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Brian Boquist
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Independent Party of Oregon

Oregon State Senate District 12
Tenure

2009 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

15

Prior offices
Oregon House of Representatives

Compensation

Base salary

$35,052/year

Per diem

$157/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

Western Oregon State College, 1985

Graduate

Oregon State University, 1989

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army Reserve

Years of service

1975 - 2012

Personal
Religion
Christian: Catholic
Contact

Official website

Official Twitter

Personal LinkedIn 

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Brian Boquist (Independent Party of Oregon) is a member of the Oregon State Senate, representing District 12. He assumed office in 2009. His current term ends on January 13, 2025.

Boquist (Republican Party, Constitution Party) ran for election for Oregon Treasurer. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024. He advanced from the Republican primary on May 21, 2024.

Biography

Boquist earned his B.S. in social science and business administration from Western Oregon State College in 1985 and his MBA from Oregon State University in 1989. His professional experience includes working as a forester for Fitch and Son Logging Corporation, as a construction worker for McMullen Custom Building, as a business manager and president of ASWOSC at Western Oregon State University, and as the operations director for International Trask Limited from 1984 to 1987.[1]

Boquist then worked as marketing director for Network Analysis Software from 1987 to 1989. From 1989 to 1990, he was director of operations for International Trask Group. He also worked as director of the International Marketing Group at Evergreen International Airlines, a part of Evergreen Agricultural Enterprises, from 1990 to 1993. He was vice president of international and government affairs for International Charter Incorporated and National Charter Network from 1993 to 1995. He worked as a rancher and family partner of North Indian Creek Ranch from 1995 to 2006. From 1995 to 2008, he was executive director for the International Charter Incorporated of Oregon Foundation.[1]

Boquist served as a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1975-2012. During that time, Boquist served as Deputy Commander/Chief of Staff for a Joint Special Operations Task Force in Iraq from 2003 to 2004.[1]

Boquist was a Congressional Activist in Washington D.C. from 1983 to 2000. He was a candidate for the United States House of Representatives in 2000, 2002, and 2004, but was never elected. He served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 2005 to 2009.

On January 15, 2021, Boquist left the Republican Party and registered with the Independent Party of Oregon.[2]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Boquist was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

Boquist was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

Boquist was assigned to the following committees:

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2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Oregon committee assignments, 2017
• Finance and Revenue, Vice chair
• Rules
• Veterans and Emergency Preparedness, Chair
• Joint Legislative Counsel
• Joint Legislative Policy and Research
• Joint Tax Credits, Vice chair
• Joint Transportation and Economic Development, Vice chair

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Boquist served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Boquist served on the following committees:

2011-2012

2009-2010

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 Treasurer election, 2024

General election

General election for Oregon Treasurer

Elizabeth Steiner Hayward defeated Brian Boquist and Mary King in the general election for Oregon Treasurer on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Elizabeth Steiner Hayward
Elizabeth Steiner Hayward (D)
 
49.5
 
985,563
Image of Brian Boquist
Brian Boquist (R / Constitution Party)
 
43.4
 
863,961
Image of Mary King
Mary King (Pacific Green Party / Working Families Party) Candidate Connection
 
7.0
 
140,127

There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 1,989,651
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oregon Treasurer

Elizabeth Steiner Hayward defeated Jeff Gudman in the Democratic primary for Oregon Treasurer on May 21, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Elizabeth Steiner Hayward
Elizabeth Steiner Hayward
 
78.5
 
335,079
Image of Jeff Gudman
Jeff Gudman
 
21.0
 
89,459
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
2,418

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

Total votes: 426,956
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oregon Treasurer

Brian Boquist advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon Treasurer on May 21, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Brian Boquist
Brian Boquist
 
98.9
 
251,064
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.1
 
2,914

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

Total votes: 253,978
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Endorsements

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State Senate

See also: Oregon State Senate elections, 2024

Brian Boquist did not file to run for re-election.

2020

See also: Oregon State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Oregon State Senate District 12

Incumbent Brian Boquist defeated Bernadette Hansen in the general election for Oregon State Senate District 12 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Brian Boquist
Brian Boquist (R / Independent)
 
58.3
 
45,391
Image of Bernadette Hansen
Bernadette Hansen (D)
 
41.6
 
32,389
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
115

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

Total votes: 77,895
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oregon State Senate District 12

Bernadette Hansen defeated Ross Swartzendruber, Lisa Pool, and Arianna Blunt in the Democratic primary for Oregon State Senate District 12 on May 19, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bernadette Hansen
Bernadette Hansen
 
34.7
 
5,030
Image of Ross Swartzendruber
Ross Swartzendruber
 
31.3
 
4,550
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Lisa Pool
 
22.8
 
3,305
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Arianna Blunt
 
9.7
 
1,409
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.5
 
221

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

Total votes: 14,515
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oregon State Senate District 12

Incumbent Brian Boquist advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon State Senate District 12 on May 19, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Brian Boquist
Brian Boquist
 
98.9
 
15,332
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.1
 
170

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

Total votes: 15,502
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2016

See also: Oregon State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Oregon State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 17, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 8, 2016.

