Ginny Burdick
| Ginny Burdick | |
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| President pro tempore of the Oregon Senate | |
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Assumed office January 10, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Rick Metsger |
| Member of the Oregon Senate from the 18th, originally 6th district | |
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Assumed office January 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Dick Springer |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 12, 1947 Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater |
University of Puget Sound University of Oregon |
Virginia "Ginny" Burdick (born March 12, 1947) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Oregon, serving her third term in the Oregon State Senate.[1] She represents Tigard, King City and Southwest Portland in Senate District 18.[2]
She was first elected to the Senate in 1996, and reelected in 2000 and 2004.[2] She chaired the Senate Judiciary committee in the 2007–2008 sessions,[3] and will chair the Finance and Revenue committee in the 2009–2010 sessions.
She was a member of the Land Conservation and Development Commission from 1987 to 1993.[2] She ran against incumbent Portland City Commissioner Erik Sten in 2006.[4] In the May 2006 primary election, she narrowly missed qualifying for a runoff election.
Burdick is also a communications consultant, specializing in crisis communications.[2] She has two daughters.[2]
References
- ↑
- 1 2 3 4 5 Biography at Oregon Legislature website
- ↑ Korn, Peter (September 18, 2008). "Hospital restraint numbers murky". Portland Tribune. Archived from the original on June 8, 2011.
- ↑ Portland Mercury | News | Introducing Ginny Burdick
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