Ryan Deckert
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2011}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name= Ryan Deckert
|image name= Ryan Deckert in 2013.jpg
|imagesize= 150px
|state_senate= Oregon
|district = 14th
|term= 2001–2007
|preceded= Eileen Qutub
|succeeded= Mark Hass
|state_house2= Oregon
|district2 = 8th
|term2= 1997–2001
|preceded2=Eileen Qutub
|succeeded2=Mark Hass
|birth_date= {{birth year and age|1971}}
|birth_place=
|death_date=
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|party= Democratic
|spouse= Inga
|profession=
|religion=
|footnotes=
}}Ryan Deckert (born c. 1971) 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.
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.{{cite web|url=http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Record?q=recTitle:2004+general&sortBy=recCreatedOn-|work=Oregon Voter's Pamphlet|title=Ryan Deckert|accessdate=October 10, 2008|publisher=Oregon Secretary of State}}
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;{{cite news|title=Deckert's win surprises him and his opponent|newspaper=The Oregonian|date=November 7, 1996|last=Hamilton|first=Don}} 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."Elect Deckert in House District 8." The Oregonian, October 20, 1999: B8. In 2000, he ran for the Oregon Senate, defeating Republican incumbent Eileen Qutub.{{cite news|title=Deckert leads for Qutub's Senate seat|newspaper=The Oregonian|date=November 8, 2000|last=Hamilton|first=Don}}
Deckert resigned from the Senate in October 2007 to become the president of the Oregon Business Association.{{cite news|title=Deckert to resign from Oregon Senate this month|url=http://blog.oregonlive.com/politics/2007/10/deckert_to_resign_from_oregon.html|work=OregonLive.com|accessdate=June 2, 2012|date=October 4, 2007}}
Deckert ran for Chair of the Washington County Commission in 2018, but lost.{{cite web|url=http://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/371551-255282-washington-county-voters-will-pick-commissioners-officials-judges|title=Washington County voters will pick commissioners, officials, judges|author=Wong, Peter|newspaper=Portland Tribune|date=September 7, 2017|accessdate=November 22, 2017}}
Personal
Deckert and his wife Inga live in Beaverton, Oregon and have three daughters.{{cite news|url=https://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/369418-252318-deckert-will-seek-washington-county-board-leadership|title=Deckert will seek Washington County board leadership |date= August 16, 2017|author= Peter Wong |publisher= Pamplin Media Group |website=portlandtribune.com |accessdate=May 1, 2018}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.oba-online.org/ Oregon Business Association website]
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Category:Democratic Party Oregon state senators
Category:Democratic Party members of the Oregon House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the Oregon Legislative Assembly
Category:Politicians from Beaverton, Oregon
Category:University of Oregon alumni