Ryan Deckert

Ryan Deckert (born c. 1971)[1] is the president of the Oregon Business Association. Prior to this position, Deckert, a Democratic politician from the US state of Oregon, served in the Oregon Senate, representing District 14, which includes parts of Beaverton and the Portland neighborhoods of Garden Home and Raleigh Hills.

Ryan Deckert
Member of the Oregon Senate
from the 14th district
In office
2001–2007
Preceded byEileen Qutub
Succeeded byMark Hass
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
from the 8th district
In office
1997–2001
Preceded byEileen Qutub
Succeeded byMark Hass
Personal details
Born1971 (age 51–52)
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseInga

Early life and career

Deckert grew up in Beaverton and graduated from Beaverton High School before receiving a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Oregon. He later worked as a development director at Hewlett-Packard and for an architecture firm.[2]

Political career

In November 1996, Deckert was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives representing District 8 in Beaverton, becoming, at the age of 25, the youngest member of that year's legislative session;[1] he took office in January 1997. He was re-elected to the position in 1998, defeating Republican Henri Schauffler, with support from a coalition of moderate Republicans led by Mary Alice Ford.[3] In 2000, he ran for the Oregon Senate, defeating Republican incumbent Eileen Qutub.[4]

Deckert resigned from the Senate in October 2007 to become the president of the Oregon Business Association.[5]

Deckert ran for Chair of the Washington County Commission in 2018, but lost.[6]

Personal

Deckert and his wife Inga live in Beaverton, Oregon and have three daughters.[7]

References
  1. Hamilton, Don (November 7, 1996). "Deckert's win surprises him and his opponent". The Oregonian.
  2. "Ryan Deckert". Oregon Voter's Pamphlet. Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved October 10, 2008.
  3. "Elect Deckert in House District 8." The Oregonian, October 20, 1999: B8.
  4. Hamilton, Don (November 8, 2000). "Deckert leads for Qutub's Senate seat". The Oregonian.
  5. "Deckert to resign from Oregon Senate this month". OregonLive.com. October 4, 2007. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  6. Wong, Peter (September 7, 2017). "Washington County voters will pick commissioners, officials, judges". Portland Tribune. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  7. Peter Wong (August 16, 2017). "Deckert will seek Washington County board leadership". portlandtribune.com. Pamplin Media Group. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
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