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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...
Apr 7, 2021 · Recently named by USA Today as one of the ten most important Oregon women of the past 100 years, Barbara Roberts made history as the first woman to serve as Governor of Oregon. The Barbara Roberts Human Services Building in Salem was named in honor of her dedication to Oregonians in need.
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 ...
Barbara Kay Roberts is an American politician from the state of Oregon. She served as the 34th Governor of Oregon from 1991 to 1995. She was the first woman to serve as Oregon governor, and the only woman elected to that office until 2016.
May 26, 2022 · Former Gov. Barbara Roberts was escorted into the Oregon House for Gov. Kate Brown's Inauguration. In January, she will have a chance to see another woman get sworn into the state’s highest elective office.
Jan 14, 1991 · In 1984, she was elected Secretary of State, winning reelection in 1988. She chaired the Governor’s Task Force on Worker’s Compensation Reform, served on the Governor’s Commission for Financing Long-Term Care, and was the Governor’s representative to the Hanford Waste Board.
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.
