umb ent ▁Bill ▁Brad bury , ▁but ▁lost ▁the ▁Democratic ▁primary ▁to ▁Kate ▁Brown . ▁M ets ger ▁sought ▁the ▁Democratic ▁nom ination ▁for ▁Oregon ▁State ▁Tre as urer ▁in ▁the ▁special ▁election ▁to ▁replace ▁Ben ▁West l und , ▁but ▁lost ▁to ▁fellow ▁Dem ocrat ▁Ted ▁Whe eler . ▁ ▁During ▁M ets ger ' s ▁ 1 2 ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁Oregon ▁State ▁Senate , ▁he ▁cha ired ▁the ▁Business ▁and ▁Transport ation ▁Committee ▁and ▁served ▁on ▁comm itte es ▁with ▁juris diction ▁in ▁the ▁areas ▁of ▁education , ▁re venue , ▁the ▁jud ici ary , ▁human ▁services ▁and ▁consumer ▁protection . ▁ ▁M ets ger ▁spons ored ▁laws ▁that ▁expanded ▁state - char tered ▁credit ▁un ions ' ▁field ▁of ▁membership , ▁ref und ed ▁millions ▁of ▁dollars ▁to ▁consum ers , ▁comb ated ▁pre dat ory ▁pay day ▁l ending , ▁and ▁created ▁the ▁largest ▁public ▁transport ation ▁invest ment ▁in ▁the ▁state ' s ▁history . ▁ ▁M ets ger ▁left ▁the ▁Legisl ature ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁After ▁his ▁departure , ▁M ets ger ▁owned ▁and ▁managed ▁his ▁own ▁strateg ic ▁communic ations ▁consult ing ▁firm ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁areas ▁of ▁financial ▁services , ▁capital ▁construction , ▁energy ▁and ▁transport ation . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Oregon ▁state ▁elections , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : O regon ▁state ▁sen ators ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : 1 9 5 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : American ▁sports ▁announ cers