Incumbent Brian Boquist defeated Ross Swartzendruber in the Oregon State Senate District 12 general election.[3][4]

Oregon State Senate, District 12 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Brian Boquist Incumbent 63.00% 39,908
     Democratic Ross Swartzendruber 37.00% 23,441
Total Votes 63,349
Source: Oregon Secretary of State


Ross Swartzendruber ran unopposed in the Oregon State Senate District 12 Democratic primary.[5][6]

Oregon State Senate, District 12 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Ross Swartzendruber  (unopposed)


Incumbent Brian Boquist ran unopposed in the Oregon State Senate District 12 Republican primary.[5][6]

Oregon State Senate, District 12 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Brian Boquist Incumbent (unopposed)


2012

See also: Oregon State Senate elections, 2012

Boquist won re-election in the 2012 election for Oregon State Senate District 12. Boquist was unopposed in the May 15 Republican primary and defeated Annette Frank (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7][8][9]

Oregon State Senate, District 12, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Boquist Incumbent 60.2% 34,038
     Democratic Annette Frank 39.8% 22,535
Total Votes 56,573

2008

See also: Oregon State Senate elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Boquist was elected to District 12 in the Oregon State Senate, defeating Kevin Nortness (D).[10][11] Boquist raised $83,908 for his campaign, while Nortness raised $5,131.[12]

Oregon State Senate, District 12 (2008)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Brian Boquist (R) 33,264
Kevin Nortness (D) 21,480

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Brian Boquist did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Brian Boquist campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Oregon TreasurerLost general$47,917 $92,642
2020Oregon State Senate District 12Won general$392,517 N/A**
2016Oregon State Senate, District 12Won $324,327 N/A**
2012Oregon State Senate, District 12Won $179,333 N/A**
2008Oregon State Senate, District 12Won $83,908 N/A**
2006Oregon State House, District 23Won $96,994 N/A**
2004Oregon State House, District 23Won $51,210 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Noteworthy events

Ineligibility for re-election (2023)

See also: Noteworthy state legislative walkouts

On February 1, 2024, the Oregon Supreme Court ruled to uphold the decision of the Oregon Secretary of State to disqualify the 10 members of the Oregon State Senate from seeking re-election.[13]

On August 8, 2023, Oregon Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade (D) announced that ten legislators who participated in the walkout would be barred from re-election in 2024 under Oregon Measure 113.[14]

In a statement, Senate Minority Leader Tim Knopp (R) said "We believe the plain language of Measure 113 allows for members to run again in 2024 elections. We disagree with the Secretary of State’s determination and will challenge it in court.”[14]

On May 15, 2023, Senators Daniel Bonham (R), Dennis Linthicum (R), and Brian Boquist (I) became ineligible for re-election under Measure 113 when they accrued their 10th unexcused absence following a Republican walkout of the State Senate.[15] Oregon voters passed Measure 113 in 2022.

The walkout began on May 3, 2023, when all but two members of the Oregon Republican Senate caucus were absent from the legislative session preventing a quorum. As of June 1, the following 10 members of the Oregon State Senate involved with the walkout met the 10 unexcused absence threshold and are barred under Measure 113 from re-election:


Boquist sues governor over state tax code

On June 19, 2018, state Senator Brian Boquist (R) filed a lawsuit in state tax court against Gov. Kate Brown (D), the state Department of Revenue, and legislative leadership. Boquist asked the court to declare Senate Bill 1528 "unconstitutional, null and void." Oregon's tax code copies federal tax law and SB 1528 stopped certain businesses from receiving a federal tax deduction implemented by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on both federal and state taxes. The federal tax deduction copy would have lowered taxes and cost the state an estimated $217 million in the first two years. It passed the legislature by a simple majority along party lines in March 2018 and was signed by Gov. Brown on April 13, 2018. It was effective on June 2, 2018.

Boquist, who represented himself, argued that SB 1528 was essentially a tax increase and should have required a three-fifths majority to pass, as mandated by Oregon's Constitution. In a legal opinion issued in February, Legislative Counsel Dexter Johnson said that the bill was not "for raising revenue and therefore may pass with a simple majority."

Legislators disputed how to evaluate the SB 1528 before its passage. Democrats viewed SB 1528 in relation to state tax code prior to the federal tax cuts. In their eyes, SB 1528 was not a tax increase because it stopped the new federal deduction from copying onto state taxes. Republicans disagreed, arguing that SB 1528 amounted to a tax increase because residents would have paid fewer taxes if SB 1528 had not been passed.[16][17]

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Personal

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Boquist and his wife, Peggy, have six children.[1]

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Project Vote Smart, "Biography of Sen. Boquist," accessed May 23, 2014
    2. ↑ Oregon Catalyst, "Senator Brian Boquist has left GOP, is now a member of the independent party of Oregon," January 15, 2021
    3. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
    4. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016 General Election official results," accessed December 21, 2016
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed March 9, 2016
    6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Oregon Secretary of State, "May 17, 2016 Primary Election Abstract of Votes President," accessed August 2, 2016
    7. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings for the Senate," accessed April 11, 2012
    8. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Official Results for May 15 Primary election," accessed April 30, 2015
    9. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Official General Results for 2012," accessed April 30, 2015
    10. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "2008 Oregon Primary Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015
    11. ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "2008 General Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015
    12. ↑ Follow the Money, "Oregon Senate spending, 2008," accessed May 23, 2014
    13. ↑ AP News, "Oregon high court says 10 GOP state senators who staged long walkout can’t run for reelection," February 1, 2024
    14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Oregon Public Broadcasting, "Oregon secretary of state: Senators who walked out can’t run next year," accessed August 10, 2023
    15. ↑ NPR, "Oregon Republicans' walkouts trigger a new state law on reelection," May 15, 2023
    16. ↑ KATU, "Oregon Senator sues governor, state revenue department," June 21, 2018
    17. ↑ Oregon Public Radio, "Oregon Sen. Brian Boquist Sues Legislative Leaders Over Tax Bill," June 19, 2018

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