Shelly Boshart Davis (born January 8, 1980) is an Oregon Republican politician and small business-owner. She serves in the

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for District 15, representing parts of

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and Benton counties, including the cities of Albany, Millersburg, and

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Early life and career

Boshart Davis grew up in the Mid-Willamette Valley on her family's farm. She earned her

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from

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. In 2018, Boshart Davis took over her family's trucking company. She serves on the Government Affairs Committee for the Albany Chamber of Commerce, and previously sat on the local United Way board. In 2016, she was appointed to the Linn County Budget Committee. She is involved with the Linn County Farm Bureau, Oregon Women for Agriculture, Oregon Trucking Association, and Oregon Seed Council. Nationally, she has served as president for the U.S. Forage Export Council, and she sits on the advisory committee for the Agriculture Transportation Coalition. Boshart Davis has been involved in agricultural education in the Mid-Valley area, sitting on the board for the nonprofit association, Oregon Aglink, and volunteering with three local schools through the Adopt-A-Farmer program.

Political career

After

Andy Olson Andy Olson (born November 6, 1952) is a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Oregon. He served in the Oregon House of Representatives for District 15, representing parts of Linn and Benton counties, including the city of Albany. Olso ...

announced he would not seek an 8th term as Representative from District 15 in the

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, Boshart Davis announced she would be running to fill the vacancy with Olson's endorsement. She ran an unopposed primary election campaign. In November 2018, Boshart Davis defeated Democrat, Jerred Taylor and Independent, Cynthia Hyatt to become the representative of House District 15. She assumed office on January 15, 2019, as an official member of the

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. She serves on the House Committee on Business and Labor, House Committee on Agriculture and Land Use, and on the Joint Committee on Carbon Reduction.

References

External links

Campaign website

Legislative website
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