Campaign Website: www.votesaxton.com

Current Office/Occupation: Republican candidate for governor of Oregon; Lawyer, AterWynne Law Firm

Born: Albany, Oregon

Education:
West Albany High School (1972)
BS, Willamette University
JD, University of Virginia

Biography: Born and raised in Albany, Oregon, Ron Saxton graduated from West Albany High School in 1972 and was the first in his family to complete college, graduating from Willamette University and the University of Virginia Law School.

A fourth-generation Oregonian and a lifelong resident of the state, Ron has been a leader in Oregon’s civic, political and business community for more than three decades.

A passionate education advocate, Ron is recognized as one of Oregon’s leading experts on education issues. He was elected to the Portland Public Schools Board in 1997 and served as its Chair from 1998-2000. Ron is also the founding President of the Portland Schools Foundation, a community-based organization that has raised more than $30 million in private contributions to improve student achievement and school performance in Oregon’s largest school district.

Ron has also co-chaired the Oregon Higher Education Roundtable, chaired the Strategic Planning Committee of the Pacific Council of Boy Scouts, and served as a board member of the Saturday Academy, a science and math mentoring program for Oregon’s youth.

Named one of the Outstanding Lawyers of America, Ron is a co-founder of the AterWynne law firm where he specializes in complex business transactions involving the energy, manufacturing and natural resource industries. He has also owned a commercial cherry farm and served as a political commentator on KATU television in Portland and for the Medford Mail Tribune. Ron is currently a board member of Associated Oregon Industries and has served on numerous Oregon business boards.

Ron and his wife Lynne, also a fourth-generation Oregonian, recently celebrated their 27th anniversary. Lynne is the Executive Director of The Christie School, a charitable organization serving children and families throughout Oregon. Together, Lynne and Ron have one son, Andy, an engineer for an Oregon-based defense contractor.

Together, the Saxtons enjoy tennis, traveling, cooking and bike riding, as well as Ron’s love for gardening, fly-fishing, baseball and jazz.

Find out more about Ron and his campaign at www.votesaxton.com.

Significant Endorsements:

• Oregon Farm Bureau
• Associated Oregon Loggers
• Oregonians for Food and Shelter
• AG-PAC
• Association of General Contractors
• Mainstream Republicans
• Oregonians for Immigration Reform
• Bend Chamber of Commerce
• The Oregonian
• Brainstorm NW Magazine
• Portland Tribune
• Bend Bulletin
• Roseburg News Review
• Hermiston Herald
• Minnville News Register
• Baker City Herald
• La Grande Observer
• PSU Daily Vanguard
• Eugene Register Guard
• Medford Mail Tribune
• Newport News Times
• Albany Democrat Herald
• Corvallis Gazette Times
• Lake Oswego Review
• Gresham Outlook
• Tigard Times
• Lake Oswego Review
• Beaverton Valley Times
• West Linn Tidings