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Cedric Hayden, 54, Republican

Residence/Family: Longtime resident of Lane County. Wife Julie and five kids.

Education: Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Missouri - Kansas City

Professional Background/Work Experience: Dentist who has operated "a large rural dental practice, including hospital dentistry." With wife, started Caring Hands Worldwide, doing global non-profit dentistry around the world with a local mobile unit for serving patients without dental access in Oregon. Also operates heavy equipment company that does wildland firefighting.

Political Experience/Affiliations: Served...