(Portland, OR) -- Former Oregon Governor Neil Goldschmidt has died. He was 83 years old. Goldschmidt was Portland's mayor before being elected Governor. He also served in President Jimmy Carter's administration as Transportation Secretary. The Oregonian reports Goldschmidt died in Portland from heart failure. Goldschmidt's political career ended in scandal when he was forced to confess to statutory rape of a 14-year-old neighbor girl. Goldschmidt's official portrait in the State Capitol was removed in 2011 and placed in storage.