Duane Stark
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{about|the Oregon politician|the American football player|Duane Starks}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Duane Stark
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|state_house= Oregon
|district = 4th
|term_start = January 12, 2015
|term_end = January 9, 2023
|predecessor= Dennis Richardson
|successor = Christine Goodwin
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|nationality= American
|party = Republican
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|residence = Grants Pass, Oregon
|alma_mater = Multnomah University (M.A.)
University of Oregon (B.A.)
|profession = politician, pastor, community advocate
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Duane Stark is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party from southern Oregon, he was elected to succeed his party's 2014 gubernatorial nominee, Dennis Richardson, in the Oregon House of Representatives from District 4. He took office in January 2015 as one of two new state representatives from Grants Pass, together with Carl Wilson.{{cite news|url=http://www.urindependent.com/2015/01/stark-sworn/|agency=Upper Rogue Independent|title=Stark sworn in|date=January 19, 2015|accessdate=February 3, 2015|archive-date=February 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203104008/http://www.urindependent.com/2015/01/stark-sworn/|url-status=live}}
Personal life
Stark lives in Grants Pass with his wife Dusti and their five children. He holds degrees from the University of Oregon and Multnomah University. He is a pastor at River Valley Church in Grants Pass. He also has a background in nonprofit work.{{cite web|url=http://www.duanestark.us/page.php?t=about|publisher=Duane Stark for State Representative|title=About Duane Stark|accessdate=February 3, 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203105820/http://www.duanestark.us/page.php?t=about|archivedate=February 3, 2015}}{{Self-published source|date=February 2017}}
Electoral history
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2014 Oregon State Representative, 4th district{{cite web
| title = November 4, 2014, General Election, Official Abstract of Votes
| url = http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873735
| website = Oregon Secretary of State
| access-date = October 30, 2023
| archive-date = April 6, 2023
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230406223359/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873735
| url-status = live }}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Duane A Stark
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 15,571
| percentage = 68.5}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Darlene V Taylor
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 7,063
| percentage = 31.1}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 87
| percentage = 0.4}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 22,721
| percentage = 100%}}
{{Election box end}}
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| title = 2016 Oregon State Representative, 4th district{{cite web
| title = November 8, 2016, General Election Abstract of Votes
| url = http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873777
| website = Oregon Secretary of State
| access-date = October 30, 2023
| archive-date = January 19, 2023
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230119071743/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873777
| url-status = live }}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Duane A Stark
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 21,975
| percentage = 98.3}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 380
| percentage = 1.7}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 22,355
| percentage = 100%}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2018 Oregon State Representative, 4th district{{cite web
| title = November 6, 2018, General Election Abstract of Votes
| url = http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873825
| website = Oregon Secretary of State
| access-date = October 30, 2023
| archive-date = April 6, 2023
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230406153942/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873825
| url-status = live }}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Duane A Stark
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 20,751
| percentage = 98.1}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 403
| percentage = 1.9}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 21,154
| percentage = 100%}}
{{Election box end}}
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| title = 2020 Oregon State Representative, 4th district{{cite web
| title = November 3, 2020, General Election Abstract of Votes
| url = https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2020.pdf
| website = Oregon Secretary of State
| access-date = October 30, 2023
| archive-date = November 12, 2022
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221112205917/https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2020.pdf
| url-status = live }}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Duane A Stark
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 26,199
| percentage = 68.9}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Mary Middleton
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 11,757
| percentage = 30.9}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 58
| percentage = 0.2}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 38,014
| percentage = 100%}}
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References
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External links
- [https://duanestark.org/ Campaign website]
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Category:Republican Party members of the Oregon House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the Oregon Legislative Assembly
Category:Multnomah University alumni
Category:University of Oregon alumni
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:People from Grants Pass, Oregon
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