Duane Stark is an American politician. A member of the

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from southern Oregon, he was elected to succeed his party's 2014 gubernatorial nominee, Dennis Richardson, in the

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from District 4. He took office in January 2015 as one of two new state representatives from

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, together with

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Personal life

Stark lives in Grants Pass with his wife Dusti and their five children. He holds degrees from the

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and

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. He is a pastor at River Valley Church in Grants Pass. He also has a background in nonprofit work.

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External links

Campaign website

Legislative website
Living people Republican Party members of the Oregon House of Representatives Oregon clergy Multnomah University alumni University of Oregon alumni Year of birth missing (living people) People from Grants Pass, Oregon 21st-century American politicians {{Oregon-politician-stub