Joanne Verger

Joanne Verger
Member of the Oregon Senate from the 5th district
In office 2005–2013
Succeeded by	Arnie Roblan
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 47th district
In office 2001–2005
Personal details
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Coos Bay, Oregon

Joanne Verger is an Oregon Democratic politician and the first female mayor of Coos Bay, the largest city on the Oregon Coast, serving four terms. She served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 2001 to 2004, and was elected to the Oregon State Senate in 2004. She was reelected in 2008 with no major party opponent in either the primary or general election.

In October 2011 Verger announced that she would not run for reelection to the Senate.

She is co-owner of an automobile dealership, and has worked extensively in advertising and marketing.

She is a graduate of Amite High School (Louisiana), Northwestern State University, and Louisiana State University.

Verger has won a number of awards, including the Human Rights Award in 1991.

See also

• Seventy-third Oregon Legislative Assembly (2005–2007)
• Seventy-fourth Oregon Legislative Assembly (2007–2009)
• Seventy-fifth Oregon Legislative Assembly (2009–2011)

External links

• Official web site
• Follow the Money - Joanne Verger
  • 2010 2008 2006 2004 2002 2000 campaign contributions