Hardy Myers

Hardy Myers
15th Attorney General of Oregon
In office
January 24, 1997 – January 4, 2009
GovernorJohn Kitzhaber
Ted Kulongoski
Preceded byTed Kulongoski
Succeeded byJohn Kroger
55th Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives
In office
1979–1983
Preceded byPhilip D. Lang
Succeeded byGrattan Kerans
ConstituencyMultnomah County
Personal details
Born(1939-10-25)October 25, 1939
Electric Mills, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedNovember 29, 2016(2016-11-29) (aged 77)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMary Ann
ProfessionAttorney

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]

  1. ^ "Myers goes for No. 3". The Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. November 20, 2003. p. E10.