Herman Baertschiger Jr.

Herman Baertschiger
Josephine County Commissioner
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 2022
Chair of the Oregon Republican Party
Acting
In office
March 11, 2022 – July 5, 2022
Preceded byDallas Heard
Succeeded byJustin Hwang
Minority Leader of the Oregon State Senate
In office
January 22, 2019 – January 11, 2021
Preceded byJackie Winters
Succeeded byFred Girod
Member of the Oregon State Senate
from the 2nd district
In office
January 14, 2013 – January 11, 2021
Preceded byJason Atkinson
Succeeded byArt Robinson
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Leta Baertschiger
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(died 2017)​

Herman Baertschiger Jr. is an American Republican politician from Oregon who is the chair and a member of the Josephine County Board of Commissioners. He previously served in the Oregon State Senate from 2013 to 2021, representing the 2nd district.[1] He was elected in 2012 and served as minority leader of the Oregon state senate from 2019 to 2021.[2] Baertschiger served on the Senate Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Finance and Revenue.[3][4] During the 2013–2015 legislative biennium session, Baertschiger vice-chaired the Senate Committee on Rural Communities and Economic Development and served on the Senate Committee on General Government, Consumer and Small Business Protection.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ "Oregon State Senator Herman e. Baetschiger Jr". Archived from the original on 2013-05-09. Retrieved 2013-03-02.
  2. ^ "Baertschiger is Senate Republican Leader as Salem's Jackie Winters steps down". Statesman-Journal. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
  3. ^ "Oregon Legislative Information System". olis.leg.state.or.us. Archived from the original on 2016-02-25. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
  4. ^ "Oregon Legislative Information System". olis.leg.state.or.us. Archived from the original on 2016-02-25. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
  5. ^ "Oregon Legislative Information System". olis.leg.state.or.us. Archived from the original on 2016-02-25. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
  6. ^ "Oregon Legislative Information System". olis.leg.state.or.us. Archived from the original on 2016-02-25. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
  7. ^ "Oregon Legislative Information System". olis.leg.state.or.us. Archived from the original on 2016-02-25. Retrieved 2016-02-17.