July 23rd, 2024

Peter Courtney, Oregon's
​longest-serving legislator, dies at 81

Peter Courtney

July 16
​Oregon Capital Chronicle
​  Peter Courtney, the longest serving lawmaker in Oregon history and former president of the Senate, died Tuesday morning in his home in Salem at the age of 81.
​  Gov. Tina Kotek announced his death in a statement, saying he died from complications related to cancer and was surrounded by family.
  “It is with incredible sadness that I share the news today of the passing of Peter Michael Coleman Courtney, the former president of the Oregon State Senate and longest-serving state legislator in Oregon history,” Kotek said. “The First Lady and I ask that Oregonians hold Peter’s family – his wife Margie, their children and grandchildren – in their hearts and prayers.”

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FULL CAPITAL CHRONICLE STORY ​BY LYNNE TERRY AND BEN BOTKIN