Liz VanLeeuwen

Elizabeth Susan Nelson VanLeeuwen (née Nelson; November 5, 1925 – November 27, 2022) was an American politician who was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives.[1]

Liz VanLeeuwen
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
from the 37th district
In office
1981–1999
Personal details
Born(1925-11-05)November 5, 1925
Lakeview, Oregon, U.S.
DiedNovember 27, 2022(2022-11-27) (aged 97)
Halsey, Oregon, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseGeorge VanLeeuwen
ProfessionFarmer

Early life and career

VanLeeuwen was born in Lakeview, Oregon, where she lived until attending Oregon State University. She received a Bachelor of Science in Home Making Education and a minor in English in 1947.[2] She married George VanLeeuwen on June 15, 1947 and was a farmer.[3] She also was a news reporter and journalist for a newspaper in Brownsville, Oregon, from 1949 to 1970.[4][5] She was a school teacher at Monroe High School, a substitute teacher and an adult educator in the 1950s and 1960s. She had a weekly farm report radio program on KWIL in the 1970s.

VanLeeuwen was a founding member of Oregon Women for Agriculture and a member of the Oregon Farm Bureau Women's Committee and Legislative Committee before being elected to the Oregon House of Representatives.

Political career

VanLeeuwen served as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from 1981 to 1999.

In 1999 she was elected to the Linn County Soil and Water Conservation board and held a position there.

In 2002 VanLeeuwen ran for Oregon's 4th congressional district against Peter DeFazio (D). She lost 64% to 34%.

Personal life and death

VanLeeuwen and her husband George lived in Halsey, Oregon, and had four children. She died there on November 27, 2022, at the age of 97.[6]

References
  1. http://library.state.or.us/repository/2011/201101131436324/index.pdf
  2. "Vote Smart Liz VanLeeuwen Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
  3. Marquis Who's Who, Inc (1991). Who's Who of American Women, 1991-1992. ISBN 9780837904177. Retrieved 10 October 2014. {{cite book}}: |first1= has generic name (help)
  4. Oregon Blue Book. 1987. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  5. "Biographical Note: - Liz VanLeeuwen Spotted Owl Collection, 1973-2004 - Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries". Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  6. "Elizabeth VanLeeuwen". Legacy. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.


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