Brian Stout is an American politician who served as a 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 ...

from the 31st district from 2023 until 2025. Stout was elected in 2022 and announced that he would not run for re-election in 2024.

Early life and education

Stout was born in

Dallas, Texas Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...

. After moving to Oregon, he attended Hillsboro High School, graduating in 1986. He studied graphic design at

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Legislative career

Oregon House of Representatives

Stout was the 2020 Republican nominee to represent the 31st district in the

. He lost the general election to incumbent

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by 511 votes. Stout ran for the same seat in 2022, defeating the Democratic nominee, Anthony Sorace. Stout was sworn in on January 9, 2023. He served on the Committee on Business and Labor and the Committee on Economic Development and Small Businesses.

Sexual abuse allegation

On November 7, 2022, a Columbia County Circuit Court judge granted a five-year protective order against Brian Stout when a woman filed a petition alleging sexual abuse. On January 16, 2023, Stout was removed from his committee assignments. On April 28, 2023, after a three-day hearing, the Columbia County Circuit Court judge ruled against Stout's request to dismiss the restraining order. On May 9, 2023, House Speaker

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called on Stout to resign saying, "He can make the decisions on how he wants to operate in this world and whether he chooses to stay or not, and allow the voters to make the ultimate decision in two years if he chooses to run." On February 8, 2024, Stout announced that he would not be running for re-election. He endorsed Darcey Edwards in the 2024 election.

Personal life

Stout has been married to his wife Nancy for over 30 years. They have two daughters and one grandson.

Election history

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stout, Brian Living people Republican Party members of the Oregon House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Oregon Legislative Assembly Politicians from Dallas Year of birth missing (living people) Hillsboro High School (Oregon) alumni Politicians from Hillsboro, Oregon Portland State University alumni