Occupation: Farm Business Owner Ross Vineyards

Occupational Background: Raised in Umatilla County and farmed. Natural resource manager with the U.S. Forest Service. Resource Budget Analyst, Forest Service Headquarters, Washington D.C.; Deputy Forest Supervisor Superior National Forest, Minnesota; Director of Ecology, Range and Watershed, Pacific Northwest Region, Portland; Executive Director of the Oregon Rural Development Council, Salem, 1990-1992.

Educational Background: MS Colorado State University; BS Washington State University; Oregon State University; Weston High School.

Prior Governmental Experience: Gresham Parks and Recreation Committee; Oregon Governors Watershed Enhancement Board

Current Community Service:
Boy Scouts of America Forest Management Committee
Board of Directors, Friends of the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge
Board of Directors, Raindrops to Refuge
Sherwood Rotary Club 2006 Rotarian of the Year

Affiliations:
VP Sherwood Chamber of Commerce
Wilsonville Chamber of Commerce

Rick Ross for an Effective Legislature through Leadership and Experience
I seek this position because our legislature needs to start doing what is right for Oregonians. With this very altruistic view I submit: My track record in my professional and personal life is a successful one of being able to work with people of very diverse interests. In any setting I emerge as a leader and a person who gets things done. In the Senate I would work to subdue the prevailing divide of party politics while facing the realities of the difficult issues facing Oregon.

My successes in forming a family, in government service, establishing a farm business, and in community service will enable me to serve people of Senate District 13 and Oregon effectively. I will not be a stranger to people of Senate District 13 and promise accessibility as I serve. Education, public safety, health care and business infrastructure are some of my key focuses.

Family: Husband to Bonnie for 46 years. A very close father to my four married daughters and their families. Grandfather to 10 grandchildren.

503-706-1972    rickrosssd13@earthlink.net

(This information furnished by Friends of Rick Ross.)