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Senator
Frank Morse Biography Frank Morse was born and raised in Lebanon, Oregon. After graduating from Lebanon High School in 1961, Frank went on to earn a Masters degree from Oregon State University and a Bachelors degree from Northwest Christian College. Frank has been married to his wife Linda since 1965. They have lived in Albany since 1972. They have two children, Kerry who has lived and worked extensively in China and Scot who is a professor at Western Oregon University. Frank and Linda enjoy their six grandsons. Frank and Linda attend First Christian Church in Albany, where they have both been active for over 30 years. Frank Morse entered the Morse Bros. Inc. family business in 1972. He has been the Albany Division Manager, Vice President of Operations, Executive Vice President, President and then Chairman. When Morse Bros. Inc. merged with MDU Resources Group Inc., Frank continued as President until he retired in 2000. After retiring from Morse Bros. Inc., Frank then founded a new business, Environ-Metal Inc., where he serves as Chairman of the Board. The company manufactures birdshot under the brand name HEVI-SHOT. For Frank, community service is not only gratifying but an important value to him just as it was to his family business Morse Bros. The “Building Strong Communities” theme of Morse Bros. has been his personal theme as he has invested himself in numerous community organizations and business related organizations. He has served as President of the Board of the Albany Chamber of Commerce, Board member of the Albany Boys and Girls Club, Board member of the Vern Catt McDowell Corporation, founding Director and Board Chairman of Greater Pacific Bank, Board member of Western Security Bank, Chairman of Cascade Employers Association, President of the Board of Oregon Concrete and Aggregate Producers Association (OCAPA), and Board member of the OSU Family Business Council. Frank is past Chair of Samaritan Health Services and Samaritan Albany General Hospital and currently serves on both boards. He is past Chair, and current member of the Board of Northwest Christian College Trustees, and is a current board member of the Albany Boys and Girls Club Foundation. Over the years, Frank has been honored for his business experience and community service. He has received the OSU Family Business Award, the OCAPA Rocky Award, Associated General Contractors SIR Award, Associated Oregon Industries Business Leader of the Year Award, an honorary Doctor of Humanities Degree from Northwest Christian College, and Oregon Business Association’s Statesman of the Year Award. Frank loves the outdoors and his passions are family, fly-fishing, nature photography and vocal music. During this 76th Legislative Assembly Frank is serving as the Chair of the Senate Health Care Reform Subcommittee, Vice-Chair of the Senate Finance Revenue and Senate Education & Workforce Development Committees, Co-Vice Chair of the Joint Tax Credits Committee and as a member of the Senate Health Care, Human Services & Rural Health Policy Committee. |
