# Roger Beyer

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{{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](/source/Marylin_Shannon)
| succeeded    = [Fred Girod](/source/Fred_Girod)
| state_house2 = Oregon
| district2    = 28th
| term2        = 1997–2001
| preceded2    = [Cedric Hayden](/source/Cedric_Lee_Hayden)
| succeeded2   = [Tootie Smith](/source/Tootie_Smith)
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1960|9|14}}
| birth_place  = [Oregon City, Oregon](/source/Oregon_City%2C_Oregon), U.S.
| death_date   = 
| death_place  = 
| party        = [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States))
| spouse       = 
| profession   = [Christmas tree producer](/source/Christmas_tree_cultivation)/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](/source/Oregon_Republican_Party) politician from the U.S. state of [Oregon](/source/Oregon), who most recently served in the [Oregon State Senate](/source/Oregon_State_Senate), representing district 9, which includes parts of [Clackamas](/source/Clackamas_County%2C_Oregon), [Linn](/source/Linn_County%2C_Oregon), and [Marion County, Oregon](/source/Marion_County%2C_Oregon) counties.

==Early life and career==
Beyer grew up in [Molalla, Oregon](/source/Molalla%2C_Oregon) and graduated from [Molalla Union High School](/source/Molalla_Union_High_School). He earned a bachelor of science degree in horticulture from [Oregon State University](/source/Oregon_State_University), and operated a [Christmas tree farm](/source/Christmas_tree_cultivation) 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](/source/Oregon_Secretary_of_State)}}</ref>

==Political career==
In 1996, Beyer was elected to the [Oregon House of Representatives](/source/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](/source/The_Oregonian)|date=November 9, 1998|last=Kohler|first=Vince}}</ref> In 2000, he won election to a vacant [Oregon State Senate](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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 ==
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==External links==
*[http://forages.oregonstate.edu/organizations/seed/osc/default.cfm Oregon Seed Council website]

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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

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