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Rick Metsger grew up in Sandy and has lived most
of his life near the slopes of Mt. Hood, which he currently
represents in the Oregon State Senate. Rick attended Sandy Grade
School, graduated from Centennial High School, and he earned
both Bachelors and Masters degrees from Lewis & Clark College.
Rick started his professional career as a teacher at Sam Barlow
High School in Gresham and later served as an assistant
basketball coach at his alma mater, Lewis & Clark. He also
served on the Board of Directors as Vice-Chairman of the
Portland Teachers Credit Union, one of the largest credit unions
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Rick is perhaps best known for his 16 years as a television
anchorman at KOIN-TV where he learned that journalistic
integrity means being fair and accurate, with accountability to
the public. Rick’s commitment to these principles won him an
Associated Press award for best investigative news report for
the northwest region when he uncovered tanks leaking nuclear
waste at the Hanford Nuclear Waste Depository.
Rick was first elected to the Oregon Senate in 1998 and was
re-elected in 2002 and 2006. He has been a legislative leader in
the areas of transportation, early childhood development, career
training, and consumer protection. |
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In private life, Rick owns an issues management
firm that provides strategic communications services throughout
the western United States.
Rick and his wife, Kay, an open heart surgery nurse at
Providence St. Vincent Hospital, make their home in Welches. |
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