John Lim

John Lim (born December 23, 1935) is a South Korean-born American politician from the state of Oregon.He continued his theological studies at Western Evangelical Seminary at George Fox University, where he received his Master of Divinity (M.Div.)In April 1999, while serving as chairman of the Trade & Economic Development committee, Lim famously proposed installing signs at the state lines reading, "You are welcome to visit Oregon, but please don't stay."The signs were intended to discourage visitors from moving to Oregon, to preserve the state's economic and ecologic infrastructure as well as general "quality of life."[5] Lim was the Republican nominee for the United States Senate in 1998, losing to incumbent Democrat Ron Wyden.
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