{{short description|American politician (born 1948)}} {{resume-like|date=February 2016}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2011}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Lee Beyer | image = Lee Beyer ODOT.jpg | image_size = | state_senate = Oregon | district = 6th | term_start = 2011 | term_end = 2023 | preceded = Bill Morrisette | succeeded = Cedric Ross Hayden | state_senate2 = Oregon | district2 = 21st | term_start2 = 1999 | term_end2 = 2001 | preceded2 = Bill Dwyer | succeeded2 = Bill Morrisette | state_house3 = Oregon | district3 = 42nd | term_start3 = 1991 | term_end3 = 1999 | preceded3 = Bill Dwyer | succeeded3 = Bill Morrisette | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|6|4}} | birth_place = Norfolk, Nebraska | death_date = | death_place = | party = Democrat | spouse = Terry Beyer | profession = | footnotes = }}
'''Leslee Beyer''' (born June 4, 1948) is an American Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Oregon. He served in both houses of the Oregon Legislative Assembly for a decade, representing Springfield, until being appointed to the Oregon Public Utility Commission in 2001 by then-governor John Kitzhaber.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://blog.oregonlive.com/mapesonpolitics/2009/11/lee_beyer_plans_re-run_for_sta.html | title=Lee Beyer plans re-run for State Senate | date=November 12, 2009 | access-date=November 13, 2009 | archive-date=November 17, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091117165542/http://blog.oregonlive.com/mapesonpolitics/2009/11/lee_beyer_plans_re-run_for_sta.html | url-status=live }}</ref>
==Early life== Lee Beyer was born on June 4, 1948, in Norfolk, Nebraska.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://nwyc.capwiz.com/bio/id/13154%26lvl%3DL%26chamber%3DS | title=Capwiz is Unavailable | access-date=May 31, 2013 | archive-date=May 3, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200503230648/http://nwyc.capwiz.com/bio/id/13154%26lvl%3DL%26chamber%3DS | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=Beyer>{{cite web|title=Senator Lee L. Beyer's Biography|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/2987|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=20 September 2012|archive-date=December 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214081930/http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/2987|url-status=live}}</ref> Beyer received his education at the following institutions: * BS, Management, University of Oregon, 1974 * Attended, Lane Community College<ref name=Beyer />
==Personal life== Lee Beyer is married to Terry and together they have three children named Jon, Josh, and Megan.<ref name=Beyer /> He is a Lutheran.
==Career== In the 2010 legislative elections, Beyer was re-elected to his former seat in the Oregon State Senate, to succeed retiring senator Bill Morrisette. Lee's wife Terry Beyer, also a Democrat, serves in the Oregon House of Representatives.
Beyer has had the following political experience: * Senator, Oregon State Senate, 2010–present * Springfield City Councilor, 1986–1993; * Representative, Oregon State House of Representatives, District 42, 1991–1998; * House Democratic Whip<ref name=Beyer />
Beyer has been a member of the following committees: * Member, Springfield City Planning Commission, 1978 * Chief Executive Officer, Oregon Public Utility Commission * Member, Council of Utility Commissioners * Member, Juvenile Crime Prevention Commission * Member, Juvenile Task Force Subcommittee on Teen Runaways * Member, Oregon Energy Planning Commission * Member, Oregon Global Warming Commission * Member, Oregon Public Utility Commission * Member, Oregon Progress Board Benchmark Evaluation Task Force<ref name=Beyer />
==Electoral history==
{{Election box begin no change | title = 2010 Oregon State Senator, 6th 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 no change | candidate = Lee Beyer | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 23,705 | percentage = 51.8}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Michael P Spasaro | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 19,626 | percentage = 42.9}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Scott Reynolds | party = Independent (United States) | votes = 2,304 | percentage = 5.0}} {{Election box write-in with party link no change | votes = 93 | percentage = 0.2}} {{Election box total no change | votes = 45,728 | percentage = 100%}} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title = 2014 Oregon State Senator, 6th district <ref>{{cite web | title = November 4, 2014, General Election, Official Abstract of Votes | url = http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873735 | website = Oregon Secretary of State | access-date = October 30, 2023 | archive-date = April 6, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230406223359/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873735 | url-status = live }}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Lee Beyer | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 26,080 | percentage = 58.9}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Michael P Spasaro | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 17,999 | percentage = 40.7}} {{Election box write-in with party link no change | votes = 165 | percentage = 0.4}} {{Election box total no change | votes = 44,244 | percentage = 100%}} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title = 2018 Oregon State Senator, 6th district <ref>{{cite web | title = November 6, 2018, General Election Abstract of Votes | url = http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873825 | website = Oregon Secretary of State | access-date = October 30, 2023 | archive-date = April 6, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230406153942/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873825 | url-status = live }}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Lee L Beyer | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 32,925 | percentage = 59.1}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Robert Schwartz | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 22,671 | percentage = 40.7}} {{Election box write-in with party link no change | votes = 121 | percentage = 0.2}} {{Election box total no change | votes = 55,717 | percentage = 100%}} {{Election box end}}
== External links == * [http://www.voteleebeyer.com Campaign website] * [https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/beyer Legislative website]
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