Jim Hill (born April 23, 1947) is an American attorney, financial consultant, and politician who served two terms as

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from January 4, 1993, to January 1, 2001. Hill had previously served in both chambers of the

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Early life and education

He was born in Atlanta, Georgia.Biography
in the

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, 1997, pages 16. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from

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in 1969. He received both an

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(1971) and a

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(1974) from

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Career

Hill was elected treasurer in 1992, the first

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elected to statewide office in Oregon. He had previously served in the

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(1987–1993) and the

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(1983–1987). He ran unsuccessfully for the House in 1980, and for governor

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and 2006. In 2010, Hill was briefly a candidate in the

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for Oregon State Treasurer, to complete the term of

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, who died in office.

Personal life

Divorced with one grown daughter, Hill resides in

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References

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