Gary Wilhelms

{{Short description|American politician (born 1938)}}

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| state = Oregon

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| district = 53rd

| term_start =1973

| term_end = 1979

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| party = Republican

| birth_name = Gary Lee Wilhelms

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| birth_place = Astoria, Oregon, U.S.

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| profession =telecommunications industry representative

| residence =Beaverton, Oregon

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| alma_mater= Eastern Oregon University

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Gary Lee Wilhelms (born January 17, 1938) was an American politician who was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives.{{cite web|url=https://library.state.or.us/repository/2011/201101131436324/index.pdf|title=Alphabetical List of Oregon's representatives

|website=state.or.us|access-date=11 March 2024}} He was House Republican Leader in 1979.

Wilhelms was born in Astoria, Oregon and was a Manager for Pacific Northwest Bell.{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gMJWAAAAYAAJ&q=WILHELMS,+GARY%E2%80%94+R+Dist.+53+b.+Astoria,+OR+1/1938+1973/1975/1977/1979+Manager,*|title = Oregon Blue Book|year = 1979}}[http://www.ncsl.org/Portals/1/Documents/magazine/articles/2009/SL_0709-reverse.pdf Reverse article]ncsl.org {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414152839/http://www.ncsl.org/Portals/1/Documents/magazine/articles/2009/SL_0709-reverse.pdf |date=2017-04-14 }} In 2011, Wilhelms was named Chief of Staff for Kevin Cameron, Oregon House Republican Leader.{{Cite web|url=http://oregoncatalyst.com/6509-gary-wilhelms-to-return-to-capitol-as-house-republicans-chief-of-staff.html|title = Gary Wilhelms to Return to Capitol as House Republicans' Chief of Staff|date = 14 January 2011}} He also served as Chief of Staff for House Speakers Karen Minnis and Lynn Snodgrass and as Assistant to Senate President Brady Adams. Wilhelms Co-Chaired the Public Commission on the Oregon Legislature and served as a member of the Oregon Government Ethics Commission.