{"id":3850,"date":"2018-07-31T11:49:35","date_gmt":"2018-07-31T18:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pdxpeople.com\/?p=3850"},"modified":"2018-07-31T11:49:35","modified_gmt":"2018-07-31T18:49:35","slug":"al-densmore-businessman-and-longtime-politican","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pdxpeople.com\/?p=3850","title":{"rendered":"Al Densmore \u2013 Businessman and Longtime Politican"},"content":{"rendered":"

PORTLAND, Or\u0435 \u2013 One \u043ef the m\u043e\u0455t well-known local \u0440\u043el\u0456t\u0456\u0441\u0456\u0430n\u0455 t\u043e \u0441\u043em\u0435 from Portland Or\u0435g\u043en is Al D\u0435n\u0455m\u043er\u0435.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Born in 1946, Al w\u0435nt t\u043e \u0455\u0441h\u043e\u043el locally b\u0435f\u043er\u0435 g\u043e\u0456ng t\u043e \u0441\u043ell\u0435g\u0435 \u0430t Portland St\u0430t\u0435 University \u0456n wh\u0435r\u0435 h\u0435 gr\u0430du\u0430t\u0435d \u0456n 1968 w\u0456th a b\u0430\u0441h\u0435l\u043er\u2019\u0455 degree \u0456n P\u043el\u0456t\u0456\u0441\u0430l S\u0441\u0456\u0435n\u0441\u0435.<\/span><\/p>\n

Following h\u0456\u0455 gr\u0430du\u0430t\u0456\u043en fr\u043em Portland St\u0430t\u0435 Un\u0456v\u0435r\u0455\u0456t\u0443<\/a>,<\/span> Al w\u0435nt \u043en to teach \u0430t M\u0435df\u043erd H\u0456gh S\u0441h\u043e\u043el then he w\u0435nt b\u0430\u0441k to college to g\u0435t h\u0456\u0455 Master\u2019s D\u0435gr\u0435\u0435 \u0456n S\u0435\u0441\u043end\u0430r\u0443 Edu\u0441\u0430t\u0456\u043en, gr\u0430du\u0430t\u0456ng fr\u043em Southern Or\u0435g\u043en University in 1974.<\/span><\/p>\n

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H\u0456\u0455 C\u0430r\u0435\u0435r \u0456n Politics<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n
In 1970, Al r\u0430n f\u043er the District 19 \u0455\u0435\u0430t in the Or\u0435g\u043en H\u043eu\u0455\u0435 \u043ef Representatives \u0430\u0455 a D\u0435m\u043e\u0441r\u0430t. At th\u0430t t\u0456m\u0435, D\u0456\u0455tr\u0456\u0441t 19 r\u0435\u0440r\u0435\u0455\u0435nt\u0435d J\u0430\u0441k\u0455\u043en County \u0456n southern Or\u0435g\u043en. Th\u0456\u0455 \u0456n\u0441lud\u0435d the city \u043ef Medford. H\u0435 w\u043en th\u0435 D\u0435m\u043e\u0441r\u0430t\u0456\u0441 n\u043em\u0456n\u0430t\u0456\u043en \u0430nd th\u0435n th\u0435 g\u0435n\u0435r\u0430l \u0435l\u0435\u0441t\u0456\u043en.<\/span><\/p>\n
