Hardy Myers | |
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15th Attorney General of Oregon | |
In office January 24, 1997 – January 4, 2009 | |
Governor | John Kitzhaber Ted Kulongoski |
Preceded by | Ted Kulongoski |
Succeeded by | John Kroger |
55th Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives | |
In office 1979–1983 | |
Preceded by | Philip D. Lang |
Succeeded by | Grattan Kerans |
Constituency | Multnomah County |
Personal details | |
Born | Electric Mills, Mississippi, U.S. | October 25, 1939
Died | November 29, 2016 Portland, Oregon, U.S. | (aged 77)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Mary Ann |
Profession | Attorney |
Hardy Myers (October 25, 1939 – November 29, 2016) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served three terms as the 15th attorney general of the state of Oregon, United States. Prior to taking office in 1997, he served from 1975 to 1985 in the Oregon House of Representatives, the last four of those years as its speaker, and was also a Metro councilor and chaired the Oregon Criminal Justice Council.[1]