Kerry McQuisten
Kerry McQuisten | |
|---|---|
| Citizenship | American |
| Education | International Relations |
| Alma mater | Willamette University |
| Occupation | Publisher |
| Organization(s) | Republicans Overseas; Constitutional Carry for Oregon |
| Political party | Republican |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards |
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| Website | kerrymcquisten |
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]
She serves as Senior Advisor and Spokeswoman for the voter advocacy group, Republicans Overseas (RO).[5] Together with Solomon Yue and Randy Yaloz, she co-founded RO's Worldwide Freedom Initiative in 2023.[6][non-primary source needed]
In the 2022 Oregon gubernatorial election McQuisten ran on the Republican ticket for Governor of Oregon.[7] [8] 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.[9]
She serves on the executive committee of the Baker County Republican Women as 1st Vice President.[10]
In 2018, she assisted in the drafting and passage of Baker County's Second Amendment Preservation Ordinance.[11] [12]In 2022, she helped pass a Second Amendment gun rights resolution in Baker City while mayor.[13] 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.[14] Her co-petitioners are Joel Pawloski and Jean Sampson.[15][16][17]
Publishing
In 2007, she founded Black Lyon Publishing, LLC,[18] a traditional fiction and nonfiction book publishing house in Oregon.[19] 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.[20]
Personal life
McQuisten was raised on a cattle ranch in Baker County, Oregon.[21] [22] She holds an international relations degree from Willamette University,[23] and has lived abroad in both Spain and Japan.[18]
References
- ^ "Kerry McQuisten; About". Kerry McQuisten's Common Sense Sanctuaryl. April 2022.
- ^ "Oregon gubernatorial candidate Kerry McQuisten to receive Second Amendment award alongside NRA Vice President Willes Lee". Oregon Political Journal. April 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Facebook".
- ^ Herald, Baker City (June 30, 2021). "Baker City mayor running for governor". East Oregonian.
- ^ "KOIN: Kerry McQuisten on running for Oregon governor, top issues, what's going right".
- ^ "Oregon Secretary of State: Election History". sos.oregon.gov.
- ^ "Executive Committee | Baker County Republican Women". March 2, 2023.
- ^ "Baker County: Baker County Election Second Amendment Preservation Ordinance" (PDF).
- ^ "Sanctuary Counties: Baker County OR, pass Second Amendment Ordinance".
- ^ "Baker City: Council Oks Gun Rights Resolution".
- ^ "Baker City Herald: Group promoting legal concealed carry makes progress".
- ^ "Constitutional Carry for Oregon: About".
- ^ "Fox 12: Concealed carry without a permit could be on the 2024 Oregon ballot".
- ^ "Northwest Observer: Constitutional Carry in Oregon? Attorney General issues draft CCFO ballot title".
- ^ a b "Kerry McQuisten's Common Sense Sanctuary". Kerry McQuisten.
- ^ "About Black Lyon Publishing". Black Lyon.
- ^ "KQEN: Kerry McQuisten talks about her new book, "The Government We Deserve"".
- ^ "KTVZ: Baker City Mayor Kerry McQuisten seeks GOP nomination for governor".
- ^ "KATU: Know your candidates".
- ^ "Know Your Candidates 2022: Kerry McQuisten (R), running for Oregon governor". KATU. April 20, 2022.