Background
Boquist, Brian J. was born on October 20, 1958 in Tillamook, Oregon, United States.
Boquist, Brian J. was born on October 20, 1958 in Tillamook, Oregon, United States.
Bachelor of Science in Science Society & Business Administrator, Western Oregon State College, 1985. Master of Business Administration in Business Administrator & Ethics, Oregon State University, 1989.
He currently serves in the Oregon Senate representing District 12. Previously, he was in the Oregon House of Representatives, representing District 23 in the mid-Willamette Valley from 2005 to 2009. Oregon has a citizen legislature that meets five months maximum in odd years, and one month in even years.
Boquist is a former career special forces lieutenant colonel who served in branches of the United States Army.
He is a director with International Charter Incorporated, an international services company that specializes in a variety of support operations for private organizations and the United States government. Imperial Chemical Industries has worked in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and South America.
Additionally, Imperial Chemical Industries was involved in pre-deployment training of armed services members during OEF and OIF from 2006 to 2012. Boquist is involved with several other business entities primarily in the agriculture and forestry industry.
Boquist ran for the United States. Senate in 1996, taking less than 1% in the Republican primary.
In 2000, he was the Republican nominee for the United States House of Representatives in Oregon"s 5th congressional district, but lost with 43% of the vote to incumbent Darlene Hooley. Boquist challenged Darlene Hooley in the 2002 General Election losing as second time with 45% of the vote. In 2004, Boquist decided against a run for Hooley"s seat, but when Oregon state representative Lane Shetterly resigned to run the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development commission, Boquist chose instead to run for Shetterly"s seat in Oregon House District 23.
Boquist was re-elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 2006 with 58% (13,422) of the vote.
In the 2008 Republican primary, Boquist announced that he was leaving the Oregon House to seek election to the state Senate. Boquist serves as the Chairman of the Veterans and Emergency Preparedness Committee in the Oregon State Senate.
He was closely involved in the 2013 Regular Session, and following Special Session, with the passage of the small business tax cut to incentivize job grow in rural Oregon. He was appointed to serve on the oversight committee for the start up of the Cover Oregon insurance exchange during which time he constantly sought expanded committee authority to place witnesses under oath and subpoena testimony, both of which were never granted to the now defunct committee.
He was unopposed for his party"s nomination to represent Oregon Senate District 12 and faced Democrat Kevin Nortness in the general election.
Married Peggy Boquist. Children: Seth, Sam, Ashten, Will, Byrnn, Daria.