Mac Sumner
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
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| name = Macon Ernest "Mac" Sumner Jr.
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| image = Mac Sumner.jpg
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| state_house = Oregon
| district = 18th
| term_start = January 2005
| term_end = December 8, 2006
| predecessor = Tootie Smith
| successor = Vic Gilliam
| office1 = Mayor of Molalla
| term_start1 = 2001
| term_end1 = 2002
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1940|03|07}}
| birth_place = Sedalia, Missouri, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2007|05|07|1940|03|27}}
| death_place = Molalla, Oregon, U.S.
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| party = Republican
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| allegiance = {{flag|United States}}
| branch = {{flag|United States Air Force}}
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Macon Ernest "Mac" Sumner Jr. (March 27, 1940 – May 7, 2007){{cite web|url=https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2007R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/4580|title=HCR 13|publisher=Oregon House of Representatives|date=June 11, 2007|accessdate=January 9, 2017|format=PDF|archive-date=January 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110160940/https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2007R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/4580|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=46583|title=Sumner, Mac|publisher=Our Campaigns|date=December 24, 2008|accessdate=January 9, 2017|archive-date=January 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110090023/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=46583|url-status=live}} was an American politician who served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 2005 until 2006.
Early life
Sumner was born in Sedalia, Missouri in 1940 and moved to Oregon at the age of seven. He graduated from Benson Polytechnic High School. He was in the United States Air Force as a jet engine mechanic. He served in Japan and was discharged April 30, 1963.
Career
Sumner was appointed to the Molalla, Oregon City Council in October 1997 and elected in 1998, and served as mayor of the city from 2001 until 2002. He remained on the city council until the spring of 2004, when he resigned to run for the House. Sumner won in the crowded Republican primary and was elected, defeating Democrat Jim Gilbert.{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=97333|title=OR State House 18 - R Primary 2004|publisher=Our Campaigns|date=June 6, 2012|accessdate=January 9, 2017|archive-date=January 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110085723/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=97333|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=89668|title=OR State House 18 2004|publisher=Our Campaigns|date=November 3, 2004|accessdate=January 9, 2017|archive-date=January 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110090357/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=89668|url-status=live}} He was reelected in 2006, easily winning the primary and then the general election, once again defeating Gilbert.{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=281308|title=OR State House 18 - R Primary 2006|publisher=Our Campaigns|date=June 6, 2012|accessdate=January 9, 2017|archive-date=January 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110090233/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=281308|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=307611|title=OR State House 18 2006|publisher=Our Campaigns|date=November 19, 2006|accessdate=January 9, 2017|archive-date=January 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110090206/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=307611|url-status=live}}
Sumner was diagnosed with lung cancer in September 2006, and resigned on December 8.{{cite web|url=http://www.blueoregon.com/2006/12/breaking_rep_ma/|title=Breaking: Rep. Mac Sumner Resigns|publisher=BlueOregon|date=December 8, 2006|accessdate=January 9, 2017|archive-date=January 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110161230/http://www.blueoregon.com/2006/12/breaking_rep_ma/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/pressrelease/index.php/45|title=Rep. Mac Sumner Resigns Due to Health Concerns|author=Smith, Nick|publisher=Oregon Watchdog|date=December 8, 2006|accessdate=January 9, 2017|archive-date=September 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911033536/http://www.oregonwatchdog.com/pressrelease/index.php/45|url-status=live}} He was succeeded by Vic Gilliam, a part-time actor, educator, and political aide.
Sumner died on May 7, 2007, at the age of 67.{{cite news|url=http://molallapioneer.blogspot.com/2007/05/former-state-representative-mac-sumner.html|title=Former state representative Mac Sumner dies|author=Sewell, Abby|newspaper=Molalla Pioneer|date=May 8, 2007|accessdate=January 9, 2017|archive-date=January 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110090722/http://molallapioneer.blogspot.com/2007/05/former-state-representative-mac-sumner.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://blog.oregonlive.com/politics/2007/05/former_representative_mac_sumn.html|title=Former representative Mac Sumner dies|author=Hogan, Dave|publisher=The Oregonian (OregonLive.com)|date=May 8, 2007|accessdate=January 9, 2017|archive-date=May 19, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070519092848/http://blog.oregonlive.com/politics/2007/05/former_representative_mac_sumn.html|url-status=live}} Upon his death, Sumner was praised by then-Governor Ted Kulongoski.{{cite web|url=http://archivedwebsites.sos.state.or.us/Governor_Kulongoski_2011/governor.oregon.gov/Gov/P2007/press_050807.shtml|title=Statement by Governor Kulongoski on the Passing of Mac Sumner|publisher=Office of Gov. Ted Kulongoski|date=May 8, 2007|accessdate=January 9, 2017|archive-date=January 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110161030/http://archivedwebsites.sos.state.or.us/Governor_Kulongoski_2011/governor.oregon.gov/Gov/P2007/press_050807.shtml|url-status=live}}
Personal life
Sumner and his wife, Sandy, had seven children.{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/46673/mac-sumner#.WHQiPnfMy00|title=Mac Sumner's Biography|publisher=Project VoteSmart|accessdate=January 9, 2017|archive-date=January 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110090153/https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/46673/mac-sumner#.WHQiPnfMy00|url-status=live}}
Electoral history
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2004 Oregon State Representative, 18th district{{cite web
| title = Official Results | November 2, 2004
| url = http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873503
| website = Oregon Secretary of State
| access-date = October 30, 2023
| archive-date = September 10, 2023
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230910004416/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873503
| url-status = live }}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Mac Sumner
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 14,605
| percentage = 55.6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Jim Gilbert
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 11,058
| percentage = 42.1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = W. Martin Soehrman
| party = Libertarian Party (United States)
| votes = 518
| percentage = 2.0}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 69
| percentage = 0.3}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 26,250
| percentage = 100%}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2006 Oregon State Representative, 18th district{{cite web
| title = Official Results | November 7, 2006
| url = http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873552
| website = Oregon Secretary of State
| access-date = October 30, 2023
| archive-date = September 10, 2023
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230910004315/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873552
| url-status = live }}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Mac Sumner
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 11,526
| percentage = 52.6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Jim Gilbert
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 9,840
| percentage = 44.9}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Roger Shipman
| party = Constitution Party (United States)
| votes = 504
| percentage = 2.3}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 34
| percentage = 0.2}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 21,904
| percentage = 100%}}
{{Election box end}}
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Category:20th-century Oregon politicians
Category:Benson Polytechnic High School alumni
Category:Mayors of places in Oregon
Category:Republican Party members of the Oregon House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the Oregon Legislative Assembly
Category:Oregon city council members
Category:People from Sedalia, Missouri