Richard Devlin
| Richard Devlin | |
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Devlin in 2009
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| Member of the Oregon Senate from the 19th district |
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Assumed office 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Randy Miller |
| Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 24th district |
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In office 1997–2003 |
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| Preceded by | Bob Tiernan |
| Succeeded by | Greg Macpherson |
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September 9, 1952 Eugene, Oregon |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Eliza Devlin |
| Residence | Tualatin, Oregon |
| Occupation | private investigator (retired) |
Richard Devlin (born September 9, 1952) is a Democratic American politician serving in the Oregon State Senate, representing Oregon's 19th Senate district, which includes the cities of Durham, Lake Oswego, Tualatin, Rivergrove, West Linn, parts of southwest Portland and Tigard, as well as unincorporated parts of southwestern Clackamas County, eastern Washington County, and southern Multnomah County.
Devlin was born in Eugene. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Administration of Justice from Portland State University in 1976 and a Master of Arts in Management from Pepperdine University in 1980. He has worked in adult and juvenile corrections and as a civil and criminal investigator.
From 1985 to 1988, Devlin was a member of the Tualatin City Council. In 1988, he was elected to the Metro Council, serving on it until 1995. In 1994, Devlin won the Democratic nomination to the Oregon House of Representatives representing the 24th district, but lost in the general election to Republican Bob Tiernan. In 1996, Devlin again faced Tiernan, but this time, defeated him. Devlin was re-elected to the Oregon House in 1998 and 2000.
In 2002, Devlin ran for the Oregon State Senate to represent the 19th senate district; again, he faced Tiernan in the general election, and narrowly defeated him by a margin of 50% to 47%. He was re-elected to another 4-year term in 2006.
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