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28-481: Zula Warren was born on August 12, 1870, near Hillsboro with the family residence near what is today 10th Avenue and East Main Street. She married local doctor Samuel Towers Linklater after she turned 28 years old and would have six children with the widower. The husband died on February 8, 1914, with Zula using the family investments to support the family and build a new home. Daughter Ruth requested that her mother build

56-600: A LL.B. in 1962. Following law school Paulus worked in private practice until entering politics. Paulus began her political career by winning election to the Oregon House of Representatives in 1970. Elected as a Republican, she represented Salem and Marion County in District 11. She won re-election in 1972 and 1974 to additional two-year terms in the House with her district changing to District 31, serving through

84-406: A broader program that included issuing a report card outlining the progress as a state, as required by a law the state legislature passed in 1991. Paulus also supported school-to-work initiatives for reforming public education while in office, which were part of the 1991 reforms. At the time Paulus was one of only ten women in the nation to hold the top education position in their state. She left

112-417: A home "that would last forever." Construction began in 1922 on the house on a property Samuel had bought in 1889. The concrete dwelling was completed in 1923. On February 8, 1930, Zula died and the home passed to her son Kenneth. He lived there briefly, but never sold the home, with the residence changing ownership after his death in 1983. Kenneth married Jeanne Latourette, the daughter of Earl C. Latourette of

140-483: A legal secretary, including working for Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justices Earl C. Latourette and William M. McAllister . Latourette recommended Paulus to attend law school, which she did at Willamette University without a college degree, enrolling in 1956. While in law school , she met her future husband William G. Paulus. Norma Paulus graduated with honors from Willamette University College of Law in Salem with

168-725: A more commercial focus. As of 2008, the building housed professionals, including the Legal Aid office for Washington County . The two-story, gray office building was built of wood, concrete, and featured a stucco exterior. It was the only home in Hillsboro constructed of concrete during the 1920s. The Zula Linklater House is of the Mediterranean Revival Style architecture popular at the time of its construction. Earl C. Latourette Earl Cornelius Latourette (February 10, 1889 – August 18, 1956)

196-589: A woman. Paulus was a founding member of the Oregon Women's Political Caucus , a bipartisan group of Oregon legislators in 1972. She was instrumental in efforts to pass an Equal Rights Amendment in Oregon in 1973 and 1977. Also, in 1972, she was invited to be part of the Eagleton Institute of Politics ' first conference on women in politics. A decade later, while serving as Secretary of State, she

224-627: The Oregon Supreme Court . On August 1, 1984, the house was added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Zula Linklater House. That year contractor and developer Eugene Zurbrugg renovated the structure and converted it into office space. With it fully leased at the completion of the remodel, the conversion was seen as a beginning of a change to the building type in downtown Hillsboro from retail to

252-541: The general election before he was elected later in 1996 to fill the vacancy left when Mark Hatfield retired. As state superintendent, Paulus helped introduce statewide assessment testing for grades 3, 5, 8, and 11 in 1991. Other education reforms introduced that year were the Certificate of Initial Mastery (CIM) and Certificate of Advanced Mastery (CAM) that were designed to replace the high school diploma in Oregon. These were optional programs which were part of

280-413: The 1975 special legislative session. Paulus was then elected as Oregon's first female Secretary of State in 1976, the first time a woman won election to a statewide office in Oregon. She took office on January 3, 1977, and served through January 7, 1985, after winning re-election to a second four-year term in 1980. Paulus kept a small statue of a lion on a desk in her downtown Portland home that

308-543: The 1986 Philippine presidential elections. In 1987, she was appointed as one of two Oregon members of the Northwest Power and Conservation Council . While on the council, she was a supporter of regional fish habitat protection. She resigned her position on the Council in late 1989 to run for Oregon Superintendent of Public Instruction after the retirement of Verne Duncan . Goldschmidt later appointed her as

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336-474: The Rajneeshees challenged in federal court. At that time Oregon allowed citizens to register to vote on the same day as an election. Then federal district judge Edward Leavy ruled against the Rajneeshees, determining the emergency procedures were proper. The religious sect later faced government investigations over immigration fraud, a related failed murder plot , and the first bioterrorist attack in

364-689: The Superintendent of Public Instruction on October 1, 1990. Paulus won election to a full four-year term in that office later in the year, and was re-elected in 1994. Paulus then ran for the United States Senate in the December 5, 1995, special primary election. The election was for the nominations to replace Bob Packwood who resigned. Paulus lost to Gordon H. Smith in the Republican primary. Smith then lost to Ron Wyden in

392-637: The United States. Following her two terms as the Secretary of State, Paulus ran for governor in 1986. She won the Republican primary in May, but lost to Democrat Neil Goldschmidt in the November election. While campaigning for the office she had been a critic of the new MAX Light Rail that opened that year. During this period, Paulus was appointed by President Ronald Reagan to help oversee

420-536: The University of Oregon's Distinguished Service Award. She worked to raise funds for a statue honoring former governor and longtime friend Tom McCall , with the statue completed and installed in Salem along the Willamette River in 2008. In 2008, Paulus and co-petitioner Phil Keisling , also a former Oregon Secretary of State, brought Ballot Measure 65 to the November ballot, in an effort to reform

