Richard Devlin | |
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Member of the Oregon State Senate from the 19th district | |
In office January 2003 –January 16, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Randy Miller |
Succeeded by | Rob Wagner |
Member of the OregonHouseofRepresentatives from the 38th district | |
In office January 1997 –January 2003 | |
Preceded by | Bob Tiernan |
Succeeded by | Greg Macpherson |
Personal details | |
Born | Eugene,Oregon | September 9,1952
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Eliza Devlin |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Portland State University (BS) Pepperdine University (MA) |
Richard Devlin (born September 9,1952) is an American politician who served in the Oregon State Senate from 2003 to 2018,representing the 19th Senate district.
Devlin was born in Eugene. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Administration of Justice from Portland State University in 1976 and a Master of Arts in Management from Pepperdine University in 1980. [1] [2]
He has worked in adult and juvenile corrections and as a civil and criminal investigator. [2]
From 1985 to 1988,Devlin was a member of the Tualatin City Council. In 1988,he was elected to the Metro Council,serving on it until 1995. [1] In 1994,Devlin won the Democratic nomination to the Oregon House of Representatives representing the 24th district,but lost in the general election to Republican Bob Tiernan. [3] In 1996,Devlin again faced Tiernan,but this time,defeated him. [4] Devlin was re-elected to the Oregon House in 1998 and 2000.
In 2002,Devlin ran for the Oregon State Senate to represent the 19th senate district;again,he faced Tiernan in the general election,and narrowly defeated him by a margin of 50% to 47%. [5] He was re-elected to another 4-year term in 2006.
In the Senate,Devlin has served on the Joint Ways and Means Committee and has chaired the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Education and the Subcommittee on Natural Resources. [2] He served as Senate Majority Leader from 2007 to 2010,succeeding Kate Brown,who successfully ran for Oregon Secretary of State. [2] [6]
Devlin was elected for a third term in 2010,defeating Republican Mary Kremer. [7] In 2014,he was unopposed for re-election. [8]
On October 23,2017,Devlin was appointed by Governor Kate Brown to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council,which he accepted and began serving on January 16,2018. [9]
Devlin and his wife Eliza live in Tualatin,Oregon. They have two children. [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Richard Devlin | 30,963 | 61.3 | |
Republican | David Newell | 18,299 | 36.2 | |
Libertarian | Marc Delphine | 1,218 | 2.4 | |
Write-in | 65 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 50,545 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Richard Devlin | 30,179 | 54.5 | |
Republican | Mary Kremer | 25,038 | 45.3 | |
Write-in | 112 | 0.2 | ||
Total votes | 55,329 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Richard Devlin | 39,529 | 96.0 | |
Write-in | 1,626 | 4.0 | ||
Total votes | 41,155 | 100% |
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