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American politician Not to be confused with Rep. Jim Hill of Washington County, a Republican who served in the 71st Oregon Legislative Assembly.
Jim Hill
25th Oregon State Treasurer
In office
January 4, 1993 – January 1, 2001
GovernorBarbara Roberts
John Kitzhaber
Preceded byTony Meeker
Succeeded byRandall Edwards
Member of the Oregon Senate
from the 16th district
In office
January 12, 1987 – January 4, 1993
Preceded byL. B. Day
Succeeded byCatherine Webber
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
from the 31st district
In office
January 10, 1983 – January 12, 1987
Preceded byAlan C. Riebel
Succeeded byRocky Barilla
Personal details
Born (1947-04-23) April 23, 1947 (age 77)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materMichigan State University (BA)

Jim Hill (born April 23, 1947) is an American attorney, financial consultant, and politician who served two terms as Oregon State Treasurer from January 4, 1993, to January 1, 2001. Hill had previously served in both chambers of the Oregon Legislative Assembly.

Early life and education

He was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Michigan State University in 1969. He received both an MBA (1971) and a Juris Doctor (1974) from Indiana University Bloomington.

Career

Hill was elected treasurer in 1992, the first African American elected to statewide office in Oregon. He had previously served in the Oregon State Senate (1987–1993) and the Oregon House of Representatives (1983–1987). He ran unsuccessfully for the House in 1980, and for governor in 2002 and 2006.

In 2010, Hill was briefly a candidate in the special election for Oregon State Treasurer, to complete the term of Ben Westlund, who died in office.

Personal life

Divorced with one grown daughter, Hill resides in Salem, Oregon.

References

  1. Biography in the Oregon Blue Book, 1997, p. 16.
  2. ^ "Treasurers of Oregon" (webpage). Oregon Blue Book. Oregon Secretary of State. 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-03.
  3. ^ "Incumbent advantage isn't a sure thing in '06". statesmanjournal.newspapers.com. Statesman Journal. April 30, 2006. pp. 1-2 A. Retrieved April 29, 2018.Closed access icon
  4. Jeff Mapes (March 9, 2010). "Jim Hill files for treasurer". oregonlive.com. The Oregonian. Retrieved April 29, 2018.Free access icon
  5. Mapes, Jeff (March 11, 2010). "Jim Hill drops Oregon Treasurer candidacy". The Oregonian. Retrieved February 14, 2016.Free access icon
Political offices
Preceded byTony Meeker Treasurer of Oregon
1993–2001 		Succeeded byRandall Edwards
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