Brian Boquist

Quick Facts

Full Name	Brian Boquist
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Oct 20, 1958(1958-10-20)
Age	66
Birthplace	Tillamook
Country	United States
Birth City	Oregon
Horoscope	Libra

Brian Boquist Biography

Brian Boquist is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on October 20, 1958 in Tillamook, Oregon, United States. Brian James Boquist (born October 20th 1958) is an Oregon Republican politician hailing from Oregon. He is currently in the Oregon Senate in District 12. In the past, he was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives, serving as District 23 representative in the mid-Willamette valley from 2005 until 2009.

Boquist was a special forces career lieutenant colonel in the various branches in the United States Army. He is the director for International Charter Incorporated, an international company that is specialized in various support services for private companies as well as government agencies like the United States government. ICI has conducted work throughout Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and South America. In addition, ICI was involved in the pre-deployment education of armed forces members in OEF and OIF between 2006 and 2012. Boquist is associated with a variety of other business organizations, mostly in the forestry and agriculture sector. He served as Deputy Commanding as well as Chief of Staff for the Joint Combined Special Operations Task Force in Iraq between 2003 and 2004, receiving the Bronze Star Medal and recommendation for promotion for his work.

Boquist serves as the Chairman of the Veterans and Emergency Preparedness Committee in the Oregon State Senate. He was closely involved in the 2013 Regular Session, and following Special Session, with the passage of a tax cut meant to incentivize job growth in rural Oregon. He was appointed to serve on the oversight committee for the start up of the Cover Oregon insurance exchange, during which time he sought expanded committee authority to place witnesses under oath and subpoena testimony; neither was granted to the now defunct committee.

Boquist and his wife Peggy have six grown children and live near Dallas, Oregon. Their son Sethan Charles Sprague committed suicide in 2016 at age 31, likely related to trauma from his time in the Navy.

In 2004 Boquist chose not to campaign for Hooley’s office, but after Oregon legislator Lane Shetterly resigned to run the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development commission, Boquist decided to run for Shetterly’s position located in Oregon House District 23. While Jim Thompson was named by Oregon Republicans to fill Shetterly’s term Boquist beat Thompson at the Republican primary, and was able to win the general election by gaining 61 percent (17,390) in the votes. Boquist was elected into House of Representatives in Oregon House of Representatives in 2006, winning 58 percent (13,422) of the vote.

Brian Boquist Net Worth

Brian Boquist is one of the richest Politician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Brian Boquist 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Boquist was was raised on a dairy farming farm near Tillamook, Oregon. He was an Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America and was a graduate of Tillamook High School, and joined the United States Army in 1975. He graduated with an undergraduate degree in the field of Western Oregon State College (now Western Oregon University) and an MBA from Oregon State University.

Boquist was a candidate for the U.S. Senate in 1996 He was elected with less than one percent of the vote in his Republican primary. In 2000 Boquist was the Republican candidate to the United States House of Representatives in the 5th congressional district of Oregon however, he was defeated with just 43 percent of the vote to incumbent Darlene Hooley. Boquist ran against Darlene Hooley during the 2002 General Election, losing a second time by winning 45 percent of the vote.

In the 2008 Republican primary, Boquist announced that he was leaving the Oregon House to seek election to the state Senate. He was unopposed for his party’s nomination to represent Oregon Senate District 12 and faced Democrat Kevin Nortness in the general election. He won the general election 61% to 39% garnering 33,264 votes. (Jim Thompson, whom Boquist defeated for the state House in 2004, won the election with 15,878 votes to succeed Boquist in the House.) Boquist was re-elected the Oregon State Senate in 2012 with 60% of the vote, garnering 34,038 votes.

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Who is Brian Boquist Dating?

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Brian Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Brian Boquist celebrates birthday on October 20 of every year.