Dennis Linthicum
Dennis Linthicum | |
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| Member of the Oregon Senate from the 28th district | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Doug Whitsett |
| Klamath County Commissioner | |
| In office January 2009 – January 2015 | |
| Succeeded by | Kelley Minty Morris |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1956 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Diane Linthicum |
| Residence | Beatty, Oregon |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles Biola University |
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Dennis Linthicum (born 1956) is an American Republican politician currently serving in the Oregon Senate.
Career
Linthicum graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1978, and received his master's degree from Biola University in 2009.[1]
Linthicum, who is a supporter of the Tea Party movement, was elected to the Senate in 2016 to replace the retiring Doug Whitsett. The 28th district covers parts of south-central Oregon.
He was elected as a Klamath County Commissioner in 2008. In 2013, he was involved in a recall petition to remove all of the commissioners. The reason for the recall, according to the filed petition was,
"Commissioner Dennis Linthicum has failed to listen to constituents of Klamath County on issues vital to our economy and to the benefit of our citizens. Examples are; lack of support for the county trapper, the Meals on Wheels [program] for our senior citizens, funding for our Sheriff's Department, water issues for the Klamath Basin, etc."[2]
He unsuccessfully ran for the United States House of Representatives in 2014, losing in the Republican primary to incumbent Greg Walden.[3]
Linthicum and E. Werner Rescke, who also took office the same year as a State Representative, were the center of what was later called the "Whitsett Maneuver".[4] Several pieces of legislation were introduced to change the candidate filing deadlines for future elections, but none of them passed.
From June 20, 2019, all 11 Republican state senators for Oregon, including Linthicum, refused to show up for work at the Oregon State Capitol, instead going into hiding, some even fleeing the state. Their aim was to prevent a vote on a cap-and-trade proposal that would dramatically lower greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 to combat climate change. The Senate holds 30 seats, but 1 is vacant due to a death. Without the Republican senators, the remaining 18 Democratic state senators could not reach a quorum of 20 to hold a vote.[5][6] Although several Republican state senators returned to the Senate chamber on June 29, 2019, leading to the cap-and-trade bill being sent back to committee, while other bills were passed, Linthicum was missing, and it was stated that he would not return for the month's legislative session.[7][8]
Personal life
Linthicum and his wife, Diane, have 2 children: Dani and Denver. They attend Bonanza Community Church.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Dennis Linthicum's Biography". Project VoteSmart. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
- ^ "Dennis Linthicum recall, Klamath County, Oregon (2013)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
- ^ "May 20, 2014 Primary Election Abstract of Votes: Representative in Congress" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
- ^ Bulletin, The (Bend) (2017-01-21). "Change the election filing rules". Mail Tribune. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
- ^ "Oregon Republicans walk out on state Senate over climate change bill as governor threatens police roundup". CBS News. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ Osborne, Mark; Youn, Soo (June 23, 2019). "Oregon's Republican state senators go into hiding over climate change vote amid militia threat". ABC News. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
- ^ Selsky, Andrew; Zimmerman, Sarah. "Oregon Republican senators end walkout over carbon bill". Associated Press. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- ^ Radnovich, Connor (June 30, 2019). "Oregon Republican senators end walkout, but legislature remains dogged by controversy". Salem Statesman Journal. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
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