Anna McClure

Anna J. McClure
Anna Jane McClure (born July 10, 1955) is an American politician who is currently serving as the senior United States Senator from Oregon, a seat that she has held since 1996. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served in the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 1996. She also served as a Oregon State Representative from 1987-1993 and as Mayor of Hillsboro, Oregon from 1983-1985.

Early Life and Education
Anna Jane McClure was was born Anna Jane Martinez on the late evening hours of July 10, 1955 at her family home in Crescent City, California. Her parents are Daniela Martinez and Jaime Martinez. Daniela was a former model turned housewife from San Francisco and Jaime was a Mathematics professor at Oregon State University who emigrated to the United States when he was a young boy. McClure has three siblings. Ruben (Born 1951), Alejandro (Born 1953) and Juliette (Born 1956). Anna succeeded in most of her classes in high school, especially Math, History and Law. After graduating high school in the summer of 1973, she attended Oregon State University, getting a bachelor's degree in Finance, minoring in American History.

Early Career
McClure was hired by the Hillsboro City Hall to work in their city finance department, which she rose up the ranks, and by 1982 had become the head of the Hillsboro finance department. In late 1982, McClure was chosen to become the next deputy mayor of Hillsboro. However, on the morning of March 24th, 1983, the mayor suffered a major heart attack and announced his resignation, leaving McClure as the new mayor. As Mayor, McClure made sure that the local budget was balanced, along with introducing a police review board, which was criticized by police unions. After her term as Mayor had finished in 1985, McClure ran for her state house district in 1986, which she won. She served three two year terms from 1987 to 1993.

U.S. Congress
Anna decided to run for her local House seat, as in 1992 it was open as the incumbent was running for the Senate that year. She won her primary easily, but the general election was much harder for McClure. She fought hard during the campaign, ending up winning her election 52%-48%. In the house, McClure worked with fellow congressional Democrats to pass key legislation in the first two years of the Clinton Administration. After being re-elected in 1994, McClure ran for the Democratic nomination for the January 1996 Special Senate election in Oregon, as the incumbent Senator, Bob Packwood had resigned due to Sexual Harassment. McClure barley won the Democratic Primary, and used anger from the recent government shutdown of 1995-96 to help her win a slim victory over future senator Gordon Smith. In the Senate, McClure worked with fellow Democrats, including Jeffrey Gordon of New York and Steny Engel of Michigan to help pass legislation in the senate. McClure was re-elected in a strong victory in 1998, and remains popular in her home state of Oregon.

Personal Life
McClure married fellow Oregonian Francis McClure on June 8th, 1979 at the Portland Courthouse, in Portland. They have one daughter, Megan (Born 1980) and live in a middle class neighborhood of Hillsboro, Oregon.