Scott Duff

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Scott Duff

|birth_date = {{birth date|1950|11|12}}

|death_date = {{death date and age|2020|06|21|1950|11|12}}

|office1 = Member of the Oregon State Senate from the 29th district

|term_start1 = 1991

|term_end1 = 1993

|preceded1 = Michael G. Thorne

|succeeded1 = Gordon H. Smith

|party = Democratic

|alma_mater = Oregon State University
Waseda University

}}

Scott Duff (November 12, 1950 – June 21, 2020) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member for the 29th district of the Oregon State Senate.{{Citation|title=State Yellow Book|date=1992|publisher=Monitor Publishing Company}}

Life and career

Duff attended Oregon State University and Waseda University.{{Cite web|url=https://obituaries.union-bulletin.com/obituary/scott-duff-1084750420|title=Scott W. Duff|work=Walla Walla Union-Bulletin|date=March 27, 2022|access-date=September 8, 2023}}

Duff was a wheat grower.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/200763733/|title=Property tax mess gets uglier|work=Statesman Journal|location=Salem, Oregon|date=February 2, 1991|access-date=September 8, 2023|page=8|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}

In 1991, Duff was appointed{{Cite web|url=https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/legislators-chronological|title=Chronological List of Oregon Legislators from 1841 to Present|work=Oregon State Legislature|access-date=September 8, 2023}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/198385545/|title=Lawmakers set their own limits|work=Statesman Journal|location=Salem, Oregon|date=November 16, 1991|access-date=September 8, 2023|page=8|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/198422216/|title=Candidate acts like incumbent|work=Statesman Journal|location=Salem, Oregon|date=December 3, 1991|access-date=September 8, 2023|page=11|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}} to represent the 29th district of the Oregon State Senate.

Duff died on June 21, 2020 from complications of cancer, at the age of 69.

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