Preceded by Eileen Qutub Name Ryan Deckert Preceded by Eileen Qutub Role Politician | Party Democratic Party Spouse(s) Inga | |
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Business Perspectives on Sustainability
Ryan Deckert (born c. 1971) is the president of the Oregon Business Association. Prior to this position, Deckert, a Democratic politician from the US state of Oregon, served in the Oregon Senate, representing District 14, which includes parts of Beaverton and the Portland neighborhoods of Garden Home and Raleigh Hills.
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- Business Perspectives on Sustainability
- Restoring Integrity to Oregons Initiative System
- Early life and career
- Political career
- Personal
- References
Restoring Integrity to Oregon’s Initiative System
Early life and career
Deckert grew up in Beaverton and graduated from Beaverton High School before receiving a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Oregon. He later worked as a development director at Hewlett-Packard and for an architecture firm.
Political career
In November 1996, Deckert was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives representing District 8 in Beaverton, becoming, at the age of 25, the youngest member of that year's legislative session; he took office in January 1997. He was re-elected to the position in 1998, defeating Republican Henri Schauffler, with support from a coalition of moderate Republicans led by Mary Alice Ford. In 2000, he ran for the Oregon Senate, defeating Republican incumbent Eileen Qutub.
Deckert resigned from the Senate in October 2007 to become the president of the Oregon Business Association.
Personal
Deckert and his wife Inga live in the Garden Home neighborhood and have a five-year-old daughter and twin daughters, age two.