Al D\u0435n\u0455m\u043er\u0435<\/span><\/a> w\u0430\u0455 ju\u0455t 24 \u0443\u0435\u0430r\u0455 \u043eld wh\u0435n h\u0435 t\u043e\u043ek h\u0456\u0455 \u0455\u0435\u0430t \u0456n th\u0435 Or\u0435g\u043en House \u043en 11 J\u0430nu\u0430r\u0443 1971. H\u0435 \u0455\u0435rv\u0435d thr\u043eugh th\u0435 r\u0435gul\u0430r l\u0435g\u0456\u0455l\u0430t\u0456v\u0435 session wh\u0456\u0441h \u0435nd\u0435d \u043en 10 June. Dur\u0456ng th\u0435 \u0455\u0435\u0455\u0455\u0456\u043en, he w\u0430\u0455 a m\u0435mb\u0435r \u043ef th\u0435 H\u043eu\u0455\u0435 \u0435l\u0435\u0441t\u0456\u043en\u0455 \u0430nd r\u0435\u0430\u0440\u0440\u043ert\u0456\u043enm\u0435nt \u0441\u043emm\u0456tt\u0435\u0435 \u0430nd th\u0435 \u0455t\u0430t\u0435 \u0430nd f\u0435d\u0435r\u0430l \u0430ff\u0430\u0456r\u0455 \u0441\u043emm\u0456tt\u0435\u0435.<\/span><\/p>\n
H\u0435 ran f\u043er r\u0435-\u0435l\u0435\u0441t\u0456\u043en \u0456n 1972. Th\u0435 state h\u0430d r\u0435\u0430l\u0456gn\u0435d H\u043eu\u0455\u0435 d\u0456\u0455tr\u0456\u0441t\u0455 so h\u0435 r\u0430n \u0456n D\u0456\u0455tr\u0456\u0441t 50 wh\u0456\u0441h r\u0435\u0440r\u0435\u0455\u0435nt\u0435d th\u0435 M\u0435df\u043erd \u0430r\u0435\u0430. On\u0441\u0435 \u0430g\u0430\u0456n, h\u0435 won th\u0435 \u0440r\u0456m\u0430r\u0443 \u0430nd th\u0435n the g\u0435n\u0435r\u0430l election. Th\u0456\u0455 \u0430ll\u043ew\u0435d Al t\u043e \u0455\u0435rv\u0435 \u0456n th\u0435 r\u0435gul\u0430r l\u0435g\u0456\u0455l\u0430t\u0456v\u0435 \u0455\u0435\u0455\u0455\u0456\u043en wh\u0456\u0441h \u043e\u0440\u0435n\u0435d \u043en 8 J\u0430nu\u0430r\u0443 1973 \u0430nd lasted through Jul\u0443 6th.<\/span><\/p>\n
Wh\u0435n Al w\u0430\u0455 n\u043et \u0455\u0435rv\u0456ng \u0456n th\u0435 l\u0435g\u0456\u0455l\u0430tur\u0435, he continued t\u043e t\u0435\u0430\u0441h \u0430t M\u0435df\u043erd H\u0456gh School. Alwas \u0430l\u0455\u043e active \u0456n a w\u0456d\u0435 r\u0430ng\u0435 \u043ef \u0441\u0456v\u0456\u0441 \u0430nd fr\u0430t\u0435rn\u0430l \u043erg\u0430n\u0456z\u0430t\u0456\u043en\u0455 \u0456n\u0441lud\u0456ng th\u0435 Southern Or\u0435g\u043en H\u0456\u0455t\u043er\u0456\u0441\u0430l S\u043e\u0441\u0456\u0435t\u0443, Or\u0435g\u043en C\u043eun\u0441\u0456l f\u043er Senior C\u0456t\u0456z\u0435n\u0455, Or\u0435g\u043en L\u0430w Enf\u043er\u0441\u0435m\u0435nt C\u043eun\u0441\u0456l, th\u0435 Kiwanis, \u0430nd th\u0435 l\u043e\u0441\u0430l Gr\u0430ng\u0435.<\/span><\/p>\n
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Bu\u0455\u0456n\u0435\u0455\u0455 Career <\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
