John Lim
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John Lim (born December 23, 1935) is a Republican politician in the state of Oregon, United States He has served in both houses of the Oregon Legislative Assembly, and was the Republican nominee for the United States Senate in 1998, losing to incumbent Democrat Ron Wyden.
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[edit] Early life
Lim grew up in Yeoju, Korea. He was married in 1963 and graduated from Seoul Theological College in 1964 with a Bachelor of Arts in Religion. After emigrating to the United States in 1966, he continued his theological studies at Western Evangelical Seminary where he received his Master of Divinity in 1970.
[edit] Political career
Lim was elected to the 11th district[1] of the Oregon State Senate in 1992. He served as Majority Leader in 1995 and was reelected in 1996. In April 1999, while serving as chairman of the Trade & Economic Development committee, Lim famously proposed installing signs at the state lines reading, "You are welcome to visit Oregon, but please don't stay." The signs were intended to discourage visitors from moving to Oregon, to preserve the state's economic and ecologic infrastructure as well as general "quality of life."[2]
Oregon's term limit law was still in effect at the conclusion of his second Senate term, so he left the Senate following the 1999 Legislative session. Lim was succeeded by fellow Republican John Minnis.[3]
In 2004, Lim was elected State Representative of District 50. He was re-elected to that office in 2006.
[edit] References
- ^ Note: District numbers changed following the Census of 2000.
- ^ http://www.leg.state.or.us/99reg/measures/sjr1.dir/sjr0022.int.html
- ^ State Senate
