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Kitzhaber Oregon Governor - He looks every inch the rangy outdoorsman with his trademark bluejeans and boots, but physician-turned-politician John Kitzhaber won his third term as governor of Oregon with the votes of city folk. Kitzhaber, a Democrat, came from behind to defeat Republican Chris Dudley, a former center with the Portland TrailBlazers. He did it with late votes from populous Multnomah (Portland) and Lane (Eugene) Counties. The Kitzhaber victory extends 24 years of Democrats' control of the governor's office in Salem. They have elected four different people to the office. Kitzhaber will be returning to a job he held from 1994 to 2002. Kitzhaber is a native of Colfax, Wash.. He was an emergency room physician in Roseburg, Ore., before entering politics, and has more recently held a post at the Oregon Health Sciences University. Kitzhaber is a supporter of several high profile (and controversial) Oregon initiatives, from the state's death-with-dignity law...