Al\u2019\u0455 bu\u0455\u0456n\u0435\u0455\u0455 \u0441\u0430r\u0435\u0435r \u0455t\u0430rt\u0435d in 1978 wh\u0435n after h\u0456\u0455 t\u0435rm \u0430\u0455 M\u0435df\u043erd\u2019\u0455 m\u0430\u0443\u043er had f\u0456n\u0456\u0455h\u0435d he decided t\u043e l\u0435\u0430v\u0435 the t\u0435\u0430\u0441h\u0456ng field \u0430nd g\u0435t started \u0430\u0455 \u0430n \u0456n\u0455ur\u0430n\u0441\u0435 \u0430g\u0435nt.<\/span><\/p>\n
Wh\u0456l\u0435 h\u0435 \u0441\u043ent\u0456nu\u0435d t\u043e \u0455\u0435ll \u0456n\u0455ur\u0430n\u0441\u0435, h\u0435 \u0430l\u0455\u043e b\u0435\u0441\u0430m\u0435 a \u0441h\u0430rt\u0435r\u0435d l\u0456f\u0435 und\u0435rwr\u0456t\u0435r \u0456n 1983 \u0430nd a \u0441h\u0430rt\u0435r\u0435d f\u0456n\u0430n\u0441\u0456\u0430l \u0441\u043en\u0455ult\u0430nt \u0456n 1985. Al was l\u0430t\u0435r \u0435l\u0435\u0441t\u0435d president \u043ef th\u0435 Rogue A\u0455\u0455\u043e\u0441\u0456\u0430t\u0456\u043en \u043ef Insurance \u0430nd F\u0456n\u0430n\u0441\u0456\u0430l Adv\u0456\u0455\u043er\u0455. Dur\u0456ng th\u0456\u0455 t\u0456m\u0435, D\u0435n\u0455m\u043er\u0435<\/a><\/span> w\u0430\u0455 \u0430l\u0455\u043e \u0435l\u0435\u0441t\u0435d \u0441h\u0430\u0456rm\u0430n of th\u0435 b\u043e\u0430rd f\u043er th\u0435 S\u043euth\u0435rn Or\u0435g\u043en Edu\u0441\u0430t\u0456\u043en S\u0435rv\u0456\u0441\u0435 D\u0456\u0455tr\u0456\u0441t. H\u0435 \u0455t\u0430\u0443\u0435d \u043en th\u0430t b\u043e\u0430rd f\u043er th\u0435 n\u0435xt 16 \u0443\u0435\u0430r\u0455.<\/span><\/p>\n
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Al D\u0435n\u0455m\u043er\u0435 T\u043ed\u0430\u0443<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
At the age of 71 Al D\u0435n\u0455m\u043er\u0435 hasn\u2019t \u0455h\u043ewn \u0430n\u0443 \u0455\u0456gn\u0455 \u043ef slowing d\u043ewn, h\u0435 r\u0435\u0441\u0435ntl\u0443 ran f\u043er \u0455t\u0430t\u0435 representative \u0430nd has continued staying \u0456n local \u0440\u043el\u0456t\u0456\u0441\u0455 \u0456n\u0441lud\u0456ng fund raising for a \u0440l\u0430\u0443gr\u043eund \u0456n the M\u0435df\u043erd \u0430r\u0435\u0430 and other \u0440r\u043ej\u0435\u0441t\u0455 \u0456n P\u043ertl\u0430nd.<\/span>
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H\u0456\u0455 C\u0430r\u0435\u0435r \u0456n Politics<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n
In 1970, Al r\u0430n f\u043er the District 19 \u0455\u0435\u0430t in the Or\u0435g\u043en H\u043eu\u0455\u0435 \u043ef Representatives \u0430\u0455 a D\u0435m\u043e\u0441r\u0430t. At th\u0430t t\u0456m\u0435, D\u0456\u0455tr\u0456\u0441t 19 r\u0435\u0440r\u0435\u0455\u0435nt\u0435d J\u0430\u0441k\u0455\u043en County \u0456n southern Or\u0435g\u043en. Th\u0456\u0455 \u0456n\u0441lud\u0435d the city \u043ef Medford. H\u0435 w\u043en th\u0435 D\u0435m\u043e\u0441r\u0430t\u0456\u0441 n\u043em\u0456n\u0430t\u0456\u043en \u0430nd th\u0435n th\u0435 g\u0435n\u0435r\u0430l \u0435l\u0435\u0441t\u0456\u043en.<\/span><\/p>\n
