Jack Roberts (Oregon politician)

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For other persons of the same name, see Jack Roberts.

Jack Roberts is a politician in the U.S. state of Oregon. A Republican, his highest office has been Oregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries, which he held from 1995 to 2003.[1] He previously served as a Lane County commissioner from 1989 to 1995.[2]

Roberts, the most recent Republican to hold statewide office in Oregon, has ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for governor of Oregon in 2002.[2] He cane close to winning the nomination,[3] but ultimately lost to Kevin Mannix. He was considered a contender to take on incumbent U.S. Senator Ron Wyden in 2004, but did not enter the race.[4] He also ran for the Oregon Supreme Court in 2006,[5][6] losing to Virginia Linder.

He is currently the executive director of the Lane Metro Partnership.[7]

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  1. ^ Bureau of Labor and Industries - Agency History (HTML). Oregon Bluebook (Online). Oregon Secretary of State (2006). Retrieved on 2006-12-10.
  2. ^ a b http://www.sos.state.or.us/elections/may212002/guide/rep/gov/robej.htm
  3. ^ Hamilton, Don. "Roberts inches forward in close governor’s race", Portland Tribune, May 17, 2002. Retrieved on 2008-05-28. 
  4. ^ Hamilton, Don. "GOP seeks key to Wyden fortress", Portland Tribune, February 25, 2003. Retrieved on 2008-05-28. 
  5. ^ http://www.sos.state.or.us/elections/nov72006/guide/cand/rober_j.html
  6. ^ http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache:8iaZocRs4ZAJ:www.osbar.org/_docs/leadership/elections/judicial/06judiciaNov/roberts.j.pdf+Jack+Roberts+commissioner+of+labor&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=8&gl=us&client=firefox-a
  7. ^ Cooper, Matt. "Election of ‘change’ hurts Green", Register-Guard, May 22, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-05-28. 

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