Wayne H. Fawbush Explained

Wayne Fawbush
State:Oregon
State Senate:Oregon
District:23rd
Term Start:1989
Term End:1993
Predecessor:Kenneth Jernstedt
Successor:Wes Cooley
State1:Oregon
State House1:Oregon
District1:56th
Term Start1:1977
Term End1:1989
Predecessor1:Paul Walden
Successor1:Greg Walden
Party:Democratic
Birth Name:Wayne Harvey Fawbush
Birth Date:17 March 1944
Birth Place:Hood River, Oregon, U.S.
Alma Mater:University of Oregon
Rank:captain
Battles:Vietnam War
Allegiance:United States of America

Wayne Harvey Fawbush (born March 17, 1944) is an American politician who served as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives and Oregon State Senate.[1] [2]

Early life and education

Fawbush was born in Hood River, Oregon. He graduated from the University of Oregon.

Career

Fawbush owned and operated a commercial farm in Hood River, Oregon where he grew pears and blueberries.[3] He served with the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War.[4] During the Clinton administration, he was a member of the Senior Executive Service assigned as Deputy for Program Operations for the Farmers Home Administration at the United States Department of Agriculture. He served as the first director of the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund. He was also a program officer at the Ford Foundation.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alphabetical List of Oregon's Legislators and Related Information. April 9, 2015. 1993. 41. State of Oregon Legislative Administration Committee.
  2. Book: Oregon Blue Book. State of Oregon Office of the Secretary of State. 1983. 124. October 11, 2014.
  3. News: Wayne Fawbush tenacious legislator. Heppner Gazette-Times. October 11, 2014. Rodger. Schock. October 14, 1992. 5. 111. 40.
  4. Web site: Wayne Fawbush: Biography. Goddard College. October 11, 2014.