COOLEY, Wes, a Representative from Oregon; born in Los Angeles, Calif., March 28,
1932; graduated from Leuzinger High School, Lawndale, Calif., 1949; B.S.,
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif., 1958; served in the
United States Army, 1952-1954; owner, Vitamin Supplements Company; rancher;
member of the Oregon state senate, 1992-1995; elected as a Republican to the
One Hundred Fourth Congress (January 3, 1995-January 3, 1997); was not a
candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fifth Congress in 1996;
unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination to the One Hundred Sixth
Congress in 1998; died on February 4, 2015, in Bend, Oreg.