Mark Odom Hatfield

"HATFIELD, Mark Odom." Courtesy U.S. Senate Historical Office.

Mark Odom HatfieldUnited States Senator (R-Oregon) (1967-1997); Governor of Oregon [R] (1959-1967)

HATFIELD, Mark Odom, a Senator from Oregon; born in Dallas, Polk County, Oreg., July 12, 1922; graduated, Willamette University 1943; completed graduate degree at Stanford University 1948; served in the United States Navy in the Second World War; associate professor of political science 1949-1956 and dean of students 1950-1956, Willamette University; member, State house of representatives 1951-1955; member, State senate 1955-1957; Oregon secretary of state 1957-1959; Governor 1959-1967; author; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1966 for term beginning January 3, 1967; delayed taking oath of office until January 10, 1967, to finish term as governor; reelected in 1972, 1978, 1984, and 1990, and served from January 10, 1967, to January 3, 1997; not a candidate for reelection in 1996; chairman, Committee on Appropriations (Ninety-seventh through Ninety-ninth Congress, One Hundred Fourth Congress); resumed teaching of political science and history at Portland State University, George Fox University and Willamette University; died August 7, 2011; interment in Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Oreg.

15 US Congresses Served

90th – 104th(1967 – 1997)

Senate Years of Service

1967 – 1997

State / Territory

Oregon

Position

Senator

Party

Republican