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Walter Leslie AuCoin (/ oʊ ˈ k ɔɪ n / oh-KOYN; born October 21, 1942) is an American politician. In 1974 he became the first person from the Democratic Party to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st congressional district, since it was formed in 1892.
Sep 15, 2019 · Les AuCoin, Democratic senator from Oregon, in 1992. (Karen Willard/Oregonian file photo) In his lively memoir, former U.S. Rep. Les AuCoin details the major events that illuminated his...
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Nov 25, 2019 · In 1974, at the age of thirty-two, Les AuCoin became the first Democrat to win a US House seat in Oregon’s First District. He was one of the post-Watergate r...
Leslie "Les" AuCoin broke a Republican monopoly on Oregon’s First Congressional District in 1974 when he became the first Democrat since statehood to win the seat. AuCoin served nine terms in the U.S. House (1975-1993).
Author, Public Speaker, and Former US Rep in Portland, OR. Greetings, I’m Les AuCoin, the author of "CATCH AND RELEASE: An Oregon Life in Politics" (a memoir published by the Oregon State University Press, 2019). I’m a former 9-term US congressman, a husband of 58 years, a father, and a grandpa.
Oct 10, 2019 · Les AuCoin represented Oregon in the US House for eighteen years until 1992, when he gave up his seat to run for the Senate. He is an award-winning magazine editor and public radio commentator, and his articles have appeared in major newspapers throughout the country.
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Walter Leslie AuCoin served nine terms in the United States House of Representatives between 1975 and 1993. He was the first Democrat elected to Oregon's 1 st Congressional District since its creation in 1882.
