Wayne H. Fawbush

Wayne Fawbush
Wayne Fawbush
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives; from the 56th district
	In office; 1977–1989
Preceded by	Paul Walden
Succeeded by	Greg Walden
Member of the Oregon Senate; from the 23rd district
	In office; 1989–1993
Preceded by	Kenneth Jernstedt
Succeeded by	Wes Cooley
Personal details
Born	Wayne Harvey Fawbush; March 17, 1944; Hood River, Oregon
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	University of Oregon
Profession	Fruit farmer/Oregon State Legislator/photographer/Senior Executive Service appointee at U.S. Department of Agriculture/economic development consultant/non-profit Executive Director/Ford Foundation program officer
Website	www.waynefawbush.net
Military service
Branch/service	U.S. Airforce
Rank	captain
Battles/wars	Vietnam tour

Wayne Harvey Fawbush (born March 17, 1944) is a former American politician and a member of the Oregon House of Representatives and Oregon State Senate.[1][2] He is an alumnus of the University of Oregon and owned and operated a commercial farm in Hood River, Oregon where he raised pears and blueberries.[3] He also served with the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War.[4] During the Clinton administration, he was a member of the Senior Executive Service assigned as Deputy for Program Operations for the Farmers Home Administration at the United States Department of Agriculture. He served as the first director of the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund a non-profit dedicated to helping rural businesses survive and prosper. He was a Program Officer at the Ford Foundation serving as part of an international team working to improve the economic well-being of poor rural communities around the world. He is continuing a life-long avocation of photography. (www.waynefawbush.net)

References

"Alphabetical List of Oregon's Legislators and Related Information" (PDF). State of Oregon Legislative Administration Committee. 1993. p. 41. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
Oregon Blue Book. State of Oregon Office of the Secretary of State. 1983. p. 124. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
Schock, Rodger (October 14, 1992). "Wayne Fawbush tenacious legislator". Heppner Gazette-Times. 111 (40). p. 5. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
"Wayne Fawbush: Biography". Goddard College. Retrieved October 11, 2014.

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[1] "Alphabetical List of Oregon's Legislators and Related Information" (PDF). State of Oregon Legislative Administration Committee. 1993. p. 41. Retrieved April 9, 2015.

[2] Oregon Blue Book. State of Oregon Office of the Secretary of State. 1983. p. 124. Retrieved October 11, 2014.

[3] Schock, Rodger (October 14, 1992). "Wayne Fawbush tenacious legislator". Heppner Gazette-Times. 111 (40). p. 5. Retrieved October 11, 2014.

[4] "Wayne Fawbush: Biography". Goddard College. Retrieved October 11, 2014.