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Born in rural Missouri on November 5, 1940, Ted Kulongoski began his life humbly, growing up in a Catholic boys’ home in St. Louis. After graduating from high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and served a tour of duty in Southeast Asia, returning home to work as a truck driver and a bricklayer in a steel mill in Alton, Illinois.Thanks to the GI Bill, he was able to pursue higher education, and attended the University of Missouri, where he earned both an undergraduate degree and a law degree. To this day, Ted Kulongoski credits the GI Bill for giving him the opportunity to pursue his dream of a better life—an opportunity he believes everyone should have.After landing a job as a judicial clerk in Eugene, Oregon, he set about establishing his own law firm. His early successes in representing labor organizations earned him a reputation as a leading labor lawyer. During a session of the Oregon legislature, he authored the Oregon Public Employee Collective Bargaining Act, a landmark piece of legislation that became the cornerstone of public employees’ bargaining rights in Oregon.
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Ted Kulongoski
is the governor (D)
of Oregon
until 2010.
To contact this governor by phone call 503/378-3111
or by mail at State Capitol Building, Salem, OR 97310.
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