Kerry McQuisten
Kerry McQuisten | |
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| File:Kerry McQuisten Headshot.jpg | |
| Citizenship | American |
| Education | International Relations |
| Alma mater | Willamette University |
| Occupation | Publisher |
| Organization | Republicans Overseas |
| Political party | Republican |
| Children | 2 |
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| Relatives | Andrew Racey (grandfather); Anne "Bebe" Ellis Racey (grandmother); Gilbert C. Jones (grandfather); Minerva Dean Jones (grandmother) |
| Awards | Northeast Oregon Economic Development Entrepreneur of the Year, 2008. Restore Oregon Now 2022 Freedom Award. |
| Website | kerrymcquisten |
Kerry McQuisten is an American politician and business owner.
Political career
She was elected to Baker City Council[1] and served as mayor of Baker City, Oregon from 2021 to 2023.[2]
She serves as Senior Advisor and Spokeswoman for the voter advocacy group, Republicans Overseas (RO).[3] Together with Solomon Yue and Randy Yaloz, she co-founded RO's Worldwide Freedom Initiative in 2023.[citation needed]
In the 2022 Oregon gubernatorial election McQuisten ran on the Republican ticket for Governor of Oregon.[4] 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.[5]
She serves on the executive committee of the Baker County Republican Women as 1st Vice President.[6]
Publishing
In 2007, she founded Black Lyon Publishing, LLC,[7] a traditional fiction and nonfiction book publishing house in Oregon.[8] In 2023, she released a political tell-all book entitled The Government We Deserve: The Hard Truth from Behind the Curtain of an Oregon Gubernatorial Election.
Personal life
McQuisten was raised on a cattle ranch in Baker County, Oregon. She holds an international relations degree from Willamette University,[9] and has lived abroad in both Spain and Japan.[7]
References
- ^ O’Conner, Samantha (January 12, 2021). "4 of 6 new councilors will be sworn in earlier". Baker City Herald.
- ^ O’Conner, Samantha (January 14, 2021). "McQuisten elected mayor". Baker City Herald.
- ^ "Republicans Overseas: Leadership". republicansoverseas.com. February 15, 2017.
- ^ Herald, Baker City (June 30, 2021). "Baker City mayor running for governor". East Oregonian.
- ^ "Oregon Secretary of State: Election History". sos.oregon.gov.
- ^ "Executive Committee | Baker County Republican Women". March 2, 2023.
- ^ a b "Kerry McQuisten's Common Sense Sanctuary". Kerry McQuisten.
- ^ "Black Lyon Publishing, LLC | Nonfiction and Fiction Books". Black Lyon.
- ^ "Know Your Candidates 2022: Kerry McQuisten (R), running for Oregon governor". KATU. April 20, 2022.