Ben Cannon
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| Rep. Ben Cannon | |
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Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
from the 46th district |
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| In office 2007 – present |
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| Born | 1976 Springfield, Illinois |
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| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Liz Cannon |
| Residence | Portland, Oregon |
| Alma mater | Oxford University,Washington University |
| Profession | educator |
| Website | votebencannon.com |
Ben Cannon is an American teacher and politician from Oregon. He was elected in 2006 to the Oregon House of Representatives, representing the state's 46th District, in Portland. He is unopposed for re-election in 2008.
Cannon was educated at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, where he edited the campus newspaper and co-authored Walking Historic Downtown St. Louis (2000). He won a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University in 1999, and went to Corpus Christi College, Oxford. There he served in the position of Bar Steward, and studied Philosophy, Politics, and Economics before taking a graduate degree in Comparative and International Education.
Cannon returned to the United States to become a middle school teacher in Tualatin, Oregon, where he still teaches.
[edit] External links
- Oregon State House - Ben Cannon official government website
- Legislative website
- Project Vote Smart - Representative Ben Cannon (OR) profile
- Follow the Money - Ben Cannon
- 2006 campaign contributions
- Campaign website
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