Peter Courtney, the longest-serving legislator and Senate president in Oregon history, died Tuesday morning. He was 81. Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said in a press release that Courtney died from ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Oregon’s longest-serving Senate President Peter Courtney, considered “the most influential lawmaker in the history of Oregon,” has died. He was 81. Former Sen.

And so Peter Courtney did what he always did ... the hospital’s Salem campus in his honor on July 16, 2024, but he died from complications of cancer hours earlier. Eastern and southern roots ...

Tina Kotek ordered flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff effective immediately until sunset on Thursday, July 18, in memory of the life and service of Peter Courtney ...