Our Oregon Representatives
Cliff Bentz
Position: US Second Congressional District
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Cliff Bentz is a third generation Oregonian. He graduated Cum Laude from Eastern Oregon State College. He then graduated from Lewis and Clark Law School with a juris doctorate. He joined the Yturri, O’Kief, Rose and Burnham law firm in Ontario in 1977 and became a partner four years later. He is a member of the Oregon and Idaho Bar Associations.
Cliff Bentz also served eight years as a member and then chair of the Oregon Water Resources Commission, as a director and chair of the Ontario 8C public school board, a board member and vice-chair of Project Dove, and a member and chair of the St. Peter Catholic grade school board, among other groups.
In 1987, Cliff Bentz married Dr. Lindsay Norman, a veterinarian. They have two children, Allison Bentz Klebenow and Scott Bentz.
In January 2008, Cliff Bentz was appointed to the House District 60 seat and later that year was elected to his first of five two-year terms as Oregon State Representative. During his tenure in the House, he served on the Revenue, Transportation, Energy and Environment, Legislative Counsel, and joint tax credits committees, and as a member and chair of the Legislative Council on River governance, the Oregon Hunger Task Force, and other committees. While in the Senate, he served on the Finance and Revenue, Judiciary, Energy, and tax credits committees, among others.
Rick Dyer
Position: County Commissioner
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Rick Dyer was first elected to the Jackson County Board of Commissioners in November 2014 and was re-elected in November 2018.
For the 2022 calendar year, Commissioner Dyer is the Board liaison to the following County departments and/or committees: Assessor, Clerk, and Health and Human Services (Animal Control Advisory Committee, County Wolf Advisory Committee, Local Alcohol and Drug Planning Committee, Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Advisory Committee, Public Health Advisory Board, and Veterans Advisory Committee).
Commissioner Dyer is the Board liaison to the Medford City Council. He also serves as the Board liaison to the Association of Oregon Counties/AOC, Bureau of Reclamation (local), Chamber of Medford/Jackson County (Natural Resource Action Team), Housing Authority of Jackson County, Jefferson Regional Health Alliance (JRHA), National Association of Counties/NACo, National Park Service, Rogue Valley Council of Governments/RVCOG, Senior Centers, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Commissioner Dyer came to Southern Oregon when he was in junior high and graduated from Hidden Valley High School in 1982. His family lived in Grants Pass. Rick's family members are no strangers to hard work. His father, Dr. Walt Dyer, is the senior staff member of the Applied Physics Department at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore; and his mother, Brenda Patton, has owned and run her own accounting firm in Grants Pass for over 35 years.
At Southern Oregon University, he received a B.S. in Business Administration/Accounting in 1987. From there, Rick received his Juris Doctorate degree from Concord Law School. In 2011, Rick passed the Bar Exam in July of 2011.
Colleen Roberts
Position: County Commissioner Website
Colleen Roberts was first elected to the Jackson County Board of Commissioners in November 2014 and re-elected in November 2018. Commissioner Roberts serves as Vice-Chair of the Board for 2022.
For the 2022 calendar year, Commissioner Roberts is the Board liaison to the following County departments and/or committees: Development Services (Jackson County Planning Commission and Marijuana Advisory Committee), Expo (Fair Board), and Taylor Grazing Fund.
Commissioner Roberts is also the Board liaison to the City Councils of Butte Falls, Eagle Point, Gold Hill, Jacksonville, Rogue River, and Shady Cove. Additionally, she serves as the Board liaison to the Association of Oregon Counties/AOC (Federal Lands Subcommittee and Natural Resources Policy Committee), Association of O&C Counties (Board Member), Bureau of Land Management, Inland Rogue Local Advisory Committee, Jackson County Vector Control District, Jackson Soil and Water Conservation District, National Association of Counties/NACo (Public Lands Steering Committee and Western Interstate Region), Oregon State University/OSU Extension Service, Resource Advisory Council/RAC, Salvation Army (Advisory Board Member), U.S. Forest Service, and Watershed Councils (Applegate Partnership and Valleys of the Rogue).
Commissioner Roberts is a native of Southern Oregon. She was born and raised in Klamath Falls and graduated from Rogue River High School. She met Steve, her husband of 45 years, while they were attending Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon. After raising her family, Colleen finished her degree 30 years later, followed by a Master’s Degree in Business Administration.
Commissioner Roberts believes in prosperity, liberty, and freedom; that government should be small, accountable, and transparent; and that our U.S. and state constitutions are the foundations on which to base all decisions.
Kim Wallan
Position: Oregon State House of Representative District 6
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Kim Wallan has lived in Medford for 32 years. She grew up in Klamath Falls and attended Willamette University, where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science. She also holds a juris doctorate from the Willamette University School Law.
Kim practiced law for four years, until choosing to stay home and raise her three children. She previously served as Family Connection president and Hoover Elementary School PTO treasurer. Kim served on the executive board for the South Medford Booster Club for six years and co-chaired the school district Boundary Committee.
