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    Vera Katz (née Pistrak; August 3, 1933 – December 11, 2017) was an American Democratic politician in the state of Oregon. She was the first woman to serve...
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  • Vera Katz, also known as Mayor, Vera Katz, is an outdoor bronze sculpture depicting Vera Katz created by American artist Bill Bane. Unveiled in 2006,...
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    coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) The Eastbank Esplanade (officially Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade) is a pedestrian and bicycle path along the east shore...
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  • Vera (Cyrillic: Вера: Véra, "faith") is a female given name of Slavic origin, and by folk etymology it has also been explained as Latin vera meaning "true"...
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    served on the Portland City Council and as chief of staff to former Mayor Vera Katz. Adams was the first openly gay mayor of a large U.S. city. He had an...
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  • Tuvia Katz (born 1936), Israeli artist Vera Katz (1933–2017), American politician Welwyn Wilton Katz, Canadian children's author William Loren Katz (1927–2019)...
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    over the Pacific Northwest. The Mayor's Ball ended after the election of Vera Katz. A spokesperson for then-Mayor Tom Potter, said that the event cost Clark's...
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    1985 Vera Katz 1986 Barbara Roberts Norma Paulus 1987 Nancy Ryles Susan Hammer 1988 Marsha Congdon Betty Roberts 1989 Mary Wendy Roberts Nancy Wilgenbusch...
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    the vote. Potter was inaugurated on January 3, 2005, succeeding Mayor Vera Katz (who had served for three terms, but did not run for a fourth). Portland...
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    1985 Vera Katz 1986 Barbara Roberts Norma Paulus 1987 Nancy Ryles Susan Hammer 1988 Marsha Congdon Betty Roberts 1989 Mary Wendy Roberts Nancy Wilgenbusch...
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    election was held in Portland, Oregon, to elect the mayor.. Incumbent mayor Vera Katz was re-elected to a third term. Portland uses a nonpartisan system for...
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  • Council renamed the L-shaped dock adjacent to the floating portion of Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade after Duckworth, calling it the Kevin J. Duckworth...
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    1985 Vera Katz 1986 Barbara Roberts Norma Paulus 1987 Nancy Ryles Susan Hammer 1988 Marsha Congdon Betty Roberts 1989 Mary Wendy Roberts Nancy Wilgenbusch...
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  • House of Representatives Members 60 Representatives Speaker of the House Vera Katz (D) Majority Leader David Dix (D) Minority Leader Larry Campbell (R) Party...
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    response to Fathers and Sons (1862) by Ivan Turgenev. The chief character is Vera Pavlovna, a woman who escapes the control of her family and an arranged marriage...
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  • House of Representatives Members 60 Representatives Speaker of the House Vera Katz (D) Majority Leader Shirley Gold (D) Minority Leader Larry Campbell (R)...
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  • 1971–1979) Julius Houseman (D-Grand Rapids, MI: 1872–1873; 1874–1875) Vera Katz (D-Portland, OR: 1993–2005) Ed Koch (D-New York, NY: 1978–1989) Joseph...
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  • 6 Mary Alice Ford, Mike Ragsdale Republican 7 Norm Smith Republican 8 Vera Katz Democratic 9 Thomas L. Mason Democratic 10 Josephine H. Simpson Republican...
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  • Republican 8 Mary Alice Ford Republican 9 Norman J. Smith Republican 10 Vera Katz Democratic 11 Thomas L. Mason Democratic 12 Dick Springer Democratic 13...
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    Willamette Week searched through the trash of Schrunk, then-mayor of Portland Vera Katz and then-chief of Portland police Mark Kroeker, for a story in response...
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    Vera Mindy Chokalingam (born June 24, 1979), known professionally as Mindy Kaling (/ˈkeɪlɪŋ/), is an American actress, comedian, screenwriter, and producer...
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  • Ryles Democratic 6 Mary Alice Ford Republican 7 Norm Smith Republican 8 Vera Katz Democratic 9 Thomas L. Mason Democratic 10 Dick Springer Democratic 11...
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    tracked in the files included Bev Stein, Ron Herndon, Neil Goldschmidt, Vera Katz, Harl H. Haas Jr., and Elizabeth Furse. When Harrington became chief in...
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    1985 Vera Katz 1986 Barbara Roberts Norma Paulus 1987 Nancy Ryles Susan Hammer 1988 Marsha Congdon Betty Roberts 1989 Mary Wendy Roberts Nancy Wilgenbusch...
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  • located on the riverfront of Hosford-Abernethy, at the southern end of the Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade. Demographics (2000) "Hosford Middle School". Archived...
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    January 2, 1985 48 Bud Clark(1931–2022) January 1985 – December 1992 49 Vera Katz(1933–2017) January 1993 – January 3, 2005 50 Tom Potter(born 1940) January...
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    election was held in Portland, Oregon, to elect the mayor. Incumbent mayor Vera Katz was re-elected. Portland uses a nonpartisan system for local elections...
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    Recently he has partnered with secular leaders as well. Portland Mayor Vera Katz did not attend his first big Portland event in 1999, but her successor...
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    are my values. — Ted Wheeler In October 2015, former Portland mayors Vera Katz, Tom Potter, and Sam Adams endorsed Wheeler. Gresham Mayor Shane Bemis...
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  • Marsh Democratic 6 Mike Ragsdale Republican 7 Pat Whiting Democratic 8 Vera Katz Democratic 9 Mary W. Rieke Republican 10 Phil Lang (Speaker) Democratic...
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