Ryan Deckert

Ryan Deckert (born c. 1971)

Political career In November 1996, Deckert was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives representing District 8 in Beaverton, becoming, at the age of 25, the youngest member of that year's legislative session; he took office in January 1997. He was re-elected to the position in 1998, defeating Republican Henri Schauffler, with support from a coalition of moderate Republicans led by Mary Alice Ford. In 2000, he ran for the Oregon Senate, defeating Republican incumbent Eileen Qutub.

Deckert resigned from the Senate in October 2007 to become the president of the Oregon Business Association.

Deckert ran for Chair of the Washington County Commission in 2018, but lost.

Personal Deckert and his wife Inga live in Beaverton, Oregon and have three daughters.