Darlene Hooley
| Darlene Hooley | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon's 5th district |
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In office January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Jim Bunn |
| Succeeded by | Kurt Schrader |
| Member of the Oregon House of Representatives | |
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In office 1980–1987 |
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Darlene Kay Olson April 4, 1939 Williston, North Dakota |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Divorced |
| Children | Chad Hooley Erin Hooley |
| Residence | West Linn, Oregon |
| Alma mater |
Pasadena Nazarene College Oregon State University |
| Occupation | High school teacher |
| Religion | Lutheran |
Darlene Kay Olson Hooley (born April 4, 1939) is a former Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon who represented the state's 5th congressional district. A native of North Dakota, she spent eight years teaching high school before entering politics when she was elected to the West Linn, Oregon city council in 1975. Later she was elected to the Oregon State Legislature, then joined the Clackamas County Board of Commissioners before being elected to the House in 1996. In February 2008, Hooley announced that she would not seek re-election in 2008. In her post-congressional career, she remains engaged in civic life in Oregon and works as a strategic planning consultant.
Darlene Kay Olson was born in Williston, North Dakota to Clarence Alvin and Alyce Rogers Olson, who were wheat farmers. She moved with her parents to Salem, Oregon at the age of 8. She attended Salem Academy, and then Pasadena Nazarene College (now Point Loma Nazarene University) in southern California, where she also worked as a lifeguard. She returned to Oregon and earned her degree in education from Oregon State University in 1961, where she was on the basketball, field hockey, and rowing teams. Following her graduation, she taught reading, music, and high school physical education for eight years at schools in Woodburn, Gervais, and Portland.
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