Duane Stark is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party from

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, he was elected to succeed his party's 2014 gubernatorial nominee, Dennis Richardson, in the

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from District 4. He took office in January 2015 as one of two new state representatives from

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, together with

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Personal life

Stark lives in Grants Pass with his wife Dusti and their five children. He holds degrees from the

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and

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. He is a pastor at River Valley Church in Grants Pass. He also has a background in nonprofit work.

Electoral history

References

External links

Campaign website
Living people Republican Party members of the Oregon House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Oregon Legislative Assembly Clergy from Oregon Multnomah University alumni University of Oregon alumni Year of birth missing (living people) People from Grants Pass, Oregon {{Oregon-politician-stub