{{Short description|American politician (born 1960)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2011}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Roger Beyer | image = | image_size = | state_senate = Oregon State | district = 9th | term = 2001–2007 | preceded = Marylin Shannon | succeeded = Fred Girod | state_house2 = Oregon | district2 = 28th | term2 = 1997–2001 | preceded2 = Cedric Hayden | succeeded2 = Tootie Smith | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|9|14}} | birth_place = Oregon City, Oregon, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = Republican | spouse = | profession = Christmas tree producer/lobbyist | footnotes = }} '''Roger Beyer''' (born September 14, 1960)<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/whoswhoinamerica0002marq/page/1722/mode/2up|title=Who's Who in American Politics|year=1997–1998|page=1723}}</ref> is a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Oregon, who most recently served in the Oregon State Senate, representing district 9, which includes parts of Clackamas, Linn, and Marion County, Oregon counties.
==Early life and career== Beyer grew up in Molalla, Oregon and graduated from Molalla Union High School. He earned a bachelor of science degree in horticulture from Oregon State University, and operated a Christmas tree farm in Molalla.<ref name=ovp1996>{{cite web|url=http://oregonvotes.org/pages/history/archive/may2196/pamphlet/srep/beyerrg.html|work=Oregon Voter's Pamphlet|title=Roger Beyer|accessdate=October 13, 2008|publisher=Oregon Secretary of State}}</ref>
==Political career== In 1996, Beyer was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives representing District 28 in southern Clackamas County. He was re-elected to the seat in 1998.<ref name=kohler1>{{cite news|title=Lokan retains Oregon House seat by 93 votes|work=The Oregonian|date=November 9, 1998|last=Kohler|first=Vince}}</ref> In 2000, he won election to a vacant Oregon State Senate seat. He served as Senate minority leader for the 2003 session,<ref name=obb>{{cite web|url=https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/Pages/records/legislators_guide.aspx|title=2003 Regular Session (72nd): January 13 – August 27|publisher=Oregon Secretary of State|accessdate=October 12, 2008}}</ref> and was easily re-elected to a second term in 2004.<ref name=mayes>{{cite news|title=Flores keeps narrow lead for House seat|work=The Oregonian|date=November 3, 2004|last=Mayes|first=Steve}}</ref>
In January 2007, Beyer resigned from the Senate to become executive secretary for the Oregon Seed Council, an organization which lobbies on behalf of Oregon's grass seed growers.<ref name=ol>{{cite news|title=Roger Beyer takes Seed Council job|url=https://blog.oregonlive.com/politics/2008/01/sen_roger_beyer_takes_seed_cou.html|work=OregonLive.com|accessdate=October 13, 2008|date=January 25, 2008}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://forages.oregonstate.edu/organizations/seed/osc/default.cfm Oregon Seed Council website]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Beyer, Roger}} Category:1960 births Category:Living people Category:Republican Party Oregon state senators Category:Republican Party members of the Oregon House of Representatives Category:21st-century members of the Oregon Legislative Assembly Category:People from Molalla, Oregon Category:Oregon State University alumni Category:American lobbyists