by Denise Biggs | Dec 8, 2025 | Legislative Board Members, Uncategorized
Rep. Tom Andersen Tom Andersen isn’t your typical politician. He is the son of a Presbyterian minister. The family dinner table conversations were about making the world a better place and his upbringing instilled in him the importance of community. Whether it...
by Olivia | Oct 11, 2002 | Uncategorized
(1937-2023) Painter, Gov. Tom McCall’s portrait, 1982. Painter, Gov. John Kitzhaber’s portrait, 2009. WATCH INTERVIEW About Henk Pander Born in the Netherlands in 1937, Henk Pander joined his father, artist Jacob (Jaap), on drawing and watercolor painting...
by Hannah Swanson | Jun 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
Budget and Finance Committee Chair Bruce first entered Oregon’s Capitol in the mid-1960s in conjunction with a college political science field trip. That introduction through the revolving doors began a long and rewarding career as a lawyer specializing in public...
by Hannah Swanson | Jun 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
Sen. Jane Cease figured out early in life that what governments did mattered. Cease was elected to represent her Northeast Portland district in the Oregon House of Representatives in 1979. Male and female voters in the 1970s were unsure of whether a woman was up to...
by Hannah Swanson | Jun 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
Dan is the president of Crosswater Strategies, a Northwest government relations and public affairs firm. He has lobbied at the federal, state and local levels for more than 20 years, representing a broad range of corporate, association, non-profit and public agency...
by Hannah Swanson | Jun 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
On a spring morning in 1943, a 13-year old Phil Lang boarded a bus in Portland headed for Salem. Governor Earl Snell, a family acquaintance, had invited him for a visit to the Capitol. The two of them had a fine visit but that’s only part of the story that involved...
