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Duane Stark
Duane Stark (Republican Party) was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives, representing District 4. He assumed office on January 12, 2015. He left office on January 9, 2023.
Stark (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Oregon House of Representatives to represent District 4. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Stark completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Stark served as State Representative for Oregon House of Representatives District 4 from 2015-2023.
Biography
Stark was born in Grants Pass, Oregon. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Oregon in 2004 and a master's degree from Multnomah University in 2008. His career experience includes serving as a pastor.[1]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Stark was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Stark was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Oregon committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Human Services and Housing |
| • Judiciary |
| • Joint Ways and Means |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Stark served on the following committees:
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| • Consumer Protection and Government Effectiveness |
| • Human Services and Housing, Vice-Chair |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2022
Duane Stark did not file to run for re-election.
2020
See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 4
Incumbent Duane Stark defeated Mary Middleton in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 4 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Duane Stark (R)  | 68.9 | 26,199 |
 | Mary Middleton (D / Independent) | 30.9 | 11,757 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 58 | ||
| Total votes: 38,014 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 4
Mary Middleton advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 4 on May 19, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Middleton | 98.2 | 4,170 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.8 | 78 | ||
| Total votes: 4,248 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 4
Incumbent Duane Stark advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 4 on May 19, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Duane Stark | 99.3 | 8,851 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 64 | ||
| Total votes: 8,915 | |||
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Endorsements
To view Stark's endorsements in the 2020 election, please click here.
2018
In addition to running as a Republican Party candidate, Stark cross-filed to also run as a Democratic write-in candidate and as an independent write-in candidate in 2018.[2]
General election
General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 4
Incumbent Duane Stark won election in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 4 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Duane Stark (R) | 98.1 | 20,751 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.9 | 403 | ||
| Total votes: 21,154 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 4
Incumbent Duane Stark advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 4 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Duane Stark | 100.0 | 5,980 |
| Total votes: 5,980 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Oregon House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 17, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 8, 2016.
Incumbent Duane Stark ran unopposed in the Oregon House of Representatives District 4 general election.[3][4]
| Oregon House of Representatives, District 4 General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  Duane Stark Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Oregon Secretary of State | ||
Incumbent Duane Stark ran unopposed in the Oregon House of Representatives District 4 Republican primary.[5][6]
| Oregon House of Representatives, District 4 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Duane Stark Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Oregon House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 11, 2014. Darlene V. Taylor was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Duane Stark was unopposed in the Republican primary. Taylor also ran on the Working Families Party ticket. Stark defeated Taylor in the general election.[7][8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Duane A. Stark |
68.5% | 15,571 | |
| Democratic | Darlene V. Taylor | 31.1% | 7,063 | |
| None | Miscellaneous | 0.4% | 87 | |
| Total Votes | 22,721 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Duane Stark completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Stark's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Duane's professional background includes Community Service Supervisor for Josephine County Parks and Recreation, Inner-City At-Risk Youth Director for World Impact, Supervisor for Kairos Residential Psychiatric Treatment Center, a fitness club manager and sheet metal fabricator.
In the community, Duane has conducted seminars for Josephine County focusing on crime prevention and emergency preparedness. He is a Board Member for the Community Bridges Foundation and has served on the FireWise Advisory Committee in the Grants Pass area to prevent losses from wildfires. He was an organizer for a community wide program called SERVE GP. He helped establish A.C.T (Abolish Child Trafficking) Southern Oregon and is a leader for K.I.D.S in Uganda to help rescue orphans. In addition, Duane was involved in CAFAY, the Community Alliance for At-risk Youth and is heavily involved with "Every Child" in Josephine County.
Duane has been married to his wife for more than 16 years, they are the proud parents of five children and have been certified foster pa- Responsible Representation
- Fiscal Responsibility
- Local Responsibility
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2014
Stark's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[10]
Stronger Local Economy
- Excerpt: "Removing barriers to job creation"
Safer Communities
- Excerpt: "Striving to create safe and family friendly communities"
Community Partnerships
- Excerpt: "Mobilizing businesses, nonprofits and local government together"
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2023
In 2023, the Oregon State Legislature was in session from January 17 to June 25.
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- Legislators are scored on their votes on labor issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes related to the environment.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2022
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In 2022, the Oregon State Legislature was in session from February 1 to March 4.
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2021
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In 2021, the Oregon State Legislature was in session from January 21 to June 26.
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2020
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In 2020, the Oregon State Legislature was in session from February 3 to March 5. Special sessions were convened from June 24 to June 26 and on August 10.
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2019
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In 2019, the Oregon State Legislature was in session from January 22 through June 30.
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2018
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In 2018, the 79th Oregon State Legislature, second session, was in session from February 5 through March 3. There was also a one-day special session on May 21, 2018.
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2017
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In 2017, the 79th Oregon State Legislature, first session, was in session from February 1 through July 7. There was also an organizational session January 9.
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2016
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In 2016, the 78th Oregon State Legislature, second session, was in session from February 1 through March 3.
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2015
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In 2015, the 78th Oregon State Legislature, first session, was in session from February 2 through July 6.
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Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Stark's endorsements included the following:[11]
- Oregon Family Council
- Oregon Right to Life
- Bob Russell, Mayor, Eagle Point
- Dennis Richardson, State Representative House District 4
- Mike McLane, State Representative House District 55
- Sal Esquivel, State Representative House District 6
- Wally Hicks, State Representative House District 3
See also
2020 Elections
External links
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Candidate Oregon House of Representatives District 4 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 15, 2020.
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search Results: 2018 General Election," accessed October 30, 2018
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016 General Election official results," accessed December 21, 2016
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed March 9, 2016
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election Abstract of Votes President," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Official Results - May 20, 2014 Primary Election," accessed July 8, 2014
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing," accessed March 17, 2014
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Official general election results for 2014," accessed April 30, 2015
- ↑ Duane Stark, "Issues," accessed August 28, 2014
- ↑ Duane Stark, "Supporters," accessed August 28, 2014
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| Preceded by Dennis Richardson (R) |
Oregon House of Representatives District 4 2015-2023 |
Succeeded by Christine Goodwin (R) |