448-602: The day before, less than a year after he had been appointed to the court. Later that year Latourette won election to a full six-year term on the bench. Then in 1953 he was selected by his fellow justices to be Chief Justice, serving as Chief Justice until 1955. During this time as Chief Justice, future politician Norma Paulus clerked for him. Latourette encouraged her to attend law school, which she did at Willamette University College of Law . On August 18, 1956, Justice Earl Latourette died in office On April 30, 1912, Earl C. Latourette married Ruth Steiwer of Fossil, Oregon. Ruth

476-513: The late 1600s. Family members began moving westward in the 1800s, settling in St. Louis and Michigan . In 1879 LaTourette's father moved from Michigan to Oregon City to form a law partnership with his cousin, Dewitt Clinton Latourette. LaTourette attended the University of Oregon , where he was on the football and track teams. He was the quarterback on the 1910 Oregon football team and scored

504-676: The office on January 4, 1999, after two terms. In 2007, the Oregon Legislature eliminated the optional certificates from schools in the state. Norma and her husband William had two children, Elizabeth and Fritz. In 1996, she was named to the National Assessment Governing Board by United States Secretary of Education Richard Riley . She was conferred with honorary degrees by Willamette University in 1999, Whitman College , Lewis & Clark College , and Linfield College . In December 2000, she

532-467: The state's primary election system for partisan races. In 2015, then-Oregon Secretary of State Kate Brown dedicated the 2015–2016 edition of the Oregon Blue Book to Paulus, in honor of her lifelong service to the state, including her role as the first woman elected to that office, and statewide, in Oregon history. In May 2017, Oregon State University Press published "The Only Woman In

560-545: The winning touchdown to beat what is now Oregon State University , and received All-Northwest Honors for two seasons. Following college, he enrolled at the University of Oregon School of Law , which at that time was located in Portland. He graduated in 1912, and then passed the bar in 1915. Latourette began practicing law in Oregon City after passing the bar, and remained in private practice until 1931. In 1931, he

588-562: Was a principal speaker at the Institute's 1982 conference. Paulus remarked in her speech that "We have come a long way" referring to women in politics. In 1984, followers of the Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh bused homeless people to Wasco County in an attempt to sway local elections. As Secretary of State, Paulus recommended the county institute emergency procedures to restrict these transients from registering to vote, which

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616-759: Was an American lawyer and politician in the state of Oregon . A native of Nebraska , she was raised in Eastern Oregon before becoming a lawyer . A Republican , she first held political office as a representative in the Oregon House of Representatives , and then became the first woman elected to statewide public office in Oregon when she became Oregon Secretary of State in 1977. Paulus later served as Oregon Superintendent of Public Instruction for nine years. She made unsuccessful bids to become Governor of Oregon and United States Senator. Prior to her death on February 28, 2019, Paulus lived in Portland , where she

644-440: Was appointed as a circuit court judge for Oregon’s 5th judicial district that included Clackamas County , holding that position until 1950. During his time on the bench he lived in Oregon City, and in 1936 attended the funeral of fellow judge John Hugh McNary . Then on January 19, 1950 Oregon Governor Douglas McKay appointed Latourette to replace E. M. Page on the Oregon Supreme Court . Page had resigned from his position

672-920: Was appointed as the executive director of the Oregon Historical Society and served in that position until 2003. From 2000 until 2013, Paulus was a member of the Oregon State Capitol Foundation Board. She was an original member of the organization and served as chair of the group. She served on the boards of the High Desert Museum in Bend , the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport , and the City Club of Portland . In 2004, she received

700-520: Was given to her in October 1981 by the northeast Portland Lions Club when she was inducted as the group's first female member. The next day, Paulus was visited in her office at the Oregon Capitol by the president of the statewide Oregon Lions Club. He had come to ask Paulus to return the Portland club's gift. He did not think the statue – or membership into the club – should have been given to

728-721: Was involved with several non-profit groups and sponsored a ballot measure to create open primaries in Oregon's statewide elections. Norma Jean Petersen was born in Belgrade, Nebraska , on March 13, 1933. She was raised as one of seven children in Eastern Oregon , where she graduated from Burns Union High School in Burns , in 1950. Paulus started her career as the secretary for the district attorney for Harney County in Burns, Oregon. After recovering from poliomyelitis , she moved to Salem, Oregon (the state's capital), and worked as

756-695: Was the 32nd Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court and a Clackamas County Circuit Court judge. He served as chief justice for two years and died while still in office as a justice in 1956. Latourette was born in Oregon City, Oregon , on February 10, 1889, to Charles David Latourette and his wife Sedonia Bird Shaw Latourette. Both parents were pioneer settlers to Oregon . He had three brothers; Mortimer Dillon, Howard Fenton, and John Randolph. The LaTourette family were French Huguenots who fled persecution and settled in Staten Island, New York in

784-437: Was the daughter of William H. Steiwer , and a member of a prominent political family from Eastern Oregon. The couple’s children included daughters Anne Latourette Cook, Jeanne Latourette Linklater and Earl C. "Neil" Latourette, Jr. (d. 1982). Earl C. later married Eleanor Marshall in 1949, and they did not have any children. Norma Paulus Norma Jean Paulus (née Petersen ; March 13, 1933 – February 28, 2019)

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