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John Kitzhaber, a Democrat, was governor of Oregon for two terms, starting in 1995. He was inaugurated in 2011 for an unprecedented third term. He was elected to the Oregon Legislature in 1978, rising to the position of Senate President. He spearheaded the Oregon Health Plan as a legislator and as governor. Kitzhaber graduated from Dartmouth College and the University of Oregon Medical School (now Oregon Health & Science University). He worked as an emergency room physician in Roseburg from 1974 to 1988.

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John Kitzhaber
stated on October 20, 2014 in a campaign debate:

"Ninety-five percent of Oregonians now have health insurance coverage, tens of thousands for the very first time."

By Dana Tims • October 20, 2014
John Kitzhaber
stated on July 18, 2014 in a campaign debate:

Oregon "is the most trade-dependent state in the nation"

By Bill Adair • July 25, 2014
John Kitzhaber
stated on May 15, 2014 in a website statement:

"Since the governor took office, Oregon’s unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest point in three years."

By Dana Tims • July 2, 2014
John Kitzhaber
stated on May 7, 2014 in an email to supporters:

"Oregon today has 100,000 more jobs than it did when I was elected."

By Louis Jacobson • May 13, 2014
John Kitzhaber
stated on January 14, 2013 in his State of the State Address.:

Says "in this next biennium, the cost of primary and secondary education is going to increase by more that $1000 per student. Half of that $1000 – $500 per student – is accounted for by the increased cost of PERS alone."

By Ian K. Kullgren • January 21, 2013

Dennis Richardson
stated on October 10, 2014 in a campaign debate:

"Women and men both are making less when you adjust for inflation than when" John Kitzhaber was first elected governor.

By Dana Tims • October 30, 2014
Dennis Richardson
stated on July 18, 2014 in a campaign debate:

"It's been 17 years that we've had unemployment higher than the national average in Oregon."

By Dana Tims • August 4, 2014
Shawn Lindsay
stated on February 9, 2011 in an e-mail:

Says John Kitzhaber’s proposed budget for upcoming biennium represents 8 percent increase over last

By Ian K. Kullgren • February 18, 2011
Chris Dudley
stated on October 14, 2010 in a television ad:

Says John Kitzhaber wants a sales tax so people without jobs pay taxes.

By Janie Har • October 23, 2010
Chris Dudley
stated on September 15, 2010 in a speech in Albany:

"Under Gov. Kitzhaber, unemployment rose 65 percent, state spending went up 57 percent and personal incomes declined compared to the rest of the country."

By Harry Esteve • September 24, 2010

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