Dave McTeague

Dave McTeague (born November 19, 1952) is an American Democratic politician who served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 1985 until 1995.

Dave McTeague
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
from the 25th district
In office
January 1985 – January 1995
Preceded byGlen Whallon
Succeeded byJane Lokan
Personal details
Born (1952-11-19) November 19, 1952
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseNaomi
Children2
ResidenceMilwaukie, Oregon
EducationUniversity of Oregon

Early life

McTeague was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1952 to Ken, a school music teacher, and Dorine McTeague. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 1978 with a bachelor's degree in political science.[1]

Political career

McTeague served as a delegate to the 1972 and 1980 Democratic National Conventions, and was State President of the Oregon Young Democrats in 1977. He was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 1984, unseating the incumbent Democrat.[2] McTeague represented Milwaukie and Oak Grove in the House.[3] Between 1996 and 2014, McTeague was director of the Oregon Board of Chiropractic Examiners, and from 2003 until 2015, he was a board member of the Clackamas Fire District.[1]

2016 congressional campaign

McTeague ran against incumbent representative Kurt Schrader in the 2016 Democratic primary for Oregon's 5th congressional district.[4][5] He was defeated, and received approximately 28% of the vote to Schrader's 72%.[6][7] He endorsed the 2016 presidential campaign of Senator Bernie Sanders.[8][9]

Oregon's 5th congressional district Democratic primary, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kurt Schrader 72,634 71.65
Democratic Dave McTeague 28,184 27.80
Democratic Write-ins 549 0.54
Total votes 101,367 100

Political positions

McTeague supports overturning Citizens United and opposes the Trans-Pacific Partnership. He also supports legalization of marijuana.[10]

Personal life

McTeague and his wife, Naomi, have two children: Brianna and Ian.[1]

References
  1. Project VoteSmart. "Dave McTeague's Biography". Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  2. "Meet Dave". McTeague for Congress. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  3. Redden, Jim (February 28, 2016). "'Progressive' Democrat will challenge 5th District Congressman Kurt Schrader". Portland Tribune. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  4. Wong, Peter (May 7, 2016). "McTeague seeks to pull an upset in 5th District primary". Portland Tribune. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  5. Friedman, Gordon (March 8, 2016). "Candidates file to run for local, statewide office". Statesman Journal. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  6. "May 17, 2016 primary election results" (pdf). Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  7. Bailey Jr., Everton (May 17, 2016). "Kurt Schrader, Colm Willis win Oregon's 5th Congressional District primary (election results)". The Oregonian (OregonLive.com). Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  8. Chisholm, Kari (February 29, 2016). "OR-5: Dave McTeague issues primary challenge to Kurt Schrader". BlueOregon. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  9. Megerian, Chris (May 17, 2016). "How deep is Bernie Sanders' progressive movement?". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  10. "Dave Will Fight For Us". McTeague for Congress. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
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