Henry Clay Myers Jr. (May 27, 1927 – October 29, 2004) was an American politician who, during his career, was considered one of Oregon's most influential moderate Republicans, together with his contemporaries, Tom McCall and Mark Hatfield.
[1] A graduate of Portland's Benson High School (1945), Myers went on to the University of Oregon, where he founded the Zeta Omicron chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha (ZO 009), led the Young Republicans, and promoted student involvement in elections, campaigns and political issues.
In 1974, he was defeated in a bid for the Republican nomination for Governor by Vic Atiyeh, whom he had previously recruited to run for the state legislature.
In 2003, he registered as a Democrat in support of Howard Dean's primary campaign, later actively working to elect John Kerry.
Myers was deeply involved in public policy, as a Republican Party leader, a statewide office holder, and finally, as elder statesman.