Jack Roberts is a politician

Politician

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 in the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 of Oregon

Oregon

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. A Republican

Oregon Republican Party

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, his highest office has been Oregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries, which he held from 1995 to 2003. He previously served as a Lane County

Lane County, Oregon

-National protected areas:*Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge *Siuslaw National Forest *Umpqua National Forest *Willamette National Forest -Government:...

 commissioner from 1989 to 1995.

Roberts, the most recent Republican to hold statewide office in Oregon, ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for governor of Oregon

Governor of Oregon

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 in 2002. He came close to winning the nomination, but ultimately lost to Kevin Mannix

Kevin Mannix

Kevin Leese Mannix is a politician, business attorney, and former chairman of the Republican Party in the U.S. state of Oregon.Mannix has served in both houses of the Oregon Legislative Assembly, as a Democrat and, later, a Republican...

. He was considered a contender to take on incumbent U.S. Senator

United States Senate

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 Ron Wyden

Ron Wyden

Ronald Lee "Ron" Wyden is the senior U.S. Senator for Oregon, serving since 1996, and a member of the Democratic Party. He previously served in the United States House of Representatives from 1981 to 1996....

 in 2004, but did not enter the race. He also ran for the Oregon Supreme Court

Oregon Supreme Court

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 in 2006, losing to Virginia Linder

Virginia Linder

Virginia Lynn Linder is an American judge from Oregon who has served, since January 2007, as the 99th justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. She had previously served since 1997 on the Oregon Court of Appeals...

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He is currently the executive director of the Lane Metro Partnership.

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