Neil Goldschmidt

33rd Governor of Oregon
Term of office:	January 12, 1987 – January 14, 1991
Predecessor:	Victor G. Atiyeh
Successor:	Barbara Roberts
Born:	June 16, 1940 Oregon
Political party:	Democrat
Profession:	Politician
Spouse:	Diana Goldschmidt
Served as Mayor of Portland from 1973-1979

Neil Edward Goldschmidt (born June 16, 1940) is a former politician and businessman living in the State of Oregon and a member of the United States Democratic Party. He served as mayor of Portland (1973 - 1979), and as governor of Oregon (1987 - 1991), as well as Secretary of Transportation. Image File history File links Goldschmidt. ... The Governor of Oregon is the top executive of the government of the U.S. state of Oregon. ... January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Categories: Stub | Governors of Oregon ... Dr. Barbara Roberts (born on December 21, 1936 in Corvallis, Oregon) is a Democrat. ... June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Official language(s) None Capital Largest city Salem Portland Area  Ranked 9th  - Total 98,466 sq. ... A political party is an organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ... June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Official language(s) None Capital Largest city Salem Portland Area  Ranked 9th  - Total 98,466 sq. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... This is a partial list of mayors that have been employed by the city of Portland, Oregon. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Roses, Stumptown, Bridgetown Location Location in Multnomah County and the state of Oregon Coordinates , Government Country State County United States Oregon Multnomah County Mayor Tom Potter Geographical characteristics Area     City 145. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... The Governor of Oregon is the top executive of the government of the U.S. state of Oregon. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United States Secretary of Transportation is the head of the United States Department of Transportation. ...

Considered at one time to be the most powerful private citizen in Oregon, Goldschmidt's political influence was sharply reduced in 2004, after he admitted to a lengthy sexual relationship he held with a girl in the mid-1970s starting when she was 14 years old. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ...

Political history

Goldschmidt was born in Eugene, Oregon, where he attended the University of Oregon. He studied law at the University of California, Berkeley's Boalt Hall until 1967. Nickname: The Emerald City Motto: Location Coordinates , Government Country  State   County United States  Oregon   Lane Founded Incorporated 1846 1862 Mayor Kitty Piercy Geographical characteristics Area     City 105. ... The University of Oregon (UO) is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. ... The University of California, Berkeley (also known as the University of California at Berkeley, UC Berkeley, Cal, California, or Berkeley) is the oldest and flagship campus of the ten-campus University of California system. ... Boalt Halls law library was expanded in 1996 with the North Addition, pictured above. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...

As city commissioner (1967 - 1973) and later as mayor of Portland, Goldschmidt led in the revitalization of the downtown section of that city, as well as in the creation of TriMet, and earning much good will from both the electorate and the business community by the time he left to become Secretary of Transportation under President Jimmy Carter in 1979. 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger,greater) is in modern times the title of the highest ranking municipal officer, who discharges certain judicial and administrative functions, in many systems an elected politician, who serves as chief executive and/or ceremonial official of many types of municipalities. ... A TriMet bus parked near MAX tracks. ... The United States Secretary of Transportation is the head of the United States Department of Transportation. ... James Earl Jimmy Carter, Jr. ...

In between positions in public office, Goldschmidt was a Nike executive during the 1980s. Nike, Inc. ...

Goldschmidt became the first Democratic Governor of Oregon in nearly a decade in 1987. His policy for economic development gained him support in all parts of the state. However, citing marital problems, he declined to run for re-election in 1990, despite the widely-held perception that he could have been easily re-elected. His Children's Agenda was very important in Oregon with its community initiatives. In 1991, he helped create the Oregon Children's Foundation, as well as SMART (Start Making a Reader Today), which puts 10,000 volunteers into Oregon schools to read to children. The Governor of Oregon is the top executive of the government of the U.S. state of Oregon. ... This article is about the year. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... SMART is an acronym which can refer to the following: Service Mark: SMART: Strategic Marketing And Research Techniques® is a custom marketing research firm that specializes in quantitative survey research. ...

In 1991 he founded a law and consulting firm, Neil Goldschmidt, Inc., in Portland. His clients include Schnitzer Investment, Nike, PacifiCorp, Paul Allen, and Bechtel Enterprises (a subsidiary of Bechtel Corporation). He has worked for the State Accident Insurance Fund. ScottishPower Plc is an energy company headquartered in Glasgow, Scotland. ... Paul Gardner Allen (born January 21, 1953) is an American entrepreneur who established himself by co-founding Microsoft with Bill Gates. ... Bechtel Corporation (Bechtel Group) is the largest civil engineering company in the world. ...

