Wayne H. Fawbush

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Wayne Fawbush
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
from the 56th district
In office
1977–1989
Preceded byPaul Walden
Succeeded byGreg Walden
Member of the Oregon Senate
from the 23rd district
In office
1989–1993
Preceded byKenneth Jernstedt
Succeeded byWes Cooley
Personal details
Born
Wayne Harvey Fawbush

(1944-03-17) March 17, 1944 (age 80)
Hood River, Oregon
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materUniversity of Oregon
Military service
Branch/serviceU.S. Airforce
Rankcaptain
Battles/warsVietnam tour

Wayne Harvey Fawbush (born March 17, 1944) is an American politician who served as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives and Oregon State Senate.[1][2]

He is an alumnus of the University of Oregon and owned and operated a commercial farm in Hood River, Oregon where he raised pears and blueberries.[3] He served with the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War.[4] During the Clinton administration, he was a member of the Senior Executive Service assigned as Deputy for Program Operations for the Farmers Home Administration at the United States Department of Agriculture. He served as the first director of the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund. He was a Program Officer at the Ford Foundation.

References

  1. ^ "Alphabetical List of Oregon's Legislators and Related Information" (PDF). State of Oregon Legislative Administration Committee. 1993. p. 41. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  2. ^ Oregon Blue Book. State of Oregon Office of the Secretary of State. 1983. p. 124. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  3. ^ Schock, Rodger (October 14, 1992). "Wayne Fawbush tenacious legislator". Heppner Gazette-Times. Vol. 111, no. 40. p. 5. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  4. ^ "Wayne Fawbush: Biography". Goddard College. Retrieved October 11, 2014.