Boomer Wright

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Boomer Wright
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Republican Party

Oregon House of Representatives District 9
Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

3

Predecessor

Compensation

Base salary

$35,052/year

Per diem

$157/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

University of Oregon

Graduate

University of Oregon

Personal
Religion
Christian
Profession
Teacher
Contact

Official website

Campaign website

Campaign Instagram

Personal Facebook

Personal LinkedIn 

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Boomer Wright (Republican Party) is a member of the Oregon House of Representatives, representing District 9. He assumed office on January 11, 2021. His current term ends on January 13, 2025.

Wright (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Oregon House of Representatives to represent District 9. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Boomer Wright lives in Reedsport, Oregon. Wright graduated from Crow High School.[1] He ​earned a bachelor's degree in elementary education and master's degree in education from the University of Oregon. Wright's career experience includes working as a teacher.[1][2]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Wright was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

Wright was assigned to the following committees:

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The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 9

Incumbent Boomer Wright defeated William Mrkvicka in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 9 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Boomer Wright
Boomer Wright (R)
 
61.4
 
19,414
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William Mrkvicka (D)
 
38.4
 
12,153
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
68

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source

Total votes: 31,635
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 9

Erik Schuttpelz advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 9 on May 21, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Erik Schuttpelz
 
98.1
 
5,126
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.9
 
97

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,223
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 9

Incumbent Boomer Wright advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 9 on May 21, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Boomer Wright
Boomer Wright
 
98.9
 
6,306
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.1
 
68

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 6,374
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 9

Incumbent Boomer Wright defeated Jerry Rust in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 9 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Boomer Wright
Boomer Wright (R)
 
60.1
 
20,686
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Jerry Rust (D)
 
39.8
 
13,705
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
45

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 34,436
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 9

Jerry Rust advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 9 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Jerry Rust (Write-in)
 
30.9
 
397
 Other/Write-in votes
 
69.1
 
886

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,283
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 9

Incumbent Boomer Wright advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 9 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Boomer Wright
Boomer Wright
 
99.1
 
7,241
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.9
 
63

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 7,304
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2020

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 9

Boomer Wright defeated Cal Mukumoto in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 9 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Boomer Wright
Boomer Wright (R / L) Candidate Connection
 
57.5
 
21,724
Image of Cal Mukumoto
Cal Mukumoto (D / Working Families Party) Candidate Connection
 
42.3
 
15,988
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
44

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 37,756
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 9

Cal Mukumoto defeated Mark Daily in the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 9 on May 19, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Cal Mukumoto
Cal Mukumoto Candidate Connection
 
67.6
 
5,193
Image of Mark Daily
Mark Daily
 
30.7
 
2,359
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.7
 
130

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 7,682
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 9

Boomer Wright advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 9 on May 19, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Boomer Wright
Boomer Wright Candidate Connection
 
99.0
 
7,119
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.0
 
73

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 7,192
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Oregon House of Representatives District 9

Boomer Wright advanced from the Libertarian convention for Oregon House of Representatives District 9 on July 6, 2020.

Candidate
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Image of Boomer Wright
Boomer Wright (L) Candidate Connection

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

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Endorsements

To view Boomer Wright's endorsements in the 2020 election, please click here.

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Boomer Wright did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Boomer Wright did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

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Candidate Connection

Boomer Wright completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Wright's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Gerald Duane "Boomer" Wright is running for State Representative, District 9, spanning the coast from Coos Bay up to Yachats and then east to Mapleton and Triangle Lake. Boomer has lived on the coast for nearly 50 years.

Boomer has been married to his wife, Susan, for 27 years. She is a well-respected nurse in Florence. They live in Reedsport with their dog, Winston and cat, Marvin. They have 4 adult children and 7 amazing grandchildren.

For 31 years Boomer taught third through sixth grade, served as a principal of an elementary and then a middle school, and completed his career in education as the Superintendent of the Mapleton School District.

Boomer was not ready for retirement after being superintendent of Mapleton Schools, so he got a job as the educational liaison for SELCO Credit union, then as the manager for the Sea Lion Caves. He ran this successful retail business for 5 years and had experience directing boards, overseeing million-dollar budgets, and worked with Travel Oregon to bring further tourism to the Oregon Coast.

Boomer has served and been a member of the local Elks, Lions, and Rotary Clubs. He also served on the Commission on Children of Lane County and Oregon Together. He has served as Cub Scout Den Leader and Boy Scout Chair Person of local Troop 777 and coached both baseball and girls softball teams. He was also recognized nationally for his successful Million Minutes Reading program while principal of Rhododendron Elementary K-5.

  • Protecting Working Families - The State of Oregon penalizes our small businesses and entrepreneurs with new taxes and harmful regulations. As a former manager of a small business, I know the struggle firsthand of trying to comply with mandates created by Portland politicians. My priority will be creating and protecting jobs for local working families. We need our elected leaders to promote good ideas like the Jordan Cove Energy Project, which will bring hundreds of jobs to our community. I will also work to support our oppressed forestry, farming and fishing jobs, which are the backbone of our community.
  • Preserving Our Rural Way of Life - As your Representative, I will vote NO on policies that don't fit our district. I would have been a NO vote on Cap and Trade, which would have caused prices for fuel and goods to skyrocket with little to no benefit to our environment. I would have voted NO on the tax on Oregon sales, which already is leading to an increase in cost of living, including the cost of public education. We need common sense solutions that work for our rural areas of Oregon, not just Portland. Cookie-cutter solutions have been tried and failed and we're bearing the brunt of the experimentation here on the Oregon Coast.
  • Education - I had a successful career as a teacher, principal, and superintendent for 31 years in Florence and Mapleton. I know firsthand the struggles our teachers have in a system that is often failing our kids. They need more support and resources to teach kids, especially in rural areas like ours. Governor Kate Brown and her Department Education staff have a one-size-fits-Portland approach that is out of touch with coastal families. We need solutions that ensure that our tax money goes directly to teachers and into classrooms.

Protecting Working Families, Preserving Our Rural Way of Life, Education, Health Care, Veterans

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Campaign finance summary

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Boomer Wright campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Oregon House of Representatives District 9Won general$14,500 $21,389
2022Oregon House of Representatives District 9Won general$152,065 $133,447
2020Oregon House of Representatives District 9Won general$555,199 N/A**
Grand total$721,764 $154,836
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Oregon State Legislature, "Representative Boomer Wright Biography," accessed March 20, 2021
    2. ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 5, 2020

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