Ben Westlund
American politician
Died when: 60 years 185 days (726 months)Star Sign: Virgo
Bernard John "Ben" Westlund II (September 3, 1949 – March 7, 2010) was an American politician in the U.S. state of Oregon.A Democrat, he was elected State Treasurer in 2008.
Previously, Westlund served in both houses of the Oregon Legislative Assembly, as a Republican from 1996 to 2006, as an independent from 2006 to 2007, and then as a Democrat.
Westlund dropped his Republican party affiliation to run for Governor of Oregon in the 2006 election, but dropped out of the race in August.
In December 2006 he became a Democrat.Westlund worked as a business analyst, and ran businesses in mining, ranching, and agriculture.
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