Oregon state Sen. Aaron Woods, D-Wilsonville, died Saturday, April 19. The Oregon Capital Chronicle reported that Woods was being treated for cancer, which promoted his removal from Senate committees earlier this month.
Woods, a U.S. Army veteran and retired tech executive, died while surrounded by family, according to a press release. He is survived by five adult children and was predeceased by his wife, Shirley. Woods was 75 years old, as reported by Oregon Capital Chronicle.
Woods was a longtime resident of Wilsonville and represented the city as well as King City, Sherwood, Tigard, southeast Beaverton and Yamhill County after joining the Oregon Senate in January 2023. He served as co-chair of the Joint Committee on Information Management and Technology and co-chair of the Joint Ways and Means Subcommittee on Transportation and Economic Development…