Goldschmidt has drawn criticism in recent years for some of his business activities. In 2002, he lobbied business and political leaders to support Weyerhaeuser in its hostile takeover of Willamette Industries. In early 2004, he headed a purchase of Portland General Electric (PGE) funded by Texas Pacific Group, which put on hold city and county studies to acquire PGE by condemnation. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Lobbying is the professional practice of public affairs advocacy, with the goal of influencing a governing body by promoting a point of view. ... Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE: WY) is a multinational corporation in the pulp and paper industry. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Portland General Electric (PGE) is an investor-owned electrical utility that distributes electricity to customers in parts of Portland, Oregon, as well as parts of Multnomah, Clackamas, Marion, Yamhill, Washington, and Polk counties - half of the inhabitants of Oregon. ... The Texas Pacific Group (commonly referred as TPG) is a private equity investment firm founded by David Bonderman, James Coulter and William Price in 1993. ... In property law, condemnation is identical to eminent domain. ...

2004 sex scandal

On May 6, 2004, shortly before a planned article in the local Willamette Week newspaper, Goldschmidt publicly announced that in the mid 1970s during his first term as mayor of Portland he had engaged in a lengthy sexual relationship with a girl who was 14 years old. Their relations constituted statutory rape under Oregon law. He sent a confessional letter to The Oregonian, which the newspaper published on its front page. The letter contradicted many elements of the Willamette Week story and attempted to portray Goldschmidt in a more favorable light. May 6 is the 126th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (127th in leap years). ... The Willamette Week is an alternative newsweekly published in Portland, Oregon. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... The term statutory rape is used when national and/or regional governments, citing an interest in protecting minors, consider people under a certain age to be unable to give informed consent, and therefore consider sexual contact with them to be a felony regardless of their stated consent. ... October 2, 2004 edition. ... The Willamette Week is an alternative newsweekly published in Portland, Oregon. ...

He subsequently resigned from his positions with the Texas Pacific Group and the Oregon State Board of Higher Education. Political observers believe this relationship was the true reason why he had not run for re-election as governor, nor for a United States Senate seat. Official language(s) See: Languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 268,581 sq mi (695,622 km²)  - Width 660 miles (1,065 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... The Oregon State Board of Higher Education is the statutory governing board for the Oregon State System of Higher Education. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ...

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Further developments revealed that Goldschmidt was assisted by businessman Robert K. Burtchaell in keeping his molestation of the girl a secret. In return, while governor, Goldschmidt gave his support to Burtchaell's unsuccessful bid to extend a lease for a houseboat moorage on the Willamette River.[1] This article or section should include material from Tenancy agreement A lease is a contract conveying from one person (the lessor) to another person (the lessee) the right to use and control some article of property for a specified period of time (the term), without conveying ownership, in exchange for... The Willamette River (pronounced wil-LAM-met) is a tributary of the Columbia River, approximately 240 mi (386 km) long, in northwestern Oregon in the United States. ...

Debby Kennedy, who worked for Goldschmidt while he was governor, recalled, I just can't tell you how many rumors there were about him then [2].

After the story of his statutory rape and the venal efforts to cover it up, Goldschmidt's rabbi, whose wife is financially connected to Goldschmidt, made an appeal in The Oregonian for forgiveness. October 2, 2004 edition. ...

Although the statute of limitations has expired for his act of having sex with a minor, the Oregon State Bar began an investigation that could have led to his disbarment. However, on May 14, he announced he was resigning from the state bar, and would not be eligible for readmission. Because of complaints from local media over access to his public papers stored at the Oregon Historical Society, the State Archivist announced May 29 that Goldschmidt would seize the 256 boxes of documents to guarantee public access as defined in a state law passed in 1973. He was the first governor to keep his papers under his control since the state passed that law. A statute of limitations is a statute in a common law legal system setting forth the maximum period of time, after certain events, that legal proceedings based on those events may begin. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Disbarment is a penalty for lawyers. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ... The Oregon Historical Society (OHS) is an organization which encourages and promotes the study and understanding of the history of the Oregon Country, within the broader context of U.S. history. ... Public access television is a cable television service that allows members of the public to use a cable companys facilities and equipment to create and broadcast their own content. ...

Governors of Oregon
Whiteaker • Gibbs • Woods • Grover • Chadwick • Thayer • Moody • Pennoyer • Lord • Geer • Chamberlain • Benson • Bowerman • West • Withycombe • Olcott • Pierce • I. Patterson • Norblad • Meier • Martin • Sprague • Snell • Hall • McKay • P. Patterson • Smith • Holmes • Hatfield • McCall • Straub • Atiyeh • Goldschmidt • Roberts • Kitzhaber • Kulongoski

United States Secretaries of Transportation
Boyd • Volpe • Brinegar • Coleman • Adams • Goldschmidt • Lewis • Dole • Burnley • Skinner • Card • Peña • Slater • Mineta

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External links

• The Willamette Week Expose, the original article which ended his political career and won Jaquiss the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting
• Willamette Week cover story, 12/15/2004, additional WW article.
• Confession and further scandal coverage from The Oregonian