Tim Knopp
{{Short description|American politician (born 1965)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Tim Knopp
|image = Tim Knopp.jpg
|office = Minority Leader of the Oregon State Senate
|term_start = October 22, 2021
|term_end = April 15, 2024
|predecessor = Fred Girod
|successor = Daniel Bonham
|state_senate1 = Oregon State
|district1 = 27th
|term_start1 = January 14, 2013
|term_end1 = January 13, 2025
|predecessor1 = Chris Telfer
|successor1 = Anthony Broadman
|office2 = Majority Leader of the Oregon House of Representatives
|term_start2 = January 2003
|term_end2 = January 2005
|predecessor2 = Karen Minnis
|successor2 = Wayne Scott
|state_house3 = Oregon
|district3 = 54th
|term_start3 = January 1999
|term_end3 = January 2005
|predecessor3 = Dennis R. Luke
|successor3 = Chuck Burley
|birth_date = {{nowrap|{{birth date and age|1965|9|30}}}}
|birth_place = Portland, Oregon, U.S.
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = Republican
|spouse = Melissa Knopp
|signature = Tim Knopp Signature.jpg
}}
Tim Knopp (born September 30, 1965) is an American politician and businessman who served in both houses of the Oregon Legislative Assembly, the Oregon House of Representatives from 1999 to 2005, and the Oregon State Senate from 2013 to 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he served as majority leader in the House from 2003 to 2005 and as minority leader in the Senate from 2021 to 2024.
In response to his participation in the 2023 Oregon Senate walkout and the passage of Measure 113, which denied eligibility to run for re-election to any state legislator with 10 or more unexcused absences in a legislative session, Knopp was barred from re-election to another consecutive term.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-01 |title=Oregon high court says 10 GOP state senators who staged long walkout can’t run for reelection |url=https://apnews.com/article/oregon-republican-walkout-reelection-f1d270db9e9a72935c13b973d79a4bb7 |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=AP News |language=en}}
Since January 2025, Knopp has served as the Oregon co-chair of U.S. Term Limits, an advocacy group seeking to enact term limits in the United States Congress.{{Cite web |title=Former Oregon Senate Republican Leader will push for Congressional term limits |url=https://www.opb.org/article/2025/01/15/former-oregon-senate-republican-leader-will-push-for-congressional-term-limits/ |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=opb |language=en}}
Early life and education
Knopp attended York Community High School.[http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebdrawer/RecordView/6873822 Voters' Pamphlet: Oregon Primary Election, May 17, 2016] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504232508/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebdrawer/RecordView/6873822 |date=May 4, 2021 }}, Oregon Secretary of State, p. 29.
Career
=Oregon House of Representatives=
Knopp served three terms in the Oregon House of Representatives.James Sinks, [https://www.bendbulletin.com/news/1484925-151/knopp-leaves-the-oregon-legislature Knopp leaves the Oregon Legislature] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629191834/https://www.bendbulletin.com/news/1484925-151/knopp-leaves-the-oregon-legislature |date=2019-06-29 }}, Bend Bulletin (January 8, 2005).Janie Har, [https://www.politifact.com/oregon/statements/2013/feb/23/tim-knopp/did-tim-knopp-honor-his-pledge-eschew-pers/ Did Tim Knopp honor his pledge to eschew PERS?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629191833/https://www.politifact.com/oregon/statements/2013/feb/23/tim-knopp/did-tim-knopp-honor-his-pledge-eschew-pers/ |date=2019-06-29 }}, Politifact Oregon (February 23, 2013). He was first elected in 1998 and left the House in 2005. Knopp was majority leader in 2003.Yuxing Zheng, [https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2014/07/tim_knopp_named_to_senate_repu.html Tim Knopp named as deputy leader of Senate Republicans] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629192956/https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2014/07/tim_knopp_named_to_senate_repu.html |date=2019-06-29 }}, The Oregonian (July 16, 2014). While in the House, Knopp was strongly opposed to abortion and allied to social conservatives.Jeff Mapes, [https://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/2012/03/tim_knopp_former_legislator_ch.html Tim Knopp, former legislator, challenges Sen. Chris Telfer in GOP primary] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629192949/https://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/2012/03/tim_knopp_former_legislator_ch.html |date=2019-06-29 }}, The Oregonian/OregonLive (March 6, 2012). In 1999, Knopp helped enshrine Oregon's unique "kicker" law, which returns excess tax revenue back to taxpayers, into the Constitution by sponsoring referral legislation that brought Measure 86 to the voters in 2000.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bendbulletin.com/opinion/6748907-151/editorial-stop-the-kicker-heist|title=Editorial: Stop the kicker heist|last=Editorial|date=2018-12-09|website=The Bulletin|language=en|access-date=2019-10-11|archive-date=2019-10-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191011223606/https://www.bendbulletin.com/opinion/6748907-151/editorial-stop-the-kicker-heist|url-status=live}} Measure 86 was approved by a 62% of voters.{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Oregon_Taxpayer_Refunds_from_General_Fund,_Measure_86_(2000)|title=Oregon Taxpayer Refunds from General Fund, Measure 86 (2000)|website=Ballotpedia|language=en|access-date=2019-10-11|archive-date=2020-03-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301135856/https://ballotpedia.org/Oregon_Taxpayer_Refunds_from_General_Fund,_Measure_86_(2000)|url-status=live}} From 2003 to 2005, he served as majority leader.
