Rod Monroe
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| Member of the Oregon Senate from the 24th district |
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Assumed office 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Frank Shields |
| Member of the Oregon Senate from the 7th district |
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In office 1981–1989 |
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| Preceded by | Stephen Kafoury |
| Succeeded by | Shirley Gold |
| Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 12th district |
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In office 1977–1981 |
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| Preceded by | Grace Olivier Peck |
| Succeeded by | Shirley Gold |
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August 20, 1942 McBride, British Columbia |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Billie |
| Profession | Teacher (retired) |
Rod Monroe (born August 20, 1942) is an American Democratic politician from the US state of Oregon. He currently serves in the Oregon Senate, representing District 24 in the middle part of Multnomah County, which includes most of eastern Portland and the city of Happy Valley.
Born in McBride, British Columbia, Monroe was raised in Oregon and graduated from Portland's Franklin High School in 1960. He attended college at Warner Pacific College and received bachelor's and master's degrees from Portland State College (now Portland State University) in 1965 and 1969 respectively. He became a teacher at Tigard High School in Tigard, Oregon in 1965, teaching history and government and later served on the David Douglas school board.
In 1976, Monroe was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives, representing District 12 in Portland. He served two terms and then was elected to the Oregon Senate in 1980, representing the 7th district in Portland. He was re-elected to a second Senate term in 1984. During this legislative tenure, Monroe was known for sponsoring safety-oriented legislation, such as mandatory seat belt laws, tougher drunk driving legislation, and bans on indoor smoking.
Monroe ran for the Democratic nomination in the 1986 U.S. Senate election in Oregon, but came in second behind Jim Weaver.
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