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Duane Stark
Image of Duane Stark
Prior offices
Oregon House of Representatives District 4
Predecessor: Dennis Richardson

Education

Bachelor's

University of Oregon, 2004

Graduate

Multnomah University, 2008

Personal
Birthplace
Grants Pass, Ore.
Religion
Christian
Profession
Pastor
Contact

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
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:


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

See also: Oregon House of Representatives 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
Image of Duane Stark
Duane Stark (R) Candidate Connection
 
68.9
 
26,199
Image of Mary Middleton
Mary Middleton (D / Independent) Candidate Connection
 
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
Image of Mary Middleton
Mary Middleton Candidate Connection
 
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
Image of Duane Stark
Duane Stark Candidate Connection
 
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

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 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
Image of Duane Stark
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
Image of Duane Stark
Duane Stark
 
100.0
 
5,980

Total votes: 5,980
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2016

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 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
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png 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
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Duane Stark Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 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]

Oregon House of Representatives District 4, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDuane 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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Candidate Connection

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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Representative Stark is a conservative Republican in Southern Oregon. He is a Pastor at River Valley Church in Grants Pass and Rogue River. Born and raised in Southern Oregon, Duane went on to complete a bachelor's degree in Psychology at the University of Oregon and master's from Multnomah University. He is a community advocate and planner, coordinating volunteers and non-profit organizations to work with local governments.

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
One or Oregon's biggest challenges is an out of control ballooning budget, which has grown 76% in the past 10 years.

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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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Duane Stark campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2020Oregon House of Representatives District 4Won general$132,962 N/A**
2018Oregon House of Representatives District 4Won general$102,869 N/A**
2016Oregon House of Representatives, District 4Won $93,922 N/A**
2014Oregon House of Representatives, District 4Won $58,843 N/A**
Grand total$388,596 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2023

In 2023, the Oregon State Legislature was in session from January 17 to June 25.

Legislators are scored on bills related to animal issues.
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


2021


2020


2019


2018


2017


2016


2015



Endorsements

2014

In 2014, Stark's endorsements included the following:[11]

See also


External links

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Dennis Richardson (R)
Oregon House of Representatives District 4
2015-2023
Succeeded by
Christine Goodwin (R)


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