Brian Boquist

Brian Boquist
Member of the Oregon Senate
from the 12th district
Assumed office
January 2009
Preceded byGary George
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
from the 23rd district
In office
January 2005 – January 2009
Preceded byLane Shetterly
Succeeded byJim Thompson
Personal details
Born
Brian James Boquist

(1958-10-20) October 20, 1958 (age 65)
Tillamook, Oregon, U.S.
Political partyRepublican (before 2021, 2023–present)
Independent Party (2021–2023)
SpousePeggy
EducationWestern Oregon University (BS)
Oregon State University (MBA)
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Brian James Boquist (born October 20, 1958) is an American politician from Oregon. He currently serves in the Oregon Senate representing District 12. A member of the Republican Party, he briefly defected to the Independent Party from 2021 until 2023.[1][2][3] He previously served in the Oregon House of Representatives, representing District 23 in the mid-Willamette Valley, from 2005 to 2009.

  1. ^ "Senate senatorsIndependents". www.oregonlegislature.gov. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "Senator Brian Boquist has left GOP, is now a member of the Independent Party of Oregon". The Oregon Catalyst. January 15, 2021. Archived from the original on May 19, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  3. ^ Baumhardt, Alex (March 12, 2024). "Republican Sen. Brian Boquist, barred from running for Senate, seeks state treasurer job". Oregon Capital Chronicle. Retrieved June 20, 2024.