Bob Tiernan is an American politician and attorney who served in the Oregon House of Representatives, representing Oregon's 24th district, which included most of Lake Oswego and portions of southwestern Portland. He is a Republican, and served as chair of the state party from 2009 to 2011.
Bob Tiernan | |
|---|---|
| Chair of the Oregon Republican Party | |
| In office January 10, 2009 – January 22, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Vance Day |
| Succeeded by | Allen Alley |
| Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 24th district | |
| In office January 1993 – January 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Randy Miller |
| Succeeded by | Richard Devlin |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Susan |
| Education | Oregon State University (BS) University of Puget Sound (JD) Georgetown University (LLM) |
Education edit
He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Oregon State University, a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Puget Sound, and a Master of Laws degree from Georgetown University.[1]
Career edit
In 1992, he was elected to the Oregon House and served 2 two-year terms. In 1996, he lost to his 1994 opponent, Richard Devlin.[2] In 2002, he ran for the Oregon State Senate to represent the 19th senate district, again facing Devlin, narrowly losing by a margin of 47% to 50%.[3]
He served as chief petitioners on several successful statewide ballot measures, including Measure 11 (mandatory minimum sentences), Measure 8 (pension reform), and Measure 17 (prison labor), all in 1994.[4]
In January 2009, he was elected as chair of the Oregon Republican Party and served until 2011, when he was succeeded by Allen Alley.[5]
Tiernan ran for Governor of Oregon in the 2022 election but lost the Republican primary to Christine Drazan. Shortly before his loss, Portland media highlighted that Tiernan had failed to pay $8,700 in back taxes.[6] News then broke that his wife was a resident of Washington state, not Oregon, and he himself spent much his time out of state in California, and had told a California court only 2 years earlier that he lived there.[7]
Personal life edit
Tiernan and his wife Susan live in Lake Oswego. They have three children.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "2002 General Election Voters Pamphlet page 36, 19th District, Bob Tiernan". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved April 17, 2008.
- ^ Duin, Steve (November 7, 1996). "Voters say "boo" to Bob". The Oregonian.
- ^ "How Oregon voted". The Oregonian. November 10, 2002.
- ^ Oregon Republican Party profile
- ^ "Allen Alley glides into Oregon Republican chairmanship". www.oregonlive.com. January 22, 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
- ^ "Willamette Week: Gubernatorial Candidate Bob Tiernan, Who Has Loaned His Own Campaign $500,000, Failed to Pay $8,700 in Property Taxes Last Year".
- ^ "The Oregonian: Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Tiernan told a court in 2020 that he lived in California".