Vic Atiyeh served twenty years in the Oregon legislature and two terms as governor (1979–1987). He brought a business perspective from his rug merchant background and deep familiarity with rules, regulations, and legislative processes. He played a central role in the development and passage of Oregon's statewide land-use laws beginning in the 1960s, serving on crucial committees and attending hearings. His governorship involved environmental policymaking, handling the 1982 recession, managing relations with Native American tribes, working with former Governor Tom McCall, and engaging with the Rajneeshee community that relocated to Oregon from 1981–1985.
Atiyeh: Governor Vic Atiyeh and the Transformation of Oregon (Ridenbaugh Press, 535 pages, paperback, $24.95) discusses Atiyeh's 20 years in the Oregon legislature, his work on getting statewide land-use planning, his environmental record, his relationship with former Governor Tom McCall, the 1982 recession, his relations with Native Americans in the state, and his role with the India-born religious group called Rajneeshees, who came to Oregon and resided in the state from 1981 to 1985.
JM: Oregon's land-use laws start coalescing in the 1960s, and being in the legislature for many years, he was there at the very beginning regarding land-use laws. It was during the same time as a national effort to beautify the highways by Lady Bird Johnson (wife of President Lyndon Johnson) at the national level in the 1964-65 era. Vic attended the land-use hearings. He was also on the crucial legislative committees from 1965-1971 and was present at the beginning of land-use legislation. Vic was central to the land-use process for the next 20
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