Allen Alley
| Allen Alley | |
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| Chairman of the Oregon Republican Party | |
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In office January 2011 – February 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Bob Tiernan |
| Succeeded by | Arthur B. Robinson |
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August 3, 1954 Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Debbie Alley |
| Alma mater | Purdue University, West Lafayette |
| Religion | Christianity |
Allen Alley (born August 3, 1954) is an American businessman and Republican politician from the State of Oregon. He sought the Republican nomination for Governor of Oregon in the 2016 Oregon gubernatorial special election, losing to Bud Pierce. Alley also sought the Republican nomination in 2010, but lost to Chris Dudley. Alley was the Republican nominee for Oregon State Treasurer in 2008 and also served as Chairman of the Oregon Republican Party from January 2011 to February 2013.
Alley was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, the son of Nafe and Behle Alley. His father, a mechanical engineer, began his career designing conveyor systems before joining the Boeing Company. The family lived in several different cities, including Seattle and Philadelphia where Allen attended Nether Providence High School.
In 1976, Alley graduated from Purdue University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in Business. He went to work for the Ford Motor Company and then Boeing in various product engineering and design roles. Alley joined Computervision as director of Product Marketing in Boston, Massachusetts. From there, he was recruited to join Battery Ventures, a $75 million investment company that specialized in high-technology ventures. In 1992, Alley moved to Oregon to work for InFocus, a manufacturer of mobile business display hardware, where he served as Vice President of Corporate Development, Engineering, and Marketing. In 1997, Alley co-founded Pixelworks, a fabless semiconductor company.
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