Tony Meeker
| Anthony "Tony" Meeker | |
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| Oregon State Treasurer | |
| In office July 9, 1987 – January 4, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Bill Rutherford (R) |
| Succeeded by | Jim Hill (D) |
| Member of the Oregon Senate from the 15th district |
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| In office 1972–1986 |
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| Succeeded by | Jim Bunn |
| Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 29th district |
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| In office 1968–1972 |
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| Preceded by | Harold V. Lewis |
| Succeeded by | Stan Bunn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 18, 1939 Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Occupation | Agricultural businessman |
Tony Meeker (born March 18, 1939)[1] is a politician in Oregon. He was appointed State Treasurer in 1987. Oregon Governor Neil Goldschmidt appointed him to fill the vacancy created when Bill Rutherford resigned from office. Meeker was elected to a full term in 1988. He had also served in the Oregon House of Representatives and in the Oregon State Senate.
Meeker was born in Amity, Oregon in 1939.
Appointment to statewide office
In 1986, Tony Meeker ran for Congress against Democrat Les AuCoin in Oregon's first congressional district.[2] After losing to AuCoin, Meeker returned to the State Senate to continue his fifth term representing citizens in portions of Yamhill and Marion counties. Oregon State Treasurer Bill Rutherford announced he was stepping down to take a position in an investment firm in New York.[2] On July 9, 1987 Democratic Governor Neil Goldschmidt appointed Meeker, a Republican, to replace Rutherford, also a Republican, to fill the remainder of Rutherford's term.[2] He made a second unsuccessful bid for U.S. Congress in 1992, losing to Elizabeth Furse.
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| Preceded by | Treasurer of Oregon 1987–1993 |
Succeeded by Jim Hill |
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