Editing Victor Atiyeh (section)

==Career==
[[File:Governor victor atiyeh meeting.jpg|thumb|Governor Atiyeh (2nd from left) meeting with delegation in [[Oregon State Capitol]], 1980]]
Atiyeh served as a member of the [[Oregon House of Representatives]] for [[Washington County, Oregon|Washington County]] from 1959 to 1964 and in the [[Oregon State Senate]] for the 9th district from 1965 to 1978.<ref name="Ellis Island">{{cite web|title=Hon. Victor G. Atiyeh|url=http://www.neco.org/awards/recipients/atiyeh_victor.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302195525/http://neco.org/awards/recipients/atiyeh_victor.html|archive-date=March 2, 2012|work=Ellis Island Medals of Honor|publisher=NECO, Inc.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Archives West: Victor Atiyeh Papers, 1958-1996|url=http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv87927|access-date=December 28, 2020|website=archiveswest.orbiscascade.org|archive-date=August 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804004726/http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv87927|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Governor of Oregon ===
In [[1974 Oregon gubernatorial election|1974]], Atiyeh ran for governor and lost to Democrat [[Robert W. Straub]].<ref name="ohs">{{cite web|title=Governor Victor G. Atiyeh|url=http://www.ohs.org/education/focus/governor_victor_atiyeh.cfm|work=Focus|publisher=Oregon Historical Society|access-date=December 4, 2013|archive-date=September 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140915094310/http://www.ohs.org/education/focus/governor_victor_atiyeh.cfm|url-status=live}}</ref> After defeating former governor [[Tom McCall]] in the primary, Atiyeh ran against Straub again in the [[1978 Oregon gubernatorial election|1978 election]], but won this time with 55&nbsp;percent of the vote.<ref name="ohs" /> He was the first [[Arab American]] to be elected as a U.S. governor.<ref name=oreg-2014jul20 />

In [[1982 Oregon gubernatorial election|1982]], Atiyeh won re-election to a second four-year term, winning 61.4% of the vote over Democrat [[Ted Kulongoski]] - the largest victory margin in 32 years for a gubernatorial election in Oregon.<ref name="Ellis Island" /> Atiyeh carried all 36 counties in the state.

As governor, Atiyeh established new public safety programs for Oregon's traditional fishing and lumber trades.<ref name=ohs/> He provided incentives to bring new industries to the state to diversify the economy, including the opening of a trade office in [[Tokyo]], Japan, Oregon's first overseas trade office.<ref name=ohs/> He launched a worldwide tourism initiative and worked towards the designation of the [[Columbia River Gorge]] as a national scenic preservation area.<ref name="Ellis Island"/> These efforts earned him the nickname "Trader Vic."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Trader Vic · heritage |url=https://heritage.lib.pacificu.edu/s/atiyeh/page/governor-tradervic |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=heritage.lib.pacificu.edu |archive-date=January 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123093457/https://heritage.lib.pacificu.edu/s/atiyeh/page/governor-tradervic |url-status=live }}</ref> As a result, the international concourse at [[Portland International Airport]] is dedicated to him and contains a statue of him.<ref>    {{cite journal |last=Foss |first=Christopher |date=2017 |title="I wanted Oregon to have something": Governor Victor G. Atiyeh and Oregon-Japan Relations |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5403/oregonhistq.118.3.0338 |journal=[[Oregon Historical Quarterly]] |volume=118, No. 3 |issue=Fall 2017 |pages=338-365 |doi=10.5403/oregonhistq.118.3.0338 |access-date=2024-03-03|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

Atiyeh helped establish a statewide food bank, which was the nation's first.<ref name="Ellis Island"/> He also worked to raise awareness of the dangers of drunk driving and signed new laws against the practice.<ref name=arcwebbio/><ref name=ohs/> He chaired the [[Republican Governors Association]] and was the [[Republican National Convention]]'s floor leader for President [[Ronald Reagan]] in 1984.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/08/23/us/convention-dallas-republicans-some-republican-governors-fear-reagan-ignoring.html|title=Convention in Dallas: The Republicans; Some Republican Governors Fear Reagan is Ignoring Them|author=Roberts, Steven V.|date=August 23, 1984|work=The New York Times|access-date=December 28, 2013|archive-date=August 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804003618/https://www.nytimes.com/1984/08/23/us/convention-dallas-republicans-some-republican-governors-fear-reagan-ignoring.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Volunteer and charitable work===
Atiyeh had a long relationship with [[Forest Grove, Oregon|Forest Grove]]-based [[Pacific University]], serving as a trustee and trustee emeritus and accepting an honorary doctorate from the university in 1996. He donated a trove of his memorabilia to the university library in 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.oregonlive.com/my-forest-grove/2011/05/former_oregon_governor_vic_atiyeh_donates_collection_of_memorabilia_to_pacific_university_library.html|title=Former Oregon Governor Vic Atiyeh donates collection of memorabilia to Pacific University Library|first=Joe|last=Lang|date=May 25, 2011|work=[[The Oregonian]]|access-date=December 10, 2013|archive-date=December 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212041845/http://blog.oregonlive.com/my-forest-grove/2011/05/former_oregon_governor_vic_atiyeh_donates_collection_of_memorabilia_to_pacific_university_library.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Later career===
[[File:Victor G. Atiyeh 2012.jpg|thumb|right|Atiyeh in 2012]]
After leaving office, Atiyeh became an international trade consultant.<ref name="arcwebbio" />

In 2006, Atiyeh co-chaired the "Yes on 49" campaign, supporting [[Oregon Ballot Measure 37 (2004)#Measure 49|Ballot Measure 49]], along with [[U.S. Democratic Party|Democratic]] former governor [[Barbara Roberts]], former and future governor [[John Kitzhaber]], and then-governor [[Ted Kulongoski]]. He solicited a $100,000 donation to the campaign from [[Phil Knight]], CEO of [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]].<ref>{{cite news|date=October 6, 2007|title=Nike co-founder backs Measure 49 with $100,000|publisher=[[KGW]]|agency=Associated Press|url=http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_100607_news_knight_measure_49.14423cc54.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107133043/http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_100607_news_knight_measure_49.14423cc54.html|archive-date=January 7, 2009}}</ref>