Bruce Chadwick Hugo (September 11, 1945 – January 4, 2017) was an American politician and member of the

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. He was a communications consultant. After voting to legalize

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, he became addicted to it and spent hundreds of dollars of Columbia county money on gaming machines in a bar in Scappoose. He died on January 4, 2017.

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1945 births 2017 deaths Democratic Party members of the Oregon House of Representatives Politicians from Portland, Oregon People from Scappoose, Oregon 20th-century members of the Oregon Legislative Assembly {{Oregon-politician-stub