Dick Springer Explained

Dick Springer should not be confused with Dick Spring.

Dick Springer
Office:Majority Leader of the Oregon Senate
Term Start:1993
Term End:1995
Predecessor:Bill Bradbury
Successor:Brady L. Adams
Office1:Minority Leader of the Oregon Senate
Term Start1:1995
Term End1:1997
Predecessor1:Gene Timms
Successor1:Clifford W. Trow
Office3:Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
Term Start3:1981
Term End3:1989
Predecessor3:Jo Simpson
Successor3:Phil Keisling
Constituency3:10th District (1981–1983)
12th District (1983–1989)
State Senate2:Oregon
District2:6th
Term Start2:1989
Term End2:1997
Predecessor2:Jan Wyers
Successor2:Ginny Burdick
Party:Democratic
Birth Date:25 January 1948
Birth Place:Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Profession:Lawyer
Alma Mater:University of Oregon
Princeton University

Richard Samuel Springer (January 25, 1948 – April 9, 2023) was an American lawyer and politician, who was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives and the Oregon State Senate.[1] While in the Oregon Senate, he served a stint as its majority leader.

Springer attended the University of Oregon and Princeton University. He served in the United States Navy in the Vietnam War.[2]

Springer was later the district manager for the West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District. He died from a heart attack on April 9, 2023, at the age of 75.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Utah State Legislative Directory. Legacy.library.ucaf.edu. 13 January 2011. 14 October 2014.
  2. Web site: WMSWCD Staff : Richard S. Springer – District Manager. Wmswcd.org . 14 October 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141020050332/http://www.wmswcd.org/content.cfm/Who-We-Are/Staff. 20 October 2014.
  3. Web site: Sparling . Zane . Dick Springer, environmentalist and former Oregon Senate majority leader, dies at 75 . MSN . April 16, 2023.