{{short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2011}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Bill Garrard | honorific_suffix = | image = Bill Garrard.jpg | image_size = | state_house = Oregon | district = 56th | term_start = 2003 | term_end = 2013 | preceded = Patti Smith (before redistricting) | succeeded = Gail Whitsett | state_house3 = Oregon | district3 = 53rd | term_start3 = 2001 | term_end3 = 2003 | preceded3 = Steve Harper | succeeded3 = Ben Westlund (after redistricting) | birth_date = {{birth date |1940|5|10}} | birth_place = Rochester, New York | death_date = {{death_date and age|2022|11|28|1940|5|10}} | death_place = Klamath Falls, Oregon | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | birth_name = | party = Republican | other_party = <!--For additional political affiliations--> | spouse = Sharon Garrard | partner = <!--For those with a domestic partner and not married--> | relations = | children = | alma_mater = | occupation = | profession = | cabinet = | committees = | portfolio = | signature = | website = [http://www.leg.state.or.us/garrard/home.htm] | footnotes = | blank1 = | data1 = <!--Military service--> | nickname = | allegiance = | branch = United States Air Force | service_years = 1958–1962 | rank = | unit = | commands = | battles = | awards = | military_blank1 = | military_data1 = }}

'''Bill Garrard''' (May 10, 1940 – November 28, 2022) was an American politician of the Republican Party. He was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from 2001 to 2013. His district represented the voters in southern Klamath County, including Klamath Falls.<ref name="Herald&News">{{cite news |last1=Jullierat |first1=Lee and Molly O'Brien |title=Bill Garrard, long-time Klamath radio personality/politician, dies |url=https://www.heraldandnews.com/news/bill-garrard-long-time-klamath-radio-personality-politician-dies/article_35413c14-7278-11ed-96ab-3fd9d5cf13da.html |access-date=1 October 2025 |publisher=Herald & News |date=2 December 2022}}</ref>

Before his election to as a Klamath Falls commissioner, Garrard worked for 40 years as a broadcaster in Klamath Falls.<ref name="retire">{{cite news |last1=Maples |first1=Jeff |title=Rep. Bill Garrard of Klamath Falls says he won't run for re-election |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2011/10/rep_bill_garrard_of_klamath_fa.html |access-date=1 October 2025 |publisher=Oregon Live |date=21 October 2011}}</ref><ref name="Herald&News" />

== Electoral history == {{Election box begin | title = 2004 Oregon State Representative, 56th district <ref>{{cite web | title = Official Results &#124; November 2, 2004 | url = http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873503 | website = Oregon Secretary of State | access-date = October 30, 2023 | archive-date = September 10, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230910004416/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873503 | url-status = live }}</ref>}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (US) |candidate = Bill Garrard (incumbent) |votes = 17,796 |percentage = 62.72 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (US) |candidate = James Calvert |votes = 9,154 |percentage = 32.26 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = |candidate = write-ins |votes = 82 |percentage = 0.29 |change = }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 27,032 | percentage = 100%}} {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title = 2006 Oregon State Representative, 56th district <ref>{{cite web | title = Official Results &#124; November 7, 2006 | url = http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873552 | website = Oregon Secretary of State | access-date = October 30, 2023 | archive-date = September 10, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230910004315/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873552 | url-status = live }}</ref>}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (US) |candidate = Bill Garrard (incumbent) |votes = 13,759 |percentage = 66.60 |change = +3.88 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (US) |candidate = James Calvert |votes = 6,855 |percentage = 33.18 |change = +0.92 }} {{Election box candidate| |party = |candidate = write-ins |votes = 46 |percentage = 0.22 |change = -0.07 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 20,660 | percentage = 100%}} {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title = 2008 Oregon State Representative, 56th district <ref>{{cite web | title = Official Results &#124; November 4, 2008 | url = http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873598 | website = Oregon Secretary of State | access-date = October 30, 2023 | archive-date = September 10, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230910004214/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873598 | url-status = live }}</ref>}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (US) |candidate = Bill Garrard (incumbent) |votes = 18,653 |percentage = 97.27 |change = +30.67 }} {{Election box candidate| |party = |candidate = write-ins |votes = 523 |percentage = 2.73 |change = +2.51 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 19,176 | percentage = 100%}} {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title = 2010 Oregon State Representative, 56th district <ref>{{cite web | title = Official Results November 2, 2010 | url = http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873642 | website = Oregon Secretary of State | access-date = October 30, 2023 | archive-date = August 31, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230831080329/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873642 | url-status = live }}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link | candidate = Bill Garrard | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 15,402 | percentage = 96.7 | change = -0.57%}} {{Election box write-in with party link | votes = 522 | percentage = 3.3 | change = +0.57%}} {{Election box total no change | votes = 15,924 | percentage = 100%}} {{Election box end}}

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== External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070808013926/http://www.leg.state.or.us/garrard/home.htm Legislative website] * [http://www.congress.org/bio/id/31218 Congress.org profile]

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