Neil Goldschmidt, a former Oregon governor whose confession that he had sex with a 14-year-old girl in the 1970s blackened what had been a nearly sterling
reputation, has died. He was 83.Goldschmidt served one term as governor, from 1987 to 1991. Before that, he was mayor of Portland, and he served as transportation secretary under President Jimmy Carter.
Because of Goldschmidt’s golden-boy image, his admission was a blockbuster. Questions were raised about who else knew his secret, and whether anyone helped him cover it up over the years. But in 1990, Goldschmidt stunned Oregon by announcing that he and his wife, Margie, were separating and he wasn’t running for a second term.
As student body president, he went straight to then-Gov. Mark Hatfield to seek more support for higher education. At law school in Berkeley, California, Goldschmidt pushed for campus reforms and marched for civil rights in Mississippi. Portland sports fans recall Bill Walton drenching him with beer after the Trail Blazers won their first — and only — NBA championship in 1977.
The campaign was conducted against the backdrop of the state’s continuing economic distress and high unemployment. Goldschmidt, buoyed by support from businessmen and his own business experience, won with 52% of the vote. Analysts attributed his victory to his economic program and to his record of cutting crime as mayor of Portland.
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