Elizabeth Terry Beyer (born January 26, 1951) is a
Democratic
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politician from the
U.S. state of
Oregon. She served in the
Oregon House of Representatives
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representing District 12 in the city of
Springfield
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from 2001 to 2013.
Early life and career
Beyer was born in
Eugene, Oregon
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As of the 2020 United States Census, Eu ...
, where she attended
Lane Community College.
She was a member of the Springfield City Council from 1993 to 1999, and worked as a legislative assistant to her husband
Lee
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, a member of the Oregon House, and later the
Oregon State Senate
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, beginning in 1991.
Political career
In 2001, her husband Lee resigned from the Oregon Senate to take a position on the
Oregon Public Utility Commission
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. Oregon state representative
Bill Morrisette was appointed to replace him in the Senate, leaving an opening in House District 42.
[ A list of potential replacements for Morrisette was submitted to the Lane County Board of Commissioners by a Democratic precinct nominating committee, but all were rejected, leaving the responsibility of the appointment to Governor John Kitzhaber, who chose Terry Beyer for the position.][
In 2002, she was elected to a full term in the district (now renumbered 12), and has been re-elected four times since then.][
]
Personal
Beyer and her husband Lee have been married more than 40 years and have three children.[
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References
External links
Legislative website
Project VoteSmart biography
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Democratic Party members of the Oregon House of Representatives
Politicians from Eugene, Oregon
People from Springfield, Oregon
Living people
1951 births
Oregon city council members
Women state legislators in Oregon
Women city councillors in Oregon
Lane Community College alumni
21st-century American politicians
21st-century American women politicians