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Barbara Kay Roberts (née Hughey; born December 21, 1936) is an American politician from the state of Oregon. A native of the state, she served as the 34th Governor of Oregon from 1991 to 1995. She was the first woman elected to serve as Oregon governor, and the only woman elected to that office until 2016. [1]
May 9, 2024 · In 1990, Barbara Roberts made history as the first woman elected governor of Oregon. It was the culmination of a seemingly rocket-propelled climb up the state’s political ladder.
Barbara Kay Roberts (1936–) In November 1990, Barbara Roberts became the thirty-fourth governor of Oregon, the first woman elected to that office and one of three women in the United States elected as governors that year (the others were Joan Finney of Kansas and Ann Richards of Texas).
Oct 11, 2019 · Former Oregon Governor Barbara Roberts speaks about what inspired her husband, the late Oregon lawmaker Frank Roberts, to introduce a death with dignity bill multiple times before his death in December 1993.
Jan 27, 2021 · Roberts, 84, served as majority leader in the Oregon House and as Oregon’s secretary of state before defeating state Attorney General David Frohnmayer in the 1990 governor’s...
Hon. Barbara Roberts, served as Oregon’s first elected woman governor, 1991-1995, part of a lifetime of public service. In Winter Term 2018, Kristin Bewersdorff and Sierra Fresh in Professor Kimberly Jensen’s Honors Colloquium at Western Oregon University interviewed the Honorable Barbara Roberts about the Nineteenth Amendment centenary and ...
Apr 15, 2022 · A new book by former Oregon Gov. Barbara Roberts highlights the challenges and opportunities that come with being a leader. "Voice for Equity" is a collection of 22 speeches made by Roberts during her remarkable career. Roberts was the first female governor of Oregon.
