Wayne Krieger | |
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Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 1st district |
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In office January 13, 2003 – January 9, 2017 |
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Preceded by | Betsy Johnson |
Succeeded by | David Brock Smith |
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 48th district |
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In office January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003 |
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Preceded by | Ken Messerle |
Succeeded by | Michael Schaufler |
Personal details | |
Born | September 1940 (age 76) Portland, Oregon |
Political party | Republican |
Residence | Gold Beach, Oregon |
Wayne Krieger (born September 1940) is a Republican politician, retired game warden, and tree farmer from Gold Beach on the southern coast of the U.S. state of Oregon. He served on the Oregon State Police Force from 1964 to 1991. He represented District 1 (formerly District 48) of the Oregon House of Representatives from 2001 until 2017.
He was born in 1940 in Portland and was raised in Seaside, Oregon. He graduated from Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT) in 1961.
He was an Oregon State Police officer for over 27 years. He served in the Game Enforcement Division, enforcing fish and wildlife laws. He retired in July 1991.
He was a Forestry adviser for former State Representative Walt Schroeder.
He has won numerous awards including Coos-Curry Tree Farmer of the Year (1981), Oregon Tree Farmer of the Year (1992), National Tree Farmer of the Year (1993), and Curry County Conservation Farmer of the Year (1993).
In 2000, he ran for the 48th district of the Oregon House of Representatives. He defeated Democrat Barbara Dodrill 56%-44%. After redistricting, he decided to run in Oregon's 1st house district. In 2002, he won re-election to a second term by defeating Democrat Dave Tilton 66%-33%. He won re-election in 2004 (64%), 2006 (73%), 2008 (61%), 2010 (72%), and 2012 (68%).
Krieger is pro-life. When he was Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, he was disappointed when they failed to pass a bill that make violence against pregnant women a two-person victim offense. He said "Oregon law should protect both the pregnant woman and her unborn child. The only reason to increase the penalty is that second life."