Roger Beyer

Roger Beyer
Member of the Oregon Senate from the 9th district
In office 2001–2007
Preceded by	Marylin Shannon
Succeeded by	Fred Girod
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 28th district
In office 1997–2001
Preceded by	Cedric Hayden
Succeeded by	Tootie Smith
Personal details
Political party	Republican
Profession	Christmas tree producer/lobbyist

Roger Beyer is a Republican politician from the US state of Oregon, who most recently served in the Oregon Senate, representing District 9, which includes parts of Clackamas, Linn, and Marion County, Oregon counties.

Beyer grew up in Molalla, Oregon and graduated from Molalla Union High School. He earned a bachelor of science degree in horticulture from Oregon State University, and operated a Christmas tree farm in Molalla.

In 1996, Beyer was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives representing District 28 in southern Clackamas County. He was re-elected to the seat in 1998. In 2000, he won election to a vacant Oregon Senate seat. He served as Senate minority leader for the 2003 session, and was easily re-elected to a second term in 2004.

In January 2007, Beyer resigned from the Senate to become executive secretary for the Oregon Seed Council, an organization which lobbies on behalf of Oregon's grass seed growers.

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