregon governor's office". The Oregonian. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
Theodore Ralph Kulongoski (/ˌkʊlənˈɡɒski/ KUUL-ən-GOSS-kee; born November 5, 1940) is an American politician, judge, and lawyer who served as the 36th...
Incumbent Democratic Governor of Oregon TedKulongoski ran for a second and final term as governor. Kulongoski faced several challengers in his primary...
seek a third consecutive term in 2002. He was succeeded by Democrat TedKulongoski, who was elected governor in 2002 and 2006. After his first tenure as...
take over utility company Portland General Electric. In 2003, Governor TedKulongoski appointed Goldschmidt to the Oregon Board of Higher Education, a position...
2014. To replace him, former Oregon Supreme Court Associate Justice TedKulongoski won a crowded and competitive Democratic primary, while former State...
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was re-elected to a third term, defeating Democratic state senator TedKulongoski and Libertarian Tonie Nathan. The primary elections were held on May...
Health & Science University and former deputy chief of staff to Governor TedKulongoski, as her chief of staff. She appointed Jeanne Atkins secretary of state...
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third term, defeating Democratic state senator (and future Governor) TedKulongoski and Libertarian Tonie Nathan. The primary elections were held on May...
adjourned July 5, 1977. Elizabeth W. Browne resigned on July 5, 1977. TedKulongoski was appointed in her place on August 2, 1977. Wallace P. Carson Jr....
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school board chair Ron Saxton. He went on to run against Democrat TedKulongoski. Kulongoski won 49% of the vote versus 46% for Mannix. Libertarian candidate...
term beginning on January 10, 2011. The incumbent governor, Democrat TedKulongoski, was ineligible to run due to term limits barring him from being elected...
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the year. Incumbent Democratic State Treasurer Ted Wheeler, who was appointed by Governor TedKulongoski to serve until this special election could be...
Democratic State Treasurer Ted Wheeler was re-elected to a full term after being appointed to the role in 2010 by Governor TedKulongoski due to the death of...
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television debates with incumbent Bob Packwood and then-State Senator TedKulongoski. She received 43,686 votes for 3.83% of the vote. In 1990 Nathan ran...
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