Knute Buehler | |
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| Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 54th district | |
| In office January 12, 2015 – January 15, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Jason Conger |
| Succeeded by | Cheri Helt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Knute Carl Buehler August 1, 1964 Roseburg, Oregon, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican (before 2021) Independent (2021–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Oregon State University (BS) Merton College, Oxford (MA) Johns Hopkins University (MD) |
Knute Carl Buehler (born August 1, 1964)[1][2] is an American physician and politician who served as the Oregon State Representative for the 54th district from 2015 until January 2019.[3] He was the Republican nominee for Governor of Oregon in the 2018 election,[4][5] losing to incumbent Democrat Kate Brown.[6] In 2021, he stated that he had left the Republican Party, citing the state party's response to the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol as his primary motivation. Buehler is no longer registered with any political party.[7]
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