Anthony Austin Corcoran

Background

Corcoran, Anthony Austin was born on May 17, 1949 in Bessboro, County Cork, Ireland. Came to the United States, 1952. Son of Patrick Joseph and Thelma Elizabeth (Gonda) Corcoran.

Education

Student, Goddard College, 1976. Student, University San Francisco, 1970.

Career

Mental health counselor State of Vermont, Waterbury, 1973-1976. Deputy sheriff Lane County, Eugene, Oregon, 1980-1984. Welfare worker State of Oregon, 1984-1988.

Union organizer Oregon Public Employees Union, since 1988. Member Oregon House of Representatives, Salem, 1995-1998, Oregon Senate, Salem, since 1998.

Achievements

• Anthony Austin Corcoran has been listed as a noteworthy union organizer, state senator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors Coast Fork Learning Center, Cottage Grove, Oregon, 1985-1987, Lane County Corrections Advisory Committee, Eugene, 1983-1994. Coach, referee Kidsports and Cottage Grove Recreation, 1984-1986. Chair Lane Company Democratic Platform Convention, 1991-1993.

Interests

• Tennis, golf.

Connections

Married Jeannie Marie Merrick, March 14, 1976. 1 child, Simon.