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Archive Home > 2006 > March > 02 > School board member vies for House seat

School board member vies for House seat

Smith to challenge Whisnant for state House District 55

By James Sinks / The Bulletin
March 2, 2006

SALEM - Bill Smith is no stranger to long odds.

After retiring from a career as a high school teacher, coach and summertime firefighter, he beat a heavily favored incumbent in 1999 to win a seat on the Bend- La Pine School Board.

In that race, he found traction with his message that the former....

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