=Oregon State Senate=
Knopp was first elected to the Oregon Senate in 2012. At the time, Knopp was executive vice president of the Central Oregon Home Builders and a past president of the Deschutes County Republican Central Committee. He defeated incumbent Senator Chris Telfer in the Republican primary, winning 68% of the primary vote to Telfer's 32%.[http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873711 Official Results: May 15, 2012 Primary Election] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009112705/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873711 |date=October 9, 2020 }}, Oregon Secretary of State. Knopp then defeated Democratic nominee Geri Hauser in the general election.Taylor W. Andersen, [https://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/4092461-151/state-senate-races-set-for-central-oregon-districts State Senate races set for Central Oregon districts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629191834/https://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/4092461-151/state-senate-races-set-for-central-oregon-districts |date=2019-06-29 }}, The Bulletin (March 9, 2016). In 2014, Knopp was named deputy caucus leader of the Oregon Senate Republicans.
Knopp won reelection in 2016 with 60.9% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee Greg Delgado.[https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2016/results/oregon-state-senate-district-27 Oregon 27th District State Senate Results: Tim Knopp Wins] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629191833/https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2016/results/oregon-state-senate-district-27 |date=2019-06-29 }}, The New York Times.[http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873690 Official Results: November 6, 2012 General Election] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011031342/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873690 |date=October 11, 2020 }}, Oregon Secretary of State. He was re-elected in 2020 with 50.7% of the vote, defeating retired Daimler executive Eileen Kiely of Sunriver.{{Citation |title=2020 Oregon Senate election |date=2023-05-07 |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2020_Oregon_Senate_election&oldid=1153656759 |work=Wikipedia |access-date=2023-08-02 |language=en |archive-date=2023-11-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101052906/https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2020_Oregon_Senate_election&oldid=1153656759 |url-status=live }}
On October 22, 2021, Knopp was elected senate minority leader by the House Republican Caucus after Fred Girod stepped down due to personal medical reasons.{{Cite web |title=New Senate Republican Leader |url=https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ORLEG/bulletins/2f8cbd8 |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=Oregon State Legislature |language=en}} On April 4, 2024, Knopp announced that he would be stepping down effective April 15, 2024. He was replaced by Daniel Bonham.{{Cite web |last=Bulletin |first=ANNA KAMINSKI The |date=2024-04-04 |title=Knopp steps down as Senate Minority Leader |url=https://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/knopp-steps-down-as-senate-minority-leader/article_603ad418-f2bd-11ee-869b-13534753fdab.html |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=The Bulletin |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Sources |first=KTVZ News |date=2024-04-05 |title=Bend's Tim Knopp saluted as he steps down from Oregon Senate GOP leader post; Daniel Bonham elected to lead caucus |url=https://ktvz.com/news/government-politics/2024/04/04/bends-tim-knopp-saluted-as-he-steps-down-from-oregon-senate-gop-leader-post-daniel-bonham-elected-to-lead-caucus/ |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=KTVZ |language=en-US}}
==Employment and pension legislation==
Knopp voted for the Oregon Equal Pay Act, which unanimously passed the Senate in 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://kobi5.com/news/bipartisan-oregon-equal-pay-act-passes-in-state-senate-unanimously-53125/|title=Bipartisan Oregon Equal Pay Act passes in State Senate unanimously|date=May 17, 2017|publisher=KOBI-TV|access-date=October 11, 2019|archive-date=October 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191011223549/https://kobi5.com/news/bipartisan-oregon-equal-pay-act-passes-in-state-senate-unanimously-53125/|url-status=live}} In 2019, Knopp, along with Democratic senator Sara Gelser, introduced two bills on workplace sexual harassment,{{Cite web|url=http://www.bendbulletin.com/opinion/7264707-151/editorial-state-sen-tim-knopp-fights-workplace-harassment|title=Editorial: State Sen. Tim Knopp fights workplace harassment|website=The Bulletin|date=June 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701162219/http://www.bendbulletin.com/opinion/7264707-151/editorial-state-sen-tim-knopp-fights-workplace-harassment|archive-date=2019-07-01}} The pieces of legislation, both signed into law by Governor Kate Brown, prohibited Oregon employers from requiring, as a condition of employment, nondisclosure agreements blocking employees from discussing allegations of employment discrimination or sexual assault, and requiring public employers to have written anti-harassment policies and procedures.
