Vicki Berger
| Vicki Berger | |
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| Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 20th District | |
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In office 2003–2015 |
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| Preceded by | Jackie Winters |
| Succeeded by | Paul Evans |
| Constituency |
Marion County Polk County |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1949 (age 67–68) Salem, Oregon |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Jerry Berger |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Salem, Oregon |
| Alma mater | University of Wyoming |
| Profession | Business person |
Vicki Berger (born 1949) is an American businessperson and politician in the state of Oregon. A native Oregonian, she is a Salem civic leader and a former Republican member of the Oregon House of Representatives. Her father, Richard Chambers, came up with the idea for the Oregon Bottle Bill.
Born Vicki Chambers in 1949, she was the youngest of three children of Richard Chambers. In 1967, she graduated from South Salem High School in the state’s capital city before she married Jerry Berger in 1969. The couple would have three children, and she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in anthropology in 1974 from the University of Wyoming.
From 1972 to 1975, Berger worked as a bailiff for the county court. She would teach racquetball at Chemeketa Community College in the early 1980s and then as a project manager for a local manufacturing company from 1988 to 1995. That year she became a franchisee of a Lazerquick copy shop in West Salem, retaining ownership until 2000.
In 1985, she joined the board of the Salem YMCA where she remained until 1998. From 1995 to 1998 she served as that organization’s first female president. Berger was on the Salem-Keizer School District board from 1988 to 1992 and helped lead the campaign for a bond measure for capital improvements in what is the state's second largest school district. In 2001, along with her husband, she shared the award as First Citizens from the local chamber of commerce.
In August 2001, Berger announced she would run for a seat in the Oregon House of Representatives. In the May 2002, primary she defeated Greg Warnock and Irv Blake to win the Republican nomination. Berger defeated Democrat Lloyd Kumley in the November general election with 13,408 votes to 7,884. She joined the House beginning with the 2003 session representing District 20, which spans parts of Polk and Marion counties.
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