Bill Post

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Bill Post
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
from the 25th district
In office
January 12, 2015 (2015-01-12) – November 30, 2021 (2021-11-30)
Preceded byKim Thatcher
Succeeded byJessica George
Personal details
BornGlendale, Arizona, US
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Colleen Post
ChildrenKai Post
ResidenceFallon, Nevada[1]
Alma materSouthern Oregon State College (B.S.)
ProfessionRadio host
Websitewww.billpost.com

Bill Post is an American politician and radio personality who is a member of the Republican Party. In 2014, he was elected to represent Oregon's House District 25 in the Oregon House of Representatives. He was a conservative talk radio host until March 2014, when he suspended his show after garnering a Republican primary opponent, Barbara Jensen of Keizer. He stated at the time that he would remain program director and operations manager at the radio station.[2]

Post defeated Jensen in the May 20, 2014, primary[3] and went on to face Independent Party nominee Chuck Lee in the general election, whom he also defeated.[4]

Post had no primary election challenger in May 2016 and went on to defeat Democratic challenger Sharon Freeman in November 2016.[5]

In 2017, while a sitting State Representative, Post returned to the airwaves on another local AM station, 1220 KPJC,[6] first in the mornings, then moving his show to the 3–6pm time slot.[7]

Post currently holds the seat for Oregon's 25th House district, which includes Keizer, St. Paul, and Newberg.[8]

On December 11, 2020, Post and 11 other state Republican officials signed a letter requesting Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum join Texas and other states contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election in Texas v. Pennsylvania. Rosenblum announced she had filed in behalf of the defense, and against Texas, the day prior.[9]

In September 2021, Post announced he would not be seeking reelection.[10] In October 2021, Post announced that he and his wife had sold their home in Keizer and relocated to Fallon, Nevada, casting doubt on his eligibility to complete his House term scheduled to expire in January 2023.[1] Later that month he officially resigned from his House seat effective November 30, 2021, allowing his eventual successor the opportunity to serve in the 81st Oregon Legislative Assembly.[11] Jessica George, a former legislative aide, was selected on December 10, 2021 to finish Post's term.[12]

Personal life[]

Post was born at Luke Air Force Base in Glendale, Arizona. He moved to Oregon at an early age and grew up in Albany, Redmond, and Salem. He attended George Fox University and Southern Oregon State College, where he earned a bachelor's degree. He has been involved in radio, first as a deejay and later as a conservative talk radio personality, since 1979. He hosted the Bill Post Radio Show on KYKN from 2009 to 2014.[13][self-published source]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Oregon legislator sells house, moves to Nevada with 15 months left in his term: Can he do that?". The Oregonian. October 8, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  2. ^ Gaston, Christian (March 11, 2014). "Oregon House candidate Bill Post suspends radio show, opponent charges FCC, election violations". The Oregonian. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  3. ^ Zheng, Yuxing (May 20, 2014). "Radio host Bill Post wins Keizer-area GOP House race (election results)". The Oregonian. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  4. ^ Roemeling, Alisha (November 5, 2014). "Republican Bill Post win House District 25 race (election results)". Statesman Journal. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  5. ^ "Oregon 25th District State House Results: Bill Post Wins (election results)". The Oregonian. November 8, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  6. ^ "1220 AM - Reliable News Talk Radio". 1220 AM - Reliable News Talk Radio. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  7. ^ "The Bill Post Radio Show". The Bill Post Radio Show. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  8. ^ "Representative Bill Post Home Page". www.oregonlegislature.gov. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
  9. ^ Riski, Tess (13 December 2020). "A Dozen Oregon Republican Lawmakers Urged the Attorney General to Support Texas Lawsuit Undermining U.S. Election Results". Willamette Week. Retrieved 2021-04-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "Republican Rep. Bill Post will not seek re-election to Oregon Legislature". Oregon Live. September 29, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  11. ^ "Republican legislator Bill Post, who moved to Nevada, resigns effective Nov. 30". The Oregonian. October 12, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  12. ^ "Former Republican legislative aide appointed to represent House District 25". . December 10, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  13. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-02-04. Retrieved 2015-02-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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