Jim Hill is an American attorney, financial consultant, and politician who served two terms as Oregon State Treasurer from January 4, 1993, to January 1, 2001. Hill was the first African American to hold a statewide office in Oregon, and previously served in both chambers of the Oregon Legislative Assembly.

Occupation: lawyer, politician
Position held: member of the Oregon House of Representatives, member of the State Senate of Oregon, state treasurer, Oregon State Treasurer
Citizenship: United States
Born: April 23, 1947

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Overview

Jim Hill (born April 23, 1947) is an American attorney, financial consultant, and politician who served two terms as Oregon State Treasurer from January 4, 1993, to January 1, 2001. Hill had previously served in both chambers of the Oregon Legislative Assembly. Early life and education He was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Michigan State University in 1969. He received both an MBA (1971) and a Juris Doctor (1974) from Indiana University Bloomington. Career Hill was elected treasurer in 1992, the first African American elected to statewide office in Oregon. He had previously served in the Oregon State Senate (1987–1993) and the Oregon House of Representatives (1983–1987). He ran unsuccessfully for the House in 1980, and for governor in 2002 and 2006. In 2010, Hill was briefly a candidate in the special election for Oregon State Treasurer, to complete the term of Ben Westlund, who died in office.

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