Gerald "Boomer" Wright is an American politician serving as a
Republican member of the
Oregon House of Representatives
The Oregon House of Representatives is the lower house of the Oregon Legislative Assembly, the upper house being the Oregon State Senate. There are 60 members of the House, representing 60 districts across the state, each with a population of ...
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Biography
Wright grew up in
Lorane, Oregon
Lorane is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located on Territorial Road about southwest of Eugene; it is northwest of Cottage Grove. The community is near the headwaters of the North Fork Siuslaw River ...
after moving there from California at 10. He went to
Crow High School and
Western Oregon University
Western Oregon University (WOU) is a public university in Monmouth, Oregon, United States. It was originally established in 1856 by Disciples of Christ pioneers as Monmouth University. Subsequent names included Oregon State Normal School, Oreg ...
and got a
Bachelor's Degree
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in Education there in 1972. Boomer worked at
Siuslaw Middle School,
Rhododendron Elementary, and
Siuslaw Primary. He also became superintendent of
Mapleton School District. He retired in 2002. Wright had 4 children, 2 with his first wife and 2 with his second. His first wife, Andrea died in 1991 due to a
Brain tumor
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Electoral history
External links
Ballotpedia Profile
References
Living people
Republican Party members of the Oregon House of Representatives
21st-century members of the Oregon Legislative Assembly
Year of birth missing (living people)
Western Oregon University alumni
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