Wayne Krieger

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Wayne Krieger
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
from the 1st district
In office
January 13, 2003 – January 9, 2017
Preceded byBetsy Johnson
Succeeded byDavid Brock Smith
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
from the 48th district
In office
January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Personal details
BornSeptember 1940 (age 81)
Portland, Oregon
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceGold Beach, Oregon

Wayne Krieger (born September 1940) is a Republican politician, retired game warden, and tree farmer from Gold Beach on the southern coast of the U.S. state of Oregon.[1] He served on the Oregon State Police Force from 1964 to 1991.[2] He represented District 1 (formerly District 48) of the Oregon House of Representatives from 2001 until 2017.

Early life, education, and law enforcement career[]

He was born in 1940 in Portland and was raised in Seaside, Oregon. He graduated from Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT) in 1961.

He was an Oregon State Police officer for over 27 years. He served in the Game Enforcement Division, enforcing fish and wildlife laws. He retired in July 1991.

He was a Forestry adviser for former State Representative Walt Schroeder.

He has won numerous awards including Coos-Curry Tree Farmer of the Year (1981), Oregon Tree Farmer of the Year (1992), National Tree Farmer of the Year (1993), and Curry County Conservation Farmer of the Year (1993).[3][4]

Oregon House of Representatives[]

Elections[]

In 2000, he ran for the 48th district of the Oregon House of Representatives. He defeated Democrat Barbara Dodrill 56%-44%.[5] After redistricting, he decided to run in Oregon's 1st house district. In 2002, he won re-election to a second term by defeating Democrat Dave Tilton 66%-33%.[6] He won re-election in 2004 (64%),[7] 2006 (73%),[8] 2008 (61%),[9] 2010 (72%),[10] and 2012 (68%).[11]

Tenure[]

Krieger is pro-life. When he was Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, he was disappointed when they failed to pass a bill that make violence against pregnant women a two-person victim offense.[citation needed]

In 2005, he opposed legalizing civil unions or gay marriage for LGBT couples.[12]

In 2011, he supported medical marijuana.[13] In 2013, he voted in favor of marijuana legalization in Judiciary Committee.[14]

Committee assignments[]

  • Agriculture and Natural Resources
  • Judiciary (Vice-Chair)
  • Public Safety[15]
  • State and Federal Affairs (Chair)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Landowners fear loss of local control in coho conservation measures". The Columbian. Associated Press. August 28, 1998. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012.
  2. ^ http://www.leg.state.or.us/krieger/bio.htm
  3. ^ http://votewaynekrieger.com/about-wayne/
  4. ^ http://waynekrieger.com/?page_id=2
  5. ^ "Our Campaigns - OR State House 48 Race - Nov 07, 2000".
  6. ^ "Our Campaigns - OR State House 01 Race - Nov 05, 2002".
  7. ^ "Our Campaigns - OR State House 01 Race - Nov 02, 2004".
  8. ^ "Our Campaigns - OR State House 01 Race - Nov 07, 2006".
  9. ^ "Our Campaigns - OR State House 01 Race - Nov 04, 2008".
  10. ^ "Our Campaigns - OR State House 01 Race - Nov 02, 2010".
  11. ^ "Our Campaigns - OR State House 01 Race - Nov 06, 2012".
  12. ^ "Eugene Register-Guard - Google News Archive Search".
  13. ^ http://www.katu.com/news/local/120094234.html[bare URL]
  14. ^ "101GrowLights Acquires the Daily Chronic".
  15. ^ http://www.leg.state.or.us/krieger/

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