Wayne Krieger

American politician

Wayne Krieger

Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
from the 1st district
In office
January 13, 2003 – January 9, 2017
Preceded by| Betsy Johnson
Succeeded by| David Brock Smith
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
from the 48th district
In office
January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003
Preceded by| Ken Messerle
Succeeded by| Michael Schaufler
Personal details
Born| September 1940 (age 84)
Portland, Oregon
Political party| Republican
Residence| Gold Beach, Oregon

Wayne Krieger (born September 1940) is an American 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

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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

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### Elections

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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

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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

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

## Electoral history

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2004 Oregon State Representative, 1st district[16] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Wayne Krieger  | 19,746  | 63.9
| Democratic | Charles Hochberg  | 11,088  | 35.9
| Write-in | 65  | 0.2
Total votes | 30,899  | 100%
2006 Oregon State Representative, 1st district[17] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Wayne Krieger  | 16,736  | 73.5
| Libertarian | Robert Taylor  | 5,861  | 25.7
| Write-in | 182  | 0.8
Total votes | 22,779  | 100%
2008 Oregon State Representative, 1st district[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Wayne Krieger  | 17,590  | 60.6
| Democratic | Richard (Rick) Goche  | 11,357  | 39.1
| Write-in | 68  | 0.2
Total votes | 29,015  | 100%
2010 Oregon State Representative, 1st district[19] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Wayne Krieger  | 18,115  | 72.2
| Democratic | Eldon Rollins  | 6,875  | 27.4
| Write-in | 97  | 0.4
Total votes | 25,087  | 100%
2012 Oregon State Representative, 1st district[20] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Wayne Krieger  | 21,505  | 68.3
| Democratic | Jim Klahr  | 9,917  | 31.5
| Write-in | 75  | 0.2
Total votes | 31,497  | 100%
2014 Oregon State Representative, 1st district[21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Wayne Krieger  | 18,891  | 69.9
| Democratic | Jim Klahr  | 8,004  | 29.6
| Write-in | 117  | 0.4
Total votes | 27,012  | 100%

## See also

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* 75th Oregon Legislative Assembly (2009–2010)
* 74th Oregon Legislative Assembly (2007–2008)

## References

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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. ^ "Oregon State Representative". Archived from the original on June 11, 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2008.
3. ^ "Votewaynekrieger.com". Archived from the original on December 9, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
4. ^ http://waynekrieger.com/?page_id=2 [dead link]
5. ^ "Our Campaigns - OR State House 48 Race - Nov 07, 2000". www.ourcampaigns.com. Archived from the original on December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
6. ^ "Our Campaigns - OR State House 01 Race - Nov 05, 2002". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
7. ^ "Our Campaigns - OR State House 01 Race - Nov 02, 2004". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
8. ^ "Our Campaigns - OR State House 01 Race - Nov 07, 2006". www.ourcampaigns.com. Archived from the original on December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
9. ^ "Our Campaigns - OR State House 01 Race - Nov 04, 2008". www.ourcampaigns.com. Archived from the original on December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
10. ^ "Our Campaigns - OR State House 01 Race - Nov 02, 2010". www.ourcampaigns.com. Archived from the original on December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
11. ^ "Our Campaigns - OR State House 01 Race - Nov 06, 2012". www.ourcampaigns.com. Archived from the original on December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
12. ^ "Eugene Register-Guard - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Archived from the original on May 16, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
13. ^ Local news katu.com [dead link]
14. ^ "101GrowLights Acquires the Daily Chronic". Archived from the original on April 5, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
15. ^ "Representative Wayne Krieger". Archived from the original on September 28, 2008. Retrieved November 12, 2008.
16. ^ "Official Results | November 2, 2004". Oregon Secretary of State. Archived from the original on September 10, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
17. ^ "Official Results | November 7, 2006". Oregon Secretary of State. Archived from the original on September 10, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
18. ^ "Official Results | November 4, 2008". Oregon Secretary of State. Archived from the original on September 10, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
19. ^ "Official Results November 2, 2010". Oregon Secretary of State. Archived from the original on August 31, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
20. ^ "Official Results | November 6, 2012". Oregon Secretary of State. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
21. ^ "November 4, 2014, General Election, Official Abstract of Votes". Oregon Secretary of State. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.

## External links

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* Official legislative web page