Duane Stark

This article is about the Oregon politician. For the American football player, see Duane Starks.

Duane Stark is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party from southern Oregon, he was elected to succeed his party's 2014 gubernatorial nominee, Dennis Richardson, in the Oregon House of Representatives from District 4. He took office in January 2015 as one of two new state representatives from Grants Pass, together with Carl Wilson.^[1]

Duane Stark
Stark in 2015
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 4th district
In office January 12, 2015 – January 9, 2023
Preceded by	Dennis Richardson
Succeeded by	Christine Goodwin
Personal details
Political party	Republican
Residence	Grants Pass, Oregon
Alma mater	Multnomah University (M.A.) University of Oregon (B.A.)
Profession	Politician, pastor, community advocate

Personal life

Stark lives in Grants Pass with his wife Dusti and their five children.^[1] He holds degrees from the University of Oregon and Multnomah University. He is a pastor at River Valley Church in Grants Pass. He also has a background in nonprofit work.^{[2][self-published source]}

Electoral history

2014 Oregon State Representative, 4th district^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Duane A Stark	15,571	68.5
	Democratic	Darlene V Taylor	7,063	31.1
	Write-in		87	0.4
Total votes			22,721	100%

2016 Oregon State Representative, 4th district^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Duane A Stark	21,975	98.3
	Write-in		380	1.7
Total votes			22,355	100%

2018 Oregon State Representative, 4th district^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Duane A Stark	20,751	98.1
	Write-in		403	1.9
Total votes			21,154	100%

2020 Oregon State Representative, 4th district^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Duane A Stark	26,199	68.9
	Democratic	Mary Middleton	11,757	30.9
	Write-in		58	0.2
Total votes			38,014	100%