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She serves on the executive committee of the Baker County Republican Women as 1st Vice President.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 2, 2023 |title=Executive Committee &#124; Baker County Republican Women |url=https://bcrw.org/executive-committee/}}</ref>
She serves on the executive committee of the Baker County Republican Women as 1st Vice President.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 2, 2023 |title=Executive Committee &#124; Baker County Republican Women |url=https://bcrw.org/executive-committee/}}</ref>


She serves as Senior Advisor and Spokeswoman for the voter advocacy group, [[Republicans Overseas]] (RO).<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 15, 2017 |title=Republicans Overseas: Leadership |url=https://republicansoverseas.com/leadership/ |website=republicansoverseas.com}}</ref> Together with [[Solomon Yue]] and Randy Yaloz, she co-founded RO's Worldwide Freedom Initiative in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/100065133394722/posts/643085967872511/?mibextid=cr9u03}}</ref>{{primary source inline}}
She serves as Senior Advisor and Spokeswoman for the voter advocacy group, [[Republicans Overseas]] (RO).<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 15, 2017 |title=Republicans Overseas: Leadership |url=https://republicansoverseas.com/leadership/ |website=republicansoverseas.com}}</ref> Together with [[Solomon Yue]] and Randy Yaloz, she co-founded RO's Worldwide Freedom Initiative in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/100065133394722/posts/643085967872511/?mibextid=cr9u03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Worldwide Freedom Initiative: Stand, Speak and Act for Your Freedom |url=https://wfi2023.org/}}</ref>


==Publishing==
==Publishing==

Revision as of 23:23, 9 August 2023

Kerry McQuisten
CitizenshipAmerican
EducationInternational Relations
Alma materWillamette University
OccupationPublisher
Organization(s)Republicans Overseas; Constitutional Carry for Oregon
Political partyRepublican
Children2
Awards
  • Northeast Oregon Economic Development Entrepreneur of the Year, 2008[1]
  • Restore Oregon Now 2022 Freedom Award[2]
Websitekerrymcquisten.com

Kerry McQuisten is an American politician and business owner.

Political career

She was elected to Baker City Council[3] and served as mayor of Baker City, Oregon from 2021 to 2023.[4] During her election,13 candidates sought six open positions. McQuisten was the top vote-getter.[5]

On March 23, 2021, after a lengthy public comment process[6], Baker City Council passed 5-2, Resolution 3881[7] Declaring an Economic, Mental Health, and Criminal Activity Crisis Due to the Current COVID-related State Emergency Declaration and Relating OSHA Mandates and Guidance"[8] issued by then-Oregon Governor Kate Brown. The resolution, authored by McQuisten, was the first of its kind to be implemented in Oregon. After receiving sporadic mention statewide at first, the resolution drew notice across the Pacific Northwest after an article by journalist Jeff Reynolds of PJ Media trended at number one.[9] Conservative talk show host Glenn Beck's The Blaze ran its own article and brought the topic out across the U.S.[10] Resolution 3881 then garnered more national media attention[11]. Fox Host Pete Hegseth invited McQuisten to be a guest on Fox News Primetime.[12] KTVB Fox 12 [13] and Fox Businesses' Varney & Co.[14] with host Stuart Varney also spotlighted McQuisten and the resolution. Other media coverage included the Lars Larson Show[15] and KATU Your Voice, Your Vote,[16] and various radio interviews and podcasts.

Resolution 3881 was soon replicated in other cities across Oregon. The City of Cove adopted Resolution 2021-3, nearly identical to 3881.[17] The cities of Clatskanie[18] and Canby[19] adopted similar resolutions, as did Yamhill County and the City of Prineville early at the start of the movement.[20]

In the 2022 Oregon gubernatorial election McQuisten ran on the Republican ticket for Governor of Oregon.[21] [22] She finished fifth in the primary election among nineteen Republican candidates in terms of popular vote, but won the second greatest number of counties after nominee Christine Drazan who went on to lose to Democratic Party candidate Tina Kotek.[23] Her campaign received national media attention, including two appearances on Steve Bannon's WarRoom[24][25], which also aired on Mike Lindell's Frank Speech TV.[26] She appeared on Newsmax's Spicer & Co.[27]

In 2018, she assisted in the drafting and passage of Baker County's Second Amendment Preservation Ordinance.[28] [29]In 2022, she helped pass a Second Amendment gun rights resolution in Baker City while mayor.[30] In 2023, she became one of three chief petitioners for the grassroots group, Constitutional Carry for Oregon (CCFO). CCFO is attempting to add one sentence to the Oregon Constitution removing the permit process for concealed carry via IP-21.[31] Her co-petitioners are Joel Pawloski and Jean Sampson.[32][33][34]

She serves on the executive committee of the Baker County Republican Women as 1st Vice President.[35]

She serves as Senior Advisor and Spokeswoman for the voter advocacy group, Republicans Overseas (RO).[36] Together with Solomon Yue and Randy Yaloz, she co-founded RO's Worldwide Freedom Initiative in 2023.[37][38]

