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Speaker of the House Dave Hunt
Speaker of the House
Dave Hunt attended Sheldon High School in Eugene and Columbia University in New York City, where he majored in Political Science and American Government.
Speaker Hunt has served as a Congressional staffer for Congresswoman Darlene Hooley and Congressman Brian Baird. Since 2001, he has worked as Executive Director of the Columbia River Channel Coalition and the Association of Pacific Ports, working to enhance trade and job opportunities.
First elected to the House in 2002, he became Majority Leader in 2006, and Speaker of the House in 2009. His reputation is one of a pragmatic problem-solver who works across party lines to get things done. He has authored legislation to:
• reform Oregon’s unfair double majority election law,
• increase state trooper coverage on Oregon highways,
• protect unincorporated areas from forced annexation, and
• improve benefits for veterans and soldiers.
A former member of the Oregon City School Board, Hunt authored legislation to fully fund the Head Start pre-kindergarten programs and to create Oregon’s first Rainy Day Fund to protect services during economic downturns. Speaker Hunt has served as national President of American Baptist Churches USA, representing 5,500 churches and 1.5 million members, and has been involved with the Oregon City Rotary Club, Friends of Jennings Lodge and Candy Lane Schools Foundation, and the North Clackamas and Oregon City Chambers of Commerce.
Speaker Hunt, 41, and his wife, Tonia, have two children, Andrew and Emily.
Members of the House of Representatives
| Images B to C | |||||
| Bailey, Jules | Barker, Jeff | Barnhart, Phil | Barton, Brent | Bentz, Cliff | Berger, Vicki |
| Beyer, Elizabeth T. | Boone, Deborah | Bruun, Scott | Buckley, Peter | Cameron, Kevin | Cannon, Ben |
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| Clem, Brian L. | Cowan, Jean | Debrow, Michael E. | Doherty, Margaret | Edwards, David | Esquivel, Sal |
| Frederick, Lew | Freeman, Tim | Garrard, Bill | Garrett, Chris | Gelser, Sara | Gilliam, Vic |
| Images G to K | |||||
| Gilman, George | Greenlick, Mitch | Hanna, Bruce | Harker, Chris | Holvey, Paul | Hoyle, Val |
| Huffman, John | Hunt, Dave | Jenson, Bob | Kahl, Nick | Kennemer, Bill | Komp, Betty |
| Images K to S | |||||
| Kotek, Tina | Krieger, Wayne | Matthews, Greg | Maurer, Ron | Nathanson, Nancy | Nolan, Mary |
| Olson, Andy | Read, Tobias | Richardson, Dennis | Riley, Chuck | Roblan, Arnie | Schaufler, Mike |
| Images S to W | |||||
| Smith, Greg | Smith, Jefferson | Sprenger, Sherrie | Stiegler, Judy | Thatcher, Kim | Thompson, Jim |
| Tomei, Carolyn | Van Orman, Suzanne | Weidner, Jim | Whisnant, Gene | Wingard, Matt | Witt, Bradley |