Knopp introduced many bills to overhaul Oregon's pension system for public employees (Oregon PERS), by moving it from a defined benefit program to a 401(k)-style defined contribution plan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ai-cio.com/news/bipartisan-plan-revamp-oregons-pension-system/|title=A Bipartisan Plan to Revamp Oregon's Pension System|newspaper=Chief Investment Officer|date=January 28, 2019|access-date=October 11, 2019|archive-date=October 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191011223548/https://www.ai-cio.com/news/bipartisan-plan-revamp-oregons-pension-system/|url-status=live}}
==Climate change and 2019 walkout==
Knopp rejects the scientific consensus on climate change.Taylor W. Anderson, [https://www.bendbulletin.com/exports/newsletters/main/4684910-151/opponents-seeking-bends-senate-seat-agree-to-disagree Opponents seeking Bend's Senate seat agree to disagree] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629194757/https://www.bendbulletin.com/exports/newsletters/main/4684910-151/opponents-seeking-bends-senate-seat-agree-to-disagree |date=2019-06-29 }}, The Bulletin (September 24, 2019). Knopp opposed legislation to increase the production of renewable energy and limit greenhouse gas emissions.
Knopp opposed the 2019 cap and trade bill. In 2019, Knopp and the other 11 state Senate Republicans walked out of the state Senate session, seeking to block the Democratic majority in the Senate from passing cap and trade legislation to combat climate change by lowering greenhouse gas emissions. Most of the Republicans fled to Idaho, and the absence deprived the chamber of a quorum.Joe Parris, [https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/regional/oregon-state-senator-explains-why-he-and-ten-other-senators-fled-salem-over-climate-change-bill/277-b9d00a17-666a-4237-8050-7ab45b41a0a6 Oregon state senator explains why he and ten other senators fled Salem over climate change bill] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629192339/https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/regional/oregon-state-senator-explains-why-he-and-ten-other-senators-fled-salem-over-climate-change-bill/277-b9d00a17-666a-4237-8050-7ab45b41a0a6 |date=2019-06-29 }}, June 21, 2019). Republicans insisted that the bill would increase fuel prices and hurt the economy.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/timeline-oregon-gop-walkout-over-climate-change-bill/283-32cc7177-d27a-48c6-a0f2-63b43381c5e1|title=Timeline: Oregon GOP walkout over climate change bill|agency=KGW/Associated Press|date=June 27, 2019|access-date=October 7, 2019|archive-date=October 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007150233/https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/timeline-oregon-gop-walkout-over-climate-change-bill/283-32cc7177-d27a-48c6-a0f2-63b43381c5e1|url-status=live}} In an interview with The Oregonian Knopp said, "I feel no constitutional obligation to stand around so they can pass their leftist progressive agenda ... I think that’s true for every other Senate district that's out there that's represented by Republicans."[https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2019/06/what-happens-if-oregon-senate-republicans-dont-come-back.html What happens if Oregon Senate Republicans don't come back?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630022026/https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2019/06/what-happens-if-oregon-senate-republicans-dont-come-back.html |date=2019-06-30 }}, The Oregonian/OregonLive (June 20, 2019). At the time, there were 29 senators (the Senate has 30 seats, but 1 was vacant due to a death). Without the Republican senators, the remaining 18 Democratic state senators could not reach a quorum of 20 to hold a vote. Knopp said that he had left Oregon "in a cabin near a lake .... And that's about all I can tell you."{{cite web |title=Oregon Republicans walk out on state Senate over climate change bill as governor threatens police roundup |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/oregon-republicans-climate-change-bill-lawmakers-walk-out-of-state-legislature-as-governor-orders-police-round-up/ |website=CBS News |accessdate=24 June 2019 |archive-date=24 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624145338/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/oregon-republicans-climate-change-bill-lawmakers-walk-out-of-state-legislature-as-governor-orders-police-round-up/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Osborne |first1=Mark |last2=Youn |first2=Soo |title=Oregon's Republican state senators go into hiding over climate change vote amid militia threat |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/oregons-republican-state-senators-hiding-democrats-delay-climate/story?id=63880562 |website=ABC News |accessdate=June 24, 2019 |date=June 23, 2019 |archive-date=June 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190623192337/https://abcnews.go.com/US/oregons-republican-state-senators-hiding-democrats-delay-climate/story?id=63880562 |url-status=live }}
Knopp was the only Republican senator who did not take part in the 2020 walk-out by both the Senate and the House over a cap-and-trade bill.
