Vicki Walker
- January 10, 2024
- Politician
Quick Facts
Full Name | Vicki Walker |
Occupation | Politician |
Date Of Birth | May 29, 1956(1956-05-29) |
Age | 68 |
Birthplace | Monroe |
Country | United States |
Birth City | Washington |
Horoscope | Taurus |
Vicki Walker Biography
Name | Vicki Walker |
Birthday | May 29 |
Birth Year | 1956 |
Place Of Birth | Monroe |
Home Town | Washington |
Birth Country | United States |
Birth Sign | Taurus |
Vicki Walker is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on May 29, 1956 in Monroe, Washington, United States. Vicki Lynn Walker (born May 29 1956) is an American politician and administrator from Oregon. The position she holds is Oregon State Director for Rural Development for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. An active part of the Democratic Party, Walker previously was a member of both houses of the Oregon Legislature and briefly served as the state’s chairperson of the Parole Board. Walker is recognized as a vocal advocate for customers of utilities and an outspoken critic for influential governor Neil Goldschmidt.
In the fall of 1998 Walker became a member of in the Oregon House of Representatives. She proposed legislation to make suicide prevention for youth the top priority of the state and legislation that gives consumers protection against predatory lending practices. Walker was re-elected in 2000. She was a member of the Oregon House Judiciary, Criminal Law Subcommittee, Labor and Consumer Affairs as well as the Smart Growth & Commerce Committees.
A few months later, Walker passed the documents she had received from Stanford to a Willamette Week newspaper reporter. On May 6, 2004, Goldschmidt confessed publicly to the relationship after being told that an article in Willamette Week was going to be printed about the scandal. The story appeared in the paper less than a week later, and revealed that close friends and colleagues had kept quiet about the relationship for 30 years. Goldschmidt subsequently resigned from the Oregon State Bar and the Board of Higher Education.
Another factor that loomed over Walker’s gubernatorial candidacy was the possibility that former two-term Governor John Kitzhaber might enter the race. A December 1, 2005 article asserted that Kitzhaber was considering challenging his successor, Kulongoski. Walker said “I wouldn’t run against John Kitzhaber. That’s the deciding factor.”
From 1992 to 1994 Walker was chairperson from 1992 to 1994 of in 1992 until
- She was also the chair of the Lane County Democratic Central Committee. Additionally, she served as secretary-treasurer as well as a representatives in the Cal Young Neighborhood Association in Eugene. Walker has also been a volunteer on campaigns and helped raise money for non-profit organizations.
Vicki Walker Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Politician |
House | Living in own house. |
Vicki Walker is one of the richest Politician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Vicki Walker 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Walker is a native of Monroe, Washington, and graduated from Reedsport High School in Reedsport, Oregon, in 1974. She was a student at in the University of Oregon and graduated in 1978 with the degree of bachelor’s in the field of political science. Following college, Walker was a self-employed court reporter in 1983 and also a accredited shorthand journalist. Walker along with her partner Steven reside in Eugene and have two grown children, Adam and Sara.
Walker who was who was a victim of sexual assault and victim of sexual assault, was partly accountable for causing the former Governor Neil Goldschmidt to confess publicly that he was in an affair with a 14-year-old girl back in 1975, which lasted for three years. Goldschmidt was mayor in Portland in the year when the affair took place. Walker was informed by Portland Tribune Columnist Phil Stanford regarding the scandal, but it was not believed to be enough evidence to make it out. Walker was a frequent opponent of Goldschmidt and had unsuccessfully attempted to stop from being appointed for The Oregon State Board of Higher Education in January of 2004.
Walker was elected to the Oregon State Senate in November 2002 for the 7th District, covering Eugene, Junction City, and Harrisburg. She served as vice- chair of the Business and Labor Committee as well as a member of the Judiciary, Health Policy and General Government Committees. Legislation she sponsored included strengthening workers compensation and establishing civil penalties for e-mail spam. In 2005, she served as the chair of the Education and Workforce Committee and vice chair of the Energy and Public Lands Committee.
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Walker was elected to her second Senate term in 2006, defeating former Eugene mayor Jim Torrey (R).
Facts & Trivia
Vicki Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Vicki Walker celebrates birthday on May 29 of every year.
On October 30, 2009, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced that Walker had been appointed as Oregon State Director for Rural Development with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.