Kim served on the Medford School Board from 2011 to 2015. She was elected to the Medford City Council in November 2016, and was also president of the Medford Urban Renewal Agency. In 2018, Kim was elected to the State House of Representatives and serves on five Legislative Committees: the House Committees on Education, Economic Development, Veterans & Emergency Preparedness, Legislative Counsel, and the Transparency Commission.
Randy Sparacino
Position: Senate District 3
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Randy grew up in the Klamath Basin, and in 1989, moved to the Rogue Valley and attended Southern Oregon State College. Earlier that year, Randy joined the United States Army National Guard and then the United States Army Reserve, where he served as a Section Sergeant and was honorably discharged in 1995.
Randy was hired by the Medford Police Department as a bike cadet in 1990, and became a sworn police officer in 1994. He moved through the ranks as a Patrol Officer, Field Training Officer, Master Police Officer, Patrol Sergeant, Traffic Sergeant, Financial Investigation Section Sergeant, Administrative/Internal Affairs Sergeant, Administrative Lieutenant, Patrol Lieutenant, and as Deputy Chief of the Administrative and Technical Service Bureau. He was interim Chief from January-March 2016 when he was appointed Chief of Police, and retired in August 2019.
Following retirement, Randy served as the Chief Policy Advisor for the City of Medford for seven months, where he oversaw state and federal legislation impacting the municipality.
Randy holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Social Science and a Master’s Degree in Management from Southern Oregon University. He has also served on multiple state, regional and local boards and committees, including the Oregon Association of Chiefs of Police Board of Directors, and the Emergency Communication of Southern Oregon Intergovernmental Council.
Randy has been married to his wife, Jennifer, for 28 years. They have a 26-year-old son, Stefano, who graduated Cum Laude from Concordia University in 2016 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Sports Science.
Jo Rae Perkins
Position: US Senator
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Jo Rae’s professional background includes working as a real estate agent, personal banker, financial advisor and insurance agent. She owned a financial planning business. Her husband, George, is a self-employed carpet installation contractor. She was active with several organizations in the Albany, Oregon, area as a member of Greater Albany Rotary, Beta Sigma Phi, founding chair of Mid-Willamette Women’s Council of Realtors, and Willamette Association of Realtors.
She was President, 1st Vice President, 2nd V.P. and the Secretary of the Linn County Republican Women. She was also the past chair and is the current delegate of the Linn County Republican Party. She served on committees of the Oregon Republican Party. Since 2010, Jo Rae has been an elected Precinct Committee Person. She was appointed to the City of Albany Human Relations Commission (HRC) in 2019. Due to her initiation of dialogue, the Human Relations Commission’s 2020 goal was to impact Albany by helping the citizens learn about the services available to the homeless, those in crisis and those in recovery. Her tenure on the HRC ended in 2021 as members of the newly elected city council did not approve of her attending the Freedom Rally on January 6, 2021 in Washington D.C.
Jo Rae and her husband were married and moved to Albany, Oregon in 1978. They have two children and 11 grandchildren. Jo Rae believes the U.S. Constitution spells out the role of the senate and the federal government. She understands the challenges of working-class Americans.
Christine Drazan
Position: Governor
Growing up in rural Southern Oregon, Christine’s family was hit hard by the decline of the state’s timber industry and natural resource economy. Her parents, like many in the community, overcame lengthy stints of unavoidable unemployment compounded by serious health challenges. Things were not always easy, but in a family steadied by faith and purpose, Christine embraced a strong work ethic, a commitment to service and a love for Oregon.
Determined to ensure that Oregon families would not be left behind the way hers was, Christine made a decision to do all she could to serve others. For her, this meant working in the state legislature, where so many decisions that impact Oregonians are made. She quickly worked her way up to become Chief of Staff to the Republican Speaker of the House. Her career later turned to working to support small businesses and the preservation of Oregon’s history and culture.
She has served as a member of her school district’s budget committee and was elected to the board of her local parent teacher association. She believes keeping parents involved in their kids’ education and daily lives is critical to their success. She has personally volunteered in the classroom and launched extracurricular programs to strengthen civics education and develop student leaders.
Sandra Abercrombie
Position: Oregon State House of Representatives, District 5
Christine Goodwin
Position: Oregon State House of Representatives, District 4
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Chris has been a resident of Southern Oregon for over 40 years. She was a teacher at Roseburg High School before opening and operating Oregon South Fitness. Her next venture was the successful SoCo Coffee Company operated out of the building that she and her husband built for his Optometry practice. She is the Chief Financial Officer of that practice, and has always stayed actively involved in our community.
Chris will work hard to preserve the prosperity, values, and freedom of our rural communities. Her office will communicate about the work being done in Salem, and will ask for your input. She cares about what you think, and appreciates your ideas in solving problems.
Emily McIntire
Position: Oregon State House of Representatives, District 56
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Emily McIntire is a wife, mom, and business owner. Her campaign brings common sense and local control back to our state and community. She believes we need people with real-life experiences to take the people’s voices to Salem.
Emily has advocated for and voted to remove all Comprehensive Sex Education from the Eagle Point School District and she is also against Critical Race Theory. But she is pro life, the 2nd Amendment, a free market, agriculture, local control, law enforcement, and parents’ rights in education.