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Maurine Neuberger | |
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| United States Senator from Oregon | |
| In office November 9, 1960 – January 3, 1967 | |
| Preceded by | Hall Lusk |
| Succeeded by | Mark Hatfield |
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| Born | Maurine Brown January 9, 1907 Cloverdale, Oregon, U.S. |
| Died | February 22, 2000 (aged 93) Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Resting place | Beth Israel Cemetery (Portland, Oregon) |
| Political party | Democratic |
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| Education | Western Oregon University University of Oregon (BA) University of California, Los Angeles |
Maurine Neuberger-Solomon, best known as Maurine Neuberger (née Brown; January 9, 1907 – February 22, 2000) was an American politician who served as a United States senator for the State of Oregon from November 1960 to January 1967. She was the fourth woman elected to the United States Senate and the tenth woman to serve in the body. She and her husband, Richard L. Neuberger, are regarded as the U.S. Senate's first husband-and-wife legislative team. To date, she is the only woman elected to the U.S. Senate from Oregon.