The Republican caucus chose Knopp as minority leader for the 2021 session.{{cite web | url=https://www.oregoncapitalinsider.com/news/bend-senator-named-leader-of-oregon-senate-gop/article_4e79c2fe-3369-11ec-8942-6f15ca243a45.html | title=Bend senator named leader of Oregon Senate GOP | access-date=2022-10-25 | archive-date=2022-10-25 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025033330/https://www.oregoncapitalinsider.com/news/bend-senator-named-leader-of-oregon-senate-gop/article_4e79c2fe-3369-11ec-8942-6f15ca243a45.html | url-status=live }}
==Anti-vaccination activities==
Knopp was a leading opponent of legislation in 2015 and 2019 to eliminate non-medical exemptions to the requirement that Oregon schoolchildren be vaccinated.Connor Radnovich, [https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/politics/2019/04/23/bill-removing-vaccination-exemptions-at-oregon-legislature-sees-charged-debate/3542039002/ Bill to remove vaccine exemptions returns to Oregon Capitol, sparks charged debate] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101052908/https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/politics/2019/04/23/bill-removing-vaccination-exemptions-at-oregon-legislature-sees-charged-debate/3542039002/ |date=2023-11-01 }}, Salem Statesman-Journal (April 23, 2019).Gary A. Warner, [https://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/7160596-151/vaccination-bill-is-dead-but-controversy-lives-on Vaccination bill is dead, but controversy lives on] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629200754/https://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/7160596-151/vaccination-bill-is-dead-but-controversy-lives-on |date=2019-06-29 }}, The Bulletin (May 14, 2019). Speaking at an anti-mandatory vaccination rally in 2019, Knopp said passage of the legislation would lead to "no freedom in America."
==January 6 attack on the Capitol==
In January 2021, after a pro-Trump mob violently stormed the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., the Oregon Republican Party passed a resolution falsely claiming that the attack was a staged "false flag" attack. Knopp issued a statement disavowing the falsehood, as did all 23 state House Republicans.Ryan Haas and Dirk VanderHart, {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20210128192135/https://www.ijpr.org/politics-government/2021-01-28/oregon-house-republicans-disavow-their-partys-position-on-capitol-attack Oregon House Republicans Disavow Their Party's Position On Capitol Attack]}}, Jefferson Public Radio (January 28, 2021).[https://ktvz.com/news/government-politics/2021/01/27/oregon-house-republicans-sen-knopp-take-issue-with-state-gops-false-flag-claims Oregon House Republicans, Sen. Knopp take issue with state GOP's 'false flag' claims] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129024314/https://ktvz.com/news/government-politics/2021/01/27/oregon-house-republicans-sen-knopp-take-issue-with-state-gops-false-flag-claims/ |date=2021-01-29 }}, KTVZ (Salem, Oregon) (January 27, 2021).
