Barbara Roberts

(1936-)

34th Governor of Oregon

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Barbara Kay Roberts (née Hughey; born December 21, 1936) is an American politician from the state of Oregon. A native of the state, she served as the 34th Governor of Oregon from 1991 to 1995. She was the first woman to serve as Oregon governor, and the only woman elected to that office until 2016. A Democrat, Roberts was also the first woman to serve as majority leader in the Oregon House of Representatives. She also won two terms as Oregon Secretary of State, and served in local and county government in Portland. Roberts was married to Oregon state Sen. Frank L. Roberts from 1974 until his death in 1993. From February 2011 until January 2013, she served on the council of Metro, the regional government in the Portland metropolitan area.

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Born	Barbara Kay Hughey 21 December 1936 (age 88) Corvallis, Oregon, USA
Zodiac	Sagittarius
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Neal Sanders - · · m. 1954; div. 1972 info edit

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Frank L. Roberts 1915-1993 · American politician · m. 1974 info edit

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