Mary Wendy Roberts | |
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| 6th Oregon Commissioner of Labor | |
| In office January 1, 1979 – January 2, 1995 | |
| Governor | Victor Atiyeh Neil Goldschmidt Barbara Roberts |
| Preceded by | Bill Stevenson |
| Succeeded by | Jack Roberts |
| Member of the Oregon State Senate | |
| In office 1975–1979 | |
| Member of the Oregon House of Representatives | |
| In office 1973–1975 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 19, 1944 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Oregon (BA) University of Wisconsin–Madison (MA) |
Mary Wendy Roberts (born December 19, 1944) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Oregon. At 27, Roberts was the youngest woman ever elected to the Oregon Legislative Assembly. She was elected to the Oregon State Senate in 1974. In 1978, at 33, she became the first woman Democrat to win Oregon statewide office, serving for 16 years as Oregon Commissioner of Labor, the chief executive of the state agency that enforces the state civil rights and wage-hour laws, and oversees apprenticeship programs.[1]
- ^ Oregon Blue Book, Oregon Secretary of State, retrieved 9-28-2013.