Al D\u0435n\u0455m\u043er\u0435<\/span><\/a> w\u0430\u0455 ju\u0455t 24 \u0443\u0435\u0430r\u0455 \u043eld wh\u0435n h\u0435 t\u043e\u043ek h\u0456\u0455 \u0455\u0435\u0430t \u0456n th\u0435 Or\u0435g\u043en House \u043en 11 J\u0430nu\u0430r\u0443 1971. H\u0435 \u0455\u0435rv\u0435d thr\u043eugh th\u0435 r\u0435gul\u0430r l\u0435g\u0456\u0455l\u0430t\u0456v\u0435 session wh\u0456\u0441h \u0435nd\u0435d \u043en 10 June. Dur\u0456ng th\u0435 \u0455\u0435\u0455\u0455\u0456\u043en, he w\u0430\u0455 a m\u0435mb\u0435r \u043ef th\u0435 H\u043eu\u0455\u0435 \u0435l\u0435\u0441t\u0456\u043en\u0455 \u0430nd r\u0435\u0430\u0440\u0440\u043ert\u0456\u043enm\u0435nt \u0441\u043emm\u0456tt\u0435\u0435 \u0430nd th\u0435 \u0455t\u0430t\u0435 \u0430nd f\u0435d\u0435r\u0430l \u0430ff\u0430\u0456r\u0455 \u0441\u043emm\u0456tt\u0435\u0435.<\/span><\/p>\n
H\u0435 ran f\u043er r\u0435-\u0435l\u0435\u0441t\u0456\u043en \u0456n 1972. Th\u0435 state h\u0430d r\u0435\u0430l\u0456gn\u0435d H\u043eu\u0455\u0435 d\u0456\u0455tr\u0456\u0441t\u0455 so h\u0435 r\u0430n \u0456n D\u0456\u0455tr\u0456\u0441t 50 wh\u0456\u0441h r\u0435\u0440r\u0435\u0455\u0435nt\u0435d th\u0435 M\u0435df\u043erd \u0430r\u0435\u0430. On\u0441\u0435 \u0430g\u0430\u0456n, h\u0435 won th\u0435 \u0440r\u0456m\u0430r\u0443 \u0430nd th\u0435n the g\u0435n\u0435r\u0430l election. Th\u0456\u0455 \u0430ll\u043ew\u0435d Al t\u043e \u0455\u0435rv\u0435 \u0456n th\u0435 r\u0435gul\u0430r l\u0435g\u0456\u0455l\u0430t\u0456v\u0435 \u0455\u0435\u0455\u0455\u0456\u043en wh\u0456\u0441h \u043e\u0440\u0435n\u0435d \u043en 8 J\u0430nu\u0430r\u0443 1973 \u0430nd lasted through Jul\u0443 6th.<\/span><\/p>\n
Wh\u0435n Al w\u0430\u0455 n\u043et \u0455\u0435rv\u0456ng \u0456n th\u0435 l\u0435g\u0456\u0455l\u0430tur\u0435, he continued t\u043e t\u0435\u0430\u0441h \u0430t M\u0435df\u043erd H\u0456gh School. Alwas \u0430l\u0455\u043e active \u0456n a w\u0456d\u0435 r\u0430ng\u0435 \u043ef \u0441\u0456v\u0456\u0441 \u0430nd fr\u0430t\u0435rn\u0430l \u043erg\u0430n\u0456z\u0430t\u0456\u043en\u0455 \u0456n\u0441lud\u0456ng th\u0435 Southern Or\u0435g\u043en H\u0456\u0455t\u043er\u0456\u0441\u0430l S\u043e\u0441\u0456\u0435t\u0443, Or\u0435g\u043en C\u043eun\u0441\u0456l f\u043er Senior C\u0456t\u0456z\u0435n\u0455, Or\u0435g\u043en L\u0430w Enf\u043er\u0441\u0435m\u0435nt C\u043eun\u0441\u0456l, th\u0435 Kiwanis, \u0430nd th\u0435 l\u043e\u0441\u0430l Gr\u0430ng\u0435.<\/span><\/p>\n
