Rick Dancer

Article summary

Rick Dancer (born June 29, 1959) is an American journalist and politician in the state of Montana. Born in the city of Hillsboro, he was a longtime anchor for KEZI television in Eugene. Among his other activities as anchor, he covered the Thurston High School shooting. He later left broadcasting to run as a Republican for Oregon Secretary of State, losing in the general election to Democrat Kate Brown in 2008.

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1. date of birth: 1959-06-29 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1959-06-29 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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