John D. Lively (born November 30, 1946 in

La Grande, Oregon La Grande is a city in Union County, Oregon, United States. Originally named "Brownsville," it was forced to change its name because that name was being used for a city in Linn County. Located in the Grande Ronde Valley, the city's name comes ...

) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the

Oregon House of Representatives The Oregon House of Representatives is the lower house of the Oregon Legislative Assembly. There are 60 members of the House, representing 60 districts across the state, each with a population of 65,000. The House meets in the west wing of the ...

representing District 12 since January 14, 2013. Lively was the mayor of

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and a member of its city council from 1977 until 1986.

Education

Lively graduated from

Thurston High School Thurston High School is a public high school located in the Thurston area of Springfield, Oregon, United States. Academics In 2008, 80% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 338 students, 271 graduated, 30 dropped out, 11 re ...

Lane Community College Lane Community College is a public community college in Eugene, Oregon, with additional facilities in downtown Eugene, Florence, Cottage Grove, and the Lane Aviation Academy at Eugene Airport. Lane serves more than 26,000 credit and non-credit ...

, and the

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Elections

In 2012, When Democratic Representative

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retired and left the District 12 seat open, Lively won the May 15, 2012, Democratic primary with 2,688 votes (66.4%), and won the November 6, 2012, general election with 12,213 votes (53.7%) against Republican nominee Joe Pishioneri.

References

External links

Official page
at the

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Campaign site
* 1946 births Living people Mayors of places in Oregon Democratic Party members of the Oregon House of Representatives People from La Grande, Oregon People from Springfield, Oregon University of Oregon alumni Lane Community College alumni 21st-century American politicians {{Oregon-politician-stub