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American politician (1925–2022)
Elizabeth Susan Nelson VanLeeuwen (née Nelson ; November 5, 1925 – November 27, 2022) was an American politician who was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives .[1]
Early life and career [ edit ]
VanLeeuwen was born in Lakeview, Oregon , where she lived until attending Oregon State University . She received a Bachelor of Science in Home Making Education and a minor in English in 1947.[2] She married George VanLeeuwen on June 15, 1947, and was a farmer.[3] She also was a news reporter and journalist for a newspaper in Brownsville, Oregon , from 1949 to 1970.[4] [5] She was a school teacher at Monroe High School, a substitute teacher and an adult educator in the 1950s and 1960s. She had a weekly farm report radio program on KWIL in the 1970s.
VanLeeuwen was a founding member of Oregon Women for Agriculture and a member of the Oregon Farm Bureau Women's Committee and Legislative Committee before being elected to the Oregon House of Representatives.
Political career [ edit ]
VanLeeuwen served as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from 1981 to 1999.
In 1999, she was elected to the Linn County Soil and Water Conservation board and held a position there.
In 2002, VanLeeuwen ran for Oregon's 4th congressional district against Peter DeFazio (D ) . She lost 64% to 34%.
Personal life and death [ edit ]
VanLeeuwen and her husband George lived in Halsey, Oregon , and had four children. She died there on November 27, 2022, at the age of 97.[6]
References [ edit ]
^ Marquis Who's Who (1991). "Liz Susan VanLeeuwen (Elizabeth VanLeeuwen)". Who's Who of American Women, 1991-1992 (17th ed.). Chicago. p. 1027. ISBN 978-0-8379-0417-7 . OCLC 23186551 . Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via WorldCat. {{cite book }}
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^ Oregon Blue Book . 1987. Retrieved October 10, 2014 .
^ "Biographical Note: - Liz VanLeeuwen Spotted Owl Collection, 1973-2004 - Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries" . Retrieved October 10, 2014 .
^ "Elizabeth VanLeeuwen" . Legacy . November 30, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022 .
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