Joanne Verger
Joanne Verger is a Democratic politician in the U.S. state of Oregon. She was the first female mayor of Coos Bay, the largest city on the Oregon Coast, serving four terms.[1] She served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 2001–2004,[2][3][4] and was elected to the Oregon State Senate in 2004. She is running for reelection in 2008,[5] with no major party opponent in either the primary or general election.
She is co-owner of an automobile dealership, and has worked extensively in advertising and marketing.[1]
She is a graduate of Northwestern State University and Louisiana State University.[6]
Verger has won a number of awards, including the Human Rights Award in 1991.[6]
- Seventy-third Oregon Legislative Assembly (2004–2006)
- Seventy-fourth Oregon Legislative Assembly (2008–2008)
- ^ a b http://www.leg.state.or.us/verger/home.htm
- ^ http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/legislative/histleg/statehood/2001reg.htm
- ^ http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/legislative/histleg/statehood/2002spec.htm
- ^ http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/legislative/histleg/statehood/2003reg.htm
- ^ http://www.joanneverger2008.com/
- ^ a b http://www.sdlf.net/cgi-bin/display.cgi?page=joanneverger
