Wayne Krieger Explained

Wayne Krieger
State House:Oregon
District:1st
Term Start:January 13, 2003
Term End:January 9, 2017
Preceded:Betsy Johnson
Succeeded:David Brock Smith
State House2:Oregon
District2:48th
Term Start2:January 3, 2001
Term End2:January 3, 2003
Preceded2:Ken Messerle
Succeeded2:Michael Schaufler
Birth Place:Portland, Oregon
Party:Republican
Residence:Gold Beach, Oregon

Wayne Krieger (born September 1940) is an American Republican politician, retired game warden, and tree farmer from Gold Beach on the southern coast of the U.S. state of Oregon.[1] He served on the Oregon State Police Force from 1964 to 1991.[2] He represented District 1 (formerly District 48) of the Oregon House of Representatives from 2001 until 2017.

Early life, education, and law enforcement career

He was born in 1940 in Portland and was raised in Seaside, Oregon. He graduated from Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT) in 1961.

He was an Oregon State Police officer for over 27 years. He served in the Game Enforcement Division, enforcing fish and wildlife laws. He retired in July 1991.

He was a Forestry adviser for former State Representative Walt Schroeder.

He has won numerous awards including Coos-Curry Tree Farmer of the Year (1981), Oregon Tree Farmer of the Year (1992), National Tree Farmer of the Year (1993), and Curry County Conservation Farmer of the Year (1993).[3] [4]

Oregon House of Representatives

Elections

In 2000, he ran for the 48th district of the Oregon House of Representatives. He defeated Democrat Barbara Dodrill 56%–44%.[5] After redistricting, he decided to run in Oregon's 1st house district. In 2002, he won re-election to a second term by defeating Democrat Dave Tilton 66%–33%.[6] He won re-election in 2004 (64%),[7] 2006 (73%),[8] 2008 (61%),[9] 2010 (72%),[10] and 2012 (68%).[11]

Tenure

Krieger is pro-life. When he was Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, he was disappointed when they failed to pass a bill that make violence against pregnant women a two-person victim offense.

In 2005, he opposed legalizing civil unions or gay marriage for LGBT couples.[12]

In 2011, he supported medical marijuana.[13] In 2013, he voted in favor of marijuana legalization in Judiciary Committee.[14]

Committee assignments

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Landowners fear loss of local control in coho conservation measures. The Columbian . August 28, 1998 . Associated Press. https://web.archive.org/web/20121022075445/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-16946644.html. dead. October 22, 2012.
  2. Web site: Oregon State Representative . 2008-11-12 . 2011-06-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110611114313/http://www.leg.state.or.us/krieger/bio.htm . dead .
  3. Web site: Votewaynekrieger.com . 2013-04-05 . 2013-12-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131209020400/http://votewaynekrieger.com/about-wayne/ . dead .
  4. http://waynekrieger.com/?page_id=2
  5. Web site: Our Campaigns - OR State House 48 Race - Nov 07, 2000. www.ourcampaigns.com. December 12, 2022. December 12, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221212232608/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=679588. live.
  6. Web site: Our Campaigns - OR State House 01 Race - Nov 05, 2002. April 5, 2013. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042308/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=39433. live.
  7. Web site: Our Campaigns - OR State House 01 Race - Nov 02, 2004. April 5, 2013. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110535/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=89669. live.
  8. Web site: Our Campaigns - OR State House 01 Race - Nov 07, 2006. www.ourcampaigns.com. December 12, 2022. December 12, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221212232619/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=281277. live.
  9. Web site: Our Campaigns - OR State House 01 Race - Nov 04, 2008. www.ourcampaigns.com. December 12, 2022. December 12, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221212232606/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=436223. live.
  10. Web site: Our Campaigns - OR State House 01 Race - Nov 02, 2010. www.ourcampaigns.com. December 12, 2022. December 12, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221212232608/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=681500. live.
  11. Web site: Our Campaigns - OR State House 01 Race - Nov 06, 2012. www.ourcampaigns.com. December 12, 2022. December 12, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221212232610/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=759159. live.
  12. Web site: Eugene Register-Guard - Google News Archive Search. news.google.com. June 18, 2015. May 16, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160516113827/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2idRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dvADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6890,5092102&dq=wayne+krieger+oregon&hl=en. live.
  13. http://www.katu.com/news/local/120094234.html Local news
  14. News: 101GrowLights Acquires the Daily Chronic. April 5, 2013. April 5, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130405034421/http://www.thedailychronic.net/2013/16835/oregon-marijuana-legalization-bill-passes-first-hearing/. live.
  15. Web site: Representative Wayne Krieger . 2008-11-12 . 2008-09-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080928140928/http://www.leg.state.or.us/krieger/ . dead .

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