Jack Roberts (Oregon politician)
- Jack Roberts (Oregon politician)
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.[Cite web|url=http://bluebook.state.or.us/state/elections/elections31.htm|title=Bureau of Labor and Industries - Agency History|accessdate=2006-12-10|publisher=Oregon Secretary of State|year=2006|work=Oregon Bluebook (Online)|format=HTML] He previously served as a Lane County commissioner from 1989 to 1995.][ [http://www.sos.state.or.us/elections/may212002/guide/rep/gov/robej.htm Jack Roberts ] ] ]Roberts, the most recent Republican to hold statewide office in Oregon, ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for governor of Oregon in 2002.[ He came close to winning the nomination, [cite news]
title=Roberts inches forward in close governor’s race
first=Don
last=Hamilton
work=Portland Tribune
date=May 17, 2002
url=http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=11568
accessdate=2008-05-28] 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. [cite news
title=GOP seeks key to Wyden fortress
first=Don
last=Hamilton
work=Portland Tribune
date=February 25, 2003
url=http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/print_story.php?story_id=16699
accessdate=2008-05-28] He also ran for the Oregon Supreme Court in 2006, [ [http://www.sos.state.or.us/elections/nov72006/guide/cand/rober_j.html Nonpartisan Candidates: Judge of the Supreme Court ] ] [ [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 403 Forbidden ] ] losing to Virginia Linder.He is currently the executive director of the Lane Metro Partnership. [cite news
title= Election of ‘change’ hurts Green
first=Matt
last=Cooper
work=Register-Guard
date=May 22, 2008
url=http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/dt.cms.support.viewStory.cls?cid=102449&sid=4&fid=1
accessdate=2008-05-28]
Writings by Jack Roberts
* cite news
title=Tanner decision offers way out of gay-marriage dilemma
first=Jack
last=Roberts
date=March 17, 2004
work=The Oregonian
url=http://www.oregonlive.com/special/gaymarriage/index.ssf?/special/oregonian/gaymarriage/040317_comm_roberts.html
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