Greg Macpherson
{{short description|American politician}}
{{About|the Oregon politician|the Canadian singer-songwriter|Greg MacPherson}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name =Greg Macpherson
| image = Greg Macpherson.jpg
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| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1950|05|03}}
| birth_place =Corvallis, Oregon
| residence = Lake Oswego, Oregon
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| district2 = 38th
| term_start2 =2003
| term_end2 = 2009
| predecessor2 = Richard Devlin
| successor2 = Chris Garrett
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| party = Democratic
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| occupation = Attorney
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| spouse = Tory Macpherson
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Gregory Hector Macpherson (born May 3, 1950){{cite 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 US state of Oregon. From 2003 to 2009, he served as the state representative from District 38, which includes most of Lake Oswego and portions of southwestern Portland.
Early life
Macpherson was born in Corvallis, Oregon, and grew up in rural Linn County. His paternal grandfather, Hector Macpherson, Sr., was elected in 1926, 1928, and 1938 as a progressive Republican member the Oregon Legislative Assembly.Elizabeth Nielsen, [http://archives.library.oregonstate.edu/files/archives/mss/zorn_macpherson_des.html "Guide to the Zorn-Macpherson Bill Collection 1926-1932,"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053844/http://archives.library.oregonstate.edu/files/archives/mss/zorn_macpherson_des.html |date=September 21, 2013 }} Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, OR. During his political career his grandfather 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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080328230455/http://wweek.com/editorial/3420/10728/|archive-date=March 28, 2008|url-status=dead}} 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.
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. After 41 years, he retired in 2016 as a partner at Stoel Rives LLP in Portland.{{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-macpherson-b9130715/|title=Greg Macpherson|accessdate=2022-04-25}}{{cite news|last1=Giegerich|first1=Andy|title=Macpherson flings hat into L.O. mayoral race|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2012/02/01/macpherson-flings-hat-into-lo-race.html|accessdate=April 19, 2015|work=Portland Business Journal|date=February 1, 2012}}
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|url=http://democratherald.com/news/local/macpherson-set-to-run-for-attorney-general/article_c3cee752-c6e5-56b3-98ba-432fa330d622.html|accessdate=April 19, 2015|work=Albany Democrat Herald|date=August 22, 2007}}
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.
He was a candidate for Oregon Attorney General in 2008, running to succeed incumbent Hardy Myers, but lost in the Democratic primary to John Kroger.{{cite news|last1=Silverman|first1=Julia|title=Kroger, Brown win statewide races|url=http://www.dailytidings.com/article/20080521/News/305219995|accessdate=April 19, 2015|work=Ashland Daily Tidings|date=May 21, 2008}} In 2012, Macpherson announced that he would run for mayor of his hometown of Lake Oswego.{{cite news
|url=http://thetribonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=132813645874041700
|title=Macpherson jumps into city politics, seeks mayor's post
|date=February 1, 2012
|accessdate=April 20, 2013
|last=Murphy
|first=Kara Hansen
|newspaper=Lake Oswego Review
}}
Personal
Macpherson and his wife Tory live in Lake Oswego. He has two adult children.
Electoral history
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2004 Oregon State Representative, 38th district{{cite web
| title = Official Results | November 2, 2004
| url = http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873503
| website = Oregon Secretary of State
| access-date = October 30, 2023
| archive-date = September 10, 2023
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230910004416/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873503
| url-status = live }}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Greg Macpherson
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 25,014
| percentage = 85.6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Christopher Richter
| party = Libertarian Party (United States)
| votes = 2,384
| percentage = 8.2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Ernest C. Richardson
| party = Constitution Party (United States)
| votes = 1,465
| percentage = 5.0}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 357
| percentage = 1.2}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 29,220
| percentage = 100%}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2006 Oregon State Representative, 38th district{{cite web
| title = Official Results | November 7, 2006
| url = http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873552
| website = Oregon Secretary of State
| access-date = October 30, 2023
| archive-date = September 10, 2023
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230910004315/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873552
| url-status = live }}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Greg Macpherson
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 18,361
| percentage = 68.7}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Fred Bremner
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 8,335
| percentage = 31.2}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 45
| percentage = 0.2}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 26,741
| percentage = 100%}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.stoel.com/showbio.aspx?Show=303 Stoel Rives LLP resume]
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Category:Members of the Oregon House of Representatives
Category:Politicians from Corvallis, Oregon
Category:Politicians from Lake Oswego, Oregon
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