Ted Wheeler named new Oregon treasurer (KGW NewsChannel 8 Portland)

9 March 2010, 8:35 am

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Gov. Ted Kulongoski has named Multnomah County Commission Chairman Ted Wheeler as state treasurer, succeeding Ben Westlund, who died Sunday of lung cancer. Wheeler, 47, a former financial industry executive and athlete who made it to the top of Mount Everest in 2002, is in the last year of his term heading the government in the state's most populous county. The appointment ...... Read More »

More Topics from "News"

• Morning headlines: A new treasurer, Steve Novick's return and a Lake Oswego coyote (The Oregonian)
• Governor Ted Kulongoski names Ted Wheeler as next Oregon treasurer (The Oregonian)
• Oregon politicians vie to replace Treasurer Ben Westlund; Kulongoski sets press conference on pick (The Oregonian)
• Coyote sneaks up on Lake Oswego girls playing in backyard (The Oregonian)
• EducationExtra Achievements (The Register-Guard)
• Oregon Treasurer Ben Westlund dies (Portland Tribune)
• Lake Oswego: Anni Miller honored by tennis registry (The Oregonian)
• Lake Oswego trash fees may go up (Portland Tribune)
• Eagle rescued in Lake Oswego after fight with another eagle (NorthWest Cable News)