Jerry Krummel | |
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Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 26th district |
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In office January 2001 – August 1, 2008 |
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Succeeded by | Matt Wingard |
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Born | Walla Walla, Washington |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Gerri |
Residence | Wilsonville, Oregon |
Alma mater | University of Utah, Lewis & Clark College |
Occupation | Educator |
Gerald A. "Jerry" Krummel is a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Oregon. A native of Washington, he served as mayor of Wilsonville, Oregon in the 1990s. An educator and athletic trainer, he is a former member of the Oregon House of Representatives, representing Wilsonville and parts of Washington and Clackamas counties.
Gerald A. Krummel was born in Walla Walla, Washington, and later earned a degree at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. He then graduated from Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon with a masters in teaching degree. Following college he began working as a school athletic trainer, first for the Portland Public Schools and then at Lewis & Clark. Krummel then became the head of the training program at Western Oregon State College (now Western Oregon University) in Monmouth before starting his own athletic training business in 1990.
In 1989, Krummel started his political career when he was appointed to a Wilsonville, Oregon, city committee. The following year he was elected to the city council followed by election as mayor, serving six years as mayor. In 1998, he was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives to District 27 representing parts of Clackamas and Washington counties.