Rick Bauman
| Rick Bauman | |
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| Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 11th/13th district |
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In office 1977–1986 |
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| Preceded by | Earl Blumenauer |
| Succeeded by | Judy Bauman |
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| Born | April 1950 (age 67) Marinette, Wisconsin |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Ginnie Cooper |
| Profession | bicycle events manager |
Richard H. "Rick" Bauman (born April 1950) is a former Democratic politician from the US state of Oregon who served in the Oregon House of Representatives and on the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners in the 1980s. He was also the Democratic nominee for United States Senator from Oregon in 1986. After retiring from politics in 1992, Bauman began organizing bicycle tours and was a founder of Portland Bridge Pedal, an annual bicycle tour crossing all the bridges in Portland.
Bauman was born in 1950 in Marinette, Wisconsin and is the grandson of Harvey V. Higley, who served as Veteran's Administration director under President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Bauman moved with his family to Santa Clara, California where he graduated from high school, and then enrolled at UC Santa Cruz where he received a bachelor's degree in anthropology. Bauman spent a year in India setting up a public health program before relocating to Portland, Oregon, where he transferred to Portland State University and earned another bachelor's degree, this time in biology. Now married to Judy, who was attending law school, Bauman drove taxis and worked as a home remodeler while helping raise the couple's two daughters. Bauman applied to Oregon Health Sciences University with hopes of becoming a doctor, but was not admitted.
Having been energized by liberal Democratic politics while at UC Santa Cruz, Bauman worked on Jerry Brown's 1976 Presidential campaign. In 1978, Bauman was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives, representing District 11 in Portland. He was re-elected three times (his district was renumbered to District 13 in 1983) and was elected speaker pro tempore twice. An outspoken progressive and opponent of nuclear power, Bauman demonstrated for the closing of the Trojan Nuclear Power Plant in 1979.
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