{"id":19987,"date":"2024-07-16T16:01:18","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T20:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?p=19987"},"modified":"2024-07-23T14:11:16","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T18:11:16","slug":"merkley-statement-on-the-passing-of-peter-courtney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-statement-on-the-passing-of-peter-courtney\/","title":{"rendered":"Merkley Statement on the Passing of Peter Courtney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Portland, OR \u2013 Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement on the passing of former Oregon Senate President Peter Courtney:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">\u201cI join the many Oregonians&nbsp;who are&nbsp;grieving this loss of Peter Courtney\u2014a true force of nature whose larger-than-life personality was only matched by his work ethic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">\u201cThroughout his remarkable, record-setting over 40-year service to our state, Peter was unwavering in his passion for supporting animal rights, mental health services, education, veterans, and many more issues central to the success of working families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">\u201cWhen I was Oregon House Speaker, I had a front row seat to seeing Peter in action. We worked closely together to pass several major bills in the state legislature that have become central to Oregon. This includes creating the state\u2019s first-ever rainy day fund to support schools, strengthening the Oregon Bottle Bill, and championing LGBTQ+ rights and protections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">\u201cAll those of us who worked with&nbsp;Peter&nbsp;are&nbsp;better legislators and better people for having done so, regardless of party. He was scrappy, he was honest, and his love for Oregon and its people shown through everything he did. This is the lasting legacy Peter leaves behind in Oregon politics and in the lives of everyday Oregon families that will carry on for generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">\u201cMy heart is with&nbsp;Peter\u2019s&nbsp;wife Margie and all his family and loved&nbsp;ones during this difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Portland, OR \u2013 Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement on the passing of former Oregon Senate President Peter Courtney: \u201cI join the many Oregonians&nbsp;who are&nbsp;grieving this loss of Peter Courtney\u2014a true force of nature whose larger-than-life personality was only matched by his work ethic. \u201cThroughout his remarkable, record-setting over 40-year service to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":18844,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[108],"class_list":["post-19987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases","tag-democracy"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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