Publishing

In 2007, she founded Black Lyon Publishing, LLC,[1] a traditional fiction and nonfiction book publishing house in Oregon.[39] In 2023, she published a political tell-all book entitled The Government We Deserve: The Hard Truth from Behind the Curtain of an Oregon Gubernatorial Election via Black Lyon Publishing.[40] The book was endorsed by Kari Lake and Mike Lindell.[41]

Personal life

McQuisten was raised on a cattle ranch in Baker County, Oregon.[42] [43] She holds an international relations degree from Willamette University,[44] and has lived abroad in both Spain and Japan.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerry McQuisten's Common Sense Sanctuary". Kerry McQuisten.
  2. ^ "Oregon gubernatorial candidate Kerry McQuisten to receive Second Amendment award alongside NRA Vice President Willes Lee". Oregon Political Journal. April 2022.
  3. ^ O’Conner, Samantha (January 12, 2021). "4 of 6 new councilors will be sworn in earlier". Baker City Herald.
  4. ^ O’Conner, Samantha (January 14, 2021). "McQuisten elected mayor". Baker City Herald.
  5. ^ "Baker County General Election 2020 Results" (PDF).
  6. ^ soconner@bakercityherald.com, Samantha O’Conner. "City Council hears testimony for Common Sense Sanctuary discussion". Baker City Herald. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  7. ^ soconner@bakercityherald.com, Samantha O’Conner. "Council OKs COVID-19 resolution". Baker City Herald. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
  8. ^ "Baker City Resolution 3881".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ Reynolds, Jeff. "Oregon Town Declares Emergency to Fight Gov. Brown's Lockdowns". pjmedia.com. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  10. ^ "Oregon city issues emergency declaration to fight liberal governor's COVID edicts. Now other local governments are asking them how they did it". TheBlaze. 2021-04-29. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  11. ^ soconner@bakercityherald.com, Samantha O’Conner. "Media spotlight on Baker". Baker City Herald. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
  12. ^ "Oregon lawmaker declares state of emergency due to 'wokeness'". Fox News. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
  13. ^ Kelly, Brenna. "Eastern Oregon mayor makes national headlines as 'common sense sanctuary' resolution is passed". KPTV.com. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
  14. ^ "Oregon mayor declares city 'common sense sanctuary' after governor bans indoor dining". Fox Business. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
  15. ^ Kerry McQuisten - Baker City, OR pushes back against Gov. Kate Brown, retrieved 2021-05-15
  16. ^ Staff, KATU (2021-05-09). "Baker City mayor speaks on Oregon's coronavirus restrictions". KATU. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
  17. ^ Observer, DICK MASON The. "Cove City Council takes stand against Gov. Brown". The Observer. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  18. ^ "Clatskanie Resolution 2021-01" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. ^ Francke, Tyler (2021-05-05). "City Council to Consider Resolution Opposing Covid Restrictions". Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  20. ^ Bulletin, GARRETT ANDREWS The. "Prineville's anti-lockdown resolution survives judicial review". The Bulletin. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  21. ^ Herald, Baker City (June 30, 2021). "Baker City mayor running for governor". East Oregonian.
  22. ^ "KOIN: Kerry McQuisten on running for Oregon governor, top issues, what's going right".
  23. ^ "Oregon Secretary of State: Election History". sos.oregon.gov.
  24. ^ "Steve Bannon's WarRoom: Dismantling '4 Decades Of Democrat Destruction': Mcquisten's Mission To Save Oregon From The Left".
  25. ^ "Steve Bannon's WarRoom: 'Don't Write Off Oregon': MAGA Oregon Governor Candidate On Shifting Tides".
  26. ^ "Frank Speech: Kerry McQuisten on why it's not a waste of time for anyone MAGA to run".
  27. ^ "Newsmax: Feminine products in boys' bathrooms?: Oregon Gubernatorial candidate fights back".
  28. ^ "Baker County: Baker County Election Second Amendment Preservation Ordinance" (PDF).
  29. ^ "Sanctuary Counties: Baker County OR, pass Second Amendment Ordinance".
  30. ^ "Baker City: Council Oks Gun Rights Resolution".
  31. ^ "Baker City Herald: Group promoting legal concealed carry makes progress".
  32. ^ "Constitutional Carry for Oregon: About".
  33. ^ "Fox 12: Concealed carry without a permit could be on the 2024 Oregon ballot".
  34. ^ "Northwest Observer: Constitutional Carry in Oregon? Attorney General issues draft CCFO ballot title".
  35. ^ "Executive Committee | Baker County Republican Women". March 2, 2023.
  36. ^ "Republicans Overseas: Leadership". republicansoverseas.com. February 15, 2017.
  37. ^ "Facebook".
  38. ^ "Worldwide Freedom Initiative: Stand, Speak and Act for Your Freedom".
  39. ^ "About Black Lyon Publishing". Black Lyon.
  40. ^ "KQEN: Kerry McQuisten talks about her new book, "The Government We Deserve"".
  41. ^ "Kerry McQuisten's Common Sense Sanctuary: The Book!".
  42. ^ "KTVZ: Baker City Mayor Kerry McQuisten seeks GOP nomination for governor".
  43. ^ "KATU: Know your candidates".
  44. ^ "Know Your Candidates 2022: Kerry McQuisten (R), running for Oregon governor". KATU. April 20, 2022.

External links

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