Knute Buehler

Knute Buehler
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
from the 54th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 2015
Preceded by Jason Conger
Personal details
Born Roseburg, Oregon, U.S.
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Patricia Buehler
Alma mater Oregon State University
Merton College, Oxford
Johns Hopkins University

Knute Buehler is an American politician. A Republican, he currently serves in the Oregon House of Representatives, representing District 54 in Bend.[1] Previously, he was the unsuccessful Republican Party nominee for Oregon Secretary of State in 2012, losing to incumbent Democrat Kate Brown.[2] He won election to the Oregon House of Representatives in 2014, defeating Democrat Craig Wilhelm.[3]

Personal life

Buehler lives in Bend. He is a surgeon by trade. He is married and has two children. He worked on political independent Ross Perot's presidential campaign in 1992. He is a former Rhodes Scholar and a graduate of Johns Hopkins Medical School in Baltimore, Maryland. He is originally from Roseburg, Oregon.[4]

References

  1. https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/buehler
  2. Gaston, Christian (December 1, 2013). "Knute Buehler, former Secretary of State candidate, will run for Oregon House". The Oregonian. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  3. Lerten, Barney (November 4, 2014). "Final votes firm up Buehler win; 2 Bend councilors out". KTVZ. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  4. "Dr. Knute Buehler, Prominent Bend Surgeon Announces Campaign for Secretary of State". Cascade Business News. August 30, 2011. Retrieved February 2, 2015.