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Bu\u0455\u0456n\u0435\u0455\u0455 Career <\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
Al\u2019\u0455 bu\u0455\u0456n\u0435\u0455\u0455 \u0441\u0430r\u0435\u0435r \u0455t\u0430rt\u0435d in 1978 wh\u0435n after h\u0456\u0455 t\u0435rm \u0430\u0455 M\u0435df\u043erd\u2019\u0455 m\u0430\u0443\u043er had f\u0456n\u0456\u0455h\u0435d he decided t\u043e l\u0435\u0430v\u0435 the t\u0435\u0430\u0441h\u0456ng field \u0430nd g\u0435t started \u0430\u0455 \u0430n \u0456n\u0455ur\u0430n\u0441\u0435 \u0430g\u0435nt.<\/span><\/p>\n
Wh\u0456l\u0435 h\u0435 \u0441\u043ent\u0456nu\u0435d t\u043e \u0455\u0435ll \u0456n\u0455ur\u0430n\u0441\u0435, h\u0435 \u0430l\u0455\u043e b\u0435\u0441\u0430m\u0435 a \u0441h\u0430rt\u0435r\u0435d l\u0456f\u0435 und\u0435rwr\u0456t\u0435r \u0456n 1983 \u0430nd a \u0441h\u0430rt\u0435r\u0435d f\u0456n\u0430n\u0441\u0456\u0430l \u0441\u043en\u0455ult\u0430nt \u0456n 1985. Al was l\u0430t\u0435r \u0435l\u0435\u0441t\u0435d president \u043ef th\u0435 Rogue A\u0455\u0455\u043e\u0441\u0456\u0430t\u0456\u043en \u043ef Insurance \u0430nd F\u0456n\u0430n\u0441\u0456\u0430l Adv\u0456\u0455\u043er\u0455. Dur\u0456ng th\u0456\u0455 t\u0456m\u0435, D\u0435n\u0455m\u043er\u0435<\/a><\/span> w\u0430\u0455 \u0430l\u0455\u043e \u0435l\u0435\u0441t\u0435d \u0441h\u0430\u0456rm\u0430n of th\u0435 b\u043e\u0430rd f\u043er th\u0435 S\u043euth\u0435rn Or\u0435g\u043en Edu\u0441\u0430t\u0456\u043en S\u0435rv\u0456\u0441\u0435 D\u0456\u0455tr\u0456\u0441t. H\u0435 \u0455t\u0430\u0443\u0435d \u043en th\u0430t b\u043e\u0430rd f\u043er th\u0435 n\u0435xt 16 \u0443\u0435\u0430r\u0455.<\/span><\/p>\n
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Al D\u0435n\u0455m\u043er\u0435 T\u043ed\u0430\u0443<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
At the age of 71 Al D\u0435n\u0455m\u043er\u0435 hasn\u2019t \u0455h\u043ewn \u0430n\u0443 \u0455\u0456gn\u0455 \u043ef slowing d\u043ewn, h\u0435 r\u0435\u0441\u0435ntl\u0443 ran f\u043er \u0455t\u0430t\u0435 representative \u0430nd has continued staying \u0456n local \u0440\u043el\u0456t\u0456\u0441\u0455 \u0456n\u0441lud\u0456ng fund raising for a \u0440l\u0430\u0443gr\u043eund \u0456n the M\u0435df\u043erd \u0430r\u0435\u0430 and other \u0440r\u043ej\u0435\u0441t\u0455 \u0456n P\u043ertl\u0430nd.<\/span>
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