Marilyn Kittelman is an American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 politician, newspaper publisher, and businesswoman from Douglas County, Oregon

Douglas County, Oregon

-National protected areas:* Crater Lake National Park * Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest * Siuslaw National Forest * Umpqua National Forest * Willamette National Forest -Adjacent counties:* Lane County, Oregon -...

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Political career

Kittelman was elected as a Douglas County Commissioner in 2004 and served four years in that position. After losing her 2008 reelection bid to Joe Lawrence, Kittelman became co-owner of The Roseburg Beacon. She was the Republican

Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

 nominee for State Senate in Oregon's 4th District running against incumbent Floyd Prozanski

Floyd Prozanski

Floyd Prozanski is a Democratic member of the Oregon State Senate, representing the 4th District. Previously, he served as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from 1995 through 2001, and from 2002 through 2003....

. On November 2, 2010, Kittelman was defeated by Prozanski with Prozanski receiving 56 percent of the vote, and Kittelman receiving 44 percent.

External links

• Kittelman for Senate official campaign site