Greg Macpherson

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Gregory Hector "Greg" Macpherson (born May 3 1950 in Corvallis, Oregoncite web|url=http://www.lawyers.com/Oregon/Portland/Gregory-H.-Macpherson-1501158-a.html|title=Gregory H. Macpherson profile|publisher=Lawyers.com|accessdate=2008-04-15] ) is a Democratic politician in the U.S. state of Oregon. He currently serves as the state representative from District 38, which includes most of Lake Oswego and portions of southwestern Portland.

Early life

Macpherson grew up in rural Linn County. His father, Hector Jr., served in the Oregon State Senate and was a cosponsor of the 1973 law that established Oregon's land-use planning system. His grandfather, Hector Sr., served in the Oregon House of Representatives and helped found the Oregon Department of Education.cite news|url=http://wweek.com/editorial/3420/10728/|work=Willamette Week|title=Gunfight at the OR Corral|last=Jaquiss|first=Nigel|authorlink=Nigel Jaquiss|date=2008-03-26|accessdate=2008-04-15]

Macpherson earned his undergraduate degree from Harvard University in 1972 and his law degree from Georgetown University in 1975. He was admitted to the Oregon bar in 1975. An employee benefits attorney for more than 30 years, he is a currently a partner at Stoel Rives LLP in Portland.cite web|url=http://www.stoel.com/showbio.aspx?Show=303|title=Greg Macpherson Resume|publisher=Stoel Rives LLP|accessdate=2008-04-15] cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.or.us/macpherson/bio.htm|title=Representative Greg Macpherson|publisher=Oregon State Legislature|accessdate=2007-04-15]

Political career

In 2002, Macpherson was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives, defeating Republican Jim Zupancic. He was re-elected in 2004 and 2006. In the Oregon House, he played a prominent role opposing Measure 37, a controversial ballot initiative that invalidated much of Oregon's land use regulation. He was the plaintiff in "Macpherson v. Department of Administrative Services", an unsuccessful challenge to Measure 37's constitutionality. As chair of the House Judiciary Committee, he was instrumental in writing Measure 49, a 2007 ballot measure that scaled back some of Measure 37's provisions.cite news
title=Macpherson set to run for attorney general
date= August 22 2007
work=Corvallis Gazette-Times
url=http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2007/08/23/news/community/4loc09_macpherson.txt]

In 2006, Macpherson was one of only three Democrats in the Oregon legislature who urged the PUC to oppose refunding Portland General Electric (PGE) customers who had been illegally overcharged by the utility. Enron, the parent company of PGE, was a client of Macpherson’s law firm. cite news
url=http://wweek.com/editorial/3224/7459/
work=Willamette Week
author=Willamette Week Editorial Staff
title=A Substantial Contingent Of The Oregon Legislature
date=2006-04-19
accessdate=2008-08-16 ]

He is a candidate for Oregon Attorney General in 2008, running to succeed incumbent Hardy Myers, who will not seek another term. His opponent in the Democratic primary is John Kroger, a former prosecutor of Enron, a deputy policy director for Bill Clinton’s 1992 Presidential Campaign, and a professor at Lewis and Clark Law School. No Republican candidate filed for the race, so the winner of the May 20 Democratic Primary is expected to assume the office. [cite news
title=Reviving Oregon elections
first=Phil
last=Keisling
date=April 13, 2008
work=The Oregonian]

Personal

Macpherson and his wife Tory live in Lake Oswego. They have two adult children.

References

External links

* [http://www.leg.state.or.us/macpherson/ Official House website]
* [http://www.votemac.com/ Campaign website]
* [http://www.stoel.com/showbio.aspx?Show=303 Stoel Rives LLP resume]