Beverly "Bev" Stein is an activist, lawyer and politician from

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who served in various capacities in

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, but who now lives in Tillamook. Stein attended the

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and the

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before moving to Portland, where she helped found the New American Movement's Portland chapter. She was elected in 1988 as a

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to represent the 14th district of the

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, succeeding fellow Democrat

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, who was making a (successful) run for the

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. Stein would remain in that position until she resigned on April 21, 1993 to seek election as

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of the Multnomah County Board. She was succeeded by fellow Democrat George Eighmey. Stein would win her race for board chair, and served eight years in that position.NAM.pdf Cohen, Victor. "Interview with Portland NAM Members" ''Work and Days'' Issue 55/56; Vol. 28, 2010; pp. 233-250
/ref> In 2002, she resigned to run for Governor of Oregon, losing in the Democratic

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to eventual victor

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