Armand Richard Vial (born September 28, 1954) is an American lawyer, farmer, small business owner, and

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candidate for Oregon's State Senate District 18, which covers parts of Washington County, in the November 2022 midterm election. He previously served in the

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in 2016 representing the 26th district. He has served in the state legislature as a Republican.

Biography

Vial was born in

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. He attended

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, from where he graduated in 1978, and the

Willamette University College of Law The Willamette University School of Law (previously known as the Willamette University College of Law) is the Law school in the United States, law school of Willamette University. Located in Salem, Oregon, Salem, Oregon, and founded in 1883, Wil ...

. He has served on the Washington County Land Use Advisory Committee, and the Clean Water Services Advisory Committee. He ran for the state House as a Republican in 2016. During his campaign, a complaint filed by Kathleen Stuart, the director of a state Democratic Party organization, alleged that Vial did not reside in the district he was campaigning to represent. The case was resolved in Vial's favor. He defeated Democratic candidate Ray Lister in the general election. Vial is the former Chair of the Washington County Planning Commission and has previously served as Chair of the Groner School District Board and the Washington County Fair Board. Vial was defeated in 2018 by Courtney Neron, a Democrat. After leaving the state legislature, Vial served as the Oregon Deputy Secretary of State under

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from April 2019 to January 2020. In 2020, Vial changed his political affiliation to Nonpartisan. In 2020, he announced his candidacy for Secretary of State, organizing a nominating convention to be held on July 25, but did not receive the signatures necessary to qualify. In August 2022, Vial qualified to run as the non-affiliated candidate for the Oregon State Senate District 18 in the November 8, 2022 General Election.

Personal life

Vial and his wife, Paula, who have been married since 1975, have 13 children, including 7

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ese refugee children, and 46 grandchildren. Vial and his family are members of

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and Vial has previously served as a Mormon

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Electoral history

References

External links

Campaign website
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