Cliff Zauner
{{Short description|American politician}}
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| name = Cliff Zauner
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| state_house = Oregon
| state = Oregon
| district = 22nd
| term_start = January 18, 2001
| term_end = January 10, 2005
| preceded = Laurie Monnes Anderson
| succeeded = Betty Komp
| party = Republican
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| death_date = {{Death date|2020|11|29}}
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| spouse = Virginia
| children = 4
| residence = Woodburn, Oregon
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Clifford Anthony Zauner was a former member of the Oregon House of Representatives, representing District 22 for one term. As of 2025, he is the last Republican to represent Woodburn in the legislature.
Career
Zauner spent 40 years working as a sports radio host. Zauner was first elected in 2000 to the 38th district, but was later redistricted to the 22nd. After retiring from the legislature, Zauner put up political signs on state highways, using relationships he formed with farmers during his tenure.{{Cite web |title=Tired of GOP Signs on State Highways? Where they come from... - BlueOregon |url=https://www.blueoregon.com/2006/10/tired_of_gop_si/ |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=www.blueoregon.com}} In 2001, he introduced a bill to ban bilingual education, which failed.{{Cite web |last=Pulaski |first=Alex |date=2012-05-25 |title=9 states of Oregon: The Valley -- an area ripe for change |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2012/05/9_states_of_oregon_the_valley.html |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=oregonlive }} He was a Roman Catholic, a Eucharistic Minister at St. Luke's church. On November 28, 2020, Zauner died due to complications related to stroke at age 86.{{Cite web |date=2020-12-03 |title=Former Woodburn representative Cliff Zauner dies at 86 |url=https://www.woodburnindependent.com/news/former-woodburn-representative-cliff-zauner-dies-at-86/article_471c5e71-3cc7-508d-87a9-8825649f2f19.html |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=WoodBurnIndependent.com }}
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Category:Members of the Oregon House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the Oregon Legislative Assembly
Category:People from Woodburn, Oregon
Category:Catholic politicians from Oregon
Category:American radio people
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