State Senator Brian Boquist
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Following two unsuccessful attempts to unseat Rep. Darlene Hooley in Oregon's Congressional District 5, Brian Boquist turned his attention to the Oregon House following the appointment of Rep. Lane Shetterly by Governor Kulongoski to the State Land Development Commission in 2004. In 2008, upon the retirement of Sen Gary George and with the experience of two terms in the House, he ran for, and easily won election to, the Senate for District 12.

Sen. Boquist holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve Special Forces. In 2007 he served a seven-month tour in Iraq as Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of the Combined Special Operations Task Force. At the end of the tour he was awarded a Bronze Star and recommended for promotion to full Colonel. He has since retired from the military.

For the 2013 session, Sen. Boquist will continue to serve as Chair of the Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee — renamed and repurposed as Veterans and Emergency Preparedness Committee (Senate President Peter Courtney also continues on the committee) — and also serve on the Finance and Revenue and Tax Credits committees with Sen. Larry George.

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