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Noteworthy events in the life of former Oregon Senator Mark Hatfield

Created by ticonderoga on Jan 5, 2011

Last updated: 08/09/11 at 06:14 PM

• Death
  Aug 7, 2011

  Died on August 7 at the age 89.

• OHSU Board
  2000 to 2008

  Serves on the board of Oregon Health & Science University, to which he steered $300 million in federal earmarks while in the Senate.

• A Return to Teaching
  1997

  Resumes teaching at Willamette University; also teaches George Fox and Portland State universities.

• Senate Longevity
  1993

  Becomes the longest serving Senator from Oregon.

• Ethics Committee Rebuke
  1991

  News outlets reveal that Hatfield failed to report expensive gifts from the president of the University of South Carolina. Hatfield is rebuked by the Senate's Ethics Committee.

• Greek Arms Lobbyist Controversy
  1984

  Columnist Jack Anderson reveals that Mrs. Hatfield received $55,000 in gifts from a Greek arms dealer who had been lobbying Senator Hatfield for funding for a $6 billion trans-African pipeline. The Hatfields apologize and donate the money to charity. The Senate's Ethics Committee clears him of any wrongdoing.

• Senate Appropriations Committee
  1981 to Jul 1, 1987

  Serves as chairman of the Senate of Committee on Appropriations.

• McGovern-Hatfield Amendment
  1970

  Co-sponsors the McGovern-Hatfield Amendment that called for a complete withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam.

• Considered for Republican Vice President Candidacy
  1968

  Considered (but not chosen) as a candidate for the Republican Vice Presidential nomination under Richard Nixon.

• US Senator
  1966 to 1996

  Serves as US Senator for thirty years (reelected in '72, '78, '84, '90).

• Opposition to Vietnam Policies
  1965

  Opposes a resolution backing Vietnam War policies of Johnson—the only governor at National Governors Association conference to do so.

• Republican National Convention
  1964

  Keynote speaker at the 1964 Republican National Convention in San Francisco.

• Governor of Oregon
  1959 to 1967

  Serves as governor of Oregon—youngest in state history; state's first two-term governor in the 20th century.

• Marriage
  1958

  Marries Antoinette Kuzmanich. The couple later had four children.

• Oregon Secretary of State
  1957 to 1959

  Serves as Oregon Secretary of State.

• Oregon State Senate
  1955 to 1957

  Serves as a member of the Oregon State Senate.

• Anti-Discrimination Legislation
  1953

  Hatfield introduces and passes legislation in the House that prohibited discrimination based on race in public accommodations.

• Oregon House of Representatives
  1951 to 1955

  Serves as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives.

• Professor at Willamette University
  1949

  Works at Willamette University as professor of political science and named Dean of Students.

• Graduate School
  1947 to 1948

  Enrolls in graduate school at Stanford University and receives masters degree in political science.

• Military Service
  1943 to 1945

  Serves in Navy during WWII and participated in the invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa; visits Hiroshima two months after the atomic bombing.

• Bachelor's Degree
  1943

  Earns bachelor's degree in political science from Willamette University; enters the U.S. Navy.

• High School Graduation
  1940

  Graduates from Salem High School and enrolls at Willamette University.

• Born in Dallas, Ore.
  1922

  Born July 12 in Dallas, Ore., to Charles Dolen Hatfield, a railroad worker, and Dovie Odom Hatfield, a teacher.