John R. Dellenback

Infobox Congressman
name= John Dellenback

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state= Oregon
district=4th
party=Republican
term=1967 - 1975
preceded=Robert B. Duncan
succeeded=James H. Weaver
date of birth=birth date|1918|11|6|mf=y
place of birth=Chicago, Illinois
date of death=death date and age|2002|12|7|1918|11|6|mf=y
place of death=Medford, Oregon
spouse=Mary Jane Dellenback
current occupation=

John Richard Dellenback (November 6, 1918 – December 7, 2002) was a Republican U.S. congressman from Oregon.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Dellenback graduated from Yale University. After serving in the United States Navy during World War II, Dellenback received his law degree from the University of Michigan in 1949 and began teaching law at Oregon State College (later Oregon State University) that same year.

In 1960, Dellenback was elected to the Oregon State Legislature, and in 1966, was elected to the United States House of Representatives, representing Oregon's 4th congressional district. While in Congress, Dellenback, a Republican, earned a reputation as an independent thinker. He wrote legislation to establish the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, worked to pass a bill that made pipeline permit-holders and shippers liable for oil spills,cite press release | title = Peace Corps Mourns Loss of Former Director John R. Dellenback | publisher = Peace Corps | date = December 11, 2002 | url = http://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=resources.media.press.view&news_id=693 | accessdate = 2006-12-22] and supported federal Title IX legislation for equal opportunity for boys and girls in athletics. cite news|last = O'Neill| first = Patrick|title = 4-time Oregon congressman John Dellenback dies at 84|work = The Oregonian |date = December 8, 2002]

Dellenback served four terms in the House and was defeated in the 1974 elections by Democrat Jim Weaver. Dellenback's defeat is largely attributed to the anti-Republican mood of the electorate in the wake of the Watergate scandal.

After leaving Congress, Dellenback was appointed by President Gerald Ford as director of the Peace Corps, where he served from 1975 to 1977. From 1977 to 1988, Dellenback was president of the Christian College Coalition (now called the [http://www.cccu.org/ Coalition for Christian Colleges & Universities] .

Dellenback died in Medford, Oregon of viral pneumonia in 2002.

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