Editing Victor Atiyeh (section)

{{Short description|American politician (1923–2014)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name         = Vic Atiyeh
|image        = Victor Atiyeh in 1986 (cropped).jpg
|caption      = Atiyeh in 1986
|order        = 32nd
|office       = Governor of Oregon
|term_start   = January 8, 1979
|term_end     = January 12, 1987
|predecessor  = [[Robert W. Straub|Bob Straub]]
|successor    = [[Neil Goldschmidt]]
|office1      = Member of the [[Oregon State Senate]]<br/>from the 9th district
|term_start1  = 1965
|term_end1    = 1978
|office2      = Member of the<br/>[[Oregon House of Representatives]]<br/>from [[Washington County, Oregon|Washington County]]
|term_start2  = 1959
|term_end2    = 1964
|birth_name   = Victor George Atiyeh
|birth_date   = {{birth date|1923|02|20}}
|birth_place  = [[Portland, Oregon]], U.S.
|death_date   = {{death date and age|2014|07|20|1923|02|20}}
|death_place  = [[West Haven-Sylvan, Oregon]], U.S.
|restingplace = [[River View Cemetery (Portland, Oregon)|River View Cemetery]]
|spouse       = {{marriage|[[Dolores Atiyeh|Dolores Hewitt]]|1944}}
|children     = 2
|party        = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|education    = [[University of Oregon]]
}}

'''Victor George Atiyeh''' ({{IPAc-en|ə|ˈ|t|iː|j|ə}}; February 20, 1923 – July 20, 2014) was an American politician who served as the [[List of Governors of Oregon|32nd governor of Oregon]] from 1979 to 1987. He was also the first elected governor of [[Middle Eastern Americans|Middle Eastern]] descent and of [[Syrian people|Syrian]] descent in the United States.<ref name=jointres24>{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/lawsstatutes/2005sjr0024ses.html|title=Senate Joint Resolution 24: Oregon Laws 2005|publisher=Oregon Legislature|date=August 3, 2005|access-date=December 10, 2013|archive-date=December 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212132558/http://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/lawsstatutes/2005sjr0024ses.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|first1=Philip|last1=Harsham|first2=Robert|last2=Azzi|url=http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/197502/arabs.in.america-the.native.sons.htm|title=Arabs in America: The Native Sons|journal=Saudi Aramco World|date=March–April 1975|volume=6|number=2|access-date=September 8, 2007|archive-date=September 27, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927183755/http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/197502/arabs.in.america-the.native.sons.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

Atiyeh was elected [[1978 Oregon gubernatorial election|in 1978]], defeating incumbent [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] governor [[Robert W. Straub]]. He was re-elected against future governor [[Ted Kulongoski]] with 61.6% of the vote [[1982 Oregon gubernatorial election|in 1982]], the largest margin in 32 years.<ref name=jointres24/> Prior to being elected governor, Atiyeh had served continuously in the [[Oregon Legislative Assembly|Oregon legislature]] since 1959, initially in the House and later in the Senate.

As of {{year}}, Atiyeh is the most recent Republican to have held the office of Governor of Oregon to date.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oregon |url=https://www.nga.org/former-governors/oregon/ |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=National Governors Association |archive-date=April 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421015951/https://www.nga.org/former-governors/oregon/ |url-status=live }}</ref>