16 Facts About Rick Bauman

Rick Bauman was the Democratic nominee for United States Senator from Oregon in 1986.

Rick Bauman moved with his family to Santa Clara, California where he graduated from high school, and then enrolled at UC Santa Cruz where he received a bachelor's degree in anthropology.

Rick Bauman spent a year in India setting up a public health program before relocating to Portland, Oregon, where he transferred to Portland State University and earned another bachelor's degree, this time in biology.

Now married to Judy, who was attending law school, Rick Bauman drove taxis and worked as a home remodeler while helping raise the couple's two daughters.

Rick Bauman applied to Oregon Health Sciences University with hopes of becoming a doctor, but was not admitted.

In 1978, Rick Bauman was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives, representing District 11 in Portland.

Rick Bauman was re-elected three times and was elected speaker pro tempore twice.

An outspoken progressive and opponent of nuclear power, Rick Bauman demonstrated for the closing of the Trojan Nuclear Power Plant in 1979.

In 1979, Rick Bauman announced a run for the United States House of Representatives for Oregon's 3rd congressional district, but later withdrew and sought re-election to the Oregon House.

In 1986, Rick Bauman resigned his seat in favor of his wife to run for the Democratic nomination in the 1986 US Senate election in Oregon.

Rick Bauman was elected to the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners in 1988.

In 1990, Rick Bauman was the target of a recall campaign after he wrote a controversial gun control law, but survived the recall.

In 1996, Rick Bauman created Portland Bridge Pedal, a bicycle tour with a route over all 10 Portland bridges that cross the Willamette River.

Rick Bauman said he was inspired to organize such an event after he had a view of the 1980 eruption of Mount St Helens from the Marquam Bridge in his car and thought bicyclists should have a chance to enjoy the views normally available only to drivers.

Rick Bauman divorced Judy Rick Bauman in 1987, and has since remarried twice.

Rick Bauman is currently married to Ginnie Cooper, formerly the head librarian of the Multnomah County Library system, and now the chief librarian of the District of Columbia Public Library system.