==2023 Walkout and unexcused absences==
While participating in a Republican-led walkout in May 2023 Knopp reached the 10 unexcused absence threshold set by measure 113, disqualifying him from running for reelection after his current term ends.{{cite news|last1=VanderHart|first1=Dirk|last2=Dake|first2=Lauren|date=May 18, 2023|title=Oregon Republican walkout: 6 more senators are potentially ineligible for reelection|url=https://www.opb.org/article/2023/05/18/oregon-republican-walkout-6-more-senators-potentially-ineligible-for-reelection/|url-status=live|work=Oregon Public Broadcasting|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023000925/https://www.opb.org/article/2023/05/18/oregon-republican-walkout-6-more-senators-potentially-ineligible-for-reelection/|archive-date=October 23, 2023|access-date=November 2, 2023}} Knopp and 4 other Senators filed a lawsuit against Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade in response, arguing that the measure's wording allowed them to serve one additional term before being barred from reelection.{{cite news|last=VanderHart|first=Dirk|date=August 29, 2023|title=Challenge to anti-walkout law could go straight to Oregon Supreme Court|url=https://www.opb.org/article/2023/08/29/measure-113-walkout-oregon-lawsuit/|url-status=live|work=Oregon Public Broadcasting|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025054024/https://www.opb.org/article/2023/08/29/measure-113-walkout-oregon-lawsuit/|archive-date=October 25, 2023|access-date=November 3, 2023}} On October 24 the Oregon Supreme Court agreed to hear the case with arguments beginning December 14.{{cite news|last=VanderHart|first=Dirk|date=October 24, 2023|title=GOP senators’ challenge to walkout penalties lands before Oregon Supreme Court|url=https://www.opb.org/article/2023/10/24/gop-senators-walkout-penalties-measure-113-oregon-supreme-court/|url-status=live|work=Oregon Public Broadcasting|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031005217/https://www.opb.org/article/2023/10/24/gop-senators-walkout-penalties-measure-113-oregon-supreme-court/|archive-date=October 31, 2023|access-date=November 3, 2023}} On February 1, 2024, the Court unanimously ruled against the Republican Senators, confirming Knopp's disqualification after the end of his term in January 2025.{{cite news |last1=Shumway |first1=Julia |title=Oregon Supreme Court bars Republican senators who participated in walkout from reelection |url=https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/02/01/oregon-supreme-court-bars-republican-senators-who-participated-in-walkout-from-reelection/ |access-date=1 February 2024 |work=Oregon Capital Chronicle |date=1 February 2024}} Three of the senators filed a suit in federal court, which Knopp declined to take part in, saying "We had our day in court, we obviously lost, and I think all the legislators would do it again, if they had to do it over."{{Cite web |last=Shumway |first=Julia |date=2024-02-01 |title=Senate Republican leader Tim Knopp won't appeal disqualification • Oregon Capital Chronicle |url=https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/02/01/senate-republican-leader-tim-knopp-wont-appeal-disqualification/ |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=Oregon Capital Chronicle |language=en-US}} Knopp's term ended on January 13, 2025, and he was replaced by Anthony Broadman, the first Democrat to represent the district in over 40 years.{{Cite web |last=Baires |first=Jennifer |title=Anthony Broadman Is First Democrat Elected To SD-27 In 44 Years |url=https://www.bendsource.com/news/anthony-broadman-is-first-democrat-elected-to-sd-27-in-44-years-22150721 |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=The Source Weekly - Bend |language=en}}
Political Positions
Following the Standoff at Eagle Pass, Knopp signed a letter in support of Texas Governor Greg Abbott's decision in the conflict.{{Cite web |title=OR Republicans 2024-2-5 Joint letter on Texas |url=https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/smithd/Documents/OR%20Republicans%202024-2-5%20Joint%20letter%20on%20Texas%20(002).pdf}}
Personal life
Knopp is married to his wife, Melissa and has four children. During the 2017 legislative session, Knopp employed his wife and son Daniel as paid legislative staff.Gordon R. Friedman, [https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2017/09/here_are_the_oregon_politician.html Here are the Oregon lawmakers who pay a family member as staff] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921011215/https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2017/09/here_are_the_oregon_politician.html |date=2021-09-21 }}, The Oregonian/OregonLive (September 2017).
Electoral history
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| website = Oregon Secretary of State
| access-date = October 30, 2023
| archive-date = November 12, 2022
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| candidate = Tim Knopp
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 49,207
| percentage = 50.7}}
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| candidate = Eileen Kiely
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 47,621
| percentage = 49.1}}
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| votes = 161
| percentage = 0.2}}
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| votes = 96,989
| percentage = 100%}}
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| title = 2016 Oregon State Senator, 27th district{{cite web
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| website = Oregon Secretary of State
| access-date = October 30, 2023
| archive-date = January 19, 2023
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| candidate = Tim Knopp
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 44,691
| percentage = 60.6}}
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| candidate = Greg Delgado
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 28,933
| percentage = 39.2}}
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| title = 2012 Oregon State Senator, 27th district{{cite web
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| website = Oregon Secretary of State
| access-date = October 30, 2023
| archive-date = April 6, 2023
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Tim Knopp
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 35,398
| percentage = 58.9}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Geri Hauser
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 24,399
| percentage = 40.6}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 270
| percentage = 0.4}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 60,067
| percentage = 100%}}
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Category:Politicians from Bend, Oregon
Category:Republican Party members of the Oregon House of Representatives
Category:Republican Party Oregon state senators
Category:21st-century members of the Oregon Legislative Assembly