Profile, Service, Focus

Occupational Background: Oregon State Senator, State Representative, logger, truck driver, carpenter, house painter, labor union representative, appraiser, licensed building contractor

Education: Lane Community College

Prior Public Service: Oregon State Senator (Dist. 21), Oregon State Representative (Dist. 42), assistant to Lane County Board of Commissioners, Lane County Board of Equalization, Governor’s Task Force on Disability Services, Oregon Commission for Women, Pacific NW Economic Region Compact

Community Service: Past Family Counseling Service board member, past Lane County Labor Council delegate

Committees:  Association of Oregon Counties (AOC) Legislative Committee, AOC Public Lands and Natural Resources Steering Committee, Springfield Economic Development Agency, L-COG Board of Directors (alt.), Lane County Economic Development, Lane County Finance and Audit, Lane County Legislative Committee, Lane County Technology Management Team, Facilities Committee, Lane Metro Partnership Board of Directors, Community Health Centers Advisory Council, Parks Advisory Committee, Community Mental Health Advisory Committee

Interests and Hobbies: Fishing, hunting, camping

Family: Born in Philadelphia, Pa., Bill and his wife Janet have lived in Oregon for almost 41 years. They have five children, seven grandchildren and one great grand child. Bill's hometown is Springfield, Oregon.